Check-In Post July 22nd 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]

We had rain again this morning. Yay! The garden really needs it. I did try to do a bit out in the garden this afternoon, but the hedge was wet and kept dripping on me.

Plus, I spent a long time today installing new security on my computer, which took forever. The first attempt failed, but it's done and I feel more secure. I'd been using windows security, but never been entirely happy with it. I like being able to run regular scans to check for any issues. Now I can again, but getting everything set up was a bit of a nightmare.

[wiseheart]

I can imagine it was, but at least it is done and you can feel safer.
Yay for the rain indeed!

[badly_knitted]

It was worth the effort and the stress =)

[darkcedars]

I am hoping for some rain on Monday - we need it badly. So many hot days!

[badly_knitted]

I hope you get rain *pushes spare raincloud in your direction*

[smallhobbit]

The problem with the *** hedge
Is that it's wet and has to drip
So BK is always on edge
Trying to give the drips the slip!

[badly_knitted]

And failing miserably. Every time I cut a bit off I got a rain shower =/

[wiseheart]

It was a very hot day *and* I had to make an extensive food run because the fridge was almost empty. Not a good combination. I still got some minor crafting done: stitched 8 of the 10 shepherds together, so there are only 2 more to go, but that was all.

[smallhobbit]

I'm sure the shepherds appreciate it!

[darkcedars]

Oh grocery shopping on the hottest day is unpleasant.

[badly_knitted]

That's really good progress for a busy and very hot day!

[smallhobbit]

I went on a Dare to Dabble craft session this afternoon - painting like Jackson Pollock, highly entertaining. I'll do a post about it tomorrow.

[darkcedars]

That sounds like a lot of fun!

[smallhobbit]

It was!

[badly_knitted]

I shall have to view some Jackson Pollock painting to remind myself what his work looks like in preparation =)

Sounds like you had a good time with it!

[smallhobbit]

The technique is unconventional. And yes, it was fun!

[darkcedars]

I've worked on the baby blanket off and on. Fourth skein started.

A couple days ago we had a 5 second fire in the oven! Grease had spilled from a roast. I didn't notice. I started the oven preheating to bake bread the next day. The smoke detector started going off (huge amount of greasy smoke), I ran in and shut off the oven, glance through the oven window just in time to see the actual flame start. Put it out with the fire extinguisher. So that was a ton of cleaning up!

It's very hot here still. Lucy enjoys relaxing in front of the air conditioner.

[smallhobbit]

Glad to hear the fire was contained and you got it out quickly. Not something you want to happen!

Lucy does look very relaxed :) The baby blanket is growing well - how many skeins do you expect to use?

[darkcedars]

I have five skeins. it's getting to the point that each round is taking a while.

The fire was on the bottom tray and since it was out so quickly even the oven is fine. Whew. We have ordered a new fire extinguisher that is baking soda based, so if this happens again there is less worry about toxic chemicals.

[badly_knitted]

Yikes! That must have been scary!

At least Lucy is chilling.

[darkcedars]

I was so wired the rest of the day from the adrenaline spike. Lucy was angry because I put her outside, and then was confined to my brother's room. I definitely did not need the help of a tiny dog to clean up the kitchen.

[badly_knitted]

Definitely not a good thing to have a little dog underfoot at a time like that. You were victorious though! You save the oven, and everything else!

[darkcedars]

The kitchen is SO clean now too.

[badly_knitted]

I'll bet it is!

[yarnofariadne]

It's back down to 15C/60F here, grey and chilly and rainy, so I picked up the scarf again! Slow progress but still progress.

While the heat was rattling my brain I was considering knitting myself a tube top next but now that it's cold again I'm still considering. I might go for it, though! Why not.

[badly_knitted]

That sounds just like here!

A tube top would be cool, and pretty easy to make. Good to knit it in cold weather so it's ready to wear when temperatures rise again =)

[darkcedars]

You'll be prepared for next time. Or maybe you could also use it as a cowl. :D

[yarnofariadne]

The last cowl I made actually gave me the idea! I looked at it like, 'if I made this smaller it'd just be a tube top,' haha.

[smallhobbit]

Glad you're able to get back to knitting - and all progress helps.