Check-In Post November 21st 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.


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I now declare this Check-In OPEN!

Comments

[peaceful_sands]

I have finished a penguin and probably a robin. I got frustrated with fiddly wings for the penguin yesterday, so made a start on the robin. Today I finished both and sewed all the additional features on. I ended up not sticking with the original penguin pattern to make the robin, but adapting quite a bit by having a photo of a robin to look at as I worked. I’ve given the robin a loop to hang but at the moment it doesn’t have feet, I’m not sure whether to try and work something out or whether it’s okay without.



I’m going to try and start a child’s scarf and learning how to Tunisian crochet in order to make it now.

[badly_knitted]

They're so cute! And if the robin is going to be hung up then it doesn't ned feet because it's flying!

Good luck with the scarf!

[peaceful_sands]

Thank you. I’m good with not adding feet so yay for flying robin!

[badly_knitted]

Robins do like to flit about, so he'll be in his element.

[medievalrosalie]

That's what I thought about the robin too. Flying birds have tucked up feet, right?

[badly_knitted]

*nods* It makes them more aerodynamic.

[smallhobbit]

They are both lovely! I agree with BK - the robin will be flying and won't need feet.

[peaceful_sands]

Thank you - flying robin it is. And a relief not to need to add the feet.

[stonepicnicking_okapi]

Oh, wow. So clever. I love them.

[peaceful_sands]

Thank you.

[peaceful_sands]

Wow! Things are going well so far with the scarf. The guide I’m using suggests 33 inches in length for a child’s scarf - that’s about 84cm by my calculations. The Tunisian crochet guide I found to make an adult scarf is working well so far and my child’s scarf is already 17 inches about 43cm long. I’m using two different colours together (nothing like making my life more complicated when I’m learning something new 😉) and I think it’s looking okay - it’s a pink and a shade of purple. Thinking I might do some sort of tassel type effect on the ends but not sure yet.

[wiseheart]

You are doing well! I'm sure it will turn out lovely.

[medievalrosalie]

Tassel all the things!!! If it's Tunisian, certainly tassels would be fitting.. llamas and tassels and that sort of thing! Seriously, I do love a good tassel but see how enthused you are when you get to that bit. It really might not need extra things with the pretty colours you're using!

[badly_knitted]

That's terrific (and very fast) progress!

I like tassels on a scarf, I think they add the finishing touch, but that's my preference.

[wiseheart]

God, they are both so cute!

[medievalrosalie]

They are both so cute!!! I think the robin will be fine without feet. And Xmas penguin is super cute!