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How do you know if a design you are making is an original? How do you know for sure that there isn't another pattern just like the one you are sitting there making up, doesn't exist somewhere else? For example, I am making a square, a variation of the basic granny square but in the process I have come up with a square that is unlike any I've seen before. But it's a very simple pattern and very basic. How do I know if it's an original or if there is another like it somewhere? I am not using a printed pattern for a granny square. I've been doing grannies since I was a teenager so have no use for a pattern. So how do I know it's an original? And, say I say it's an original. I print it up, takes pictures, and publish it on my website. What if a day or so, a week or so, a month or so......even a year or so, someone comes along and says "That's my pattern!". What then?
I guess what is bugging me is the fact that the pattern I am doing is so simple yet I've never seen it before. That doesn't mean it does or doesn't exist. So do I call it an original design? Am I making too much out of this simple design? I will be writing the pattern up and putting here so you can see it in a day or so. I value all of your opinions and would love to hear your feedback about this issue.
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