I wanna make a pattern

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I’ve done Pikachu, Evee, my daughter did Snorlax and PokĂ© ball

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Disclaimer I am not a lawyer, just a cautious crafter who has read a lot about this.

No, not under US copyright law. Look at it like this, if you can look at a pattern/make for sale and tell it’s meant to be Squirtle, it doesn’t matter what you call it, it’s violating copyrights unless you have permission from PokĂ©mon.

Everyone who sells patterns or makes of a trademarked character is infringing on the rights of the company who owns that trademark. If you’re lucky they’ll never notice and you’ll fly under the radar. If you’re unlucky they’ll send you a cease and desist letter. If you’re very unlucky they’ll sue you as @Garnknuten mentioned above.

If you never profit from it you’ll probably be fine. As you know copyright infringing products are super common in the craft world. But both Nintendo/Pokemon and Disney are especially known for strict enforcement of their rights.

Here’s an article that goes into more detail for anyone who’s interested in making sure their hard-built business won’t be taken away with one cease and desist letter.

Can I Crochet Licensed Characters and Sell Them? - CrochetKimℱ.

And here’s one that talks about the ethical implications:

Again, disclaimer, I am not giving legal advice, just telling you what my understanding is of USA copyright law regarding crochet, and it’s basically don’t sell things you don’t own the rights to. That’s why I always advise people to work on developing their own designs rather than copying something else.

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OMG!! II can’t wait for the pattern to be released! (if u will release it ofc) Idk if u will be allowed tho, becuase of all that discussion above about copyright and stuff

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