Check-In Post July 18th 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.
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Today's Question: Everyone keeping okay in the heat?


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I now declare this Check-In OPEN!

Comments

[badly_knitted]

It's gradually cooling down as evening gets later, but while I'm fairly comfortable indoors, outside is stifling. I popped out to check for mail, which is how I found that out.

I did get out early this morning before it got hot and gathered laurel leaves. Started clearing the path in front of the greenhouses, so I felt less guilty for staying in for the rest of the day. It's been hard to do anything though. I sorted out some stuff to go in the recycling bin, and then I thought I'd do some colouring but I can't find my colouring books. They weren't where I thought I'd put them =(

[wiseheart]

Don't I know the feeling! I'm always looking for something in the flat, and most of the time in the wrong place.

[badly_knitted]

It's frustrating. I have no idea where to look now =(

[sister_raphael]

Glad you got some things done before it heated up too much!

[badly_knitted]

Did the same again this morning, some watering and leaf gathering, so I can stay indoors the ret of the day. Tomorrow should be cooler.

[wiseheart]

I sat down to watch some telly and thought I might as well start stitching my little felt Santas together. After three episodes of the show (with cooking the lunch in the ad breaks) all 10 Santas were finished.

Here they are:



Are they cute or are they cute?

[althea_valara]

Definitely cute!

[badly_knitted]

Well done! They are VERY cute! They look so happy and friendly =)

Top row, second from the right looks sad though. I want to give him a hug.

[wiseheart]

That was the first face I did and my pen slid just a little.

[badly_knitted]

Poor little sad Santa *pets him* Cheer up!

[wiseheart]

Do you want him for Christmas? He is flat and light, I can simply put him in an envelope and send you as a letter. No taxing that way.

[badly_knitted]

Oh, yes please! I'd absolutely love him! *squishes you*

[wiseheart]

Consider it done! I'm always glad when my little folk finds a good home. ;)

[badly_knitted]

Yippeee! Thank you so much! He'll have a very good home, I promise.

[wiseheart]

I know. That's why I offered. :)

[badly_knitted]

=D

[celli]

so cute!!!!

[wiseheart]

Thanks. They were fun to make, not to mention blessedly easy. The other patterns promise to be more work-heavy. But at least no Velcro is involved.

[sister_raphael]

They are very cute!

[wiseheart]

Thank you. :)

[althea_valara]

I just finished section 3 of 5 on the shawl. Hoping to get the garter portion of section 4 done today. It should be doable because the rows get shorter so go faster as you knit. NOT looking forward to the subsequent stockinette portion, it's purl nearly 300 stitches ten times, ugh.

[badly_knitted]

Excellent! You're flying along.

I find garter stitch more annoying, just knit, knit, knit all the time. I prefer stocking stitch, at least there ae purl rows to break up the monotony, but I'd rather have lace or cable patterns to knit.

[sister_raphael]

Wow! Well done!

[celli]

a little more progress - this is as of last night, I've gotten more done today but haven't taken any pics.

[sister_raphael]

That's looking great so far!

[badly_knitted]

It's coming along really well!

[sister_raphael]

Busy day yesterday. Finished painting a chest red and this morning I nailed on the new hasp and lock plate and now it looks like a whole new thing! I've packed up all the washed clothes fromt he festival although one or two are still soaking for mud removal.

Later tonight after work, I'm hoping to unpick the fake silk sleeves from one of my helpers outfits as it was only a temporary fake fix for her.

I need to do a big sort of fabric in my workroom, but have discovered termites in my back door frame, so I've alerted the agent, but it may mean that the little deck I built from pallets at the back porch will have to be dismantled along with some of the timber garden beds attached to it. Enormous garden reshuffle in my weekend, I think.

[badly_knitted]

Busy and productive by the sound of it!

Termites? Oh no, that's the last thin you need! That sounds like a lot of hard work ahead, and not the fun kind =(

[wiseheart]

Bugs of any kind are such a nuisance! They get into every place they have no business to be and are so hard to get rid of!