Check-In Post July 26th 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]

Another day of dismal weather, and another 10 spiders, so now I'm up to 400.

[wiseheart]

That's a lot of spiders! If you ever let them invade Torchwood, poor Jack would get a nervous breakdown. *g*

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[wiseheart]

Behold the cow kneading the dough and the loaf of bread baking in the oven:



I am really happy with this one.

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[badly_knitted]

That's a very happy cow!

[badly_knitted]

Ianto would protect him ;)

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[wiseheart]

Making bread is a happy job. :)

[wiseheart]

That is true.

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[badly_knitted]

I'm sure it is.

[spiralicious]

How is it the 26th already? Who said that was allowed? XD

I finished the 5th not-a-baby-blanket and cast on the 6th, and hopefully last, not-a-baby-blanket.

I also cleaned and sorted my knitting bag for fiber group, despite it not being until Friday morning. It was the only way I could quiet my brain on the topic. And I took some screenshots of pattern specs to take with me to the yarn shop, as it is on the way home from fiber group. Though this is mostly optimism. I'm not sure I have enough money in the budget this go to get more than the set of needles I need for my next 2 projects, assuming she has them, and timing wise, I will be cutting it close to when she closes. But fingers crossed.

[spiralicious]

Sorry about the continued dismal weather. 400 is a nice number of spiders though.

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[spiralicious]

The cow is adorable! And I love the little oven door.

[badly_knitted]

It is a very nice number. I think I just have another 120 to make though, just with what I have cut out and legs made for. I would have liked more black ones but that won't happen unless I can find more black fabric somewhere. Maybe next year...

[badly_knitted]

I know, it's ridiculous! The year is just flying past.

Well done with the blankets! You'll soon be able to stitch them together =)

Good luck with the yarn shop, I hope you get your needles and you can at least see what's available and look at yarn colours and prices, get an idea how much projects will cost to make so you can start saving for thge materials.

[spiralicious]

It will be a fun little army :)

[spiralicious]

Seriously!

Yes *cackles*

Thanks :)

[badly_knitted]

Or quite a large army *grins*

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[wiseheart]

The baking bread needed to be visible, too. :)

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[wiseheart]

Unfortunately, my oven doesn't get hot enough for making bread. But I loved working in the cloister's bakery in my time as a novice.

[wiseheart]

So many blankets! It will look great when you stitch them together.

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[badly_knitted]

I made bread a few times many years ago, the kneading is fun, but waiting for it to rise can be tedious.

[spiralicious]

Thanks!

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[spiralicious]

:D

[spiralicious]

Yes!