One of the things I’ve felt guilty about is that, with how our house & lot is set up, our backyard is just basically a concrete dog run.  Actually, I don’t feel guilty about that, that’s just how it is. But it is where Rigel goes out to go to the bathroom.

(ETA pic, and boy [...]

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Here’s a pic of my Dad’s Day Socks (delivered Monday!) (but me modeling):

I’m currently working on socks for Curtis.  Here’s a pic of the (messed up) Knit Visualizer chart:

The fault was mine, not the program’s.  Can you find the mistake(s)?  It has to do with mirroring part of the pattern and not adjusting things afterwards.
I’m [...]

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Too late for us because we’ve already done this, but if you’ve been thinking about getting rid of your lawn and replacing with natives, you can get reimbursed $1/square foot.  Check out LADWP’s site for details.
Of course, this is NOT the time you’d want to starting planting, but it’s a great time to start killing [...]

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Until Rivendell I’d never bothered to block my socks.   No need.  They look good when you pull them on & they stretch out over your feet and legs.
However, as a sample for Gwen of Craft’s Meow, Rivendell needed to look good OFF a foot.  Thus, it needed to be blocked.
I didn’t have sock blockers and [...]

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Kiila by Yarnissima
Oak Grove Pearl Sox in Desert Shade
Knit Picks size 1 (eventually went to Magic Loop at the end)
I like the pattern, I really like the gusset (Kiila is the word for gusset), but the foot is a bit tight and my Russian bind off a bit loose. But they’re pretty, nonetheless.
Another FO [...]

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