Check-In Post September 19th 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]

It's been a strange day. I haven't done a lot aside from watching the Queen's State Funeral, just done a bit of writing and I'm still chipping away at the excess coding on the Master List I started sorting out yesterday. I need to get it finished by tomorrow night when I'll be posting something that will ned to be added to the list...

[darkcedars]

Perhaps you don't want more brambles, but there is a Queen Elizabeth rose. A woman in my rose forum has one, and it's lovely.

[badly_knitted]

Sounds beautiful! I'm not looking for more roses though...

[wiseheart]

I, too, watched the Queen's State Funeral all day - save for a food run and the big cleaning. But the telly was running during cleaning, too.

[badly_knitted]

It was amazing, so meticulously planned and carried out. But the amount of walking in the processions, and some of those people weren't young. And the way everyone stayed in step... Just astonishing. I don't usually have the TV on during the day, but State Funerals don't happen every day, I would have regretted it for the rest of my life if I hadn't watched it. Quite possibly a once in a lifetime experience.

[wiseheart]

That was what Mum and I thought, too. So we put everything (save the cleaning) aside and admired the spectacle. It was amazing indeed.

[badly_knitted]

Definitely worth seeing. I want to see the coronation too, I missed the last one due to it being 10 years before I was born, but that's not until next year, so I'll have to wait.

[wiseheart]

I wasn't alive yet when the last one happened, either; it's amusing, considering what an old hag I am. So I'm looking forward to the next one, too.

[badly_knitted]

You're not that much older than me! (I'm feeling every one of my years though...)

[darkcedars]

I hadn't touched the doily in days, but have finished a couple rounds today.

Also worked on pulling up some old linoleum in the side-steps (not glued down, tacked around the edges with metal strips, that's how old). That area is ridiculous. Carpet on a couple steps, that lino in front of the door, falling down plaster. I wanted to start on the plaster but it's too dang hot (99F = 37C)

Parents are on vacation in the Rocky Mountains and texting about how they are wearing their winter coats. HA! Supposed to cool off a bit on Wednesday.

[badly_knitted]

Yay for more doily! Also house renovations.

You couldn't send some of your excess heat here, could you? I'm freezing.

[darkcedars]

It's even hotter today, I'd be delighted to send some over!

[badly_knitted]

I could use it. *wraps blanket tighter*

[tielan]

Still sewing the backing of this quilt which needs to be completed - quilted and bound - IN A WEEK.

*panics*

[badly_knitted]

Yikes! But you can do it! *cheers you on*

[wiseheart]

Good luck. It looks amazing, though.

[darkcedars]

!Good luck!

[spiralicious]

Today was a long, crazy day. My unexpected house guest is leaving tomorrow morning, fingers crossed, and thus the nearly nightly extra guests in the evening for the last week should also end. It has given me lots of knitting while distracted practice at least and he did fix a lot of things.

I ended up baking a batch of ginger spice cookies and a batch of chocolate espresso cookies.

Also, after longer than I care to admit to, I finally checked in, in person, with an elderly neighbor. I brought her a bag of teas and coffee for her kerig machine and a plate of ginger cookies. We caught up a bit, made plans to craft together next week, and she would like me to go through her crafting supplies and take what would interest me (she's 84 and downsizing her belongings). She sent me home with an unopened Martha Stewart Craft craft station and a folder of clip art (printed on paper, not digital).

The monthly spice bag ended up being vadouvan, so there is some cooking with that in my future.

Knitting wise, I have started in on pattern practice swatch 9 of 19 or 18. You can't trust my counting this time of night.

I think I am going to go sleep for a month now.

[badly_knitted]

Well, at least your unexpected guest made himself useful.

The cookies sound delicious!

Yay for neighbours who craft! Sounds like you got some good freebies.

Are you going to sew all your pattern swatches together and make a blanket?

Sleep well.

[spiralicious]

Indeed!

Thanks. Most people have liked them, even though the chocolate espresso ones were a bit crumbly.

I did! We managed our craft session on Monday and she requested I come back next week.

Originally, I was going to sew them into a blanket, but they vary in size a bit too wildly for that, so now, I don't know, but I am getting quite a stack. I need to figure something out.

Thanks

[badly_knitted]

Crumbly cookies are the best ;)

Yay! I hope you both enjoy another crafting session next week!

Odd sizes do make it difficult, but I'm sure you'll come up with something, a weirdly shaped shawl or scarf? Wonky but warm.

[wiseheart]

Having someone to craft with can be a blessing indeed.

[spiralicious]

Yes!

[darkcedars]

Oooo cookies. Glad your houseguest did some chores but you'll soon have your space back.

[spiralicious]

Thanks ^_^