Check-In Post July 31st 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]

More dreary weather, and more spiders. Up to 450 now.


Next step will be to get all the rings ready for them, and I'll need to make sure I have enough shirring elastic to dangle the spiders from.

[althea_valara]

SPIDERS SPIDERS EVERYWHERE!!! I like spiders, so I'd be cool with this!

[badly_knitted]

I'm not a fan of big spiders, but I like the ones I'm making. They're pretty colours and have fluffy feet *grins*

[wiseheart]

450! That's incredible!
What kind of rings are you going to use?

[badly_knitted]

The original idea was to use 1 inch plastic curtain rings, but it turned out they were 20 for £5, which is ridiculous. I can't afford £130 for curtain rings. So instead, I have the flexible plastic rings from around the neck of the bottle my daily yogurt drink comes in. It's a pain trying to snip off spiky bits on them, but it has to be done. Then I crochet around them so they look nicer and any rough bits left on the rings are covered. As of tonight, I have 200 mostly done. I just need to weave in the yarn ends.

[wiseheart]

Actually, that is a fantastic idea! A lot of work, for sure, but you do your recycling part at the same time, too. ;)

[badly_knitted]

It really is a lot of work, but there was no better alternative. Sometimes we just have to use what we've got.

[syderia]

You're almost there!

[badly_knitted]

I am! Only 70 spiders to make before I add their elastic.

[yarnofariadne]

Ooh I like the sound of what you're going to be doing with the spiders!

[badly_knitted]

They should be bounce-able once they're on elastic. That's part of the fun *grins*

[yarnofariadne]

What an absolute delight :D

[badly_knitted]

Hopefully they will provide hours of fun.

[spiralicious]

That's an amazing amount of spiders.

[badly_knitted]

And they continue to multiply!