Check-In Post December 23rd 2021

[badly_knitted]

Hello to all members, passers-by, curious onlookers, and shy lurkers, 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

[badly_knitted]

All 25 meeces have ears AND tails! The hardest part is tying the knot in the end of the tail and pulling it tight enough that it can't be easily unravelled. After doing 25, my hands are a bit sore.

[peaceful_sands]

Well done on completing another set of meeces - hope your hands recover quickly. More meece now or a new/different project next?

[badly_knitted]

Thanks! They're not quite done, they still need faces, but I'm almost there and looking forward to starting the next batch. I have 75 so far and I was aiming for 100 minimum, so another 25 at least.

My hands will be fine as long as I don't have to pull any more knots tight for a few days.

[smallhobbit]

The meeces all have ears
So they're equal with their peers
And each one has a tale
So they are whole and hale!

[badly_knitted]

Heee!

They still don't have eyes and noses, but hopefully they will soon.

[wiseheart]

Knots are really hard, especially when they are small. With my sausage fingers, they are a punishment. When I was still working, I roped in the kids with their small fingers to do the job. *g*

[badly_knitted]

It's not the size of the knots that's the problem with the tails. They're twisted cords, so it ends up being 4 lengths of yarn to be tied together and it has to be pulled really tight so the tail won't come unravelled. I have to use jewellery pliers to keep a grip on the ends while I pull the strands.

[peaceful_sands]

I finished another two stockings - taking it up to the six needed for me to give one to each of my parents and my sister's family (there was one lurking on the desk that I had forgotten about) - not all the same in colour or size but then it doesn't really matter (so long as I pick carefully who gets the smallest!) and it used up all of the sweets into the bargain. So no leftover temptation which is even better!

So more mittens or carrying on with the socks is the next decision or do I start on the sweater? I went to the local craft store (the one that does paint type crafts - not wool type ones) and asked for the puff paint as suggested by xnera the other day because that looked to be a much better idea than the hot glue but just got a rather bemused look from the person there who said that they had never heard of anything like it. I got something else and will try that to see if it works but not to worry - I'll know for next time if this doesn't work and will have to order something online. I might just knit up a quick square and try it on that before ruining the socks!

Not sure it counts as crafting but I've made a friendship bread starter which I have to do something to every day - should be ready to use in time for New Year's Day - and to share with others hopefully (here's hoping it's nice! Never tried anything like this before).

[smallhobbit]

Congratulations on finishing the stockings and having enough done!

[badly_knitted]

Well done for finishing the stockings! Sounds like everyone should be happy, except possibly whoever gets the smallest ;)

You have plenty of potential projects to choose from. What sort of sweater is it?

I'd never heard of puff paint until xnera mentioned it. Hopefully you might get some online. In the meantime, yes, probably best to try the stuff you've got on something that doesn't matter too much rather than risk ruining the socks.

That sounds like a bread version of a ginger beer plant, something you grow, divide, share, and keep using. Good luck with it, let us now how it goes.

[wiseheart]

Wow, you've got quite a few things on your to-do-list to choose from! And anything to do with bread is definitely crafting.

[smallhobbit]

I finished my Christmas angel and have hung it on the tree.

[badly_knitted]

She's beautiful! Well done,

[smallhobbit]

Thank you very much.

[peaceful_sands]

Looks amazing! Well done.

[smallhobbit]

Thank you very much.

[wiseheart]

Oh, this is stunning!

[smallhobbit]

Thank you very much!