Check-In Post June 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.


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I now declare this Check-In OPEN!

Comments

[badly_knitted]

Same old same old for me, some writing and some playing of card games, although I was practically nodding off over the old laptop.

Still hoping the weather will improve sometime next week, but Sunday is looking dismal — heavy rain and 12C. I'm thinking blankets and hot water bottles.

The foxgloves in the garden are flowering, white ones and purple ones. I can't see them as well as I'd like from the house, but they're still lovely.

[wiseheart]

I almost fell asleep over my crossword puzzle today, so I can relate. ;)

[badly_knitted]

Some days are just like that. I'll be off to bed once I finish with emails.

[smallhobbit]

We had sufficient sunshine to dry the washing today (hooray!)

The foxgloves are showing their flowers
The purple blooms and the white
BK is expecting some showers
And wishes the day could be bright

[badly_knitted]

Lucky you! I wake every day to sunshine and blue skies, but by the time I get breakfast the clouds have rolled in.

Truer words were never versed!

[wiseheart]

It seems I was being overly optimistic when I thought I'd finish the front page today. It proved to be a much more finicky design than expected. But at least I *have* finished the central motif - that is, the hot air balloon itself - and it looks... acceptable. There are still the sliding clouds to do, but I'll leave those for another day.

[smallhobbit]

Even a small amount of progress counts - especially when something is fiddly.

[wiseheart]

True. These are the projects you think will be done in no time - several days later, you're still doing them. *sigh*

[badly_knitted]

You may not have got as far s you were hoping but it's still excellent progress. The clouds won't be going anywhere until you let them ;)

[wiseheart]

That's right, although I'm greatly relieved now, a day later, that I've finally beaten them into obedience. *g*

[badly_knitted]

*grins* Wish I could do that with the clouds I keep getting!

[stationblorbos]

I was hoping I'd feel up to getting started on June's dinosaur stitch a long pages but I'm having a bit of an insecurity attack so I have a feeling I'm going to sit in the dark and try to write instead.

Its election day where I am and it's going to be bad, so I think that is affecting my mood. It's also Star Trek Strange New Worlds day and that might be too.

[smallhobbit]

It's hard to concentrate when waiting for news, especially when it's likely not to be good. I like the idea of a dinosaur stitchalong.

[stationblorbos]

It's a dinosaur alphabet, so it's great. May was a really busy month for me(stepbrother got married) and of course it had three dinos. I finished it on May 31 lol. Maybe I just need a break.

June only has two, thankfully.

[smallhobbit]

That sounds splendid. Finishing on the last day of the month still counts, especially when there are three dinos and you had a wedding. You've got time for a break before stitching this month's two.

[badly_knitted]

Dinosaur alphabet = awesome!

[stationblorbos]

It's SO GOOD. I love it

I'm hoping Q is my favorite, the Quetzalcoatlus

[badly_knitted]

That would be brilliant!

My favourite used to be the Stegosaurus.

[stationblorbos]

What's your current favorite?

[badly_knitted]

I'm rather partial to the parasaurolophus, with its strange crest.

[stationblorbos]

Solid choice!

[badly_knitted]

There are so many to choose from though, such amazing creatures.

[badly_knitted]

The dinosaur stitch along sounds fun.

I don't blame you, elections these days are fraught. I hope writing helps to take your mind off things. It can be very therapeutic in stressful times, an escape from things best not dwelt on. Good luck!

[kneesntoess]

I wrote a couple thousand words of fic longhand while I didn't have access to my computer, so I'm getting those written up!

and I was inspired by all the cool folks I saw at the MCR gig last weekend, so I spent part of my afternoon altering one of my tshirts until I was happier with the fit

[stationblorbos]

That's awesome

[kneesntoess]

Thank you!

[badly_knitted]

I wouldn't know where to begin with altering clothes. Amazing!
Also, great work with the writing!

[kneesntoess]

I've done some small alterations like turning up hems, but never anything that involved getting the fabric scissors out - I'm so pleased with how it turned out.

[badly_knitted]

Sewing buttons back on and turning up trouser legs is my limit. You're braver than I would've been!

[kneesntoess]

The best way to learn how to do something is to just do it, I guess!

[badly_knitted]

I'd be too scared of ruining something!

[kneesntoess]

That's fair! tbh the reason I started with this shirt is I have other MCR shirts and I decided it was a sacrifice it was willing to make ;)

[badly_knitted]

If it's a duplicate or something that makes it a lot safer.

[tielan]

Sewed the first round of four wonky log cabin blocks towards entering a quilt into the Sydney Quilt Show... We'll see how it turns out...

[badly_knitted]

Here's hoping it turns out not wonky - unless wonkiness is the aim, in which case, wonk on!