Check-In Post October 26th 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]

I managed to photograph the mini meeces but I still have to upload the pictures to my computer, which might not happen for a few days. It's spook_me posting day, so I had a mad dash to get chapter 1 posted even though the fic is not actually finished yet. EEEP!


I did spend some time putting split rings on a bunch of charms, so now my thumb hurts. Also made another 9 pendants! I'll have to photograph those as well, I'm quite pleased with the results.

[yarnofariadne]

I'm sorry your thumb hurts :( Well done on all your progress, though!

[badly_knitted]

My thumb hurts a lot anyway, arthritis sucks, but some days my various activities make it worse.

Thank you =)

[wiseheart]

Your poor thumb! But it is excellent progress nonetheless.

[badly_knitted]

My stupid thumb is forever protesting at being used, but I make it work anyway.

Thanks!

[althea_valara]

Sounds like you got a lot done, congrats! Hope your thumb feels better soon.

[badly_knitted]

Thank you!

Yes, I was pleased I managed as much as I did.

[darkcedars]

Great progress and good luck finishing your writing! Looking forward to photos.

[badly_knitted]

Thanks! Chapters 2 and 3 are ready for posting, just need to finish chapter 4 and possibly split it into two.

Photos might not appear until after Halloween, still so much to sort out, but we'll see.

[peaceful_sands]

Glad to hear things are progressing. I hope your thumb recovers quickly and the end of your fic comes together smoothly.

[badly_knitted]

Thanks! Got to work on it again today at some point. Chapters 2 and 3 are ready for posting...

[yarnofariadne]

A couple of minor miracles gave me very little knitting time over our holiday, but I did a few rows on the scarf! (For the curious: our usual 90-minute train was scheduled to take 3 hours over a detour, but a derailment on the detour line put us back on the 90-minute one, and then despite a forecast of rain every single day, we didn't see a drop. It was lovely!)

[badly_knitted]

Woohoo! Glad your trip went so well!

Also yay for a few rows.

[wiseheart]

Miracles can come in handy. *g*

[yarnofariadne]

Indeed!

[darkcedars]

Glad you had a good trip. :D

[peaceful_sands]

Glad to hear things went well on your trip.

[wiseheart]

The - temporarily - last page of my Christmas-themed quiet book is finally finished... well, almost. Like the other 4, it isn't edged yet, and there might be some small corrections necessary where the numbers are concerned, but the bulk of the (tedious, boring, detailed) work is done.



This is a seventh quiet book I'm about to make, and never have I hated a pattern as much as this one. It appears to be so easy, doesn't it? Well, appearances might be misleading. All those tiny little parts, those microscopic red dots that I had to stitch on by hand, all the Velcro work - God, I'm glad it's over. I'll set this project aside for a while, since it doesn't have to be finished by this year's Christmas, and will do something different. Usually, my quiet books have 4 leaves, which means 8 pages, 5 of which are finished, save for the edging, so I can afford to take my time figuring out the design for the last 3.

The colours of the picture are almost true; the actual background is the more purplish shade that can be seen on the bottom. The top has got too much light or whatnot; it isn't really red.

[yarnofariadne]

It looks amazing - that detail is really impressive!

[wiseheart]

They turned out a bit uneven because they are so tiny. Beads would have worked better, but there was no way I could put them onto those small toppings.

[darkcedars]

Oh goodness, and knowing how tiny it all is!

[wiseheart]

I swore to myself I'd never do anything like that again. Unless I find a design I can't resist trying out, of course. ;)

[badly_knitted]

Ouch! I can see why it was so annoying and fiddly! Still, it looks great!

[wiseheart]

Not as great as I'd like it to look, but that was the best I could do free hand.

[peaceful_sands]

I know this has been a trial for you, but it does look great.

[wiseheart]

Thank you. :)

[althea_valara]

Working on the Eastern Dragon today. I had to join the designer's Facebook group because I got confused at the first turn of the body. I rarely do the Book of Faces so this displeased me, but hey, I found my answer in the group (I was doing decreases incorrectly) and now I'm going along without issue. I'm at row/round 77 (there are short rows) of 99. I intend to at least finish the body today, if I can. Should be able to!

I also had to tear my room up a bit looking for more of the yarn I'm using for the body. I found it, thankfully! Didn't want to have to buy more as my finances are tight. Now, if only I could find my bottle of glue. I want to do a paper quilling project for Nerdopolis but the glue is hiding...

[darkcedars]

Hooray for yarn turning up, and finding the answer to the problem quickly.

[badly_knitted]

Glad you found the answer to your problem, and I hope the rest of the body goes smoothly!

Crafting items like to hide, I swear. I know I'm missing some of the beads I was using the last time I made pendants, but no idea where I put them.

[peaceful_sands]

Well done on getting a solution and finding the missing yarn. Hope the glue turns up soon.

[darkcedars]

Today was devoted to gardening again. I moved the columbines to be with the iris. Repotted 3 herbs. Picked up the planters that don't have a perennial in them and other things around the yard.

Then this afternoon I planted tulip, hyacinth, and crocus. There were just a few tulips, but 40 each of the others.

[yarnofariadne]

Sounds like some lovely gardening work!

[darkcedars]

The mixed bag of hyacinth is supposed to include orange. I've never had an orange hyacinth and hope one is in the batch I planted up at the house.

[badly_knitted]

Sounds like a busy but productive day. The hyacinths and crocus especially are going to look wonderful next spring!

[darkcedars]

Between the iris and these, the front yard is getting a lot of flowers.

[badly_knitted]

Let's just hope squirrels don't dig the bulbs up.

I've never seen an orange hyacinth, so I hope you'll take a picture when they flower!

[peaceful_sands]

Well done

[peaceful_sands]

More work on the tapestry

[badly_knitted]

You're steaming along with it now!