Check-In Post May 29th 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]

It's been chilly today and I wasn't feeling great so I stayed indoors. I cut more yarn for spider legs, including 15 sets for (hopefully) the black spiders. Haven't cut the bodies out yet because the fabric is badly creased and needs flattening. I don't want to get the iron and ironing board out if I don't have to, so tomorrow I'll try soaking it in hot water and drying it flat. It that doesn't work...


I have also started making the legs! Unfortunately, pulling the knots tight has given me a nasty blister on a finger joint, so I'll have to find a better way of tightening the knots. Four pairs of legs per spider, a knot at each end for the spider feet, sop that's 8 knots per spider, and I think I made 7 sets of legs today. So many still to do!

[wiseheart]

Have you tried folding the fabric to a large rectangle and put it under the cushion of an armchair? That's how we "iron" all the bedlinens and pillow cases. I sit on them for a week or two, and they are completely smooth after that. Of course, the fact that I'm a heavy person helps. *g*

[badly_knitted]

I haven't, but I don't think it would work with this fabric, it's the wrong sort, not cotton and the creases are from years crammed into a bag. To be honest, I'm not sure even ironing would smooth it out. Also, I'm not very heavy. I'll just have to see what soaking it will do, if anything.

[yarnofariadne]

Oh no, I hope the blister heals quickly!

[badly_knitted]

It hasn't split so it should be okay as long as I'm careful.

[celli]

I don't even want to do the math on that, but it sounds like you're making really good progress!

[badly_knitted]

I thought so too, but it turns out I'm not. The legs are too fat, I should only be using one strand of yarn, which means I have enough yarn cut for twice as many spider legs as I have bodies for...

[spiralicious]

I have my fingers crossed for your fabric.

That is so many knots!

[badly_knitted]

It really is!

Fabric is soaking, we shall see if that does any good.