SSK review
SSK has grown 13% between 24 Aug 2026 and 1 Nov 2026, by its published member count. It is free to join, with paid tiers inside.
A review on the numbers, not an opinion: nobody here has joined SSK, and nothing below is a verdict.
SSK, short for Secret Society of Knitters, is a Skool community for knitting and crochet created by Heather Walpole, founder of Ewe Ewe Yarns.[1] The Skool group was set up in December 2025 around the idea that knitting goes better when people learn and ask questions together.[1]
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- Members
- 324
- Published price
- Free to join, paid tiers inside
- Members, last 29 days
- +26
- 3 Oct 2026 to 1 Nov 2026
- Rank by members
- #4,424
- of 6,072 sellers listed here
- Size rank in niche
- #68
- of 80 sellers listed in crafts and making, by published members
- Niche
- Crafts and making
- 80 listed here
- Created
- 19 Dec 2025
- Skool publishes this date
- Readings
- 23
- since 24 Aug 2026
About SSK
Conversation in the group centres on colour, yarn, patterns and the creative process.[1] Members share works in progress and finished pieces, try out new skills and connect with other knitters.[1] The group says it is open to beginners and to knitters with long experience alike.[1]
Sources
- Skool listing: skool.com/ssk, retrieved 20 Sept 2026
Compiled by Check the Course from the sources listed, to the best of our ability.
Read from the listing’s own words: what is offered, never how well.
What is inside
Counts published by SSK on its own page, read on 20 Sept 2026: how much is included, never how good it is. Listed as run by heather-walpole-7000.
This community is free to join, with paid tiers inside. The readings record the free join price, not the prices of the paid tiers, so no ceiling is calculated.
Present in every one of the 10 weeks recorded since August 2026, with no week missing.
Net member count up 13% between our first reading, on 24 Aug 2026, and our latest, on 1 Nov 2026.
Run this community?
Evidence and signals
Listed on 324 members.
Evidence: measured.
- First recorded
- 24 August 2026our first reading, not its launch
- Elsewhere
- Website
Tracked over time
23 observations over 69 days.
Observation log
| Observed | Members | Change | Price | Ceiling / month |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 Nov 2026 | 324 | +3 | Free + paid tiers | Not calculated |
| 31 Oct 2026 | 321 | +5 | Free + paid tiers | Not calculated |
| 28 Oct 2026 | 316 | +1 | Free + paid tiers | Not calculated |
| 27 Oct 2026 | 315 | +2 | Free + paid tiers | Not calculated |
| 24 Oct 2026 | 313 | +3 | Free + paid tiers | Not calculated |
| 21 Oct 2026 | 310 | 0 | Free + paid tiers | Not calculated |
| 20 Oct 2026 | 310 | +4 | Free + paid tiers | Not calculated |
| 17 Oct 2026 | 306 | 0 | Free + paid tiers | Not calculated |
| 16 Oct 2026 | 306 | +1 | Free + paid tiers | Not calculated |
| 15 Oct 2026 | 305 | 0 | Free + paid tiers | Not calculated |
| 12 Oct 2026 | 305 | +3 | Free + paid tiers | Not calculated |
| 9 Oct 2026 | 302 | 0 | Free + paid tiers | Not calculated |
| 8 Oct 2026 | 302 | +4 | Free + paid tiers | Not calculated |
| 5 Oct 2026 | 298 | 0 | Free + paid tiers | Not calculated |
| 3 Oct 2026 | 298 | 0 | Free + paid tiers | Not calculated |
| 1 Oct 2026 | 298 | 0 | Free + paid tiers | Not calculated |
| 28 Sept 2026 | 298 | +3 | Free + paid tiers | Not calculated |
| 23 Sept 2026 | 295 | 0 | Free + paid tiers | Not calculated |
| 22 Sept 2026 | 295 | +1 | Free + paid tiers | Not calculated |
| 14 Sept 2026 | 294 | +5 | Free + paid tiers | Not calculated |
| 7 Sept 2026 | 289 | 0 | Free + paid tiers | Not calculated |
| 31 Aug 2026 | 289 | +1 | Free + paid tiers | Not calculated |
| 24 Aug 2026 | 288 | Free + paid tiers | Not calculated | |
| Average per week, last 29 days3 Oct 2026 to 1 Nov 2026 | +6 | |||
| Average per week, since first reading24 Aug 2026 to 1 Nov 2026 | +4 | |||
Common questions about SSK
- What is SSK?
- SSK, short for Secret Society of Knitters, is a Skool community for knitting and crochet created by Heather Walpole, founder of Ewe Ewe Yarns. The Skool group was set up in December 2025 around the idea that knitting goes better when people learn and ask questions together.
- How much does SSK cost?
- SSK is free to join on Skool, with paid tiers inside, read 1 Nov 2026.
- How many members does SSK have?
- SSK lists 324 members, read 1 Nov 2026.
- How has SSK's membership changed?
- From 288 members on 24 Aug 2026, our first reading, to 324 on 1 Nov 2026: up 36, or 13%.
- How does SSK compare with other crafts and making communities?
- The niche median is 698 members. Pricing benchmarks by niche.
- What do you get inside SSK?
- SSK publishes 2 course modules, 1 course, 104 posts, 2 admins. Communities with the most course content.
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