Testers Found - Fox's Mulberry Bush 12x12

UPDATE:  TESTERS ARE - ADRIAN, CATHY K, JEWEL, DENA, ANGEL, SHANNON, JONATHAN, GAYLE, AURORA

If you want to be a tester, read the instructions below and let's get started! Remember, everyone who tests any of the patterns will have their picture of the completed tested item shown in the blog next to their name as a tester. So show off your talents. I'd really like it if when I put the pattern up on Ravelry, if each tester or person who works this pattern would add it as a project there so I can post a link to everyone who makes this items pictures.

1. Must be a follower of this blog and a subscriber. Not a follower yet? Sign up. Let me know your follower name.

2. Must be able to finish testing by Wednesday August 11th.

3. Must be able to send me a picture of your finished item attached to an email.

4. Must be able to send me errors of any kind you find in the pattern.

5. It'd be a plus but is not mandatory, if you were a member of Ravelry so you can add the project when the pattern opens up to everyone.

6. You can use whatever colors you want of 4 ply medium worsted yarn.

If you want to test, send me an email to the address below with your Follower name. Only the first so many testers emailing me will receive the pattern to test. Please don't post a comment that you'd like to test. I can't send a copy of the pattern to a "comment." You have to email me as it states. When I find enough testers I go back and change the title of this posting from Testers Wanted to Testers Found. Before emailing me, please go back and check this link to see if the title has been changed.
Donna SmoothFoxLover@yahoo.com

How being unphotogenic & wearing a lime green shirt ruined family pictures

While visiting my family in Texas a couple of weeks ago, my sister Kathy decided to have casual family pictures taken.  Of course, I didn't bring the proper clothing and describe myself as short, fat and extremely unphotogenic and apparently have utterly poor taste in clothing LOL   Hence the lime green shirt. These pictures were taken the day I was leaving to get on the airplane back here to Kentucky and frankly, I didn't know how everyone else would be dressed.  Of course everyone else looked very good in the pictures.

Here's the link as proof that I'm all of the above and I ruined the family pictures.  Be sure to wait for it to build and you will probably have to click on the sideways arrow to get it to start.  It starts with a present that opens up and a short song plays with the pictures.

http://video214.com/play/2bQ909DyruNAOUgHhbUvTg/s/dark

The password is              family

Testers Found - Fox's Brain Dead Easy Loopy Hat

UPDATE - TESTERS ARE - KARIN, EMANUELA, JANET, DENA, LAVINA, ANGEL

THANK YOU PAULA FOR THIS VARIATION!!

Back when I created the Fox's Brain Dead Easy Short Row Hat one of the testers, Paula Gaumer Tooke came up with a variation.  I'd like to put it out for testing as a companion to the original pattern.   Try to find a stretchy yarn if you have it.   There are two versions in the pattern.  One for a solid hat and another for a multi-colored hat.  You chose which you prefer to make however, in your email to me please remember to tell me which you are going to make.  I'd like to see some pictures of both the solid and the multi-colored one.

If you want to be a tester, read the instructions below and let's get started! Remember, everyone who tests any of the patterns will have their picture of the completed tested item shown in the blog next to their name as a tester. So show off your talents. I'd really like it if when I put the pattern up on Ravelry, if each tester or person who works this pattern would add it as a project there so I can post a link to everyone who makes this items pictures.

1. Must be a follower of this blog and a subscriber. Not a follower yet? Sign up. Let me know your follower name.

2. Must be able to finish testing by Sunday August 7th.

3. Must be able to send me a picture of your finished item attached to an email.

4. Must be able to send me errors of any kind you find in the pattern.

5. It'd be a plus but is not mandatory, if you were a member of Ravelry so you can add the project when the pattern opens up to everyone.

6. You can use whatever color(s) you want of a stretchy yarn.  If you consider Red Heart stretchy, that is just fine.  I myself always use Hobby Lobby "I Love This Yarn" however you are free to use whatever yarn you think the recipient of the hat would enjoy. The hat takes about one full skein of yarn, at least the original hat did but I was using a specialty yarn that had less than the usual 7oz 355 yards in the skein so it will definately be less yarn needed.

If you want to test, send me an email to the address below with your Follower name. Only the first 5 or so testers emailing me will receive the pattern to test. Please don't post a comment that you'd like to test. I can't send a copy of the pattern to a "comment." You have to email me as it states. When I find enough testers I go back and change the title of this posting from Testers Wanted to Testers Found. Before emailing me, please go back and check this link to see if the title has been changed.

Donna SmoothFoxLover@yahoo.com

Testers pictures of the Mystery Round Ripple revealed

The pictures below represent the pictures of the Mystery Round Ripple aka Fox's Shape-Shifter Round Ripple.  The pattern is now available on ETSY and Ravelry FOR $4.50

RAVELRY LINK TO PURCHASE IS:
http://www.ravelry.com/patterns/library/foxs-shape-shifter-round-ripple-12-points

ETSY LINK TO PURCHASE IS:
http://www.etsy.com/listing/57844634/foxs-shape-shifter-round-ripple-12

SmoothFox

Aisha

Angel

Ann

Diana R.

Jewel

Jewel - 69" - she added 12 additional rounds

Karin

Katy

Lavina

Lisa

Leah

Susan

Viola

I'll add more pictures as I receive them.  Well done everyone.  Your pictures are lovely.

Donna

Testers Found - Fox's Geometric 6x6 and 12x12

12x12 version

6x6 version

UPDATE - TESTERS ARE - AISHA, PAULA, MARION, JEWEL, LAVINA, VAUGHNDEELEE, LISA, CINDY, JANET, LAURIE, ADRIAN, LEAH, DENA,, SHANNON, KATY, GAYLE

I designed this square New Years eve about 2008 and then promptly forgot about it until about a month ago when I saw someone else put up their pattern that resembled mine.  I quickly went through my list, there must be 60 unfinished patterns that I need to go re-examine to see why I stopped working on each one.  Anyway, low and behold I found mine.  Please be prepared to work both of the squares.

If you want to be a tester, read the instructions below and let's get started! Remember, everyone who tests any of the patterns will have their picture of the completed tested item shown in the blog next to their name as a tester. So show off your talents. I'd really like it if when I put the pattern up on Ravelry, if each tester or person who works this pattern would add it as a project there so I can post a link to everyone who makes this items pictures.

1. Must be a follower of this blog and a subscriber. Not a follower yet? Sign up. Let me know your follower name.

2. Must be able to finish testing by Thursday August 5th. 

3. Must be able to send me a picture of your finished item attached to an email.

4. Must be able to send me errors of any kind you find in the pattern.

5. It'd be a plus but is not mandatory, if you were a member of Ravelry so you can add the project when the pattern opens up to everyone.

6. You can use whatever colors you want but should use one light shade and one darker shade.  No they don't have to be black and white.  There definately has to be a contrast between the two colors.  DO NOT USE VARIGATED OR STRIPED YARN.

If you want to test, send me an email to the address below with your Follower name. Only the first 7 or so testers emailing me will receive the pattern to test. Please don't post a comment that you'd like to test. I can't send a copy of the pattern to a "comment." You have to email me as it states. When I find enough testers I go back and change the title of this posting from Testers Wanted to Testers Found. Before emailing me, please go back and check this link to see if the title has been changed.

Donna SmoothFoxLover@yahoo.com

Update on Dottie - my missing tester

A few weeks ago I was worried and freaked out for about a two week period about Dottie.  She went into the hospital to have surgery on July 12th and on July 21st I still hadn't heard from her.  She was going to contact me when she was out of surgery. 

Dottie contacted me and said there had been multiple complications after surgery and her stay turned into a very long stay in my opinion but she is at home now.  Whew I was freaked out.  I was praying fast and furious during her stay in the hospital.  Now let's pray she continues to heal.

Thank you to those of you who emailed me and tried to help locate her on different places that they thought she might be a member of. 

Donna