Check-In Post September 14th 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.


Many thanks to wiseheart  for stepping in and running things while I was suffering computer problems and getting to grips with my new computer!


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]

I've stayed indoors most of today since I haven't been feeling great, so no gardening and no squirrel sightings, but one crazy adventure this morning.

Late last night I spotted a large spider on the landing, so I caught it in a pot, put the lid on, and left it for release when I could see what I was doing. So this morning I took it out, decided not to release it in the back garden since that's where I've been working, and took it out on the pavement, figuring it would take refuge in some plants that drape over a bit of wall there.

Well, it didn't. Instead, it trundled across the pavement, down the kerb, and started across the road. Then a car started up the road, and I watched as it went right over the spider, missing it. The spider then continued heading for my neighbour's house across the road, just as she came outside leaving the door open. The spider still had a long way to go, but I was worried I was inflicting my problem on someone I like.

Then my neighbour came onto the pavement to ask if something was wrong, I told her, and we both stood there looking on in horror, one on each side of the road as another car came along. As soon as it was passed, we both dashed into the road to check the spider. Again, miraculously unharmed. She's looking at it, going, "Oh my God, it's huge!" and then goes, "Well, my room's really high up, it'll get the children first." After that we returned to our own sides, and she got her car out and drove off. I'm still wondering if the spider made it all the way across or if she drove over it!

[yarnofariadne]

😬😬😬

[badly_knitted]

I do not like big spiders, but I'm too much of a softy to kill them, lol!

[wiseheart]

I loathe spiders! But your story is funny. :)

[badly_knitted]

The big one scares me, but me and my neighbour, standing in the middle of the road, staring at the spider... So funny! We're weird people around here.

[darkcedars]

Completely different neighborhood critter adventure today! A largish one came out of under the old porch mailbox and we were both very startled.

[badly_knitted]

The big ones are alarming, I hate finding them indoors, but it's the time of year for them to go wandering. I don't mind them if I can't see them.

[yarnofariadne]

It's cooler this evening so I'm back at work on the scarf!

[badly_knitted]

Yay for knitting weather!

[darkcedars]

Nice! It's really warm today here.

[wiseheart]

Any time you need me. I had fun - my inbox is never so full than it was in recent days, not even during picowrimo sessions.

As for today, I've made some progress with the snowmen. Not as much as I hoped to make, because the brooms are very fussy work, but at least I've finished one snowman, made 4 more brooms and taped together the snowmen they were destined for, so it's progress anyway.

[yarnofariadne]

Sounds like good snowmen progress!

[wiseheart]

I'm not complaining... much. *g*

[badly_knitted]

Sounds like the snowmen are coming along well!

You're always welcome to volunteer as guest host any time you want. Anyone can, just say the word =)

[darkcedars]

Brooms do sound fussy - narrow cuts and stitching.

[wiseheart]

They are, although the fact that I use paper cord for them does make the process slightly easier.

[darkcedars]

I finished assembling the mailbox and am very pleased. It took me a couple tries because I assumed you would attach the bracket to the box, then attach that to the pole. Nope, other way around. I put a couple bricks with a sign pointing at it on the steps, so hopefully the mail carrier will see it.

I'm going to work on the doily again soon.

[badly_knitted]

The only signposted mailbox in town ;)

Maybe some chalk arrows on the path pointing the way?

[darkcedars]

If I had some chalk that would have been fun!

[badly_knitted]

Aw, shame you're chalkless, you could have drawn a hopscotch grid to see what the postie would do!

[annofowlshire]

The Sparkly Sock continues. I finished the heel flap, did the heel turn, and am now working on the foot.

I've concluded that I knit socks when I need grounding. Being that I eventually wear them on my feet, this seems a good literal and figurative concept.

[badly_knitted]

There can be few things more grounding that sock, I applaud the concept! Sock on!

[darkcedars]

Sounds like good progress!