Check-In Post January 2nd 2021

[badly_knitted]

Hello to all members, 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.


If anyone has any questions of their own about the community, or suggestions for tags, questions to be asked on the check-in posts, or if anyone is interested in playing check-in host for a week here on the community, which would entail putting up the daily check-in posts and responding to comments, go to the Questions & Suggestions post and leave a comment.

I now declare this Check-In OPEN!

Comments

[badly_knitted]

Knitted approximately 40 rows on neighbour's arm warmers, that gets me to about the halfway point.

[smallhobbit]

That's progressing well!

[badly_knitted]

I'm getting there but I got in a bit of a tangle, think I must have somehow wrapped the yarn around the needle because I'd sort of gained an extra stitch. Had to unpick a couple of rows which wasn't easy. The energy saving bulbs don't give good light and the yarn is so dark it looks black. Hard to see the stitches.

[smallhobbit]

I started the two colour rib on my hat and knitted three stegosaurus legs.

[badly_knitted]

That's a good bit of knitting, but poor Steggie is a tripod! Please tell me it'll get another leg before too long *grins*

[darkcedars]

Today I looked at the long term afghan WIP. So dusty. Also when I did a quick count, the single crochet edge I had started around the body wasn't consistent at all. So I frogged it, shook the afghan outside, and tossed it in the dryer with a damp towel for a few minutes.

I also dug out the yarn for the border, so it's ready.

[badly_knitted]

Good preparation is important, especially with big projects. Good luck on getting the border how you want it this time!

[stonepicnicking_okapi]

No crafting today but yesterday I made a very twee chocolate chip cookie.



And yesterday my older son also performed his skit "Evil Santa" which I tasked him to do over the winter break with finger puppets we made.



Synopsis: Evil Santa is evil and throws a bolt of lightning at the house where Gingerbread Man, Penguin, Snowman, and Unicorn live. The house burns to the ground. The four go to Santa's house to seek revenge [Santa's last name is Roberto] and Gingerbread man gets sucked down a tunnel in the ground. Penguin (who is a flying penguin) and Snowman bust through the roof, knock Santa out, and rescue Gingerbread Man from being eaten. Unicorn is on the roof to help. All four go back to their burnt house to start repairs and have a DANCE PARTY! The End.

[darkcedars]

Laughing so hard!

[stonepicnicking_okapi]

I know, right? He was reading a draft to me earlier and I had to ask 'Why is Santa's last name Roberto?' 'How does the penguin get on the roof? Oh, it's a flying penguin.'

[badly_knitted]

Cute cookie!

Also, your son is awesome, that's a great story!

[stonepicnicking_okapi]

Thank you!

I will tell him you said that. He'll be chuffed.

[badly_knitted]

Imagination is a great thing to have =D

[smallhobbit]

That's a brilliant story - he has a great imagination :)

I like that cookie!

[stonepicnicking_okapi]

I have passed on the praise, and he is chuffed. :) Thank you!

Yes, the cookie is very twee. It was from a kit I bought for the summer but we never got around to using. There's a pattern book for all kinds of food (donuts, pizza, all kinds of fruit) and felt and thread. I didn't realize how small the end product would be, but it's not a bad distraction. A bit too complicated for Minisculus to do on his own, but he can do certain parts and I think it's a good life skill (how to use a needle) for the boys to have.

[badly_knitted]

All kids need to be taught basic sewing skills. I hate sewing with a vengeance but my mum taught me young how to shorten a pair of trousers to fit, how to sew on buttons and do basic repairs.

[froodle]

Your grandsons fingerpuppet theatre sounds DELIGHTFUL!

[stonepicnicking_okapi]

Thank you!

[shopfront]

Today I rolled all seven colours for my newly planned lace scarf/shawl, and it's all light fingering weight and I swear it almost very nearly was never going to eeeeend D:

[badly_knitted]

This iw why I buy yarn that's already in balls. Good exercise for the arms though ;)

[nagi_schwarz]

I have finally re-figured out how to knit an illusion scarf, so I am back in business, no more frogging necessary, and am trotting along on my Stargate Logo test piece and am eight rows in. Something is better than nothing. :)

[badly_knitted]

Yay for figuring it out! It's so satisfying when something you've been having trouble suddenly clicks. 8 rows is great!

[froodle]

Just finished my first beanie monster of the New Year, whose combination of receding hairline and multiple long arms has lead to him being christened Phil Collins before he was even halfway done. his body and all eight limbs came from leftover scraps from other babies, though I did have to decapitate a previously untouched Husky for his head.

[badly_knitted]

Awww, poor Phil! *grins*