Check-In Post January 15th 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]

40 rows on the arm warmers while watching Dancing on Ice! Just need to cast off now, but not tonight.


Trouble is, what am I going to knit next week while Dancing on Ice is on?

[wiseheart]

Start another sweater? *g*

[peaceful_sands]

Well done and hope you enjoyed the first in the series of DoI - do you already have your favourites in mind?

[sister_raphael]

great work on finishing the arm warmers!

[spiralicious]

Excellent!

That's always the question isn't it?

[wiseheart]

I've made very good progress on the crafting front. Three of the four double pages of the quiet book are completely finished, and I only have to sew along the last quarter of the remaining one. Of course, that one is the hardest, including several layers of hard felt and stuff. I didn't even start counting how many times I had to undo and redo certain stretches. There were many, many occasions. But when everything goes well, I'll finish it tomorrow, and then can move on to the book spine and inner binding. Which is a tedious thing in itself, but basically the final task. Silver lining and all that...

[badly_knitted]

Yay for great progress!

Good luck with the spine and inner binding, that sounds like the worst part of all.

[peaceful_sands]

Sounds like you are doing really well. Good luck with getting the final bit done.

[sister_raphael]

gosh! you really are powering through it!

[spiralicious]

Woohoo! Go you!

Good luck with the spine and inner binding. The final boss is always the worst, but you've trained for this!

[althea_valara]

I have two craft-related posts in my journal today! For the Fannish Fifty challenge I chose to talk about crochet, which is here: https://xnera.dreamwidth.org/1122929.html

And for snowflake_challenge I posted a poll. Two of the questions are Final Fantasy related, but the last question is a "What WIP should I work on next?" question. That's here: https://xnera.dreamwidth.org/1122735.html

Been a few days since I last checked in here. I am slowly working on the edging on my blanket. I think I have two sides done so far (hard to tell due to shape of blanket, and the fact that it's been crumbled in my lap as I work on it.) Gonna sit down and work on it some more. I want to finish it by Wednesday so I can take it to Stitch Club on Thursday.

When I get bored of the blanket (the edging is very tedious to do!) I've been working on my crocheted hoodie. About halfway done with the hood, which is the second part after the kangaroo pocket. The pocket itself is about 75% done, so maybe I'll finish that today too.

I'm also cooking dinner tonight, to give mom a break. I am making this, but smoked sausage instead of kielbasa:

https://www.budgetbytes.com/sheet-pan-kielbasa-potatoes-and-green-beans/

[peaceful_sands]

Well done on your blanket progress and on the work on your hoodie.

[badly_knitted]

Good luck with finishing your blanket on schedule! At least it must be keeping your legs wearm.

(I voted for the dragon in your poll, just so you know *grins*)

[sister_raphael]

Wow! You really have got lots done! I also like to have more than one thing on the go! Makes the tedious bits less so.

[spiralicious]

Excellent!

[peaceful_sands]

I managed a little work on my dolphin tapestry but it's awkward to manage with my shoulder still causing problems. I'm thinking of starting another cross-stitch so maybe I'll sort the threads before bed this evening.

[badly_knitted]

A small cross stitch would probably be easier than a massive tapestry with your shoulder problems. Are you getting any help with it now? I know you said your doctor wasn't being helpful.

[wiseheart]

Being careful with the shoulder is a sensible idea. I hope you'll recover fully and will be able to finish the dolphin tapestry eventually.

[sister_raphael]

Take it easy. Sorting threads sounds gentle on your shoulder.

[spiralicious]

Sorry about your shoulder

[tielan]

One patch. Study not cleaned.

[badly_knitted]

Ah well, who cares about the cleaning when there's crafting to do?

[sister_raphael]

Hair buns tutorial now up. Did I put a link already? I can't remember. Anyway, it's now on the website AND in my journal. I tried to do a cut because the post is so long but couldn't get it to work here (used to work in LJ) so I back dated the post so it won't ruin everyone's feeds.

[spiralicious]

Excellent!

I might be able to help you put a cut in your post, if you'd like

[sister_raphael]

More sewing the last gore, because I added another one in the front, so the lining needs to be done now too.

[spiralicious]

Nice

[sister_raphael]

Also catch up pic of the stupidly expensive silk which finished my bucket list of Intended Projects. So. Darn. Pretty. That bluish one isn't just white with shadows, it's actually ice blue. And the red, well, there it is.

[spiralicious]

So pretty :D

[spiralicious]

Today was a super high anxiety day.

I finished setting up my bullet journal in the early hours of the morning when I couldn't sleep. It's not decorated, but all the layouts are useable, which is the important part. That also means all my planners and journals are in a useable state before the end of January, so a win.

I also stress knitted most of the day, part of the time while watching more Hilda and We Baby Bears, so the scarf is almost done.

Then I took a nap instead of making dinner, which was probably the best choice.

Now, I am off to make a sandwich.

[badly_knitted]

Anxiety is exhausting, but having something to do with your hands does sometimes help.

Well done with finishing the setting up of your journals, and with the knitting.

Hope the stress and anxiety will go away quickly.