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Creative Commons

By editor ⋅ August 24, 2006 ⋅ Email this post ⋅  Print this post ⋅ Post a comment

I’ve recently been exploring, with great enjoyment, the Creative Commons site.  Creative Commons is a non-profit organization that offers ”a flexible range of protections and freedoms for authors, artists, and educators. We have built upon the “all rights reserved” concept of traditional copyright to offer a voluntary “some rights reserved” approach.”

It’s a concept that is worth exploring.  You can search for audio, video, images, text and educational resources, among other things, so of course I went searching for free crafts.  I found some lovely knitting, crochet and sewing patterns which were generously made available under a “Some Rights Reserved” license.  Essentially, you can’t use most of these patterns for commercial use, but lots of other uses are allowed.  If you need more information, just click on the applicable Creative Commons license link that you will find on the following pages:

Crocheted Winged Pig - Whimsical crocheted pigs that will soon convince you that pigs really do fly!

Crocheted Frog Pattern is perfect for little boys who need a secret place for small treasures.  Also comes with directions to make adorable crocheted flies.

Tapestry Crochet - From the whimsical to the sublime…this tapestry crochet purse is worked in double yarn and features a horse motif design.  The technique is ancient and very interesting.

How to Sew a Recycled T-Shirt Pillow - Excellent step-by-step photos show you how to sew a throw pillow cover from a recycled t-shirt, using an invisible zipper.

Newborn Baby Hat - Use your knitting and your crochet skills with this lovely newborn baby hat pattern

 There are three additional knitting patterns - a wonderful XL size Tweedy Sweater,  Japanese Lantern Scarf, and a pretty Feather and Fan Scarf pictured in a lovely handpainted cashmere yarn.

I hope you enjoy these Creative Commons patterns as much as I do!