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2022-12-12
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Dr Lizzie
: There's some discussion on Ravelry in the
Woolly Thoughts group
. Someone's hint for day 6 was:
"Try it out for totals for 1,2,3,4… 8 Keep a note of how many 1 digit, how many 2 digit and so on for each number."
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