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Have you ever heard the expression "fits like a glove"?Have you ever tried to follow a pattern to make gloves or mittens and ended up with something that didn't fit any of the people you know?The size of a crochet project depends on many things:by the type of wool and crochet hook you use and how you use it.

Once you decide exactly what you want knit - a Sweater for a child or a scarf to keep you warm in the winter - the first thing to do is find a pattern.For knitters, the pattern is like a map for an explorer.It is a guide that helps you follow the design, the measurement, which explains which irons and points are needed.But for a beginner, it will look like confusing code.However, by learning terms and abbreviations, you too will be comfortable when you have to interpret a knitting pattern and you will be able to create anything you like.

The odd headlines about little towns in the San Francisco Bay Area just keep coming. First Woodside, a tiny suburb where several Silicon Valley CEOs have lived, tried to declare itself a mountain lion habitat to evade a new California law that enabled owners of single-family homes to subdivide their lots to create additional housing. Then wealthy Atherton, with a population of 7,000 and a median home sale price of US$7.5 million, tried to update its state-mandated housing plan. Until very recently, 100% of Atherton’s residentially zoned land allowed only single-family houses on large lots. When the City Council considered rezoning a handful of properties to allow townhouses, strenuous objections poured in from such notable local residents as basketball star Steph Curry and billionaire venture capitalist Marc Andreessen. A council member argued that the town should “express and explain the specialness of Atherton … to succeed in reducing [the state’s] ex...