Check-In Post January 14th 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.


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!

Comments

[badly_knitted]

I did manage 10 arm warmer rows last night, but then I had to give up, I was in danger of either dropping all my stitches or stabbing myself with a needle. Some music I just can't sit still for, and it's not wise trying to knit while jigging about in my seat.

[wiseheart]

I wish I had seen that! *g*

[badly_knitted]

There are times I REALLY get into my music. It's perfectly possible to dance while sitting down *grins*

[wiseheart]

Of course it is possible!

[badly_knitted]

Are you a chair dancer too?

[darkcedars]

Ha! Glad you were having a good time!

[badly_knitted]

Oh yeah! I do most of my dancing sitting down these days =)

[spiralicious]

Chair dancing while knitting is a dangerous sport!

Good progress though :)

[badly_knitted]

Indeed, mishaps can happen *grins* I have 40 rows to go.

[wiseheart]

Aside from kitchen duty, which ate most of the day, I even managed to do a bit of sewing. Half of the quiet book pages are now seamed, which is good. The other half still needs to be done, which is not so good. But I'm optimistic about getting this project finished by the end of the month. *fingers crossed*

Oh, and just for the record: after having re-done various rows of stitches six times, I stopped counting... not that *that* would have been the end of my woes!

[badly_knitted]

Congratulations for making it halfway through the seaming! Good luck with the second half.

Ugh, all the unpicking and re-sewing has to be a nightmare!

[wiseheart]

It is - every time I reach this phase of the work.

[badly_knitted]

=(

[darkcedars]

Just not counting! Ha! Fingers crossed for the other half.

[wiseheart]

Thanks. I need all the moral support I can get for this task.

[spiralicious]

*\o/* You can do it!

[wiseheart]

Just not at the level I'd like to. :(

[darkcedars]

I wore myself out at John's this morning. I was going to take over the snacks and thermos, and then just pick up general trash with my grabber stick...but then only one elderly neighbor showed up. Disappointing, we had several last time. Hopefully better tomorrow.

I worked a couple rounds on the cardigan.

[spiralicious]

Hope things go better tomorrow

[badly_knitted]

You are being a great neighbour, I'm sure John appreciates in. Hopefully more people will show up today.

Cardigan progress also excellent.

[wiseheart]

Fingers crossed for better luck tomorrow.

[sister_raphael]

More surcote sewing today. I am so slow.

[spiralicious]

Slow progress is progress

[badly_knitted]

Hand sewing is never going to be all that fast. You're doing great!

[wiseheart]

I know the feeling...

[celli]

I started a swatch today with thoughts of maybe doing a scarf, we shall see. I also went through and organized my projects and put them all into project bags. There are currently three embroidery and two crochet and that is too many for my tiny brain, oops.

[spiralicious]

Kudos on getting them organized

[badly_knitted]

Good luck with the swatch!

You'll get them done, just take them one at a time and try to resist starting too many new projects ;)

[spiralicious]

I did a couple knitting sessions today; early this morning when I couldn't sleep and tonight when Svengoolie was on. I've got a little over 11 inches left on the scarf and it was the original Invisible Man on Svengoolie.

The rest of the day was trying to "do all the things" with various levels of success. I made the most progress on cleaning the house. I made no progress on finishing set up on my bullet journal though. It will have to be tomorrow's project.

[badly_knitted]

You're doing really well on that scarf!

Good luck with finishing your projects.

[spiralicious]

Thanks!

[spiralicious]

Thanks!

[wiseheart]

There is always tomorrow. *g*

[spiralicious]

Indeed!