Check-In Post May 27th 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]

Writing took up most of my time today, but I installed another game onto the old laptop. Zuma. I didn't intend to play it, but it started up so...

It's been years since I last played so I figured I'd be useless, but I've never played better. Stages I always struggled with I flew through. I did lose 2 lives, but I also gained one, so after and hour and a quarter I had to leave the game to get my chores done and I still have two lives left. I'm somewhere on level 5 and still going strong. It's probably beginner's luck, but it was fun. Nerve-wracking, but fun.

[wiseheart]

Go you!

[darkcedars]

You also have years of continued computer use since you last played.

[celli]

oh, Zuma! I loved playing that game!

[stonepicnicking_okapi]

Yay for new games!

[peaceful_sands]

Woo-boo you’re on a winning streak - long may it last.

[wiseheart]

I've begun planning out the new quiet book for Elise's third granddaughter, Janka (which is Hungarian for Jeannie, BTW). It will be a tad more girlie than the twin ones I'd just finished yesterday, but not another doll house. The girlie aspect will be shown more in the colours than in the topics.

For those interested in details (and the respective YouTube videos), you are welcome to take a look at the longer report posted to my LJ, since I can't actually make the videos appear on DW. And besides, I don't want to spam this place too much. *g*

[badly_knitted]

I looked, and the ideas are lovely! It'll be very different from the boys' books.

[darkcedars]

That sounds really nice, with the flowers and bees and balloons.

How much velcro we talking? :)

[smallhobbit]

That all looks really lovely - I look forward to watching it progress.

[stonepicnicking_okapi]

This is incredible. I had to google 'quiet book' but yay for them and you making them yourself is just amazing. I wish I'd known about them when my kids were younger.

[peaceful_sands]

Sounds like a great idea - good luck for the project and for getting through the Velcro related aspects.

[darkcedars]

I'm mostly over the flu. Just extra tired. I had the afghan in bed with me yesterday and did a row and a half. After I complete the half row, there will be only 8 rows remaining! They are huge but meh.

It warmed up this afternoon. Supposed to be cold tonight, then we will switch back to what should be normal May weather. I went outside for a few minutes to check plants and discovered I can take a non-blurry photo of this rose IF it is shaded by my body. Nothing else, even waiting until nearly sunset, works. The pink overwhelms the camera.

Also this one smells of apples.

[yarnofariadne]

I hope you continue to feel better! And best of luck finishing the afghan.

Your roses are so pretty!

[smallhobbit]

The rose is beautiful. And hooray for progress on the afghan.

[celli]

feel better (or keep feeling better)!

[stonepicnicking_okapi]

Glad you're on the mend. Lovely flowers.

[badly_knitted]

You're still making excellent progress on the afghan! Hopefully you'll be fully recovered soon and enjoying the weather. I'm facing more cold and rain. Meh.

The rose is gorgeous!

[peaceful_sands]

Glad to hear you are recovering, well done on the Afghan progress. That is a lovely looking rose

[yarnofariadne]

Definitely did not have enough black yarn left to do anything more than a very small rectangle 😅 Also entirely messed up casting off somehow and trying to fix it made it worse and I'm simply not in the mood to tangle with it so I've just put it in a box and it will be another day's problem.

[smallhobbit]

It'll wait for you!

[smallhobbit]

My post on hammered flowers is here for anyone who's interested.

[celli]

that looks like fun!!!

[celli]

I finished basically one-third of my newer project (one of the two people in it is done, so I have to do the other one and then the background). I also got the floss for the project I was taking a break from, and the next stitch for it comes out tomorrow, so that'll be on deck for this weekend.

I also have to finish a bunch of pieces (wash, iron, frame/hoop) and ugggggh. That's my least favorite part, I think.

[smallhobbit]

Your new project is coming on well - I often think cross stitch/embroidery looks better at a slight distance - it definitely obscures any odd stitches which aren't quite as you'd wish. I hope the next stitch for the other project is easier than the last.

[stonepicnicking_okapi]

One I did this morning while it rained outside.

[badly_knitted]

Oooh, flower fairies! That looks lovely!

[peaceful_sands]

I finished all the cross-stitch and more of the outlining- all that’s left to do is the outlining on the tree trunk, bushes and the sign (including the words on the sign).

[smallhobbit]

That's great - looking forward to seeing a pic of the finished article.