I know what you mean -all your effort should account for something. I taught crochet for years and we always said to ask 2 to 2 1/2 times the price of your material used. But sad to say that depends on your area. Where I live, we would never get $15. People complain when I ask $6 for a crocheted baby afghan and $20 for full sized so I have stopped making any for sale.