Power-Up +5

Another goal complete. My third published shawl, Incan Lily, is available in my Ravelry Store! I'm pleased with myself and the rhythm which occurred the design design process. It may look intense, but this was by far the smoothest design, writing, and testing experience so far! Here are the steps in the design:

Step 1: cruise the knitting swatch books for an idea + 10 experience
Step 2: swatch chosen stitch patterns to determine construction and design flow + 30 experience
Step 3: Swatch again to determine any variations and increase method. +30 experience
Step 4: Rip out steps 2 & 3 because a slightly different direction has been chosen. +1 experience
Step 5: Cast on trial version in remnant yarn from other projects. +20 experience
Step 6: Leave step 5, pick nicer yarn and start definitive cast on. + 100 experience
Step 7: create charts for entirety of pattern. + 150 experience
Step 8: Rewrite each chart at least once, sometimes up to 4. + 100 experience
Step 9: Keep rewriting charts as first sample is created. +50 experience
Step 10: Finish first sample. Do another edit to charts. +100 experience
Step 11: Knit a second sample using final charts. + 200
Step 12: Write up Pattern, submit to testers. +100
Step 13: Edit pattern as corrections come in from testers. +50
Step 14: Do final look through of pattern. +9
Step 15: Publish pattern to Ravelry. +100

+ 1000 Experience points = LEVEL UP!

This is what my level up looks like:

Of course whilst testing was in progress I started another design. Not one of the many that I have planned or sketches for - but a new one based on a wonderful hiking trail on the National Superior Hiking Traing in northern Minnesota. I'm thinking of naming it Tettegouche (tet-e-goosh). It  is such an awesome name and is a Park on the National Superior Hiking Trail. Right now I'm in step ... 6? But haven't finished all the charts yet. They are completing themselves as I finish a section and decide the direction of the next. Right now it is being done in a buttery yellow cascade heritage quatro ... I'm saving the lovely Arauncania Huasco for the final sample knit. Now if only I could reverse engineer an asymmetrical crescent shaped shawl? Using increases and not short rows? Possible .., maybe not.

Yarn sample: