Check-In Post June 8th 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

[wiseheart]

I had a fairly lazy day. Mostly, I worked on the deep sea page. I've selected a sea-horse for the central motif, as it is also placed vertically and thus can counterbalance the coral. I've stitched along the dratted thing for all morning and part of the afternoon, too, but at least I'm happy with the outcome. Mum likes it, too. Now, on to the other sea creatures!

I'm planning to select a few from these. Not the mermaid, though. It was pain enough to make once; also, this page was for a 20cm by 20cm book, and the current one is 18cm by 18cm. I don't want to make the scene too crowded.

[badly_knitted]

Sounds like it's coming along well!

Ooooh! Little crab! Sea turtle!

[wiseheart]

Well, in the end I chose the jellyfish and the little octopus, but the starfish and the snail house are already done, so it's good.

[badly_knitted]

Your book, your choice, you know what will work best, but that crab and turtle were just so cute!

[wiseheart]

I did consider them, actually, but it was the size that decided in the end. The page I linked to was 20cm by 20cm. The book I'm working on now is 18cm by 18cm, and the coral and the seahorse take up a lot of space already. So I needed something small that would fit between them without making the entire picture too crowded.

[badly_knitted]

Size always has to be taken into consideration.

[darkcedars]

Those are cute. I love a good seahorse.

[wiseheart]

So do I. They are so lovely!

[peaceful_sands]

Exciting choices!

[wiseheart]

Aren't they?