Question about crediting

MissPriss

If you have your real name associated with your instagram or whatever account in any way, I would not be posting projects made from patterns you haven't personally purchased with money. Pattern designers absolutely have lists of names of people they've sold patterns to - this is data that's easy for them to look up through their sales records.

If you post a project you've made under an account that uses your name, and there's no sales record anywhere, that designer is going to be wondering how you got that pattern.

If you want to post the project, I would buy that pattern, and then wait for a while (however long it took you to make the project) before posting your finished photos on social media.

cxex

By the way, you don't 'buy' it here. This website is free to use after all. So saying you bought it here is a bit misleading and could get you into trouble.

I would purchase the pattern first, because they could always just look up your name/username on their shopfront, and if they don't see you, perhaps ask where you got it.

Besides, it's better to support them if possible. I mostly just use this website to get out of print patterns, vintage patterns, and repaints of cross stitch.

As well as to preview it to see if my skills are up for it.

bufimi

cxex replied at 2025-6-10 03:27
By the way, you don't 'buy' it here. This website is free to use after all. So saying you bought it  ...

i absolutely would want to purchase the pattern and support the designer, however i'm a broke student and i dont have a debit/credit card. plus i cant justify purchasing something kinda expensive (dollars converted to my local currency) so i guess im stuck with this website for now :(

Savvyy

mbptrda replied at 2025-6-7 17:36
I agree with @lycisy and @Frelldor . The more unnoticed we are, the better... I was a member of a fo ...

Omg I usually instantly download all the patterns I absolutely love here so they may not vanish someday. You just confirmed my fear ?

cxex

bufimi replied at 2025-6-10 18:59
i absolutely would want to purchase the pattern and support the designer, however i'm a broke stud ...

Oh, absolutely. I understand you. I wasn't trying to shame at all.

It's only for if you are posting the finished object publicly.

Some designers may offer you a free copy of the pattern, if you will test knit it for them. Mostly on new patterns or those without any ravelery projects. It can't hurt to ask them <3

Also, in Ravelry's "lovin' the freebies" group, you can periodically get paid patterns for free when the designer gives it away.

solitaryumbreon

cxex replied at 2025-6-12 04:07

... Also, in Ravelry's "lovin' the freebies" group, you can periodically get paid patterns for free when the designer gives it away

Omg this sounds amazing! I wondering if theres something like this, but for beads/beadweaving?? ?

TestKnit

I'm kinda shocked at what people here are saying... of course, I wouldn't post anything on an account with my real name publicly, but that's because I value my privacy online XD I don't really think medium size designers are searching up on their databases who purchased what pattern, suspiciously looking for anyone who has stolen something- now, if you say you pirated it off this site, well... that's another story. Better to be safe than sorry, of course, but if the pattern, is, say, a Petiteknit or similarly sized designer, I would not stress about it. Most designers will just be happy you 'purchased' their pattern, made it, and call it a day.

cxex

TestKnit replied at 2025-6-22 23:17
I'm kinda shocked at what people here are saying... of course, I wouldn't post anything on an accoun ...

Of course, even if you did just download it here, it's difficult from them to actually prove it.

But I feel like it is in poor taste to be essentially bragging that you didn't pay.

Mrrt08

I would say if you never mentioned you didn’t pay for it and you never mentioned this site, it wouldn’t hurt to show off your finished work and if someone asked, you could say the designer of the pattern. No one would ever know it was from here if you never mentioned it