In this FAQ for Selling/Sharing, you can find answers to questions like, “Can I sell the finished pieces?” as well as, “Can I share Virkadia patterns with others?”
Can I sell the finished pieces?
YES! You can sell the finished pieces that you’ve made using any Virkadia pattern! Please just provide a label, caption, or link giving credit to Virkadia as the designer.
We receive so many requests for commissioned pieces that we are not able to fulfill, and instead encourage hopeful buyers to find pieces being sold independently by our readers (or fellow Virkadians, if you will).
Adding Virkadia as the original designer in the online description of your item can help these buyers search for you and find your listings more easily!
If you are promoting your finished pieces on social media, feel free to tag @virkadia on Instagram, Facebook, TikTok, or Pinterest! We may share/repost your work to help others find you, too!
Please note, when selling your finished pieces online, you must use your own photos and item descriptions in your listing! Please, do not copy/paste any text from our patterns or use our photos to promote your own handmade object. Thank you!
Can I share Virkadia patterns with others?
Via a link to the blog/shop? Oh yes, please! The pattern itself? Oh please, NO!
The bad actors know who they are—but, let’s break this down further:
Free crochet patterns & paid patterns (for readers):
Free content does not mean free to be used in any way you see fit. All free patterns have the same protections and restrictions as their paid counterparts, as outlined below.
All Virkadia patterns are protected by copyright law, and may NOT—either in part or whole—be shared, published, resold, reproduced (mechanically or electronically), or in any way distributed to any other parties without written permission from the designer.
This includes all written descriptions and instructions, charts, diagrams, and photos. Free content may not be printed, screenshot, copy/pasted, plagiarized, or in any way made accessible outside of our blog. Paid patterns may not be shared to others or resold for your own profit.
Additionally, if you are selling your finished pieces made from our patterns, you must use your own photos and item descriptions!
Roundups & link sharing (for other content creators):
Sharing links and tags to our content and helping spread the word about our crochet patterns is so immensely appreciated and helps us continue to get to create even more content for all of you!
You are welcome to share links to our original content, such as in roundup posts on your own blog or for the benefit of your own social media audience or group.
In this scenario, you have permission to use 1-2 photos from the pattern. However, you MUST credit Virkadia as the designer of the pattern and link back to the Virkadia blog in an intuitive/unobscured manner.
Please do not copy/paste any written content directly from the pattern. This includes descriptions, supply and terminology lists, and any part of the pattern itself.
Additionally, do not remove, crop out, or cover up any Virkadia watermarks. Do not overlay any photos with your own watermark and/or website address (i.e., the pattern should not be able to be mistaken for your own work).