Eye Candy: Testing, Testing

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A smiling woman stands outside in the snow, wearing a fuschia sweater with colorwork in bold orange.
Deeni absolutely shines in her vibrant Whirl pullover - Test for Joan!

It can be fun to get a sneak peek at projects made from new or soon-to-be-released patterns by searching Ravelry projects for terms like testing or test project. Pattern testers volunteer to work up patterns before they are published, giving the designer valuable feedback along the way. Their finished projects are usually the first ones to appear on pattern pages for us to see what the pattern looks like when it's made in different colors, yarns, and sizes than the official photos might show. Pattern testers help us all, and today we are showcasing some recently finished sweater tester's projects.

a woman sits on a chair, smiling and looking up at the camera. she wears a cabled sweater in burgundy with orange sleeves.
a woman stands in front of an evergreen tree, smiling and looking to the distance. she wears a variegated sweater with wide bands of stockinette alternating with textured bands
a woman stands directly in front of the camera at sunset. she wears a sweater in striped yarn with shades of red, pink, orange, and purple, which glows in the golden hour light.
a woman wearing a lace crocheted sweater in a chunky white yarn stands with her hands on swing chains, smiling directly at the camera
Clockwise from top left: adlevy's Bowhall, shanchloe's Shocking Stripes test knit, roobugangel3's Elizabeth Sweater pattern test, and bisouknits' Cinema Raglan *test*

Clockwise from top left: adlevy's Bowhall, shanchloe's Shocking Stripes test knit, roobugangel3's Elizabeth Sweater pattern test, and bisouknits' Cinema Raglan *test*.

a woman smiles broadly at the camera. she wears a striped crochet hoodie sweater in charcoal, cream, and mint screen.
a woman stands in the snow, grinning at the camera, with snowflakes falling against her clothes, hair, and glasses. her sweater is stranded colorwork knitting with a yoke in shades of black, white, charcoal, light grey, mint, and dark aqua.
A woman stands in front of a tree, looking at the camera confidently with a small smile. Her crocheted sweater has gradient colors of black and teal on the bottom, and the yoke is worked in an open textured pattern with stripes of black and turquoise.
a woman stands near a stream of water, looking to the side of the camera and smiling. her pullover sweater is bright pink with deep plum accent stitches.
Clockwise from top left: Mrspalebluelight's Hot Cocoa test hoodie,Cherrelllynn's Lopi Jumper Test Knit, Silvysaez's Sweater Caburgua, and HiyaDWC's Babbling brook sweater

Clockwise from top left: Mrspalebluelight's Hot Cocoa test hoodie,Cherrelllynn's Lopi Jumper Test Knit, Silvysaez's Sweater Caburgua, and HiyaDWC's Babbling brook sweater.

If you'd like to try your hand at testing new patterns, be sure to join the Ravelry groups for your favorite designers to see their testing calls! You can also join general pattern testing groups such as The Testing Pool or Amigurumi Testers. Have fun!

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