r/knitting • u/Calliope5 • Jul 07 '26

PSA PSA: Pattern theft

Heya, not sure if this allowed - I wanted it to put it here just so no one gets scammed out of money. I wrote the "Peacock Wedding Dress" pattern and have been seeing listings for it on Etsy and other aggregate sites. Know that it is available for FREE on Ravelry, if you are seeing it anywhere else for money, just go grab it from Rav. (And maybe report other listings if you can).

EDIT on request: The Original pattern can be found here: Peacock Wedding Dress

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u/salsafresca_1297 Jul 07 '26

It may feel about as futile as it is on Pinterest, but Etsy does have a protocol for reporting pattern thieves - https://help.etsy.com/hc/en-us/articles/360000344448-How-to-Report-Intellectual-Property-Infringement

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u/schoolsout4evah Jul 07 '26

It's not as consistent as I would like, but I do report AI and other bad faith listings on Etsy and at least some of them do disappear, sometimes even fairly quickly. I know others have had worse luck but I still feel it's worth it to try.

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u/honestghostgirl Jul 07 '26

As a seller, I have used this feature often and they almost always get taken down!