Ravelry has groups for knit/crochet pattern testers. Last month I signed up to test 3 knit patterns. It was a lot fun. First, I tested this cool design: Unwind The Night Tribe Beanie (pattern on Ravelry) (my project pages with yarn info: brown/ivory , merlot/ivory ) This pattern was already well written and easy to follow going into the testing phase. I enjoyed the pattern so much that I made two beanies! The designer was great to work with, too. Next up are these lovely mittens: Eloquence (pattern on Ravelry) (my project page: mittens ) These were nice to knit and the pattern was easy to follow. Bobbles (on the wrist section) were new to me and a little tricky at first, but add such nice detail! After a few rounds I had the pattern down and it was rather relaxing. Starliner beanie - Super easy pattern and that knits up fast with this Ella Rae Chunky yarn. This month... I also whipped up this easy Turtleneck Dog Sweater for my girl, Lucy. (I'll lin...