Pride and Copying

I am a Jane Austen fan, hence the title.
My great-good-forever-friend Pat Moore made her own version of my Top Cat pattern. Truly this is a great gift to me. Doesn't she look beautiful?

I read the blogs of Yea I Knit and Turtlegirl 76 (links in sidebar) Both seem to belong to the same dishcloth KAL. Both posted pics of a stitch pattern that intrigued me, and so I have copied them. It's fun to knit, feels "sproingy" and mystifies non-knitters.

Check it out for yourself. Pattern