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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