Terms & Conditions

Last updated: March 27, 2026

Welcome to Stouto Creative Crochet. These Terms & Conditions govern your use of our website located at https://stouto.co.za, including all content, digital products, crochet patterns, downloads, and services offered through the site.

By accessing this website, purchasing a product, downloading a pattern, creating an account, or using any part of the site, you agree to be bound by these Terms & Conditions. If you do not agree, please do not use the website.

1. About This Website

Stouto Creative Crochet provides crochet-related content, including free crochet patterns, paid digital crochet patterns, tutorials, inspiration, blog content, and related products or services.

2. Eligibility to Use This Website

By using this website, you confirm that you are using it lawfully and that any information you provide is accurate and complete.

3. Digital Products and Crochet Patterns

We offer both free and paid crochet patterns, including digital PDF downloads and pattern-related content.

All digital products sold through this website are for personal use only unless otherwise clearly stated.

When you purchase a digital crochet pattern, you are purchasing access to the pattern content, not ownership of the design, wording, layout, or associated intellectual property.

4. Personal Use and Pattern Permissions

Unless otherwise stated, you may:

• Download and use purchased patterns for your own personal crochet projects
• Print a copy for personal use
• Use the finished items you make from the pattern for personal use or small-scale handmade selling, unless a specific pattern states otherwise

You may not:

• Resell, redistribute, copy, share, email, upload, or publish the pattern files or written instructions
• Claim the pattern, instructions, photos, or design presentation as your own
• Repackage or resell our digital products in any form
• Use our content in a way that infringes copyright or misrepresents authorship

5. Handmade Items Made from Our Patterns

You may sell handmade finished items created from our patterns on a small handmade scale, provided that the pattern itself is not copied, redistributed, or resold. Credit to Stouto Creative Crochet is appreciated where possible.

6. Orders and Payments

By placing an order through our website, you agree that the information you provide is accurate, current, and complete.

Prices, product descriptions, and availability may change at any time without notice.

We reserve the right to refuse, cancel, or limit any order where necessary, including in cases of suspected fraud, misuse, technical issues, or pricing errors.

7. Digital Delivery

Digital products are typically delivered electronically after successful payment. It is your responsibility to provide a valid email address and ensure you can access the download or order confirmation provided.

8. Refunds and Returns

Due to the nature of digital products, crochet patterns and downloadable files are generally non-refundable once delivered or accessed, unless otherwise required by law or where a duplicate purchase, file issue, or order error has occurred. Please review our Refund / Digital Download Policy for more information.

9. Free Content and Blog Use

Free crochet patterns, blog posts, tutorials, and other content on this website are provided for general informational and personal crafting use.

You may not copy large portions of our written content, reproduce full patterns elsewhere, or republish our content in a way that competes with or duplicates the original work.

10. Intellectual Property

All content on this website, including crochet patterns, written instructions, text, graphics, branding, photos, logos, digital downloads, and design presentation, is owned by or licensed to Stouto Creative Crochet and is protected by applicable copyright and intellectual property laws.

11. User Conduct

You agree not to:

• Use the website unlawfully or in a way that could damage the website or interfere with others
• Attempt to gain unauthorized access to any part of the site, customer data, or systems
• Upload malicious code, spam, or harmful material
• Use the website or its content in a fraudulent or misleading way

12. Third-Party Links and Services

This website may contain links to third-party websites, payment processors, marketplaces, social platforms, or external services. We are not responsible for the content, policies, or practices of any third-party websites or services.

13. Limitation of Liability

We aim to provide accurate and helpful crochet content, but we do not guarantee that the website, patterns, downloads, or services will always be error-free, uninterrupted, or suitable for every individual project or use.

To the fullest extent permitted by law, Stouto Creative Crochet will not be liable for any indirect, incidental, special, or consequential damages arising from your use of the website, patterns, downloads, or services.

14. Changes to These Terms

We may update these Terms & Conditions from time to time. Any changes will be posted on this page with an updated revision date.

15. Contact

If you have any questions about these Terms & Conditions, please contact us at:

Stouto Creative Crochet
Email: store@stouto.co.za
Website: https://stouto.co.za