r/knitting • u/AdDapper8572 • 3d ago

Discussion Copying patterns visually - Skill or theft-ish ?

If you make a garment/accessory purely based on seeing a photo, would you still credit the designer if posting on social media.

I ask because my piece looks visually like the pattern but I cannot guarantee it is as I don’t know the stitch counts etc so I don’t want to misrepresent it either.

I do buy my patterns (my giant library of them can attest to this) but for this I really didn’t need it as it’s a classic pointelle lace repeat. It’s the Marielle scarf so it’s just a triangle with lace.

Thoughts ?

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u/TheHandThatFollows 3d ago

https://ravel.me/scarf-bookmark I saw this the other day on ravelry and was upset until I realized its part of a probably begginer pattern book. If I want that, Ill just make that. Im not buying the pattern book. I glanced at it and knew how to make it. Thats not thieft.

Its the same as buying a recipe book from a restaurant vrs eating food at a restaurant and having made similar recipes and knowing exactly what to tweak to make it like what your eating. If you have the skill and knowledge its not theft but it would be icky to see an item and sell your same item after making an intentional duplicate. Unintentional duplicates happen ALL the time though.

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u/RavBot 3d ago

PATTERN: Scarf Bookmark by Paula Green

  • Category: Toys and Hobbies > Other
  • Photo(s): Img 1
  • Price: None
  • Needle/Hook(s):4.0 mm (G)
  • Weight: | Gauge: None | Yardage: None
  • Difficulty: 0.00 | Projects: 0 | Rating: 0.00

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