Check-In Post July 3rd 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!

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[badly_knitted]

8 spiders made so far today. Hoping to do a couple more while watching TV in a bit,

[wiseheart]

I did some crafting while watching some crap telly. I cut out and stitched on the little houses for Page #8 of both songbooks, plus stitched on one sun for the book without a deadline. Yeah, I know, stupid, but when I was there already... Six more suns to go, eventually, but both Pages #8 look fairly pretty by now.

[yarnofariadne]

Very grumpy about not having got any crafting done this weekend, but my upstairs neighbours were chainsmoking and tobacco triggers my migraines so I spent all weekend fighting a migraine. Yay fun.

However! They did not begin smoking again today until I was just wrapping up my knitting for the day, so there's that. I did do one more run of row 7 on my scrap yarn before doing the actual project; it feels like I'm making such slow progress doing each row multiple times but I'd rather practise it and get it right than have to unravel the actual thing. I'm now through row 12, with a lifeline on row 11, and should, fingers crossed, have time to do more tomorrow.

[readera]

I worked on my knit bralette. I finally got it to the length I want it at & I'm working on the hem now. I did mark it with stitch markers so I can measure the correct length for any future projects. I do have more of this same yarn in another 2 colors so I may make more. It depends on how this wears.

I also wound one of skiens of yarn that I got for my birthday. It's sock yarn which is lavender with small bits of green and gray. https://www.yarn.com/products/valley-yarns-huntington-splash

Yesterday I also went through my stash & picked out some old yarn and needles to donate to a local community group that was asking for donations. Now all of my yarn & needles fit into one large bin. It's nice to have one place for my knitting.

[celli]

I filled in more background on my kpop dude today while chatting with a friend. I'm not making as much progress on either him or my guinea pigs as I expected, but really I've just started my vacation. I should chill. :)