Well, the Design Contest got really exciting, and I won by 3 votes. I want to thank everyone who voted. Here is the winning entry:
It has been the first time that I designed anything. I have “adjusted” other people’s patterns before, but never started basically from scratch, with just an idea in my head. I am so excited, I hardly know what to write. This will be a present for my brother who is expecting a baby sometime this month. Hmm, I’d better get onto wrapping presents so I can send them when needed!
I have been working on writing up the pattern, which has turned out to be more difficult then actually knitting the pattern. 
I am so excited, I keep jumping from one idea onto the next. Hopefully I will be able to find time to design some of the other things floating through my head, and maybe you will be able to see some of them appear right here before too long! I still need to pick my prize, so I can’t share yet what I won, but it will be some nice knitterly goodies. I promise I will share what I won, as soon as I know what I want. The prize closet on Lonestar State Knitter’s website is always full of wonderful goodies! Choices, choices….
Congratulations I knew that was yours can’t wait to see your prize. I hope you have a good holiday season maybe we can get together for some starbucks and knitting again after the first of the year.
RaNae
Congratulations, Cindy. The competition was stiff, but you deserved to win. And just think. Your brother can wrap his new baby in an award-winning design!
Nancy in Carlisle, PA