Check-In Post August 17th 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.


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]

More bags emptied in the greenhouse, more plant pots brushed off, more unwanted items left in the driveway... The fourth of the four matching hanging baskets has gone, but not much else. Still hoping someone will come along and whisk everything away. I've put a load of seed trays out now, the flimsy kind. Maybe someone can make use of them. I prefer the hard plastic ones, and I have more than enough of those.

Dustbin day on Friday so I'll see what else I can fit in tomorrow after I put the household rubbish in it.

[wiseheart]

Your diligence is most impressive!

[badly_knitted]

I just want to get the job finished, but I know it's going to take weeks yet.

[smallhobbit]

You can always climb in the bin to flatten things down a bit so you can get more rubbish in ;)

[badly_knitted]

I wouldn't want to try, knowing what I've put in there o_O

[pensnest]

You might try offering the stuff at a local allotment, if there is one? Or just doing what my husband does, packing gardening rubbish firmly into the bin every time. It's taking a while....

[badly_knitted]

I've been trying to get a contact number for the allotments, but no luck so far. Might have to trek over there in person one Sunday and hope the gates are open so I can get to allotment shop. You have to have a key, but we gave up our allotment over 20 years ago and the people running things back then were older than my late mum, so I have no clue who's in charge now.

The rubbishy stuff is going in the bin bit by bit, but I already have enough to fill the bin twice more so it's going to take time.

[wiseheart]

My penguins, preparing for their Christmas party:



Aren't they the handsome dudes?

I'm very happy with the way they turned out. Now I've made altogether 50 Christmas felts so far, although there might be a few more penguins yet, as I've produced more black felt rests while cutting out parts for another project, and I don't want to waste them. However, next will come the creches, and then... we'll see.

[smallhobbit]

What lovely penguins!

[wiseheart]

Turned out better than I hoped, honestly.

[pensnest]

Oh, these are excellent!

[wiseheart]

Thank you! :)

[badly_knitted]

The penguins are adorable and look very smart!

Good luck with the next set of ornaments!

[wiseheart]

They know how to dress for a party. *nodnod*

[badly_knitted]

Formal wear ;)

[celli]

I got some stitching done during a work training today - just working on filling in the black in my Schitt's Creek project, something mindless I could do while I learned about things I don't entirely understand...ah well.

I also finished some work on my BTS project, including Jimin's pastel rainbow hair and sparkly earrings! I'm working on Taehyung's brown hair now (the guy in yellow). Less exciting but still fun!

[smallhobbit]

At least you can feel that the training wasn't entirely a waste of time ;)

[badly_knitted]

Progress on two projects, excellent!

The guy's hair looks amazing, I love the way you've stitched so that it LOOKS like hair.

[ripplestitch]

I decided that instead of waiting for the post for the 18th I will post here, because I'm not quite sure how respective timezones work and I refuse to do maths today to work it out. I might post on the other one too if it pops up at a daytime time for me.

Today I:
1. Joined Dreamwidth (hello!)
2. Made progress on my Hue Shift Afghan

[badly_knitted]

Hello and welcome! Always delighted to have a new member!

I usually make the posts between 8 and 9 pm British time, but that's only a rough schedule because sometimes I'm early, and other times I forget and end up being WAY late, so just join in whichever post works best for you, we are SO not strict about anything around here.

The Afghan sounds wonderful! Is it knitted or crocheted? From the name, I'm assuming variegated yarn? I could be completely wrong of course *grins* Wouldn't be the first time!

Hope you'll enjoy dreamwidth and this little community of crazy crafters 😁

[ripplestitch]

Hi!

It's knitted, and it's made of solid yarns that are knit in striped mitred squares in a way that progressively mixes the colours. It's very interesting!

That's my finished miniature sized one, I just started a full size one in a different colour palette.

Thank you for the warm welcome!

[badly_knitted]

Wow, that's amazing! It creates a really striking effect.

We're a friendly and supportive bunch who do all sorts of crafts, so I hope you'll enjoy seeing everyone's endeavours! Hoping to get back to some actual crafting myself at some point...