Check-In Post January 13th 2023

[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]

Still no crafting, but there's a couple of things on TV tonight that I intend to watch so maybe I might do a few rows then? If I'm not too tired...


Today has been all writing and chores. Laundry, dishes, fire... *sigh*

[wiseheart]

Grrr, chores! Perhaps the telly will help motivating you?

[badly_knitted]

Two hours of glorious music, so I'll enjoy it even if I don't get any crafting done! I wasn't expecting to find anything worth watching, so far this year it's been a load of rubbish on in the evenings, but BBC 4 is being super nice to me tonight, I just wish it was 9pm already so I could start enjoying!

[wiseheart]

That sounds wonderful! Enjoy!

[badly_knitted]

I intend to. Nicest thing that's happened so far this year!

[darkcedars]

Hope it's been good music!

[badly_knitted]

Transatlantic Sessions, folk and country, with some of the greatest singers and musicians jamming together. It was awesome, I forgot how many of my favourite singers and musicians crop up. Emmylou Harris duetting with the late great Guy Clark, and two of my favourite instrumental pieces as well. I weas in heaven =D

[smallhobbit]

The chores have been a pain
Of creativity they're a drain
But there's TV tonight
Which with any luck might
Mean that BK is knitting again

[badly_knitted]

Love it!

We shall see! I'm listening now, but it's the next show I'm more likely to knit during.

[spiralicious]

I hope you got to at least enjoy your TV time tonight.

[badly_knitted]

Very much! I even knitted a few rows.

[spiralicious]

Nice!

[wiseheart]

The quiet book is taking shape. I've edged all the sides that won't get cross-grain binding - that sounds like great progress, but in fact, it's just blanket stitch that will end up invisible under the "spine" of the book, so basically the quick(er) and easy(er) part of the work. I also did a bit of the cross-grain binding, which is where the undoing of rows became necessary. FOUR times!

Coming up: more of that unpleasant, tedious and boring work, stitching through four to seven layers of hard felt, lining stuff, double-sided tape and the likes.

[badly_knitted]

Progress is progress; easy or hard parts, it all has to be done. Very annoying to have to re-do parts several times though.

[wiseheart]

Unfortunately, that happens every time at this phase. Well, the only way forward is the way through.

[badly_knitted]

You will get there!

[smallhobbit]

You will get there, and it will be all worth it, just totally tedium on the way!

[wiseheart]

Exactly!

[tielan]

Undoing. *shudder* So frustrating and just bleeds out your desire to work on the project.

Good luck with the rest of the cross-grain binding and may you have no more undoings required!

[wiseheart]

That would be nice, but I don't put my hopes too high.

[darkcedars]

Oh no, better luck with less undoing next!

[wiseheart]

I wish!

[spiralicious]

Progress is progress!

The tedium will be worth it in the end, you just have to make it through the horrible to get to the "look at the cool thing I (you) made" part.

...I might also be binging too many children's cartoons.

[wiseheart]

There is nothing wrong with children's cartoons. I used to like them a lot - before everything turned either anime-style or Simpsons-style. I find both ugly and off-putting.

[yarnofariadne]

I've not been doing any crafting but inspired by snowflake_challenge I thought I'd check in - I've been spending all my spare time writing and have made excellent progress on my to-do list of projects. I'm down to one more smaller project before I sink into a bigger one. And maybe I'll get back to knitting soon! I'd like those slippers, after all.

[badly_knitted]

I've been writing a lot too, but I keep starting new things instead of finishing the ones I've already started. Sounds like you're doing well!

We'll both get back to knitting eventually.

[darkcedars]

That sounds great!

[spiralicious]

Excellent! That is great :)

[tielan]

Today I am GOING to start sorting the study. Even if it's "gentle cleaning":
- put things that belong here that are out of place in place
- put things that don't belong here into a box/bag
- put rubbish into the bin
- shred what needs to be shredded
- file the papers (because they've been unfiled for waaaay too long)

Also: at least one more Trip Around The World Block because I've had the strips laid out for three days now and no inspiration to do.

(Sorry, this is more of a to-do list than a 'done' comment.)

[badly_knitted]

That's fine, statements of intent are totally justified. Good luck with all that, I hope you get through it all!

[tielan]

I did get through something entirely unrelated: the taking-apart (including digging out the dirt and weights) of a garden box, and the moving of said box to another point in the garden.

[darkcedars]

LOL! But you got something done.

[badly_knitted]

That sounds like quite a task. Hope you're happy with where you've put it now so you don't have to move it again!

[wiseheart]

Well, it always starts with a to-do list, doesn't it?

[tielan]

I'm finding the 'to do' list is useful in getting me to do something else entirely. But I'll take it!

[spiralicious]

Good luck *\o/*

[darkcedars]

Worked on the cardigan some. Started the self-striping leftover yarn which is more fun than gray.

I made brownies to offer the workers at John's house tomorrow for a second weekend of cleanup. Cross your fingers that it goes as well as last time, because that will mean the majority of the debris is gone from the house. I'll be on tea & cocoa duty again.

[spiralicious]

Fingers officially crossed

[wiseheart]

Mine, too.

[badly_knitted]

Sounds like the cardigan will be quite a mix of colours!

Fingers definitely crossed. I'm sure the workers will appreciate the tea, cocoa, and brownies.

[spiralicious]

Back to knitting today!

For today's stitch and stream, I watched The Bob's Burgers Movie and I started watching Hilda. On the scarf, I've finished the 2x2 ribbing section and am back to doing the garter ridge pattern, so approximately 3 inches into that section and 29 inches into the scarf in total.

I also tried to see if I could get a size #13/9mm circular needle, at least 36 inches long locally, but the only place in town that sells knitting needles only sells one size of circular needles and they are #8/5mm and only 18 inches long. So, it looks like I will be ordering them online.

[badly_knitted]

Huge scarf progress, go you!

Sucks that you can't get the size and length of circular needle you want. 36 inches is long! What will you be using it for?

[spiralicious]

Thanks!

It's for a very large, chunky blanket. The pattern recommends at least 36 inches. I think the cast on is 102 stitches, or something close to that. It's a simple blanket though. The whole thing is just a seed stitch pattern with twisted tassels you add at the end on two sides.

[badly_knitted]

Very big project, and it'll get heavy, but very snuggly to knit in winter!

[spiralicious]

Yeah, I admit I'm a little concerned about the weight, but it seemed like a nice, long term project, I could keep on hand to keep up knitting practice (and to make sure I had something to work on when I need to stress knit). Also, definitely looking forward to the snuggly bit!

[badly_knitted]

As long as you sit in a chair, or on the sofa / bed, the weight shouldn't be too much, most of it will be on your lap and whatever you're sitting on.