Check-In Post May 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.


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I now declare this Check-In OPEN!

Comments

[badly_knitted]

I managed to squeeze in maybe 40-45 minutes out in the garden before it started spitting with rain. Probably could gave stayed out longer because the rain never really got going, but I managed to tear weeds off about another square foot, so it's progress. Pulling them was making my thumb hurt though. I'm right-handed, but for some reason I mostly pull weeds with my left hand, even though I know it will hurt my thumb. =/

Also got some cross stitching done on the little owl. I finished the fence post he's sitting on, the owl's feet, and made good progress on his body. I estimate I'm about a third of the way through the design.

[smallhobbit]

I'm glad your owl is progressing.

[smallhobbit]

I've now started the second of my small Tenby hoops. This one's the harbour, so lots of shades of blue at the moment.

[badly_knitted]

Thanks! Only this one and two others to complete the set =)

[badly_knitted]

Oooh, that will be lovely when it's finished, I'm sure,

[darkcedars]

Progress on both yard and owls, a good day.

[verdande_mi]

I haven't posted here in forever. I gave the vest I was knitting to my aunt to finish, and I am now enjoying the time I focus on hobbies again, mainly the garden, my indoor plants, but also crocheting. I am crocheting sunflowers, making them into granny square and I hope I will be able to make it into a pillow.

[darkcedars]

Nice!

[verdande_mi]

Qwls are great, and make good motives too :D

[verdande_mi]

What is Tenby hoops?

[darkcedars]

A pillow sounds good for sunflowers.

[darkcedars]

I finished seasoning the cast iron cook surfaces for the grill today. It has been cool because we had thunderstorms most of the morning. Which also means I didn't go out and do any outdoor work, though I did go out and take a couple photos of where water is puddling up instead of draining for future projects.

Slow and steady work on the afghan border. Had an email that my yarn order was canceled because it was out of stock, made an order elsewhere.

[wiseheart]

I can't wait to see what they look like! Sounds like a lovely pattern.

[wiseheart]

I was working on the deep sea pages today. I've made surprisingly good progress and actually finished both the second octopus and the stitching together of the corresponding pages. Next step: the seaming, and then the dreaded binding of the books.

[badly_knitted]

And I got some writing in as well =)

[badly_knitted]

I really love owls, so this set of 12 very small designs was irresistible.

[badly_knitted]

Glad you're getting time again to enjoy your hobbies. I hope you're enjoying your garden.

The pillow idea sounds lovely!

[badly_knitted]

Sounds like you're getting ready for summer cook-outs!

We have thunderstorms forecast for tonight, but I'm doubtful. I think it might be raining a little bit, but there's no feel of a storm brewing. Good idea to take photos of where the rain is pooling. Hopefully it will help you figure out a way to prevent the problem, or at least work around it.

Oh no! That sucks. I hope your second order will prove more successful.

[smallhobbit]

I hope so!

[smallhobbit]

Thank you.

[badly_knitted]

Thanks! Hoping to take photos once they're all done. I don't want to try to post 12 photos so I want to group them as three sets of four, but I need them all done first so I can figure out how best to group them. They're all different sizes and shapes.

[smallhobbit]

My icon shows the previous hoop. It's cross stitch which is displayed in a hoop. Tenby is the town in Wales the designs are based on. We spent a few days there in March.

[smallhobbit]

The sunflowers sound lovely.

[badly_knitted]

Well done! Not much more to do, even if the binding is the hardest part.

[smallhobbit]

I hope the second order will be successful.