A few tips, in no particular order...
- I wrapped the coils of dough from the middle to both ends, and then pinched and smoothed the dough out.
- It is completely acceptable if they aren't pretty. I mean, look at the models in these pictures - some of them are not stunners, but don't they look amazing?
- The dough will last a few days in the refrigerator. This is good news, because you can break up the prep work into shifts. You can make the dough in advance and boil and bake the pretzel dogs at a later time, or make a few at a time "to order" in shifts over a day or two. I found the dough easy to work with out of the fridge, and recommend either of these methods.
- I am not a microwaver, but could not wait to reheat a few and eat them the day after I made them, so I tried it out. They were great with 15-20 seconds in the microwave. The pretzel didn't get chewy at all.