This pattern, which Yongman Lee originally listed for $9.50 USD, was made by modifying Caryn Shaffer’s five-year-old Handsome Chris pattern, a free pattern that many have followed and adored: https://www.ravelry.com/patterns/library/the-handsome-chr...

FEB. 7 UPDATE: As of Feb. 5, Knittingsee has changed the featured cable motif and deleted all previous images to conceal his actions. As of Feb. 7, the pattern is once more available for sale (now at $10 USD). Read below for the full story.

FEB 8. UPDATE: Knittingsee’s pattern once again showed “discontinued” (see photo 16) in the early hours between Feb. 7 and Feb. 8, but this time the edit history only reflected changes by him, not a Ravelry mod. As of Feb. 8, the pattern is back to being listed for $10 USD.

Knittingsee (Yongman Lee/Guicciardini on Ravelry) admitted to using the Handsome Chris pattern (see photos 1 & 2) and later tried to backtrack and lie about it. He also secretly released a paid Woolfolk pattern that he was testing to his group chat of Cable It testers prior to release date and without consent (photos 3 & 4). He continues to delete any and all comments and public reports posted to the Cable It product page relating to the plagiarism/theft.

Evidence/proof (and general snark) in the order in which it came to light:

1. “Charging for modifications of free patterns?” https://www.reddit.com/r/craftsnark/s/RZVnKvLRV6
2. “The knitter who got cancelled by Woolfolk” https://www.reddit.com/r/craftsnark/s/nYyjpOOEQ9
3. “Knittingsee’s reaction in the test knitting group chat, translated” https://www.reddit.com/r/craftsnark/s/2MqIQHSFLO

He has publicly bullied the person he believed to be responsible for reporting him to Woolfolk via his Instagram (photos 5 & 6).

Comments from the Korean knitting community (translated into English) regarding his actions and general character:
https://imgur.com/a/comments-from-doanity-post-VsZoZP5

Additionally, Caryn Shaffer, the original author of the Handsome Chris pattern (which is itself a reverse engineer of Ransom’s sweater from the movie Knives Out), wrote this blog post about the theft and subsequent fallout with Woolfolk:
https://substack.com/inbox/post/155612679

Caryn Shaffer has never heard from Knittingsee regarding his theft of her pattern (photo 8).

Comment Knittingsee posted to his Cable It pattern page and soon after deleted: https://imgur.com/a/W4D5MlG

Knittingsee has changed his story multiple times, as is evident in the linked Reddit posts. Even the edit history of his pattern’s product page shows his panic and lies. He has updated the pattern description numerous times to credit various sources as “inspiration” for Cable It—from the Cocoknits method to a French brand (photos 11 & 12). The original screenshot shared in one of the Reddit stories doesn’t lie, though. Before he published Cable It, he was open about having followed and merely modified the Handsome Chris pattern (photos 1 & 2). Now, he continues to lie and insult those who call him out in order to profit from other designers’ work (photos 5, 6, 9, 10, & 14).

He has gone on multiple rampages in his group chat and on his Instagram stories. Just one example: “Knittingsee’s Insta story” https://www.reddit.com/r/craftsnark/s/dCa0gx4Y67