So I'm still here. Live and knitting :). I've been working on a lot of things here recently. My favorite so far is a snake pattern I'm testing! I was just absolutely excited to test this but it almost wasn't possible. You see I was testing a sweater at the time (and you can't test more than one big project at a time on this deal.) I was SO close to finishing when the designer posted it for testing. I begged and pleaded with myself to finish the sweater quicker so I could test the snake. After a few hours watching the thread and knitting etc not many people had showed interest so I was secretly happy. But then all of a sudden everyone pounced. I wasn't done :( and she filled her need for testers. Man was I bummed. I ended up staying on the ball and finishing my sweater. Then I noticed that some testers dropped out so I slid in all slick like and asked nicely if I could test and she said yes!!! yay for me. Anyways, so I'm testing a boa constrictor pattern. 5 charts long and I've got 2 done. They've been done for a little while just waiting on her to get out the third one. I'm still waiting on the sample knit thing but it's given me a lot of time to work on other stuff too. I made a Whirligig sweater for a Christmas present, tested a hat pattern, made a little toy, and a pair of fingerless gloves. I'm so productive. I found a really cute kid poncho pattern that I'll make for one of my niece's for Christmas and still have to figure out about the other. Plus what I'm making for everyone else. I know (and have started on) a shawl for my grandmother, it's an off-white color and the pattern is really pretty. I'm doing it in acrylic so I can block it and she won't have to worry about that. I might do a different test knit for the woman I did the frog sweater for, for my son. I'm crossing my fingers that things line up for that. Also on my plans/needles is a prototype for a bonnet for people who do reenactments. Not really my normal stuff, considering I'm designing it and it's not something that I'll get use out of but why not challenge myself? I don't know what else is up, Oh wait. My sister is opening up shop making hair bows. She's got a deal going on facebook and will have a website up and running soon. On Facebook she's ingenious creations now. I think that'll be her website too but it won't get you anywhere now. She does the cutest bows ever. I don't have a little girl so I can't help her but maybe someone out there has one or grand kids, neighbors, etc that could use them. I hope you're all doing well.
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