I was given a load of patterns and information for machine knitting at the weekend. I went through it and found that a lot of it was copied.

The former owner said that she'd been in a club which folded - presumably the person with the printer left.

I have heard so many people bemoaning the way their work is pirated, shortly before they go and do something other than waste their time on producing patterns for knitting.

I should just dump it all in the recycling bin - but much it is things which people are looking for - because it is no longer available to buy from the writers. It's a bit of a dilemma really.

I have threatened to start publishing, several times, and never have done, as I know that people will copy anything good as a favour for their friends, of course, not out of malice or wishing to destroy what they obviously value, but that is what they do.