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How to waste $28 worth of yarn.

1. Don't gauge a damn thing.

2. Just wing the entire pattern like an idiot.

3. Throw it in the washer to give it a "light felt" for 5-10 minutes, but then proceed to forget about it for an hour.

4. Shrink it so it's so small nothing fits in it... >.<

IN OTHER NEWS.

I got my first non-mom haircut ever, and my first one in 12 years!

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  1. AsheApril 1, 2010 at 1:16 PM

    Turn the bag into a handlebar bag for your bike!

    Also, the hair is super cute!

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  2. MackinziApril 1, 2010 at 1:52 PM

    Have you started my sweater vest??? I'd like to have it before the end of the semester so I can show it off to my nerdy genetic friends.

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  3. ShakimaNovember 11, 2012 at 12:54 PM

    This post brought lots if laughter to my day. Thank for for this. I totally do this all of the time, I make stuff, I don't do a test gauge (ever) and it never comes out correct, sigh. Trial and error is the best way to go eh?

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