@jessnichol thank you! But I have made a small one before with 7 strings that just had words on it and I use the base strings to switch colors (not the way you would with this pattern) but this my first real alpha with more than 2 colors, a shaped start, with the loop thing on top, and straight edges. So this is pretty much my first (real) alpha.
OH MAH GAWD! THIS IS THE SINGLE CUTIEST PATTERN I HAVE EVER SEEN IN MY LIFE! I HAVE A CORGI AND NEED TO MAKE THIS!!!!!! THIS HAS 2B DA BEST THING EVA!!!!!!!!!!!!