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Measure the child's head and then knit a gauge swatch. Measure the number of stitches in a 4 inch span in your swatch. Once you know how many stitches per inch, then you can do the math to figure out how many stitches you need to fit the child's head. It sounds awful, but it's very useful to size things correctly.
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Nope. I have no idea what a cocoon knitting pattern is. Try Ravelry (and if you're not on Ravelry yet, why not? Get thee on there, it's the best social media platform for crazy knitters and crocheters like us.) Otherwise, try a Google search.
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I once read a description of knitting with DPNs (double pointed needles) as a Chinese buffet gone wrong. Sometimes, it's quite accurate. However, it doesn't have to be. There are some great DPN videos online. I learned with knittinghelp.com, specifically the second video at http://www.knittinghelp.com/videos/advanced-techniques. But if knittinghelp.com isn't yoru site, youtube has a few, just do a search for "double pointed needle knitting" and you'll get a long list of videos on the topic. If the videos don't help, go to your local yarn store and ask for some help with DPNs. After that, all you need to do is practice. Good luck!
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From my understanding, a process knitter is one who enjoys the process of creating a finished piece more than actually finishing the piece; whereas a product knitter wants the finished product more than chocolate-covered, deep fried awesome. I read on a blog somewhere while researching this question (sorry, I don't have the link) that if stranded on an island with a couple skein of yarn, the process knitter will knit something only to frog it and knit something else, while the project knitter will knit the project and wear it. I have to say that's a load of crap right there. Were I stranded on a deserted island, you better believe that I will be knitting with vines, ape hair, Dahrma yarn, and anything els I can get my hands on.
Given the choice of one or the other, I'd have to say I was a project knitter. I damn well want something after putting the time in to create it. Not that I'm waisting my time by not finishing the project, but I want something tangible that I can look at that reminds me of what I learned and the random moments of knitting that piece. And, if I'm honest part of me does feel like it's a waste of time and money not to finish most of the projects I start.
As I said given the choice of one or the other, I'm a project knitter, but I think it's naive to say you can be only one. *Insert highlander joke here, I'll wait* I'm definitely both a project and process knitter because as much as I want to finish my projects, I love making the project, picking the yarn, and learning new techniques as I go. So now, dear readers, it's your turn. Are you a project or process knitter? Or both? -
This is going to sound very weird, but the perfect comfort food for me is a big bowl of mashed potatoes. No gravy, no sides, nothing. Just mashed potatoes. I have no idea how they became a comfort food. Maybe I was having a bad day in-utero and my just happened to have some mashed potatoes. I was forced to eat them through my little umbilical cord and vwalla! Like nip to a cat, I was hooked. I suspect that explanation is because I'm tired. Either way, the answer is mashed potatoes. It's not a comfort food I go to often, but it's my favorite one.
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