ArtsandSocks 🧶🪡

Making, knitting, sewing, cats, dogs, process engineer

Blog: https://artsandsocks.blogspot.com/

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2026-02-08 23:26:41 GMT

Please welcome the newest member of our family. This is Princess Daisy. She has taken a long journey from the North of Canada to come to us. She has already proven to be a smart, strong girl by putting the cats in their place. This is the third puppy we have owned with heterochromia.
#dogs #dogsofmastodon
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2026-02-06 20:07:47 GMT

I hate to see fabric scraps go landfill, so when a kindergarten teacher asked me for some, a few years ago, I overdid it with several big bags, I've been giving them to kindergarten ever since. I dropped a bag off this morning. Reuse! It is much easier to decide if a scrap is worth keeping, when you know it is moving to another artist.
#sewing #quilting
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2025-12-06 13:53:07 GMT

The December Christmas socks are coming along nicely. Here is the silly picture. Bird or fish?
#knitting #knittingSocks
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2025-11-05 13:31:34 GMT

It's sock wash day. I wash my own hand knit socks in the washer, on the gentle cycle, then hang them to dry. I realize some of those socks have seen a lot of winters.
#knitting #knittingSocks
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2025-09-14 15:11:30 GMT

Finish # 2 of the 2025 #FinishorFrogalong These were started at the end of the winter, but set aside when it finally got warm. Pattern is my own, Lawn Bowling Gloves. The yarn is discontinued and hanging in my stash.
#knitting
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2025-07-25 15:22:32 GMT

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As a parent, I was convinced that it showed the level of OCD of the teacher. One teacher wanted colour coordinated supplies for each class. Blue notebook, report cover and file folder for literature, green for history, etc. The report covers and file folders came back unused at the end of the year. I think the kids weren't buying into her system.

2025-07-15 14:16:03 GMT

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I have assorted herbs in a pot by the BBQ. It has been a good year for parsley. Also a good year for basil.
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2025-07-15 13:20:43 GMT

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Do you have a pot of parsley, so she can lay her eggs? The larvae eat parsley, and have stripes in the colours of their mom's.

2025-07-12 15:41:47 GMT

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Might have found some at a Farmer's Market. I like my berries local.
https://ottawafarmersmarket.ca/main-market/

2025-07-09 17:02:41 GMT

So, Ottawa peeps, Gatineau has named the Pileated Woodpecker as their official bird. What should Ottawa's bird be?
#Ottawa #birds #birbs

2025-07-02 18:57:26 GMT

This morning, I found a romantic treasure. Once upon a time, I saw Courting Mittens in a gift shop. Too expensive for my student budget, so I knit my own. I had no pattern, just improvised to get what I had in mind. Good news, the boy I knit them for is still with me, too.
#knitting
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2025-06-27 16:23:13 GMT

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A local history buff once told me the day lilies were often house warming gifts to newly weds. A mother would give plants from mom's garden, to the daughter to plant at her new home, in the early 1800's. So if you see day lilies in random spots on roadsides or by hiking trails, there used to be a farmhouse there. Think of them as a bit of Carleton County history.

2025-06-10 20:23:13 GMT

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in my purse, in my other purse, in my car, in my tote bag...

2025-05-14 13:51:19 GMT

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I am an indoor cat owner. They are currently in the screened sunroom, listening to the cardinals.
My first thought was Nerf gun, but just as effective as a throwing can. Find a metal can with a metal lid, drop in a piece of chain, bolts, anything that will make a loud noise when it is tossed. put the lid on tight, maybe add some duct tape to keep the lid on. Then toss it near the cat, not at but near. You don't have to worry about throwing it every time. Intermittent tosses can often work better, since the cat never knows when that loud projectile is coming.
It is both humane and very satisfying.

2025-05-03 17:27:45 GMT

After the contractors who made loud noises all day have left, they are recovering together.
#caturday
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2025-04-17 20:32:04 GMT

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I use a tubular cast on. I started doing it a few years ago, and after you get the hang of it, it makes a nice stretch cast on for ribbing.
I use 5 DPNs so I knit my socks one at a time. I learned to knit on DPNs when I was about 10, so it just feels natural. Besides, DPNs turn your socks into sock muppets after you turn the heel. (Look back in my feed)

2025-04-17 03:12:52 GMT

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I usually knit top down with a flap heel and a gusset. My plain sock is done the same way every time. It is totally mindless for much of the sock. I usually have a pair on my needles. Plain socks look awesome in beautiful wool.

2025-04-16 13:04:39 GMT

My April socks are finished. Bright and cheery for a dull morning with the occasional snowflake. The yarn is Urth Uneek Sock in the colourway Harmony. A yarn this bright is perfect for vanilla socks. The yarn is a bit splitty, but the finished product is so eye catching that it is worth the effort.
#knitting #socksKnitting
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2025-04-05 17:49:10 GMT

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I was, at one time, an engineer in Consumer Product Safety. Glass was on of my products. My explanations for this always began "This product is made of glass, and all glass will break." I remember one complaint about the dish having been in the freezer, the oven, on the table, into the frig, microwave, and finally the dishwasher. In the end, the dish broke, on the counter, after coming out of the dishwasher. My boss's comment was "the dish just couldn't take it any more."

2025-03-23 22:07:06 GMT

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Ben's Barbeque Sauce is made in South Mountain.
https://bensbs.com/work

2025-02-12 16:29:30 GMT

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I get my vegetables from a bilingual farm! You can order in either language and my naming of vegetables "en français" is improving.

2025-02-07 22:29:06 GMT

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Haven't had that one.

2025-02-07 22:24:56 GMT

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Okay, we have a call blocker, but we can see who called. Is the number 613-270-9861? It keeps calling and getting blocked, because the first time I did answer and got dead air. We called the number back and a recording said it was Campaign Support.

2025-02-03 19:14:12 GMT

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I'm watching this! I've been looking at that pattern for awhile. I also love puppy pictures!

2025-01-30 18:44:06 GMT

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"But this is a finch feeder and he's a chickadee!"

2025-01-10 15:22:01 GMT

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These ones are on sale!
https://www.crocs.ca/squishmallows-classic-clog/210216,en_CA,pd.html
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2025-01-10 15:07:40 GMT

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I would add a pair of Crocs to step out and grab the parcels off the front step.

2024-10-29 22:40:02 GMT

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Sometimes they send one of their numbers up to the feeder to kick the seed out for the rest. They wait until they think you aren't looking.

2024-10-29 15:45:51 GMT

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Can we put it toward wastewater testing? It was cancelled because it was too expensive but it costs about $1/week/person.

2024-09-27 18:45:29 GMT

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I suspect Cheezies aren't on any official list. I discovered this when camping. Small people drop their Cheezies and the chipmunks handle the clean up.

2024-09-27 17:05:19 GMT

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They like Jack's Cheezies! They look really cute with two or three stuffed in their cheek pouches. 🤭

2024-09-20 20:21:06 GMT

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Asters do not stay where you put them. Asters and Forget-Me-Nots tend to travel. This has been a bumper year for asters. I'm noticing them all over my neighbourhood.

2024-09-19 12:49:40 GMT

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A neighbour once told my that my chaos gardening is an "English Country Garden". I think you may be nailing that esthetique.

2024-09-10 14:01:45 GMT

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If you would like a new home for your suit, and some good karma, you can donate it here.
https://ottawa.dressforsuccess.org/about-us/what-we-do/

2024-08-29 18:53:55 GMT

I visited a hidden gem in the city. Today, I went to Hogsback Lock Station and Park, to watch the boats lock through and the bridge swing. I also saw the backs of the hogs! Can you find the ducks?
#ottawa #staycation
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