on..please help!!? I work full time and am in college and don't have much money OR time (which sucks lol) but my boyfriend has been there for me for so many years and i was stressing myself over what to buy him and how I could afford anything, when it hit me that I know how to knit. Not saying I'm a pro at it lol but I know the basic "knit" stitch and how to cast on. I want to knit him a blanket/afgan but one that I can finish before Christmas w/ my small time frame. I know the larger needles you use, the less time it takes, my main question is how many times should I cast on, and what size needles would you reccomend?