Check-In Post December 31st 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: How has your crafting year been?


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I now declare this Check-In OPEN!

Comments

[smallhobbit]

I've had a good crafting year. I've knitted Mini Hobbit a mermaid cardi, and I've also knitted several Christmas ornaments. I completed a cross stitch of swans and cygnets, as well as Tenby Harbour, and lots of Christmas and birthday cards. I've also been to 11 Dare to Dabble sessions, all different crafts.

[celli]

That is so cool!

[badly_knitted]

You've had an excellent crafting year! Well done!

[wiseheart]

A very good crafting year indeed! And the pictures you shared with us were beautiful.

[yarnofariadne]

That's a very good year!

[darkcedars]

I didn't realize you'd been to so many of those craft events. They always sound fun.

[peaceful_sands]

Sounds like both a productive year and a fun one. May 2023 be just as good if not even better.

[spiralicious]

Awesome!

[celli]

I just did a crafting roundup on twitter and it's 23 pieces (the link says 24 but I doublecounted a piece from last year) in different kinds of embroidery and crochet! Pretty happy with that.

[smallhobbit]

That's an excellent amount of crafting!

[badly_knitted]

Well done! That's a very impressive array of embroidery!

[wiseheart]

You did a fantastic job! And that elephant bib is simply adorable.

[yarnofariadne]

That's impressive!

[darkcedars]

I really like those fish.

[peaceful_sands]

Sounds like you've had a very successful 2022. May 2023 bring great things your way.

[spiralicious]

Excellent :)

[badly_knitted]

Oops forgot to comment!

First of the second pair of rainbow arm warmers is finished, and I've cast on and knitted two rows of its .

My crafting year has been... fair, I guess. Lots of meeces and mini meeces made, several pairs of arm warmers knitted, a bit of cross stitch done, and some preparations made towards the bouncy spiders I still plan on making before next Halloween. Oh, and I knitted some more pumpkins and stitched faces on the ones I'd already made. And some more pendants for next Halloween. I still owe photos of those and the mini meeces. I'll get around to it eventually, I hope.

[smallhobbit]

Meeces and more meeces
Both large and small
Lots and lots of arm warmers
Some short, some tall
That's an excellent amount of crafting
I'd say you'd had a ball!

[wiseheart]

I had a very busy crafting year: three finished and two partially finished quiet books, ungodly amounts of felt ornaments, Christmas cards and other related stuff for the charity fair, the Fish Choir that I made just for the fun of it - I think I can be content.

As for today, I worked a bit on the deep sea page: fixed all the background stuff, including the stupid coral, so the submarine now can move up and down. I also finished the seahorse - it is rather cute. Left are a jellyfish, a starfish and a crab, and then I'll be done with this page.

[badly_knitted]

You did get a lot done. I'd forgotten about your fish! They were brilliant =D

Excellent progress on the deep sea page! It's not going to be finished until next year though... *grins*

[yarnofariadne]

How has your crafting year been?
This was genuinely my first year of crafting, ever in my life. My aunt had enough patience to spend 15 minutes trying to teach me to knit once when I was 11, and got so frustrated with me not picking it up immediately that she abandoned it, and I figured that meant I just wasn't cut out for crafting. I started trying to teach myself knitting in 2021 but ended up having to start over from scratch this January. It's still not something I have a particular talent for, and I'm not used to not immediately being good at things, honestly, so it's been good for me to have something I have to work hard on. And I have some really lovely scarves! I'm still very much a work in progress but I expect that never goes away, to some degree. Looking forward to improving more next year.

[darkcedars]

I think you're making great progress! I sure never try to make slippers. :D

[darkcedars]

I'm really happy with my crafting year - mainly that I finally got the dragon afghan finished, but also that I have **no more lingering long term WIPs of any kind now.** I either finished the last or decided to let the last ones go this year. The only WIPs I have right now are active projects.

Up to a total of 4 dad hats. I am not sure how many I should make. Maybe I will do 6. I am going to switch back to working on the cardigan tomorrow for a bit.

[smallhobbit]

Hooray for a year of great progress!

[altamira16]

I crocheted exactly one washcloth. I just could not get it together this year.

[celli]

I have definitely had those years. :/

[peaceful_sands]

It's been a mixed year - I can't remember all of the things I've finished but think there was at least one cross-stitch of Winnie-the-Pooh for a friend's baby (I framed two other cross-stitches, and gave them away as well, but possibly only one of them was finished this year). I crocheted a jumper for me, I cross-stitched a couple of Christmas cards (but then succeeded in having put them somewhere safe - so couldn't find them to give them away for Christmas!). I've also done a good amount on the dolphin tapestry (although it didn't get finished).

The early part of the year went well but the latter third not so much - I was ill at the beginning of October and it seemed to throw everything out as I still find myself exhausted of an evening by the time I finish work and just not having the mental wherewithal to work properly at anything. I've also been bothered with a back injury flare up that left me uncomfortable and now seem to have developed SIRVA after getting my booster shots for flu and Covid at the beginning of November (not 100% sure that's what it is but it seems likely. My GP retired so when I saw the new one, the response was give it more time like 1.5 months after receiving a vaccine your arm should still be stiff, painful and while it can move it really hurts when it does - well we're now at the two month mark and my range of movement is more restricted and the pain levels have increased. I'm seeing the physio for my back again in a few days so I will ask their thoughts on the matter. Trying to look at this positively - at least it's a. only one arm - I had a shot in both at the same time and b. it's my left arm and I'm right handed which would probably be worse).

[yarnofariadne]

You've had a rough go of it this past year. Given all you were dealing with, your progress is really impressive!

[althea_valara]

I'm about to run and eat lunch, so I'll read everyone's comments later, but here's my December crafting update which includes the stats for 2022:

https://xnera.dreamwidth.org/1118627.html

It was a productive year and I exceeded my goal of 36 projects for the year! Yay!

[wiseheart]

Go you!

[sister_raphael]

Crafting year has been pretty great! I've been inspired by all the other people here in this group and seeing their projects which, in turn, keep me motivated to work on mine! Lots more to do, but I feel I got a lot done this year.

[badly_knitted]

Glad you've had a successful year! It really is inspiring to see what others are working on =)