Check-In Post February 8th 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]

10 arm warmer rows!

Five meeces sewn up, stuffed, and completed, and 5 meeces knitted. They were mostly well behaved.

A few days ago, one escaped with only one ear attached. Took me several minutes to capture it. I can tell that one will be a troublemaker

[medievalrosalie]

Hooray! I just love them so much. They're so cute!

[badly_knitted]

Meeces are very cute.

[stonepicnicking_okapi]

I do like the image of a fugitive one-eared meece!

[badly_knitted]

No eyes, no nose, no tail, one ear, and it was off like a shot. It's in a box with the others, but I don't know long it'll stay there *grins*

[smallhobbit]

One meece began running away
Having decided it wasn't going to stay
With only one ear
It could hardly hear
What its creator was starting to say!

[badly_knitted]

There I was, crawling on the floor, calling "Meece? Meece?" Searched under my desk and chair, finally found it halfway down the room *sigh* Silly meece.

[smallhobbit]

Definitely making good its escape!

[badly_knitted]

Couldn't see where it was going though ;)

[yarnofariadne]

I love the troublemaker mouse :x

[badly_knitted]

There are occasional renegade meeces, for some unknown reason *grins*

[wiseheart]

Tell them to behave because I have cats! ;))

[badly_knitted]

Yes, I shall threaten them with your kitties!

[wiseheart]

As long as they don't get a glimpse of my utterly ridiculous pillow-cats it might even work. *g*

[badly_knitted]

*grins* Worth a try anyway.

[peaceful_sands]

A rogue meece - you better keep an eye on that one - particularly now it can see, hear and smell to make good its escape.

[badly_knitted]

Maybe it got spooked when it started to hear for the first time. It's settled now it's tucked in a box with other meeces.

[medievalrosalie]

MY MEECES ARRIVED!!!! THANK YOU! THEY ARE SO CUTE!!!! They really are!

[badly_knitted]

YAY YAY YAY YAY!

So pleased you like them. Hopefully there will be one that's worthy of a place on the tea cosy!

[medievalrosalie]

Absolutely! I have posted pics up in my LJ but it's locked to friends. I love the stripey ones but thew white looks pretty cute too!

[badly_knitted]

Can I be your friend so I can see the pics? Pretty please?

[medievalrosalie]

Yes, I couldn't find you. I'm sister_raphael for my non medieval things and rantypants

[stonepicnicking_okapi]

Making progress on the miniature cafe. Miniature water dispenser and shelves and coat rack.

[medievalrosalie]

very cool!!

[stonepicnicking_okapi]

Thank you!

[badly_knitted]

So cute!

[stonepicnicking_okapi]

Thanks!

[yarnofariadne]

So cool!!

[stonepicnicking_okapi]

Thanks!

[peaceful_sands]

So intricate.

[stonepicnicking_okapi]

Thanks!

[wiseheart]

That mini water dispenser is so cute!

[stonepicnicking_okapi]

Thank you!

[medievalrosalie]

Still not sure what to do about a small hole in the embroidered hood I made. Pic here of hood for those who missed it:

I can put another line of embroidery which makes it no longer like the manuscript or attempt a darn, but I don't have matching wool and my darning skills are very limited. I didn't want to just put a badge over it but maybe I can make an eyelet around the hole and use that for badge pins. I don't want it to tear, so I can't leave it, and I did want to keep the pattern faithful to the manuscript if I could. Ideas anyone?

The hole is right above the pattern at the front to the side.

Pic of hood here: https://ic.pics.livejournal.com/medievalrosalie/86045060/154407/154407_original.jpg
Will add pic of hole tonight.

[badly_knitted]

It still looks really beautiful, and I'm sure you'll come up with a good solution.

[medievalrosalie]

Not sure what though.

[stonepicnicking_okapi]

Great Hood!!

[medievalrosalie]

Thank you!

[yarnofariadne]

It's beautiful. I think of the options you mentioned it sounds like the eyelet might be the easiest way forward?

[medievalrosalie]

Possibly. It'll stop it getting worse.

[peaceful_sands]

The hood looks lovely - I can't offer suggestions on the hole unfortunately, but I wish you luck in coming up with a solution.

[wiseheart]

TBH I wouldn't have spotted the hole without directions. The whole thing is just so gorgeous!

[wiseheart]

Cat count: two finis he'd, one waiting to be sewn up, one half-done.

[peaceful_sands]

Well done, you're racing through these cats - have to beware of them mixing with Badly-knitted's meece!

[wiseheart]

Oh, I don't think the meeces would get a fright from oblong, pillow-shaped cats!

[badly_knitted]

Excellent progress!

[wiseheart]

Better than expected, in fact.

[medievalrosalie]

getting there!

[wiseheart]

God, I hope so!