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Dating for people who make things with their hands

Your WIP pile says more about you than any bio. The patterns you choose, the yarn you hoard, and the projects that have been "nearly finished" for six months. That is compatibility data.

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How it works for crafters

Connect your craft profile. Ravelry, or answer the interest questionnaire. We pull your project history, pattern preferences, technique repertoire, and craft style. Nothing is shared raw - only signals.

The algorithm understands that textile craft exists in layers:

Niche overlap > mainstream overlap

Both listing "crafts" as a hobby? That could mean anything from scrapbooking to welding. Both being crochet enthusiasts who specialise in amigurumi and buy from the same indie dyer? That is a signal.

Mainstream
"I like crafts"
Generic hobby → NicheWeight 0.08
Niche
Crochet, amigurumi, indie yarn
Specific craft identity → NicheWeight 0.86

The algorithm knows the difference between "tried knitting once" and "has 47 Ravelry projects, 12 WIPs, and a yarn stash that requires its own room." Project count, technique breadth, and material preferences turn a hobby label into a real affinity score.

What gets scored

Craft type overlap - crochet, knitting, sewing, embroidery, weaving, macrame. Your craft mix is a personality fingerprint. Multi-crafters find each other here
Aesthetic alignment - cottagecore, modern minimalist, colourwork maximalist, wearable art. Your pattern choices reveal your visual language
Skill level - beginner, intermediate, advanced. Two people at the same skill level share a learning journey; an advanced crafter with a beginner might enjoy teaching - both are valid signals
Material preferences - natural fibres vs acrylic, indie dyer vs commercial, sustainable sourcing priorities. Your yarn stash composition is a values signal
Crafting rhythm - daily crafter vs weekend only, project-a-week pace vs slow-and-steady, social crafter (knit nights) vs solo. Your crafting lifestyle shapes your social needs
Project type - garments, toys, blankets, accessories, home decor. What you make reveals what you value: function, fashion, gifts, or creative expression
Shared frustrations - frogging tolerance, yarn chicken confidence, and feelings about gauge swatching. The shared craft experience is a bonding signal too

Your Ravelry is a dating profile

Except it actually means something.

"You both crochet and knit, you have both completed 30+ projects this year, your aesthetic overlaps 81% on colourwork and textured stitches, you both prefer indie-dyed natural fibres, and you both attend a weekly knit night."

Not "you both like crafts." The actual data.

The stash, not the label

Crafting is experiencing a massive renaissance - crochet content alone has over 50 billion views on TikTok. But mainstream dating apps reduce this to a hobby checkbox. Affinity Atlas understands that a crochet amigurumi specialist and a loom weaver have almost nothing in common despite both being "crafters." The algorithm reads your actual craft identity - not a generic label.

And because craft communities are deeply social - knit nights, yarn crawls, craft fairs, online KALs - the algorithm also factors in how you engage with the community, not just what you make.

Integrations

Ravelry
Projects, stash, pattern library, favourites, queue
Interest Q&A
Craft types, skill level, aesthetic, material preferences, social crafting
Ribblr
Pattern purchases, project completions, technique breadth

All opt-in. All revocable. We show signals, never raw data.

Affinity Atlas is in development

No real matching is live yet. If you want to be the first to know when it launches - or you have ideas for how crafter matching should work - get in touch.

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