NIFTY TRICK: Make photocopies of your pattern and make notes. By the time I have completed a project, my patterns look a mess. I circle the size numbers, cross out when I have completed a step, spell out abbreviations and make notes to myself. Sometimes I will change something and will jot down what I did or in some cases did not do. I also like to enlarge lace and cable charts- easier to follow and easier on the eyes, too!!