Check-In Post January 14th 2022

[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

[wiseheart]

Today I made the page bases for the second baby book. If anyone wants to know, this is the YouTube vid I use as a template, although mine won't contain as many gratutious tags as the original one:

Baby Boy Mini Album

My main problem with these scrapbooking vids is that the people who post them almost always overdo the embellishments by at least 30 per cent. I like my embellishments to actually have a function, instead of just being pretty.

In any case, the page bases are done, and I've made extensive notes - and drawings - for tomorrow, so that I will hopefully be able to finish at least one full page... perhaps two. We'll see.

[badly_knitted]

Sometimes less is better. A lot of people do go rather overboard.

Well done with the preparations of the page bases, and the planning.

[wiseheart]

I prefer functional to overdecorated.

[badly_knitted]

I'm not keen on too many frills and stuff either.

[wiseheart]

Exactly. A charming but clean look is what I'm aiming for.

[smallhobbit]

You're making excellent progress.

[wiseheart]

Err... not so excellent, seeing how slow it goes, but I struggle on. This video isn't a full tutorial, so I have to figure out on my own how some of the parts are done, and I've already made some serious mistakes, but it's the mistakes we learn from, right?

[peaceful_sands]

Sounds like you are making good progress. I think you're right in your consideration of what and why you're adding embellishments - more isn't necessarily better.

[badly_knitted]

I've finished the 5 meeces I knitted yesterday, but I've only knitted 2 more because I had to for my 2nd Covid jab today and my arm is feeling a bit sore.

I have a number of part-finished meeces to work on tomorrow though, destined for various members. I can get back to doing more knitting once my arm stops hurting.

[wiseheart]

My arm felt sore after my 2nd and 3rd jabs as well, but icing helped.
That you still finished some meeces and made new ones is heroic!

[badly_knitted]

It barely hurt at all right after the jab, got worse after I was home and had been typing for a while, and now only hurts when I move it, although it feels heavy. Even so, it hasn't been as bad as after the first one, where it hurt right from the start and continued hurting for 24 hours before easing off.

Thanks! It'll take more than a sore arm to keep me from my meece-ing!

It's too cold here for me t0o feel like putting ice on it though. -3C at present *shivers*

[smallhobbit]

My sympathy for your arm - I had the same with my injections and booster.

[badly_knitted]

It seems quite a common side effect, and I still have the booster to look forward to in three months. The joys of living through a pandemic. Ah well, no one's reported their arm falling off so far, so I think I'm safe. It's not as bad as with my first jab.

[peaceful_sands]

Hope your arm recovered quickly and that you were okay with no other side effects.

[badly_knitted]

Thanks. I had the chills first night after, as well as a very painful arm, so I didn't get much sleep, but I think I'm doing better now.

[althea_valara]

One row on niece's blanket, which puts me almost done with the second stripe!

Also: crocheted a snow globe ornament as a prototype for a possible fair item. It's really cute! The pattern comes with four designs, too, so I'll have some variety. I'll post pictures sometime in the next few days. It took me about two hours to do, and is a bit fiddly but no where near as fiddly as the knitted bunny, so it might be a contender.

[smallhobbit]

The crocheted snow globe sounds lovely. Look forward to seeing the pictures.

[badly_knitted]

Well done, the blanket is really coming along!

That sounds like a lovely idea, and with practice you might be able to reduce the time it takes to make each one.

[peaceful_sands]

Sounds interesting - I shall look forward to seeing pictures.

[threewalls]

I finished my first sleeve on my first cardigan today!

[badly_knitted]

Congratulations! Is is knitted or crocheted, and what colour? Enquiring minds want to know ;)

[threewalls]

Thank you!

It's knitted and the yarn is teal (label says 'petrol', but it's teal).

I found a really basic pattern so I could figure out how to pick up stitches for sleeves and knit in the round (magic loop this time, though I think I can see why someone would want dpns). It's amazing how much more it looks like a garment with a sleeve attached.

[badly_knitted]

Oooh, teal is a gorgeous colour!

I've never knitted a cardigan in the round (or a sweater for that matter), all of the patterns I've collected over the years are made in pieces - back, front(s), two sleeves - and I suspect I wouldn't be able to handle the weight, just doing the neckband on one of my sweaters makes my arms hurt as I have weak wrists. I'd be very interested so see the finished result if you'd care to share a picture when it's completed.

Knitting in the round is so popular these days, and it certainly cuts down on the sewing up, but I've only used it a few times, making fingerless gloves many years ago, and even then I used dpins. Very fiddly!

[peaceful_sands]

Well done - sounds like excellent progress.

[threewalls]

Thank you! This is the first time I've made clothes rather than a scarf.

[peaceful_sands]

I'm on a learning curve with my first adult sweater at the moment, so you're not alone in venturing into new adventures in your crafting.

[threewalls]

Best of luck with yours, too!