Citations in knitting? What's polite?

[aedifica]

If I'm writing an academic paper and I find some information I need in someone else's paper, of course I cite them. If I'm writing a knitting pattern and I find something I want to use in someone else's pattern, do I cite them? Or do I just write up the pattern and it's fine as long as I'm not copying someone else's whole pattern?

Bringing an academic background to knitting leads to unexpected questions. :-)

Comments

[james]

"Academic" and "knitting" together in one paragraph fills me with joy.

[indywind]

+1.

[aquaeri]

Squeeing along. And yes, I think citations are nice and that craft can benefit from taking itself seriously enough to do that.

[aedifica]

Happy to oblige! *grin*