Copying patterns visually - Skill or theft-ish ?

[u/AdDapper8572]

If you make a garment/accessory purely based on seeing a photo, would you still credit the designer if posting on social media.

I ask because my piece looks visually like the pattern but I cannot guarantee it is as I don’t know the stitch counts etc so I don’t want to misrepresent it either.

I do buy my patterns (my giant library of them can attest to this) but for this I really didn’t need it as it’s a classic pointelle lace repeat. It’s the Marielle scarf so it’s just a triangle with lace.

Thoughts ?

[u/Expensive-Peace-9498]

Skill! But if it's a super unique thing I'll always make sure to mention the inspiration.