you should look into getting wholesale prices for your materials). It's possible to get a beanie at a store like American Apparel for under $30, even if you were to upgrade to nicer/more ethical materials than they use, I would say that a basic, 100% ethically produced hat should retail for no more than $50. So, yes, if you JUST want a hat, this hat is too expensive. Go to American Apparel and get a beanie, or buy yourself some yarn and learn to knit/crochet. Personally, I think trying to make a living wage off of handknit/crochet for items that are mainly utilitarian is a lost cause, because adding a machine into the mix speeds things up SO MUCH, handknitting cannot even compete with ethical, fair-wage machine knits. However, the author is classing this hat more as "art" than a hat. It's art that just happens to be hat shaped. When you consider how much people often pay for art (sculptures, paintings, etc.), $150 for a piece of art is pretty cheap. Frankly, if I were the author I would probably stop making hats and instead sell "crochet sculpture" or something like that where there is no utilitarian aspect at all. If you sell and item where the main purpose can be fulfilled by an automated, machine driven purpose (in this case, produce and item to protect and warm the head), you will always be compared to that item and your ability to price fairly will be negatively affected. If