Check-In Post September 28th 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]

Very cold today, but I am undaunted!
5 pairs of meece ears sewn on, another 4 meeces knitted.
My brooch backs have arrived, and they're the wrong size. I knew what I wanted but I ordered the wrong ones *headdesk* They won't go to waste though; I have ideas for some small felt brooches... But, now I have to order more brooch backs.

[yarnofariadne]

I'm sorry the brooch backs won't work for the meeces, but at least they'll still get used!

[badly_knitted]

It's mildly annoying, but I've ordered some more that are a bit bigger, and I'll find a good way to use the ones I've got.

[wiseheart]

How annoying! Now you have to make even more brooches - and the meeces will have to wait. :(

[badly_knitted]

I can still continue work on the meeces, they'll just have to wait a week or so before they can have their pins attached. None of them are complete yet anyway, they still need tails and faces.

[smallhobbit]

The meeces won't fit on the brooches
Which could lead to some sort of reproaches
But they could fit badges for pas
Or lorries, or cars,
Or a collection of buses and coaches

[badly_knitted]

*grins* The brooch pins are two small, with only one hole for stitching. I'm thinking flowers or animals rather than buses and coaches though ;)

[wiseheart]

I had to be housewife-y today because Mum's lady friends came for a visit. So I was baking in the morning. Still, I've made a bit of progress with the quiet book page. The gift boxes now have their sparkly "lids" and ribbons and bows taped on - not sewn on yet, though. But at least the concept itself is taking shape, which is good.

[badly_knitted]

Sounds like the page is progressing nicely!

[wiseheart]

Better than I've hoped, TBH - despite the required Velcro torture.

[badly_knitted]

That, unfortunately, is unavoidable.

[smallhobbit]

That sounds really good.

[wiseheart]

I'm fairly pleased with the way they are turning out.

[yarnofariadne]

Sounds lovely!

[wiseheart]

Thanks. I hope my iPad mini will be fixed, soon, so that I can finally take some photos. It doesn't work really well with the camera.

[yarnofariadne]

Just a couple more rows on the scarf today - I kept trying to work on it but other things kept coming up so I didn't get any time to just knit.

[smallhobbit]

Two rows still means the scarf is longer than yesterday!

[yarnofariadne]

This is true!

[badly_knitted]

I hate when that happens, but a couple of rows is still progress!

[yarnofariadne]

It was very annoying! But I'm glad there's some progress to count there anyway.

[badly_knitted]

All progress is good progress!

[wiseheart]

I second that!

[smallhobbit]

On grandparent duty today and Mini Hobbit gave me a large ball of yarn which they'd bought in Aldi and thought I would like. No doubt in Mini Hobbit's view it means 'like to knit her something'!

[badly_knitted]

Ah, bribery, lol! What colour yarn were you gifted?

[smallhobbit]

It's a rainbow yarn, so a mix of yellow, blue and pink.

[badly_knitted]

That sounds so pretty!

[yarnofariadne]

Subtle bribery!

[smallhobbit]

Mini Hobbit doesn't do subtle! She'll probably ask next week if I've finished it!

[wiseheart]

That kid certainly knows what she wants! ;))

[tielan]

So...I was originally going to hand the quilt over to the person designated to collect quilts from the area for the competition. Set date was Tuesday 27th. Unfortunately, I didn't think I'd finish in time, so I arranged a time on Wednesday 28th. I get the address in the middle of the day after realising I can't remember seeing it anywhere, and have it on my phone.

When I leave the house to deliver the quilt on my way to an event, I also forget my phone. I have no way to call the dropoff person, I can't remember the street name, and I'm late for my event. I go on to the event, knowing that the dropoff person is getting quilts dropped off after me: the friend I got the dropoff address isn't handing hers in until Friday!

Anyway, I get back home to my phone after the event with two missed calls. *sigh* I message the dropoff person with a brief explanation and ask her when's a good time. She specifies an hour this evening. I'm probably going to get a very sharp reception.

I just want to curl up somewhere and sob. It's not just this, it's a lot of other things going on right now and I'm just not up to any of it.

[badly_knitted]

Oh, what a nightmare for you!

*hugs* I hope things settle down for you and the dropoff person doesn't give you a hard time. When you're rushing around trying to do everything at once, things do get forgotten and left behind. You're trying to get it all sorted. Good luck!

[wiseheart]

Oh, poor you, what a streak of rotten luck! *hugs*