Every now and then, I get a very nice email from a very kind knitter asking if I'd mind terribly if she or he made some little tweak to a pattern.  Perhaps knit a sock toe up instead of cuff down or used a different cast on or did the math to make a hat different size.  And while I find it very touching that folks take the time to ask, I want to take a moment and say something very important.  Stop it.  No, I don't mean stop experimenting.  I mean stop asking.  It's ok, you don't need my [...]