Check-In Post July 24th 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

[smallhobbit]

Those on my flist will have already seen this, but today I posted my month's crafting activities here which includes a few pics I haven't posted here.

[badly_knitted]

Excellent results!

I wish I could get back to crafting, but the garden requires my attention.

[smallhobbit]

We only have pots, which are not my responsibility. And thank you.

[badly_knitted]

Pots would be a lot less work than my garden I guess, but despite the work, I like my garden.

[darkcedars]

Ah the harbor turned out great.

[smallhobbit]

Thank you very much.

[althea_valara]

Everything turned out so nice!

[smallhobbit]

Thank you very much.

[badly_knitted]

It's been a bit blustery today. Not cold, but the trees and shrubs have been blowing about. I cut back some low hanging shrub branches that needed it, a bit of hedge, and some brambles, gathered the laurel leaves, and did a spot of weeding. That was about it.

Also had a rummage through some of my craft supplies to see what was in a few boxes. It's so easy to forget what's where.

[darkcedars]

I keep thinking I should put my yarn at least on a spreadsheet. I had to dig through a box because I couldn't remember how much green I had, and of course it was at the bottom.

[badly_knitted]

That's always the way. Whatever you're looking for is always at the bottom of the last box. A spreadsheet sounds scarily organised.

[wiseheart]

That is very true. Even if you have labelled the boxes.

[badly_knitted]

Which of course I haven't.

[smallhobbit]

I like the idea of the trees and shrubs blowing about. A bit like Winnie-the-Pooh on a blustery day...

[badly_knitted]

Very much like that, although a bit alarming being under the laurel when it was waggling about *grins*

[wiseheart]

The "Candy Princess" quiet book is finally finished! Yay!

Behold the front cover (sliding activity, you can move the clouds up and down):



The rest of the photos can be viewed here.

I also started working on the Holy Family nativity scenes: 2 out of 10 are finished. I've decided to take it easy for the next few days, to allow my fingertips to recover. Binding the quiet book was brutal work, stitching through multiple layers of felt, double-sided tape and seaming ribbon. Ouch!

[darkcedars]

All of the pages are adorable!

[wiseheart]

Thank you! :)

[smallhobbit]

That's a gorgeous cover and the whole book is marvellous!

[wiseheart]

Well, not as perfect as the creations of those talented women on YouTube, but made with love. ;)

[yarnofariadne]

The Candy Princess book is so cute!

[wiseheart]

Thank you very much!

[badly_knitted]

The whole book looks wonderful! The umbrella is very clever, and I love the bird house, and the hot air balloon =D

[wiseheart]

The umbrella was very hard to make. The dratted cords just wouldn't remain taut enough; in the end I just gave up.

[badly_knitted]

I can imagine how difficult it would be trying to get the cords taut, but it still looks great.

[wiseheart]

The main problem was the very soft felt I used for the page base. But that piece was the only one with the right colour...

[badly_knitted]

Sometimes you just have to use what you've got.

[darkcedars]

I'm already halfway through the 4th skein (did a lot yesterday) on the blanket.

We've started working on the windows. Storm windows need firmed up and re-caulked, the window sashes need repaired or at least reglazed. Husband also decided we needed to paint around bits of the windows at the last minute.

[smallhobbit]

That's an impressive amount of progress on the blanket, since you only recently started that skein.

[wiseheart]

And while doing renovation work at the same time!

[yarnofariadne]

That's amazing progress on the blanket!

[badly_knitted]

Well done on blanket progress!

The windows sound like a big job, good luck with that!

[yarnofariadne]

Still making progress on the scarf! I'm nearing the end of the first skein, and it'll likely be about two and a half in total.

[badly_knitted]

You're doing really well!

[yarnofariadne]

Thank you!

[smallhobbit]

That's great!

[yarnofariadne]

Thanks!

[wiseheart]

Good job!

[yarnofariadne]

Thank you!

[althea_valara]

I slowly petered out on the shawl I was knitting, and today decided not to push to finish it this month. It was supposed to be a Nerdopolis turn-in, for a Pi Day challenge (it's a half pi shawl) but yeah, too much left to do yet.

Instead, for the Pi Day challenge I'm going to knit cherries! Because the challenge is actually Pi(e) and I love cherry pie so that will work, and shouldn't take too long. I've picked out a pattern and will do it this week.

Today I've been knitting on the last piece needed for that doll outfit I've been working on. It's basically a hooded cape with a scarf/shawl attached. I've finished the hood and cast on/picked up stitches for the scarf portion, but now my hands need a break so no more knitting tonight.

Oh, I also banged out a quick crocheted bookmark, the kind that have a curlicue on one end. That's for Nerdopolis, too, and I will probably do another but my hands seriously need a rest.

[badly_knitted]

Cherries sound fun! The shawl will get finished eventually, best not to force it, and your doll does need her outfit finishing.

Rest your hands, sounds like they've earned a break!

[wiseheart]

I love the idea with the cherries - it's hilarious. I'm sure it will be lovely when done. And the doll outfit sounds lovely.

[celli]

I'm trying to finish a sampler today, and it's fighting me every step, augh. Maybe it knows that I should be folding laundry instead of stitching. Bah humbug.

[badly_knitted]

Oh dear, perhaps it's your conscience interfering. Hope you got your sampler finished!

[wiseheart]

I'm sure the laundry will wait patiently. Mine always does. I've tried to make it bored and impatient, so that it would fold itself, but it never worked. ;)