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Is this the most effective ant killer?

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I might just try it.

Whether it be summer or winter, the first thing you need to be prepared for… are ants. It’s a big problem where we live and I can tell you that we have tried everything known to mankind.

So it is with great interest that I actually read this whole recipe. The Borax and Sugar, Ant Killer is easy and safe. It is used in a liquid form, and therefore, easy to use.

It costs next to nothing to make and lasts a year. And as per the author of this recipe, they haven’t had the ant problem for a whole year!

I am going to give this a try. And so should you if you are having this problem. Get the recipe here.

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Comments

  1. Hello,

    I live in the South and not only do we have sugar ants, we also have fire ants which bite, sting, and itch. One day, I accidentally discovered that they hate mint. Now, when they appear in my yard or garden, I put a sprig of mint in the mound and within a few days they disappear. Sometimes it will take root, but most times it doesn’t.

    Now I only need to see if this will work on carpenter ants.

    Debbie in sunny North West Florida

  4. I soaked a cotton ball with the Borax/sugar mixture and set the cotton ball on a sour cream lid then I set the lid in my cabinet where the ants were. Within a day or 2 the ants were gone. I heard it is not safe for animals.

  5. Do NOT use Borax if you have animals or small children that could come in contact with it.

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Christmas Stocking Knitting Patterns for Your Pets

I’ve shared a lot of Christmas stocking knitting patterns over the years (see posts 1, 2, 3 for example) but what if you want to knit a stocking for a non-human member of your family. If you’re looking for Christmas stocking knitting patterns for your cats or dogs, this is the post for you.

These large paw print stockings are perfect for either dogs or cats, so they’re great to knit if you have both. They are worked in the round using DK weight yarn, and the stocking measures about 17 inches/43 cm from the top to the heel. You can get the pattern from nicolaluke.

The K4 Project has a super cute Kitty Christmas stocking pattern, which is worked in worsted weight yarn. They also have a dog version, or you can buy both and get a discount if you have both dogs and cats to knit for. Both projects have two patterns, showing how to work the stockings flat or in the round.

Put your dog into a Christmas scene with this stocking pattern from ifanhourChild. It shows a dog in a dog house in the snow, and has room for the dog’s name at the top. It’s worked flat using worsted weight yarn and the pattern includes charts for many small and medium dog breeds (there’s a separate listing for bigger dogs) so you can stitch a dog that looks like yours.

Annie’s Woolens has both dog and cat stocking knitting patterns that are worked in worsted weight yarn in the round. You can change up the colors to suit your pet if you want, and they come with an alphabet chart for personalization. Or you can stick with holiday colors and buy a kit to make the dog or cat stocking.

Waiting for Santa Paws is a pattern from Kate Agner on Ravelry that would be cute for a dog or a cat. It looks like a leg with a paw print on the bottom part of the foot and more paw prints running around the top of the leg. This is a great option if you don’t want to mess with a heel turn because it doesn’t have a heel, because dogs and cats don’t have heels so why would their stockings?

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