Are you trustworthy enough?

I've been away for so long, but it only shows I've been busy, not to mention a little fatigued and tired- mentally and physically. Well after all, they do go hand it hand don't they? I've never been an energetic person so it takes me twice as long to do certain things including knitting and housework. I envy people that can get up extra early and also be bubbly and happy! I'm clearly not a morning person... grumble, grumble.

I will come straight to the point - I've been having these horrid thoughts about closing my blog. Why you ask in shock? Maybe it's because it feels like nobody visits. Yes, I know people probably don't because I hardly blog these days - people want up-to-date news for sure. Or maybe it's the fact that I find it a chore to think up things to share with you. Yes, I know it's a blog and that's what it's for. The fact is that it's a little of both.

In the ways of knitting, I don't post about it much anymore because everything is a secret project for Australia's Yarn Magazine or for me to sell in the very near future. Yes, that's something I've been striving for - selling my own patterns! Isn't that thrilling? (I say that with a little sarcasm because everybody is doing it these days.)

Maybe now that you know this exciting news, you'll visit more? I guess it all depends if my designs are capable of being good enough to sell. Oh and that's a fear I have - my designs not being good enough and a bigger fear of the patterns being full of mistakes! Yes, there are testers out there, but I'm unable to pay anybody.

Yep, there are testers out there that are willing to do it for nothing which is great, but what about those people that receive the pattern then start it and don't finish it, or the ones that don't ever start it, or the ones that steal your ideas?? How do you know who's trustworthy and who is not? I do know a couple of people that are honest and have tested for me in the past, but I can't keep asking the same two people over and over again, that's hardly fair on them.

I know I'm being overly-cautions, sensitive and a great big chook but I can't help it. I've read of designers that have had to go through the above struggles so it makes me think twice, even though my own experience was 98% positive. Aahh that one person that did not finish, maybe did not even start the project at all - shame on you.

So this is where YOU lovely people come into this story. If you think you are a completely TRUST WORTHY pattern tester that doesn't mind not being paid and will follow through with the knitting.. then drop me a line, introduce yourself and maybe show me some things you've test knitted for others, but that's not completely necessary if you cannot. Also, tell me what you're interested in knitting so I can keep some kind of list handy of what your likes / dislikes are.
Got references? Even better, and I'd probably choose you over somebody that doesn't.

I await your messages, beautiful test knitters!