Q: Choosing a pre-made intarsia chart may be your best option if you are new to intarsia knitting. Look for a pattern that is labeled as “beginner” or “easy” to start. A good starter project might also be something that only features two colors, such as a letter or shape in the center of a knit item. Avoid projects with multiple color changes and complex grids when you are first learning how to knit intarsia. If you can’t find a chart that is exactly what you want, then you can always create your own chart. Mark the design you want to create on a piece of graph paper and follow the pattern as you knit.  For example, if you want to create a letter in your knit item, then place X marks in all the spaces needed to form the letter and place circles in all of the surrounding spaces. Use one color for the spots marked with an X and another color for the spots marked with a circle. If you decide to make your own intarsia chart, then use graph paper that is meant for intarsia knitting patterns. This type of graph paper has grid spaces that are wider than they are tall, which is how stockinette stitches look. You can find this paper at craft stores or online. Whether you are using a pre-made intarsia knitting pattern or one that you made yourself, treat each space on the grid like it is 1 stitch. Knit according to the grid to create your design. For example, if your pattern has a row that includes 10 circles, followed by 10 X marks, followed by 10 more circles, then you would need to knit in one color for 10 stitches, switch to your second color for the next 10 stitches, and then end the row with 10 more stitches in the first color.
A: Choose an intarsia chart. Make your own intarsia chart. Read each space on the grid as 1 stitch.

Article: Depending on the severity of your frostbite, the treatment you receive from your doctor may vary. Hydrotherapy is most common, but in extreme cases surgery is provided. If you suffered from severe frostbite, your doctor may be limited to amputation as a treatment option, but this decision is only made 1-3 months after the initial exposure, once the full extent of tissue damage is clear.  Your doctor will ensure that proper rewarming has taken place and assess any “non-viable tissue,” or tissue that was unable to be healed. When your treatments are done and you are ready to be released from the hospital or emergency department, the doctor will bandage the damaged area and provide specific instructions for what precautions you should take as you recover. This will vary, depending on the severity of your frostbite. If you have severe frostbite, your doctor may recommend transferring you to a burn unit for treatment.  You will need to follow up with your doctor within 1-2 days after leaving the hospital or emergency department if you have moderate or severe frostbite. Extremely severe conditions will require more follow-up at 10 days and 2-3 weeks. Because your skin was damaged by the frostbite, it is at risk of further damage as you begin to heal. You will probably also experience some pain and inflammation as you heal. Get plenty of rest, and talk to your doctor about the following:  Applying aloe vera. Studies suggest that applying pure aloe vera cream to the affected areas may help prevent further skin damage and increase tissue healing.  Managing blisters. Your skin will likely blister as you recover. Do not pop or break blisters that appear. Ask your doctor how to handle them until they break on their own. Managing pain. Your doctor will likely prescribe ibuprofen to help manage pain and inflammation. Take it as directed.  Preventing infection. Especially in severe cases, your doctor may prescribe antibiotics. It is important to take the full course of antibiotics exactly as prescribed. Getting around. If your frostbite affected your feet or toes, you should avoid walking on them as you heal. Walking on frostbitten areas can cause further damage. Ask your doctor about a wheelchair or other options. To assure your full recovery and prevent further damage, you need to protect the affected area from further cold exposure for 6-12 months. To prevent future incidents of frostbite, limit your time outdoors in very cold weather, especially if it is windy or wet.
Question: What is a summary of what this article is about?
Get further medical treatment. Talk to your doctor about aftercare. Protect the area from further cold.

Q: Review your list of activities to determine which steps are unnecessary.  Delete all unnecessary activities from your list if they are not specific to this particular objective.  It is important to streamline the process and avoid having so many steps that it is overwhelming or confusing to the employees.  If the omitted activity is important to your overall business, consider which goal best benefits from this activity and save it to be part of a separate business process. It is helpful to create a flow chart of the entire process, listing each activity in order and linking it to the next part of the process.  Start with the premiere event leading to your goal.  Draw a circle around this activity. Draw a line to a box and fill that box with the first activity required to work from this premiere event to your goal. When you reach a moment which requires a decision, draw a diamond around the question which must be posed.  Two lines should proceed from this diamond leading to the activity driven by this decision. Link each activity sequentially. Some may run simultaneously through different departments within your business. Culminate in the activity which reaches your goal, and draw a circle around this conclusion. Look at your completed flow chart with a critical eye to see if there are still any remaining activities which could be cut from the process to increase efficiency, quality, or decrease cost. Can the order be rearranged or can the individual processes be improved to accomplish your objective in a better way?  Consider whether any part of your process can be automated. Step back and get an outside eye by sharing the process with your management team. Look at your process from the point of view of the customer and consider ways you could improve their experience and overall satisfaction. This will provide transparent accountability for each step within the process.  Share the flowchart with your employees to clearly communicate the expectations for achieving your objective. Give management ownership by involving them in the process of creating the business process. Allow time and support for management to achieve the objectives assigned to them.
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Maximize the efficiency of the business process. Determine the order of the necessary activities. Optimize your business process. Assign management to supervise each step of the process.