Check-In Post June 21st 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]

Suffering a bit from overdoing things yesterday, far too much bending, and my arms hurt from wielding the shovel on the driveway, but I got out in the garden again, trying to stay mostly upright, I cleared some ivy and two massive brambles that were growing over the roof if the greenhouse and into the laurel. Cleared a lot of ivy off the greenhouse too. It's growing inside, as well as outside. Such a menace!

[wiseheart]

Sounds like one of those old sci-fi films where menacing alien plants tried to take over the Earth. ;))

[badly_knitted]

I'm living a Torchwood episode, lol!

[wiseheart]

Haven't you always? *g*

[badly_knitted]

Probably....

[peaceful_sands]

I'm exhausted just reading about your endeavours to tame the garden - I don't know how you do it! I'm super impressed.

[badly_knitted]

I honestly don't know either. I think it's because I don't rush myself (most of the time), just go at things in a methodical way. I hate rushing with anything garden-related. Gardening should be relaxing.

[sister_raphael]

I actually love ivy and brambles but I understand that if they're growing where you don't want them, that's a nuisance.

[badly_knitted]

They've just taken over so completely there's scarcely room for anything else, and the ivy is a serious tripping hazard. It's always tangling round my ankles.

[wiseheart]

I've finished another Big Fish(TM) and tacked on the mouths of the other six. Not much, but it is all very finicky work, so I consider it a success.

[badly_knitted]

Well done, the fishes will soon be nattering away to each other!

[wiseheart]

Actually, the three of them that I finished are singing deep sea chorals all the time. ;))

[badly_knitted]

Ah, operatic fishes *g*

[wiseheart]

And enthusiastic ones, too! Mute fishy chorals are fun!

[badly_knitted]

I should think they're soothing to listen to ;)

Thank you!

[wiseheart]

Oh, yes, very soothing. Not to mention the big, soulful eyes they're looking at one with!

[badly_knitted]

Who could fail to fall for those eyes?

[wiseheart]

Not a chance, really. *g*

[badly_knitted]

I think you've got a hit on your hands with those fishes!

[wiseheart]

I'm valiantly trying to resist their charm as I still have half the quiet book to finish during summer, but sometimes a bit of distraction is good. And they really look hilarious.

[badly_knitted]

Maybe make a few fish between quiet book pages, to give yourself a break from the velcro.

[wiseheart]

That is my nefarious plan, yes. ;)

[badly_knitted]

Excellent!

[peaceful_sands]

Well done - sometimes it is the small details that take the most time.

[wiseheart]

Yeah, they are monotonous and boring. Which is why I do them while watching the telly with half an eye.

[sister_raphael]

Good progress!

[wiseheart]

Thanks, I'm not complaining,

[althea_valara]

My secret project has reached a point where I feel comfortable enough sharing it. Here it is:



It's a knitted doll of one of my Final Fantasy XIV characters! See my icon for the character I was trying to recreate. The inspiration for her clothes is here: https://ffxiv.eorzeacollection.com/gearset/wayfarers

I still need to finish her boots and do her cape. I brought her to Stitch Club on Thursday and she was greatly admired and got a lot of hugs. I completely designed her myself. The tunic gave me some fits - box pleats are fiddly, and I had never done a bottom-up raglan before so that took some ripping as I figured it out.

I'm away from home now, and left Windy behind. Instead I'm back at work on my niece's graduation blanket. Only 23 rows left, I CAN DO IT!

[peaceful_sands]

She's coming along really well. Good luck on the graduation blanket - not far to go now.

[celli]

Wow!!!!

[badly_knitted]

So cute and amazing! I hope you'll share another pic when the boots and cape are done. How tall is she?

Good luck on the blanket, you can definitely do it!

[althea_valara]

Normally my dolls are 18" but I added some rounds to make her taller and give her more adult proportions, as her race in the game is very tall and muscular. So she's about 22", I think?

I also tried doing short rows on her front to give her a bust, but that only worked so-so. Still, I'm glad I tried it!

[badly_knitted]

That's really big! A lot of care has gone into making her and it shows.

You never know whether or not something will work unless you try.

[sister_raphael]

She's just super cute! Well done.
Annnd YOU'RE CLOSE TO FINISHING!! woo hoo!

[wiseheart]

Very cute! And that tunic is amazing - my childhood dolls would kill to have one like it.

[peaceful_sands]

I finally finished the outlining on the chapel - surprisingly difficult and intricate. I then picked up a partially crocheted sock and began working on that - managed to make it round the heel and do one round for the ankle. There's a few more rows and then the cuff - hopefully one or two evenings to finish this and then I'll start on its partner. (had to edit that as I typed partners and yeah just the one partner needed).

Hope to get the designs into cards and then I'll post a pic.

[badly_knitted]

Well done, looking forward to seeing the finished cards. Did you manage to get the double sides tape?

Cosy crochet socks! Definitely only need one more to match *grins*

[peaceful_sands]

I did manage to get some very thin tape which should be okay for the cards but it’s too thin for the bigger cross-stitches that I’m trying to frame myself.

[badly_knitted]

Hopefully you'll be able to get some wider tape somewhere, it comes in a variety of widths.

[sister_raphael]

Sounds like you're making good progress on all your things! Socks are on my to do list! (but not any time soon)

[wiseheart]

I'm looking forward to the pics!

[sister_raphael]

Not a huge amount done today. Some sewing around the edges of the reinforcing of the tent hooks. More to do but nearly finished. Slowly catching up with blog posts.

[badly_knitted]

You've been so busy lately, I don't know how you do it! A slower day must be a pleasant change.