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Monday, December 19th, 2022 07:45 pm


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.


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!


Monday, December 19th, 2022 08:08 pm (UTC)
Good job getting cards in the post and progress on the arm warmers!
Monday, December 19th, 2022 10:02 pm (UTC)
Actually, that's quite a lot for one day.
Tuesday, December 20th, 2022 02:50 am (UTC)
That's a lot for a not-great day! I know the holiday is creeping up on us, though.
Monday, December 19th, 2022 08:10 pm (UTC)
I forced the family to do a craft hour and we made felt ornaments.



Also, here's a lovely card I received from [personal profile] smallhobbit. The smoke curl is my favourite part.

Monday, December 19th, 2022 10:00 pm (UTC)
Thank you! Yes, Hobbit did a great job.
Monday, December 19th, 2022 10:03 pm (UTC)
Oh, how beautiful! Both the ornaments and the card!
Monday, December 19th, 2022 10:04 pm (UTC)
Thank you, thank you!
Tuesday, December 20th, 2022 02:50 am (UTC)
oh, both are so great!
Tuesday, December 20th, 2022 02:59 am (UTC)
Thank you!
Monday, December 19th, 2022 10:05 pm (UTC)
My crafting plans fell flat today - our cleaning lady fell ill and cancelled our appointment, so I had to do the whole cleaning by myself, which ate all morning and set back the healing of my wrenched shoulder. Too bad, I had such nice plans for the early afternoon... only that I was still cleaning at that time. *sigh*
Monday, December 19th, 2022 11:28 pm (UTC)
I did, but daylight was over already when I got there. *sigh*
Tuesday, December 20th, 2022 02:51 am (UTC)
Oh no! I hope your shoulder isn't too much worse.
Tuesday, December 20th, 2022 04:51 pm (UTC)
Surprisingly enough, it isn't. Mum's physiotherapist says moving the sore joint is actually good for it, so I kneaded some yeast dough today... *g*
Tuesday, December 20th, 2022 03:00 am (UTC)
Yuck! Cleaning will set you back and make you sore. I hope you get your crafting time back.
Tuesday, December 20th, 2022 12:28 am (UTC)
To do:
- sew curtain for the front window
- get my quilts back from the quilter and bind them and gift them to my friends!
Tuesday, December 20th, 2022 03:01 am (UTC)
Ooo! #2 sounds exciting!
Tuesday, December 20th, 2022 03:05 am (UTC)
It's been on the list of Things To Do for FOREVER. (At least three years.) So it'll be good to get the quilts done and OUT.
Tuesday, December 20th, 2022 01:25 am (UTC)
I have admitted defeat with learning a to crochet a magic circle, but! I figured out if I do a small little rectangle it does turn into a round coaster.

...I probably won't be able to do it again.
Tuesday, December 20th, 2022 03:02 am (UTC)
One time magic! Who knows, you might be able to do it again!
Tuesday, December 20th, 2022 10:12 pm (UTC)
Fingers crossed!
Tuesday, December 20th, 2022 10:12 pm (UTC)
Thanks!
Tuesday, December 20th, 2022 02:52 am (UTC)
I got the second blanket done and they are mid-blocking? Is that what you call it? Drying, anyway. (I had just started to master embroidery vocab and I had to go pick up a whole new craft with whole new words! Sigh.)
Tuesday, December 20th, 2022 03:01 am (UTC)
No clue about the words but you sound busy!
Tuesday, December 20th, 2022 04:41 am (UTC)
We're down to SINGLE DIGITS with the blanket motifs! Just 9 left! I've slowed down though because I've been distracted, but still making slow progress. I'm pretty sure I can get it done for myself by Christmas Day!

Sadly, our family party scheduled for the 23rd is likely going to be cancelled, because we're supposed to get bad weather and one of my sisters lives an hour and a half away. I'm bummed because I was looking forward to seeing everyone, but this also gives me another two days to try to finish the blanket, so that's nice (I had wanted to finish it for the party).