r/knitting peaks Wednesdays 10pm-12am UTC
r/knitting was created on June 14, 2008, making it 17 years and 10 months old and one of the earliest subreddits on Reddit. With 592,622 members, this is a mid-size community that has built a substantial following and typically sees consistent daily activity.
r/knitting is steadily growing, with 3,960 new members in the last 30 days.
r/knitting shows very high engagement relative to its size, with an average of 781.7 upvotes per post across its 592,622 members. The community is primarily content-consumption focused, with a comment-to-upvote ratio of 0.03. To reach the Hot section of r/knitting, posts typically need at least 1 upvotes, reflecting the community's activity level.
Posts on r/knitting receive an average of 26.4 comments, indicating a community that primarily engages through upvoting content. Posts tend to be appreciated more through voting than through discussion in the comments.
Based on an analysis of 100 top posts from the past week, Wednesday is the most active day with 19 posts reaching the top, while Thursday sees the least activity with 11 posts. Activity is fairly evenly distributed between weekdays and weekends.
The peak posting hours are around 10pm UTC (9 posts), 11pm UTC (9 posts), and 8pm UTC (7 posts). The quietest hours are 9pm UTC, 7am UTC, and 6am UTC, with only 2-2 posts each reaching the top during these times.
Weekly breakdown: Monday (14), Tuesday (13), Wednesday (19), Thursday (11), Friday (16), Saturday (12), Sunday (15) posts reaching the top.
r/knitting currently has 592,622 subscribers. Over the past 30 days, the community has grown by 3,960 members (0.67%), averaging 128 new subscribers per day. This growth rate places r/knitting in the top 5% of all tracked subreddits.
Over the past 90 days, r/knitting has gained 15,971 subscribers (2.77%). Since tracking began 618 days ago, the community has added 95,868 total subscribers. Growth has been accelerating recently compared to the longer-term trend.
r/knitting is steadily growing, with 3,960 new members in the last 30 days.
r/knitting has 592,622 subscribers as of April 2026.
The best time to post on r/knitting is Wednesdays 10pm-12am UTC, based on analysis of top-performing posts from the past week.
r/knitting is steadily growing, with 3,960 new members in the last 30 days.
r/knitting was created on June 14, 2008, making it 17 years old.
Posts on r/knitting typically need at least 1 upvotes to reach the Hot section.
r/knitting is a Reddit community with 592,622 subscribers. The community describes itself as: "Warm, fuzzy, sometimes tangled. Please read our sub rules. Rule-breaking may result in a ban without notice. It may take up to 48 hours for (1) a post to be approved/ reviewed (2) response to..." The best time to post on r/knitting is Wednesdays 10pm-12am UTC. Posts receive an average of 781.7 upvotes and 26.4 comments. The minimum upvotes needed to reach the Hot section is approximately 1. The subreddit is adding approximately 128 new members each day. Founded 17 years ago, r/knitting is tracked and analyzed by RedditList as part of its comprehensive database of over 106,350 subreddits.
Last updated: 2026-04-18 19:45:16