Check-In Post May 20th 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

[m_findlow]

Still alive here (some days only just!) Too much to update on in detail but still doing a little bit of cross stitch on a printed kit that doesn't take too much brainpower.

[badly_knitted]

Yay! Always happy to hear from you, and glad you're still managing to fit in a bit of relaxing cross stitch, even if it's probably not as much as you'd like.

[m_findlow]

It's become my go to thing because my brain is too tired for writing. Stitching and listening to a podcast or an audio book has been my nightly hour off for a while now. Not sure how I keep up with writing except for dashing it all together right on every deadline. Not finding much inspiration lately. Mindless things are definitely more attractive right now. Just staring at the walls would be okay too!

[badly_knitted]

*hugs* Sorry your inspiration is at such a low ebb, but kudos for still keeping up!

Sometimes you just need something that doesn't require a lot of thought. Counted cross stitch needs so much concentration. I'm busy cutting out all the pieces I need to make bouncy spiders, which is also pleasantly mindless. I do sometimes just stare at the walls. Or out the window.

[celli]

I like no-brainpower projects. :)

[m_findlow]

Me too. My enormous counted cross stitch is way too much right now, especially when sometimes it's just one stitch of that colour, or sections of pattern with similar symbols next to each other. Having to chop and change threads all the time is exhausting.

[yarnofariadne]

A relaxing project is such a good thing to have going!

[m_findlow]

Yep, just follow the pretty painted squares! I acn zone out and think about nothing whilst stitching which is great for me.