Check-In Post June 1st 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 gave the largest piece of black fabric another soak and that will have to do.


Also made 28 sets of spider legs. Hoping to do more tonight while watching TV.

[yarnofariadne]

Well done!

[badly_knitted]

Thanks! Still got over a hundred sets of legs to make, but I'll get there.

[wiseheart]

That sounds... intimidating somehow.

No crafts at all for me today. I was out of the house most of the morning, and the afternoons are just not suited for anything creative. Besides, I enjoyed the break. *g*

[badly_knitted]

We all need breaks sometimes, even if it's just because other things have to be done.


It's not too bad, the legs are quick and easy to make, I can do a set of 4 in about 5 minutes, maybe less. I did some more this evening so that's 51 sets today.

[sister_raphael]

yay!

[badly_knitted]

Thanks! Grand total for the day was 51 sets!

[spiralicious]

Good luck with the fabric.

You are just plugging along with those spider legs.

[badly_knitted]

I got 51 sets made altogether yesterday! Still a lot more to do, plus a stack of bodies that still need bases cutting.

[spiralicious]

You are doing great!

[badly_knitted]

Thanks, I'm getting there. All the bodies have bases now even though I had to cut them by hand.

[yarnofariadne]

I really wanted to finish the infinity scarf today but I just couldn't fight the migraine. Still, I only have to finish this knit row and do one more purl row before casting off, so I should be able to finish it tomorrow.

[badly_knitted]

Ugh, so sorry you're battling a migraine =(

There's no rush, it will wait for tomorrow.

[yarnofariadne]

There certainly isn't a rush given that I didn't technically have to finish this until November XD

[badly_knitted]

It will be done when it's done, and then you can move on to other things =)

Hope the migraine is gone.

[wiseheart]

Oh, poor you, I hope you'll get better, soon!

[yarnofariadne]

Thank you, I'm feeling better today!

[sister_raphael]

Migraines are the worst.

[yarnofariadne]

They are :(

[spiralicious]

Sorry about the migraine :(

[yarnofariadne]

Thank you ♥ I'm feeling better today!

[althea_valara]

May crafting update in my journal, here: https://xnera.dreamwidth.org/1139938.html

Just two items finished and a third touched briefly, but the items I got done with huge accomplishments. Sadly, no crafting for me today as I am sick and choosing to sit around and be miserable rather than force myself to do something.

[wiseheart]

Hey, you did great in May, so you've deserved to rest a bit. I hope you'll get better, soon.

[badly_knitted]

Congratulations on your achievements! The summer cardigan looks brilliant, and I'm looking forward to eventually seeing your secret project. =)

Hope you feel better soon.

[althea_valara]

Slowly feeling better, but I expect it might be another week yet, ugh.

Heads up: I've renamed my journal from xnera to althea_valara - that's my gaming identity and the name I prefer to go by these days.

[badly_knitted]

Sending healing vibes your way.

I've changed your tag over to your preferred identity. =)

[sister_raphael]

It's lovely!

[spiralicious]

You were so busy!

Feel better soon.

[yarnofariadne]

I hope you feel better soon!

[sister_raphael]

Full steam ahead here, so no crafting but lots of crafty-type-booky things which are going great! Feeling pretty happy but still don't have time to upload photos of things I've been working on. Maybe soon. :)

[spiralicious]

*\o/*

[yarnofariadne]

I'm glad things are going great! I'll look forward to those photos sometime :D

[badly_knitted]

As long as you're happy with what you're achieving, that's what matters!

[spiralicious]

I'm not entirely sure what happened to today, but I did force myself to sit down and knit 3 or 4 rows on the shawl.

And for anyone who is interested, a fledgling update. He was on the neighbors porch railing screaming his head off for food this morning. No idea how he managed to get over there, but yay a sighting. He doesn't seem to be flying yet. My mother described it as "leaping small buildings in tiny bounds." She also got the binoculars out and she thinks she saw two more in a nest in the tiny park our street circles.

[yarnofariadne]

More rows are always good!

Aww fledgling. I hope he's alright.

[badly_knitted]

Well done for getting some rows in!

Yay for plucky fledgling! Maybe he fell out a bit soon, or the others pushed him out. Sounds like he's doing okay.

Watched my Jackdaw a fair amount this morning =) There are two, so I may have seen both at different times.

[spiralicious]

Thanks!

He seems to be. From what I could find, crows actually leave the nest before they can fly, so he might have just been first. Though considering what I have seen of his siblings, I wouldn't doubt if they pushed him XD

Aw, that's wonderful!

[badly_knitted]

Maybe he was the most adventurous one!

[spiralicious]

No doubt! We are up to 7 crows now. We have no idea where it came from, but considering the others have not tried to push it out, there must have been a 4th baby we missed earlier when they were small.

[badly_knitted]

Maybe the last one was better at hiding than its siblings.

[spiralicious]

Must of been