Are these knitting designers copying each other?

Accusations of copying seem to be all over knitting social media recently. Alison and Anjali dig into the topic of knitting patterns and intellectual property: what can and cannot be copyrighted, and beyond that, what rules are designers socially or ethically bound by?We have some interesting examples to ponder and then we wrap up the episode with another round of Two Stitches Enter, One Stitch Leaves.Follow us on Instagram: @twyakpodEmail us: twyakpod@gmail.comFurther ReadingFor Personal Use Only: Restrictive Clauses in Craft Patterns — Craft Industry AlliancePatterns and copyright protections — Ohio State University LibrariesStephen West shawl destash drama on RedditA short history of knitting patterns in Britain — Victoria and Albert MuseumThis Golden Fleece: A Journey Through Britain's Knitted History by Esther RutterGansey Investigation with Di Gilpin and Sheila GreenwellPattern Examples We Talk AboutNorma Sweater by My Favorite Things KnitwearHarbor Sweater by OzettaMore on the inspiration for the Norma designIsager Archives collection inspired by Ase Lund JensenPink Fizz by Andrea MowryLace pattern #025 by Hitomi ShidaJapanese Knitting Stitch Bible by Hitomi ShidaSailor Slippers pattern by Annie GermainAspen in the Moment episode about Sailor Slippers dramaYarns & Patterns We MentionMungo by Retrosaria Rosa PomarMusselburgh Hat by Ysolda Teague in MondimHalibut Cowl by Caitlin Hunter in Alpaca Elegance, in Sencha and DarjeelingAnjali's Lumme pullover is in Brooklyn Tweed Shelter (RIP) in Sweatshirt and Harrisville Designs Watershed in AquiferAnjali's Art ClassDescription of the classTracey Emin's work