Check-In Post March 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]

Got some more cross stitch done, finished the design and started the backstitch on it. Quite a lot of that still to do, both on this one and the first of the set. Haven't started the third one yet.

[wiseheart]

It seems that I *might* be back in? Let's give this a try. I just wanted to ask if you have any deadline for this cross stitch stuff or can take your time?

[badly_knitted]

Whew, glad you're back in for now at least.

No deadline for the cross stitch, these are small designs I started a few years ago so I'm trying to finish some things that are hanging about before starting anything new.

[peaceful_sands]

Well done on your progress. Hope you're enjoying working on something different.

[badly_knitted]

I am, it's making a pleasant change. I've got this set (hot air balloons, boat, flowers) and a set of small owl designs that I want to get finished. Now the days stay lighter longer, cross stitch is an option.

[sister_raphael]

That sounds like you're getting a ton done!

[badly_knitted]

Not that much, less than a square inch of stitching all told, although it was scattered around the design, a bit here, a bit there. Still, it's coming along nicely.

[wiseheart]

Let's see if I can comment - DW has thrown me off twice!

I've finished the six honey pots for the gentlebears. Tomorrow will be extensive Velcro time. *sigh*

[badly_knitted]

Well done! Tomorrow will be tough on your fingers.

[wiseheart]

Afraid so! *g*

[badly_knitted]

Ouch in advance!

[peaceful_sands]

Well done on finishing the honey pots and good luck for the time spent with the Velcro tomorrow.

[wiseheart]

Thanks! :)

[sister_raphael]

woo hoo on the 6 honey pots! Going great!

[obstinatecondolement]

I did some spinning today! It's been a long while since I got one of my spindles out. I had to wind off the previous project, which is washed and hung up now, but I'm making good headway on the new project.

[badly_knitted]

Congratulations! Hope the spinning goes smoothly.

[obstinatecondolement]

Thank you! I'm getting back into the swing of things with it.

[peaceful_sands]

Well done, it's great to hear that things are going well.

[obstinatecondolement]

Thank you!

[sister_raphael]

I admire anyone who can use a spindle well. I'm pretty terrible at it. What are you making?

[obstinatecondolement]

Thank you! I think you've seen over on my journal, but I'm making some Cobra Kai themed yarn.

[babs_bee]

Got a few more rows done on the Holden Shawlette. More than halfway on the stockinette stitch section. It's great for mindless knitting while I listen to a podcast.

[peaceful_sands]

Well done on your progress. Hope you had a good podcast to listen to while you were working.

[sister_raphael]

More than halfway is a good milestone!

[badly_knitted]

Sounds like you're motoring along well with it!

[peaceful_sands]

I did some work on the final sleeve but I realised something has gone wrong so I'm going to have to undo and start over - I think I'm going to take it all the way back to the start as I can't figure where I ended up with so many extra stitches (about 12 extra at last count). If I take it back to the first row and work it from there that is probably the best idea *sigh* wish me luck for my next attempt.

[sister_raphael]

That is so frustrating.

[badly_knitted]

Good luck! It's so frustrating when stitches multiply unexpectedly.

[sister_raphael]

I'm still chipping away at the eyelets on the kirtle. 12 to go out of 44. No more roses to report and no further painting on the shield.

[badly_knitted]

That's a lot of eyelets! I'd think they must be quite fiddly.

[sister_raphael]

Oh they really are, but there's so many of them, that once you get your groove on, it's fairly easy to watch a movie while working.

[badly_knitted]

No doubt because you've had lots of practice.