Check-In Post March 2nd 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]

5 meeces completed, 5 more to go.

Had an exhausting day, doc's appointment and some shopping, but I picked up some real bargains in charity shops. Found a thick pad of 15cm square craft papers in SO MANY different patterns, around 400 sheets. Also two plastic compartmentalised cases containing beads and jewellery findings. Haven't had a chance yet to go through them and see what I've got, but there's quite a selection.

And I found a bag of crystals, some tumbled and some raw, that I snapped up. I love my crystals! There's a raw green aventurine as big as my fist! I have small hands, but still...

[yarnofariadne]

I'm sorry your day was exhausting but it sounds like you found some real treasures!

[badly_knitted]

I did, I was very happy with my bargains =)

[wiseheart]

Those craft papers sound amazing! And bargains can make up for exhausting days. Still, try to rest a bit before the next mammooth project.

[badly_knitted]

They're supposed to be for origami so they're a bit thinner than regular craft papers, but they're great, loads of Christmassy designs and some that will work for anytime. 24 different patterns!

Definitely going to be resting for a bit.

[wiseheart]

24 different patterns? And loads of Christmassy designs? *is green with envy*

At Kik, one of the mixed stuff stores, you can buy patterned craft paper - 1000 grams in a package. But those only have 5 or 6 different patterns, at least 2 of which I never like.

[badly_knitted]

The only problem with my bargain is that whoever owned it before was a smoker. There's a definite tobacco smoke smell, but I'm hoping I can find some way around that.

[yarnofariadne]

No progress to report as I haven't decided what to make next. After wearing the infinity scarf all day today I'm really tempted to make another one. I was thinking of trying something new - what I actually need are socks and fingerless gloves - but I'm also not sure I'm confident enough to try something new right now rather than continuing to improve what I've learned thus far. There's a yarn I found that I really love but it's also really expensive. I could afford it but I'm not sure that's what I want to splurge on right now? I dunno. Thoughts?

[badly_knitted]

It might be good to have a couple of the infinity scarves so you can wear one while the other is being washed.

If you want to try something else pretty straightforward, you could make yourself a pair of arm warmers. They're similar to fingerless mitts. Can you do knit one, purl one rib? You just cast on enough stitches to fit comfortably around your arm, work in rib until it's the length you want, cast off using a bigger needle so it has enough give at the top edge (the cast-on edge is the finger end). Then sew up the seam leaving a gap for your thumb to go through. They're very cosy. I use double knitting wool and 3.25 millimetre needles (size 10). UK sizes.

[yarnofariadne]

That sounds very doable! I think if my heart is pulling me toward another infinity scarf I'll do that first and then see if I feel up to moving on to arm warmers :D Thank you!

[badly_knitted]

You're welcome. I'm sure you'll enjoy whatever you choose to make. You'll be nice and cosy!

Thing of Beauty update

[wiseheart]

Behold Pages 3-4, with all the appliances closed (I'm sure elwenlj will recognize some of the embellishments):



The same pages in a half-opened state, with the tag more visible ("Isten hozott" is the equivalent of "Welcome" in Hungarian):



And the same pages again, this time fully opened:



The original colours are a bit more on the pastel side, but the picture editor automatically makes colours more vivid when it makes the pictures sharper. I don't know why. And yes, it is a very bird-themed book. *g*

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[badly_knitted]

Those are really lovely! I love the bird theme!

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[wiseheart]

So do I! The bird theme was inspired by a booklet elwenlj sent me; I posted a pic of it last time. I then arranged the theme around that because it is so lovely.

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[badly_knitted]

Great idea!

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[yarnofariadne]

Beautiful!

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[wiseheart]

Thank you. :)