Check-In Post August 9th 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]

I'm worn out! It's been hot today, and will be hotter tomorrow, so I got laundry done and mostly dry, I'll put it out again to air tomorrow.

I've bailed out two more tubs in the greenhouse, scattering the contents around on paths and walls to dry. Moved one miraculously dry box into the other greenhouse, and emptied another bag. Moved a big but damaged sheet of corrugated plastic onto the greenhouse roof so it covers the place where a glass pane is missing. It's not perfect, there's a hole in it, but it might keep some of the rain out when the temperature drops again at the beginning of next week. Assuming it doesn't slide or get blown off.

I estimate I've emptied about one sixth of the greenhouse *sigh*

You know you've got problems with your greenhouse when there are worms between plastic bags 4 foot off the ground. Worms around here can apparently climb... =/

[smallhobbit]

This is the home of the climbing worm
Exceeding all others which do nothing but squirm
They've been in the greenhouse for quite a long term
And now BK is going to have to be firm
OUT!

(I do hope you don't mind being assailed by doggerel!)

[badly_knitted]

Laughing my head off here!

I do breed superior worms, clearly. They're overachievers ;)

[pensnest]

*applauds*

I don't know if the worms hereabouts can climb, but I feel sure the slugs can leap. Norfolk Leaping Slugs - sounds like a thing, doesn't it?

[badly_knitted]

Oh yes, leaping slugs definitely sounds like a thing. They've been flying around here quite a bit as I flick them off things ;)

[wiseheart]

Sounds like a Torchwood moment! ;)

[badly_knitted]

It does rather!

[althea_valara]

I AM OFFICIALLY SIGNED UP FOR THE CRAFT FAIR!!! \o/

I tried doing so at midnight last night, but the tickets weren't online yet. Got up at 8:30ish this morning to try, but wasn't successful until around 9:15. I may have been too eager, lol. But it's paid for and I have a receipt, so YAY!

This afternoon I went to Joann to pick up thread for the noses of the gnome ornaments. I misremembered what size thread to get. Pattern calls for size 3, I bought size 10, oops. I just made 12 DCs instead of 9 HDC and it looks like it'll be fine. I finished sewing together an ornament and it is way cute.

Yesterday I finished the second fingerless mitt. Now I'm trying to decide what to do next. Since I was up late and got up early for me, napping sounds good...

[badly_knitted]

YAY! Congratulations on signing up!

Also well done for finishing the second mitt.

I hope the gnomes are a bit hit, they're just so cute!

[smallhobbit]

That's excellent!

[wiseheart]

Congratulations!

[pensnest]

I finished my second Honeycomb Shawl! Entry is here, with quite a large photo.

[badly_knitted]

I have seen, and I think they're awesome! Well done!

[wiseheart]

They look fantastic!

[wiseheart]

I worked a bit on my Three Kings felts - all ten trios are now taped together, and half of them are even stitched together and equipped with hangings. I also sorted out another three pinches of tiny, tiny star-shaped sequins.

[badly_knitted]

Well done! That's a lot of progress!

[wiseheart]

Honestly, I was surprised, myself. ;)