Check-In Post November 18th 2021

[badly_knitted]

Hello to all members, and welcome to our regular daily check-in post. Just leave a comment below to let us know how your current projects are progressing, or even if they're not.

Checking in is NOT compulsory, check in as often or as seldom as you want, this community isn't about pressure it's about encouragement, motivation, and support. Crafting is meant to be fun, and what's more fun than sharing achievements and seeing the wonderful things everyone else is creating?

There may also occasionally be questions, but again you don't have to answer them, they're just a way of getting to know each other a bit better.


Today's Question: No question today.


If anyone has any questions of their own about the community, or suggestions for tags, questions to be asked on the check-in posts, or if anyone is interested in playing check-in host for a week here on the community, which would entail putting up the daily check-in posts and responding to comments, go to the Questions & Suggestions post and leave a comment.

I now declare this Check-In OPEN!

Comments

[badly_knitted]

I've eared and tailed another 4 meeces, leaving 8 more to do. The meeces pieces are coming together well!

[wiseheart]

Yay for more meeces pieces coming together! Your knitted pet shop is flourishing, I see!

[badly_knitted]

Thanks! The first creatures for the shop. There will hopefully be others!

[smallhobbit]

Most meeces are no longer in pieces and they continue to increases...

[badly_knitted]

You're a poet and you know it ;)

[peaceful_sands]

Woohoo go you and your meeces pieces!

[badly_knitted]

More meeces and less pieces now! *grins*

[wiseheart]

Behold the promised cookie pic from the second batch of the Great Christmas Baking Frenzy (GCBF for the future):



From the left:
1. Cashew-white chocolate cookies
(Unfortunately, they look exactly like the macadamia ones, but that can't be helped. Still two different sorts, though.)
2. Cranberry-cashew cookies
3. Cashew-coconut snowballs
4. Nut-nougat cookies with pecans
5. Ginger-hazelnut bites with lime icing

[badly_knitted]

Oh, they look so good!

[wiseheart]

Thanks! I'm moderately proud of them. ;)

[peaceful_sands]

They look really tempting

[wiseheart]

Dangerously so! We can't help munching on the ruined ones in front of the telly. ;)

[smallhobbit]

They look delicious!

[wiseheart]

Thanks. They are very yummy.

[smallhobbit]

My Dare to Dabble fabric crafts post is here

[badly_knitted]

I have been and seen! Well done.

[wiseheart]

You did lovely work with them!

[althea_valara]

Tuesday: two rows on the blanket.

Wednesday: About 4-6 rows on the blanket, I lost track of how many I did.

Somewhere in there on Tuesday or Wednesday: worked on the crocheted hat some more. I've messed up somewhere, which is not the fault of the pattern but me. I'm not sure if I want to rip back and retry, or frog the whole thing and do something else instead. I just need something red and white for a Nerdopolis challenge on winter holiday figures (I'm obviously doing Santa Claus).

Today: Five rows on the blanket, at home. At stitch club: about four rows on a crocheted shawl (I finished one of the two skeins of yarn I had) and about an inch on a knitted cowl.

I may do more tonight, but probably not, as I'm streaming.

[peaceful_sands]

You have accomplished a lot.

[badly_knitted]

Wow, a busy and mostly successful few days! Great blanket progress. Too bad about the crochet hat, but we all make mistakes. You'll figure out what's best for you.

Sounds like stitch club was fun!

[wiseheart]

That's some serious multitasking you do there. Good luck with the crocheted hat!

[peaceful_sands]

And in breaking news…. The blanket is finished! There are a few ends to weave in/trim but the sewing and border are done.

Tomorrow I’m either going to start making some penguins and snowmen or I’m going to try to learn Tunisian crochet to make a child’s scarf (or two). Is anyone familiar with the approximate dimensions for a scarf for a child of about 5 or 6 (average)? I’ve found a few quite drastically different suggestions online.

[badly_knitted]

Yay for blanket completion!

Penguins and snowmen sound like fun winter projects. Will you knit or crochet them?

Sadly I can't advise on scarf dimensions. I've never actually made a scarf.

[wiseheart]

Yay for penguins and snowmen! They sound like fun.