In all seriousness , good luck on that ride ! <| sep |> Yeah , we gave Turkey billions of Euros , with the explicit label attached to said money that it was intended to help them join the EUwink wink nod nod . The money was handed over with a stated purpose and an actual purpose , it was a bribe to keep Turkey on side . <| sep |> Not to my knowledge <| sep |> I could be yoru angle or I could be your demin <| sep |> I completely agree with this . I recently designed a pattern and asked a friend to test it . She had to go up two needle sizes to match my guage . During a knitting group , I met several knitters using smaller needles that I did on the same project . Usually I read labelspatterns as a suggestion , which is yet another reason swatching is so important .