Check-In Post July 29th 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]

I made 10 more spiders, and also tried making a smaller one. It was a bit fiddly and if I make more I'll use thinner fabric because what I think the silky ones will work better than the one I used. Still, the result isn't bad.

[syderia]

They're so cute!

[badly_knitted]

Thank you! Making the little one was tricky so I'm glad it turned out well.

[darkcedars]

I could see a thinner fabric being easier for the smaller ones.

[badly_knitted]

I definitely made a mistake using what I did, but I'll know better in future and I have at least a dozen pretty fabrics that are much thinner and should work better. Making the legs is especially fiddly though.

[wiseheart]

Adorable!

[badly_knitted]

Thank you! They're actually turquoise, but you know what cameras are like, it's hard to get the colours to show properly.

[spiralicious]

Very cute!

[badly_knitted]

Thank you!

[syderia]

After two rather intense work weeks and a day of travel, I'm finally on vacation in the mountains!
And so I finally stuffed the cat's body, attached it to the head and attached the one arm and leg I had made. I'm currently making the second arm.
The end is in sight.

[darkcedars]

Sounds wonderful!

[wiseheart]

Will there be a picture of the finished cat? :)

[badly_knitted]

Woohoo! Enjoy your vacation!

It's an almost cat, well done! I'm sure it will be finished in time to enjoy the rest of your vacation with you.

[spiralicious]

Well done!

[darkcedars]

Today I did the final ironing and pinning on the last pillowcase. I might try sewing with some tv later.

I took a photo of the latest placemat and forgot to show you all.

[wiseheart]

That is very pretty!

[darkcedars]

It turned out way better than the last thing I made, so it's actually on the table.

[badly_knitted]

That is so pretty!

Good luck with your pillowcase sewing!

[darkcedars]

I just finished! If I didn't hate the ironing and pinning part I would have been done ages ago.

[badly_knitted]

There are parts of most projects that are a pain, unfortunately.

[spiralicious]

Very nice!

Page 7

[wiseheart]

I've made the bear today, so Page 7 of the songbook is finished. Look:



Now only the chicken and the ant are left before I start putting the book together.

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[badly_knitted]

How adorable!

Must admit I'm curious to see the ant *g*

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[wiseheart]

The ant is supposed to look like this, but I'm considering downsizing it a bit.

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[badly_knitted]

He's cute! Don't make him too small though or the finger puppet won't fit anyone's finger.

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[wiseheart]

That is the problem, isn't it? I just want it a bit smaller than the chicken.

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[badly_knitted]

You could make the chicken a bit bigger. Or just accept Super-Ant as he is.

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[darkcedars]

That's so cute! I love it.

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[wiseheart]

Thanks. :) I've got more practice in making teddy bears than other animals, and I think it shows.

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[spiralicious]

He's so cute!

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[wiseheart]

Thank you.:)

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[syderia]

That bear is so cute!

[spiralicious]

Today was a lot mostly because I was trying to get things squared away before I go one my overnight stay tomorrow and I'm not sure I'll have internet.

I knitted a small practice swatch to see how my blanket pattern alterations will look. At this point I'm not sure if it can still be called alterations or if it's just a new pattern now.

For Winterfest in July, I posted a recipe in my journal for one fill, I did a big stash busting binge for another, and I plotted on my fic for my last fill.

The stash busting was my stash of Christmas craft supplies. During my time I allotted myself, I finished 4 wreath themed cards from a partial kit, did 3 fill ornaments, decorated 3 little containers, decorated 2 foam gingerbread men, and finally finished decorating the mat around a picture of me with Santa.

The 100 days of Halloween Happy prompt for today was haunted, so I made a ghost costume for Zompig and got it posted to Instagram.

And I knitted a few rows on the not-a-baby-blanket while I watched TV.

[badly_knitted]

You have ben so busy! That's a huge number of things made or created!

Would love to see Zompig in his ghost costume *grins* I'm not on instagram though.

[spiralicious]

Thanks!

I am trying to figure out how to make that happen XD I know that if I have a direct link to the post, you can see the single post without having Instagram, but I cannot figure out how to get that link while on my phone, but I will figure it out.

[badly_knitted]

Good luck with that!

[spiralicious]

Thanks!

[wiseheart]

All that on a single day? You are amazing!

[spiralicious]

Thanks!

The stash busting session was about 2 1/2 hours and most of the rest was done either very early in the morning or very late at night because I don't really get much sleep XD