Check-in post September 13 2022

[wiseheart]

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?

Note: I'm just jumping in for badly_knitted while she is having computer problems. Therefore the daily check-in posts might lack certain details. Please, bear with me, and happy crafting!

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[wiseheart]

I've started working on the little felt snowmen today and made very good progress. All 10 of them have now hats with colourful ribbons, eyes, carrot noses and buttons (made of tiny black beads). Tomorrow I'll make the brooms and perhaps the hangings, too, and during the rest of the week I might be able to finish them.

I talked to our deputy director today, and she said that the pre-Christmas charity fair that's got cancelled for two consecutive (Covid) years, is planned to take place this year... if nothing else happens, of course. I'm considering to make a batch of reindeers, too. Yes, I know I'm crazy, thank you very much.

[yarnofariadne]

Aww the snowmen sound so sweet!

[badly_knitted]

Snowmen! Wheee!

I really hope the fair goes ahead this year. You've got lots to contribute for sale.

[darkcedars]

Need the reindeer to pull your sleigh full of ornaments to the fair.

[spiralicious]

Hurray for snowmen! I'll keep my fingers crossed for the charity fair.

[yarnofariadne]

Just picked up the scarf for what I intended to be the evening but it's still too warm and after one row I decided it's just gotta wait until it's cooled off again. So tired of this back and forth weather!!

[wiseheart]

I hear you! And the difference in temperatures at daytime and night make everything even worse!

[badly_knitted]

I'm sure it'll cool down before much longer so you can knit without getting too hot. It's a great way to stay warm in cold weather.

[spiralicious]

Yes, will the weather please make up it's mind

[badly_knitted]

I managed to get outside for a bit to cut back some brambles and ivy, and to deadhead the buddleia. I did see a squirrel crossing the road, but it looked too big to be Cyril. An adult rather than a baby.

I think I'm getting to grips with the new computer. Still fumbling with some things because they're not where I expect them to be, but I think I can take over again tomorrow, if that's okay with you.

Thank you so much for stepping in and keeping the community running while I got myself sorted!

[wiseheart]

That's all right, just holler if you need me to step in again.

[darkcedars]

**Today on squirrel watch....** Glad you're getting the computer sorted.

[yarnofariadne]

I'm glad the computer is at least usable now, and I hope it becomes more comfortable with time!

[spiralicious]

I hope you spot Cyril soon.

Glad to hear you and the computer are working it out.

[darkcedars]

Yesterday I finished a couple coats of polyurethane on the living room cabinets. Ancient melted candle smell should be sealed away. This morning, my husband said he didn't feel up to working on windows again, so I had him help me put up the new mailbox post. Tomorrow the cement will have set enough I can put the mailbox on it.

I'm to row 13 of 21 on the sand dollar doily.

[yarnofariadne]

Well done on the cabinets! The doily is lovely.

[badly_knitted]

You're being so productive! This is the mailbox you had to jump through hoops to get the relocation approved, right?

The doily looks amazing!

[spiralicious]

Excellent work on all.

[annofowlshire]

I feel terribly repetitive - I'm still on a sock kick XD I'm working on a heel flap at the moment.

[annofowlshire]

And does cooking count as crafting? My son declared he wanted "cheesy peasy pasta" for his tea today and I whipped up a quick tiny batch of bechamel-based cheese sauce and I'm really proud of that XD

[yarnofariadne]

Socks are good!! I was just thinking I need to make myself some before it gets cooler.

[badly_knitted]

Nothing wrong with stocking up on socks, especially with winter on its way!

[spiralicious]

Nothing wrong with being on a sock kick!

[spiralicious]

I baked an apple pie! The top crust dough was not as thawed as I thought when I went to roll it out, and thus was extremely fragile and breaking all over, but by the time I got to edges fluted and the top decorated with little dough leaves, you'd never know. (The pie was also delicious.)

I also successfully got a Supernatural Day post up on Instagram featuring said pie and my Supernatural Funko's.

I'd planned on also tackling at least part of chapter 2 of Knitting for Dummies (it's mostly making practice swatches of common patterns), but today was just not that day.

[yarnofariadne]

Ooh apple pie! I'm glad it was delicious.