One of the best things about the Ravelry Gift-a-Long (GAL) for me, as an independent designer, is the opportunity to meet and work with other independent designers all over the world! Almost 300 designers participated this year and for weeks the planning forums were hopping, with threads being updated faster than you could keep up! As part of the “Pinning Team” team for the event, I helped pin thousands of images of beautiful designs. The eight Pinterest boards separate designs by category to make it easy to browse. Each pin links back to the Ravelry pattern page to learn more about the design and to purchase the pattern. The boards themselves are incredible eye candy for anyone who knits or crochets! Check out the links below and be prepared to drool! And remember, the GAL event is in full swing until December 31st, with games, contests, prizes and knit-a-longs (KALs) and crochet-a-longs (CALs) for all eight categories. Join the fun HERE.