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Believe it or not. I have actually completed something!!!

SIDEWINDERS!



Yarn: Artyarns Ultramerino 4
Pattern: Sidewinders by the uberfabulous Nona
Needles: size 1

Look at the pretty sole grafting-



And the VERTICAL stripeyness-



I love these socks, they make me happy with their electric blue and lime green stripes. This pattern is really genius, I only have two cautions.

1. There is a heck of a lot of grafting in these socks. On the upside, you will never forget how to kitchener after grafting that many stitches together.

2. When increasing, make the two middle stitches VERY loose or you will have puckering. Nona mentions this in the pattern, and I made them slightly looser, but the increases would have looked even better if I had knit them even looser.

The shaping of these socks is perfect, everything fits like a glove, no awkward bagging or bunching. Truly awesome!

One of the things that makes living in Alaska different and kind of odd is the wildlife that wanders randomly through neighborhoods and parking lots. Even though it happens fairly often, I am still startled when a moose strolls by. They should have to wear bells or something so as not too scare the poop out of me when they walk by within "could run over here and stomp me quickly" distance. I think that should be my new cause.

BELLS FOR MOOSE!!




Ok, so maybe the bells would tip off the bears that a meal was walking by. Maybe if we put bells on the bears, too? Now that I think of it, maybe all wildlife should have a warning.
Sirens on porcupines?
Alarms for chipmunks?

(I am in a really weird mood today, I think this whole ordeal is finally catching up with me)