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Shandeh · 12-26-2012, 09:30 PM

I prefer making hats in the round, bottom up, because it's easier to decrease in the round than it is to increase. Also, my bind off is never loose enough for a stretchy brim.

12-26-2012, 09:30 PM	#27
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