At the start of 2020, I set a hopeful goal of doing more test knitting and testing for designers with whose ideals and knitting pedagogy I align and aspire. Number one on that list was Jacqueline Cieslak, because she’s an activist and body positive. She is also a former academic who transitioned her critical, anthropological approach to her experience with fiber arts. I admire her labor and her contributions to our fiber community. When she put out the call for testers, I somehow snuck on to the list. I was so over the moon, mostly because it’s a very difficult task for me to activity go after things I want. It’s taken nearly 13 years of sobriety for me realize I deserve good things. I’ve always always been a person who has to work hard for what they want, but knitting is something that has big reward for small input.