[Moving this to a top-level comment because ~everyone is commenting, “Just don’t be political.”] Knitters often include political messages in their patterns. F

[Moving this to a top-level comment because ~everyone is commenting, “Just don’t be political.”] Knitters often include political messages in their patterns. From rainbows to certain shades of purple to flags to actual text. So if the site is to allow arbitrary patterns—and that is its whole genesis—it will have to deal with political messages. This isn’t even the old trope, “Everything is political.” This is people making political statements and propaganda via knitting. Don’t be political is not a great option. The article even talks about the history of hidden messages in knitting. Getting rid of all or even most of it is not an option.