Check-In Post July 9th 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]

9 spiders completed and I'm going to make up the last of today's batch in a bit. I got more done in my afternoon session than usual because there was a storm raging outside and I didn't want to turn my computer on while that was happening.. I also punched eyes for the next 10 spiders and fluffed their little feet.

[althea_valara]

Fluffed their feet, how cute! Well done on getting so many spiders made. I'm sure the kids will love them!

[badly_knitted]

Fluffing the feet is a very important step *grins* They look so much better that way.

I hope they'll be enthusiastically received, especially with howe many I'm going to end up with...

[wiseheart]

I'm trying to imagine what spiders with fluffy feet might look like. *g*

[badly_knitted]

Well, you've seen the pictures I posted a week or two back...

[wiseheart]

Must scroll back and take another look then, as I don't remember. :)

[badly_knitted]

https://get-knitted.dreamwidth.org/251784.html?thread=6637960#cmt6637960

[wiseheart]

Oh, thanks! Now I understand what you mean!

[badly_knitted]

*g* They never look right unfluffed.

[darkcedars]

Spider army continues to grow, aided by severe weather.

We've had a couple storms with very high winds recently. Inspire you to put on shoes and stay away from windows.

[badly_knitted]

At least the bad weather gives me a good excuse to stay in and make spiders. Still got so many to put together!


There do seem to be a lot of storms about this summer.

[m_findlow]

Spiders would definitely be less scary if their feet were fluffed! :)

[badly_knitted]

I'm not sure how much difference it would make to the way I feel about real ones, but the ones I'm making certainly look cuter. *grins*

[althea_valara]

I am currently listening to lo-fi pop on the Square Enix Music Channel (they've been live streaming it for a few days) and working on a Cherry Blossom Bonsai:

https://www.ravelry.com/patterns/library/cherry-blossom-bonsai-2

If you guessed that this is for a Nerdopolis challenge, you're right! It's for the Global Community: Festivals challenge. Several locations around the world have Cherry Blossom festivals, which is what I immediately thought of when I read the prompt. I'd love to go to one some day, as cherry blossoms are so pretty!

I'm also doing a cowl for the Volcanoes challenge. The cowl happens to be called Lava Flow and I'm doing it in red yarn, of course.

I'm glad my crafting mojo has returned; I missed it last month.

[darkcedars]

That's great, to have crafting mojo back.

[badly_knitted]

The crocheted bonsai is just adorable, cherry blossom really is beautiful, and the cowl looks like it should be very cosy.

Happy to hear your crafting mojo has returned, long may it last!

[readera]

Ooh both of those look very cute! I saved the cowl pattern for myself. Thanks for the link!

[m_findlow]

That cherry blossom is super cute!

[spiralicious]

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Lo and behold! Page 3 is finished!

[wiseheart]

Not that that would be such a feat, since all I had to add was the flea, everything else was done already, but still:



I am actually very happy with this one. That means three pages done, five more to go - I might even finish the book in time.

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[darkcedars]

That's cute and your photo turned out great!

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[wiseheart]

Thank you! :)

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[badly_knitted]

That looks wonderful, and your flea is surprisingly cute!

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[wiseheart]

You make cute spiders, I make a cute flea. :)

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[badly_knitted]

Even creepy critters can be cute.

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[m_findlow]

Looking great! I love the little bundles of straw. They are just precious.

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[wiseheart]

Thanks. :)

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[spiralicious]

It's so cute! I especially love the little wagon.

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[wiseheart]

It looks funny, doesn't it? :)

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[spiralicious]

Little hands are definitely going to want to interact with it :)

[darkcedars]

I've frogged the placemat again. I should work on the hand sewing more this evening.

Mostly I have been doing little bits around the yard. Weeding, planning.

[badly_knitted]

One of these days you'll find a design that works for you.

Well done with the garden work, and good luck with the sewing!

[m_findlow]

Best of luck with having another go at your placemat and good job on the bits and bobs around the garden. Always good to knock a few of those things off your list.

[readera]

I've been working on knitting my sock and I'm at 5 in. I have about 2.5 inches to go before the heel. The color of the yarn when knitted up is mostly lavender with occasional lines of green which show up in pairs with a few rows of purple in between. It's lovely.

[badly_knitted]

Congratulations on your sock progress! The colours and the way they're creating stripes does sound lovely.

[readera]

Thanks! I've had lots of knitting time recently.

[m_findlow]

I do like the sound of purple and green for a sock combo - very scottish heather!

[readera]

Yup. Lots of purple with a bit of greens. 💜💚💜

[spiralicious]

That sounds really pretty.

[readera]

Thanks! I'll try to post a picture at some point.

[spiralicious]

:D