Check-In Post July 14th 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]

8 spiders done, and 20 pairs of eyes cut. I also, much to my relief, found the missing pair of spider legs. I spent so long last night and today looking for them, but I found them stuck to one of the other spider bodies when I was getting the next batch out for foot fluffing.

[yarnofariadne]

Oh no, how annoying that the missing pair of legs was right there the whole time. I'm glad it was found, at least!

[yarnofariadne]

Didn't have time to knit at all yesterday so I wanted to do extra today, but I just cannot keep my posture in check and I really wrecked up my back and shoulders doing two hours of knitting today. I may do some later now that I've stretched and taken some rest time but if not tonight, I'll hope to get more done tomorrow. I think I left off on row 23 of 33 in piece A but checking would require me to get off the sofa where I am soooo comfy so I won't. XD

[wiseheart]

Oh, that is good! Finding missing parts is always such a relief!
A few years ago I made a little felt knight for someone as a gift. It was almost done, but I couldn't find half of his sword, although I knew I had it cut out. So I cut it out again and stitched it on. Weeks later I found the missing part: in my slipper!

This was the knight, BTW.

[wiseheart]

I worked on increasing the (felt) cat population: the last two cats are now equipped with eyes and paws, one of them even has a tail. ;) It was too warm to do anything else, so I stopped at that point.

[wiseheart]

Being comfy is important. :)

[yarnofariadne]

Yay cats!

[badly_knitted]

That was a marathon knitting session. I'm not good with posture either, so I often end up aching when knitting for long periods. Something we should both perhaps work on.

Excellent progress though. Who knows, you might complete that section tomorrow!

[badly_knitted]

Your cats are breeding quickly!

[badly_knitted]

I'd rather that be the case than never have them show up!

[badly_knitted]

It really is!

That's the trouble with small pieces of felt, they can get anywhere. Good that you found it so the mystery was solved, but I doubt it was good for anything after being stood on for weeks.

[yarnofariadne]

I'm gonna have to take a leaf from my old dance teachers' pages and belt my shoulders to the chair back XD

[wiseheart]

But not excessively. There will be only six of them.

[wiseheart]

No, it wasn't. :(

[syderia]

I worked on that cat's torso again today. I did the white part at the bottom, and the first two stripes of its "shirt".

[badly_knitted]

That sounds uncomfortable! I'm just trying to remind myself to sit up straight whenever I catch myself slouching. Physio exercises have helped.

[badly_knitted]

Three per book, that sounds reasonable.

[badly_knitted]

Inevitable really. =(

[badly_knitted]

Yay! The cat is progressing!

[wiseheart]

That is what the song asks for: three crows, three cats, one of every other animal. *g*

[badly_knitted]

Adds up to quite a few creatures.

[wiseheart]

Errr... I meant every other animal mentioned in the song. Namely: a fox, a gnat, a flea, a donkey, a cow, a bear, a chicken and an ant.

[badly_knitted]

I know, but it is still quite a menagerie for each book though. 14 for each.

[m_findlow]

What a relief! We can't be having spiders getting legless at your place!

[yarnofariadne]

It is, but I suppose I'm used to it? That's probably not great. Works for me, though! I tried reminding myself to sit up straight every time I caught myself but not three minutes later I'd be doing it again. It makes sense that physio exercises would help, and I'm glad they're helping you :D