Hello rec.crafts.textiles.yarn on Usenet. My name is Nadine, and I am a mathematics savant. My math ability is quite useful, as I knit, and sometimes crochet. I also sew. I live in Ashville, NC, USA, and am semi-retired. I found you via Googlegroups. My questions are as follows: Because of my 'gift', I can look at different fashions and estimate increases, decreases, pattern stitches, etc. to make various items, and I do this quite often. If I write out what I've done via my ability, how do I know whether it's ...errr... "been-done" by someone else? Second, my mother, (RIP) used to make hand-knits, specifically Poncho's and moccosins and sell them, back in the seventies. These were made from patterns she bought from the Sunday newspaper, in the Lifestyle section. What I wonder is, was it even legal for her to sell handknits from a printed pattern? Thirdly, and finally, I have heard, from various unconfirmed sources that if a person changes a pattern to suit themselves, or make it better, that if it has been altered 10 percent, it is not an infringement. I look forward to learning the truthful answers to my questions. Nadine Ashville, NC-USA
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18 years ago