Check-In Post January 15th 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.


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]

Feeling a bit crap from vaccination side effects, although at least my arm has mostly stopped hurting, so that's an improvement I guess.

I've managed to complete 6 partly-made meeces (the bodies were already stuffed), and I've knitted one more, but that's enough for today. Hopefully I'll be able to start sending them out to their new homes by the end of the month.

Anyone else wanting a meece or two (free of charge), feel free to ask. Remember to include some idea of what colours you like.

[glinda]

Aww hope you recover from your side effects, I have a grumbling toothache, so I'm also feeling a bit crap. :(

[badly_knitted]

Thanks. I empathise with your crappiness. Really sucks, doesn't it? Hope you feel better soon.

[glinda]

Thanks, I have some antibiotics now, hopefully improvements will follow swiftly!

[badly_knitted]

Good luck, I hope they work well.

[darkcedars]

I was pretty sore for a couple days after shot #2. The booster barely bothered me though.

[badly_knitted]

Hopefully when I get my booster in April I'll just breeze through it. This one was harsh though.

[wiseheart]

I hope you'll feel better, soon! I managed to burn my hand with hot oil while cooking, so we can unite in feeling a tad crappy.

[badly_knitted]

Ouch! Burns to the hand are so painful. Hope you got it under the cold water tap fast.

I'm doing better today, I at least managed to sleep more last night.

[wiseheart]

I did, and it isn't really bad at all. Nothing compared with the baking tin having landed on the same hand a few years ago. THAT was painful. It took weeks - and lots of salve - for the upper layer of the skin to grow back.

[badly_knitted]

Now that really sounds nasty! I've had a few minor burns, but nothing that took more than a week to heal.

[peaceful_sands]

Sorry to hear you're not feeling great. Sending you good wishes. Sounds like you made good progress through the partly-made meeces nonetheless.

[badly_knitted]

Thank you!

Meece production is back on track, and I think I've completed most of the requests =)

[glinda]

I finished a sock!

[badly_knitted]

WOOHOO! Sockness!

[darkcedars]

yay!

[peaceful_sands]

Awesome - now one foot can be warm while you make the other *grin*

[annofowlshire]

Yesterday I finished my crewelwork kit that I’d picked up again from last year. (Pic another day need to upload one), now back to the dragon of indecision for a while.

[badly_knitted]

Yay for finishing another project!

The dragon will get finished eventually, just by picking it up to work on while trying to decide what to do next.

[darkcedars]

yay for finished lingering project!

[peaceful_sands]

Well done on finishing your crewel work.

[althea_valara]

After dinner last night I knit a Christmas Stocking ornament! It took about three hours, but I think I can shorten the time because the pattern is written to knit it flat and I'm slow at purling. Today I started another sock, converting it in the round. I would love to finish it but my hand and wrist say ENOUGH so i 'm done for the day, and possibly tomorrow too.

Here's a pic of the last few days' progress!

[badly_knitted]

Those are so great, well done!

Hope your hands and wrists recover soon. I know what that's like.

[darkcedars]

when I clicked, I realized that round one is a snow globe, that's neat!

[peaceful_sands]

They look good - well done. Hope your hand and wrist recover quickly.

[wiseheart]

I worked a bit on the new baby book based on the YouTube video I linked to yesterday. As it is not one of those tutorial vids where they show you the method of making the item step by step, I had to figure out things on my own and made some really stupid mistakes. I managed to iron them out, but spent all the remaining morning on making one single page - the first one with the pocket. Then I got fed up with the whole thing and put it aside.

[darkcedars]

ugh, frustrating. I'll hope the rest goes more smoothly.

[badly_knitted]

Still, you've learned from your mistakes and won't make the same ones again. Hopefully things will go more smoothly with the next pages.

[wiseheart]

God, I hope so! This was a pitiful struggle, and knowing myself it is by no means certain that I won't make the same mistakes again.

[badly_knitted]

Brains *sigh* Sometimes new information takes a while to stick.

[peaceful_sands]

Sorry to hear that things didn't go to plan - hopefully when you come back to it, you'll feel refreshed and ready to tackle the process again.

[darkcedars]

I felt like I needed something bright and easy. Remembered I had baby yarn I bought on sale an entire year ago. Started this baby blanket last night, have gotten through most of the color repeat on the cake.

[badly_knitted]

That's such a pretty pattern, and I love the colours!

[wiseheart]

It looks bright and cheerful indeed!

[peaceful_sands]

That's looking lovely.