tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1558879415972386895.post443659688841578623..comments2023-10-08T03:02:14.086-07:00Comments on Bear Ears: Stitch Dictionary InquiryAudryhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13934284269652163977noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1558879415972386895.post-6312480262467699392012-03-29T12:08:33.214-07:002012-03-29T12:08:33.214-07:00I agree with fridica for the most part--if there&#...I agree with fridica for the most part--if there's shaping involved, it doesn't bother me at all, if it's a rectangle, it's a little annoying. I've heard tell that there are people who are terrified of doing ANYTHING without a pattern though, so they're still providing a service to those types of folks.AChttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00170013953934547118noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1558879415972386895.post-57732933218648276082012-03-27T07:37:36.933-07:002012-03-27T07:37:36.933-07:00I've always wondered about that too, it is an ...I've always wondered about that too, it is an interesting moral question. I think it can only be decided from pattern to pattern.Erin Katehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03692449321681280102noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1558879415972386895.post-77658150371511228342012-03-27T01:39:12.512-07:002012-03-27T01:39:12.512-07:00I don't think designers should be forced to re...I don't think designers should be forced to reinvent the wheel, as Pumpkin says there is a finite number of stitch possibilities... But I like to see credit given if the designer took it out of the stitch dictionary (a mention in the design description works for me). And also, I tend to discriminate by garment type: if the stitch is used as a design element in say a cardigan, then I know there was more work put into it other than just copy-pasting the stitch pattern, the designer incorporated it into shaping, etc... But if it is just a scarf (or more popularly nowadays - a cowl) in which the stitch pattern is repeated 10 times in a row and that's it, well, then it's unlikely I'll buy the pattern. I still find it ok to use, but I might as well get it from the stitch dictionary myself in that case...Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1558879415972386895.post-15661920671925231782012-03-26T22:43:16.046-07:002012-03-26T22:43:16.046-07:00Well... none of us get mad when a designer uses st...Well... none of us get mad when a designer uses stocking stitch or garter or ribbing in a design... why should anyone feel ripped off because a designer has used an existing stitch pattern? I feel it's the same thing. Besides, imagine if those beautiful traditional cables were never used in a design because they'd 'already been thought of'! <br /><br />I wouldn't get too hung up about it if I were you. ;-) xAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1558879415972386895.post-21979838914590322622012-03-26T18:57:49.380-07:002012-03-26T18:57:49.380-07:00You know? I was just asking myself this question t...You know? I was just asking myself this question today. I haven't really formed a strong opinion on the subject, but if I were a designer my process would be similar. I think that it happens more than we realize because there is a finite number of stitch possibilities, and whether or not you use a dictionary, that all of the possibilities have already been invented and by more than one person. I also think that it is easier to adapt this method of design to a scarf compared to a sweater. Sorry if that came across as rambly!Pumpkinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11334868491094133451noreply@blogger.com