Check-In Post August 10th 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]

The greenhouse battle continues, although it's not the most sensible thing to be doing in 30C+ temperatures. Emptied another water filled tub, moved two other tubs into the other greenhouse, and emptied 4 other disintegrating bags. In the process, I discovered 15 hanging baskets I don't even remember. I have nowhere to hang even one hanging basket so why do I have 15? The chains are a bit rusty but they're otherwise fine.

When I got too hot, and tired of dodging big spiders, I retreated to the front of the house where it was shadier and battled the very overgrown hedge. It's not privet, it a mix of a shrub called lonicera nitida — a relative of honeysuckle, although it couldn't be less like its cousin — and two fuchsias, the lovely fuchsia magellanica which has been there for more than 60 years, and another hardy fuchsia that mum bought and put in which is totally unsuitable because it won't stop growing. The flowers are really pretty, but I keep thinking I'll have to get rid of it because it's taken over.

Gave myself a blister cutting hedge though, and it burst, so I'm wounded =(

[smallhobbit]

Fascinated by the possession of 15 hanging baskets - that would be a lot, even if you did have somewhere to hang them!

[badly_knitted]

I shall have to see if I can rehome them. I just don't remember them at all =/

[wiseheart]

What are they originally for? Flowers?

[badly_knitted]

Yes, you fill them with growing plants and hang them outside so you have a pretty flowering display. Or you can plant trailing strawberries...

[smallhobbit]

I finished the cross stitch for my mum:

[badly_knitted]

That's so pretty! I love the happy little crab!

[smallhobbit]

Thank you very much. The crab was fun 🦀

[wiseheart]

Oh, lovely!

[smallhobbit]

Thank you.

[sister_raphael]

Oh my goodness, how cute is that!!!!!

[smallhobbit]

Thank you very much.

[wiseheart]

Nothing crafty done today, due to the annual carpet cleaning. Have I already mentioned how much I hate housework? Especialky the cleaning part which is totally meaningless, as the results never last.

[badly_knitted]

Yay for the carpets being done for now.

Housework is cruel and unusual punishment.

[althea_valara]

Last night I pulled out that shawl I had started last month and did two rows of it. I'd like to have it done by the craft fair, and think I can manage it if I do a row or two a day. About to settle done and knit on it now.

Today (so far) I managed the following:
* Halfway through a large pumpkin. Well, larger than the tiny ones, anyway!
* On round 6 of a 14-round doily.
* Made noses and sewed together 2 gnome ornaments.

I've spent a lot of time the past few days attempting to decide on a pattern for some yarn I have. The yarn is Lion Brand Ferris Wheel in the Cotton Candy colorway, and I have two cakes of it.

Originally, I started a Simple Crescent Shawl with it. I've made this before and it's dead easy and quick, but the neck edge is rather tight so I started second guessing myself.

Then I started May I Borrow This Please, which I can probably do with one cake, so I can make two of them. But I was having issues knitting it - needle didn't want to go in the stitches, I don't know if it's because I had frogged the yarn or what.

So now I'm leaning back towards the crescent shawl. But I'm still unsure. I started looking at Baktus patterns yesterday but none jumped out at me as THE ONE. Input and suggestions welcome!

[badly_knitted]

You sound very busy! Lots of projects on the go.

I think I like the crescent shawl best, it should look very pretty in the yarn you've got, but you're the one knitting it so you'd have a better idea of what will work best and what you'd most enjoy making.

Good luck with finishing the shawl you're already working on and deciding what to do with your other yarn.

[tielan]

Another column of blocks sewn up and sewn together.

[badly_knitted]

Woohoo! Sounds like you're flying through the quilt!

[tielan]

It actually feels painfully slow to tell you the truth! But it's getting done and that's the main thing.

[badly_knitted]

Well, it seems fast to those of us who don't sew *grins*

[sister_raphael]

I've split the wrist seams of a kirtle I want to upgrade and cut out all the buttons to make. I'll get 11 each arm, so 22 buttonholes to do. So far, three buttons made.

In other news, the Shadiversity interview I was dreading is live and it's quite okay. whew.

[badly_knitted]

That's a lot of buttons and buttonholes! Buttoned sleeves do look good though.

I saw about the interview on your journal, hoping to give it a listen when I have time. Glad it turned out okay!

[sister_raphael]

I have both hood and kirtle button photos but they're still on my phone. Very pleased with the hood!

[badly_knitted]

Looking forward to seeing the photos when you get around to it!

[sister_raphael]

Photos taken and posted up!

[badly_knitted]

I saw! *grins* So snuggly!

[sister_raphael]

I will be sharing a button photo thumbnail in the group tomorrow since I've really posted a few things already today and everyone has finished their today comments. I am incredibly relieved about the interview. The guy is not my thing- very clickbaity and I'm sad to report the interview is doing so well, he is keen to do more. Ugh. I mean, it's good publicity, but it would mean a bit more to me if he was less of a sensationalist. sigh.

[badly_knitted]

Can't have everything, I guess. Sometimes you just have to grin and bear things for the publicity.