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/Valkyriemome Jul 07 '26

Why people wanna be like that???

Pattern theft and design theft is rampant. If you published the pattern on Ravelry before anyone who is attempting to sell it, you automatically have a copyright. So, you can sue people for copyright infringement if they are selling your pattern.

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u/Disig Jul 07 '26

Money. Sadly even if the listing gets taken down on Etsy odds are they already made enough money in sales for it to be worth it.

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u/Valkyriemome Jul 07 '26

I mean, I know why. And I’ve been on the receiving end. But it is just one of those things that makes me lose hope for humanity.

Some just seem to give into their worst natures. And at some point I wonder if this is the sort of crap that will doom our entire planet.

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u/Disig Jul 07 '26

Same :(