Check-In Post October 3rd 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.


If anyone has any questions of their own about the community, or suggestions for tags, questions to be asked on the check-in posts, or if anyone is interested in playing check-in host for a week here on the community, which would entail putting up the daily check-in posts and responding to comments, go to the Questions & Suggestions post and leave a comment.

I now declare this Check-In OPEN!

Comments

[badly_knitted]

More work on the cross stitch card. I finished the leaves I was working on, with one tiny mistake because I missed a stitch that should have been in the second shade of green so I stitched with the third shade to save fiddling. No one will notice, they're all so similar. Then I started on some foliage at the lefthand side of the design, long, thin leaves.


Also crocheted some meece ears while watching TV.

[wiseheart]

You have been on the roll lately, with both the card and the meeces. :)

[badly_knitted]

Thanks! Won't get anything much done tomorrow though, got an appointment which won't leave me much time for anything but some writing.

[spiralicious]

Nicely done!

[badly_knitted]

Thank you!

[wiseheart]

I went to the sewing shop and bought some crafty stuff: narrow satin ribbons, metal beads and a few sheets of felt. Because I only have two shelves full of the things in my craft cupboard. [/sarcasm] But this little shop will be closing in the indeterminate future (it's already on sale, unfortunately), so I use every opportunity to buy things by them.

On the active crafting part, I've made four felt Christmas bauble ornaments and prepared six more for tomorrow. I feel very accomplished!

[badly_knitted]

Yay for new crafty items, boo for another shop closing.

Well done for getting some more baubles made.

[wiseheart]

It is a real shame that the best little shops close, one after another. :(

[badly_knitted]

It really is. I miss being able to browse all sorts of crafty supplies in one shop.

[spiralicious]

That's so sad about the sewing shop.

Well done on the baubles

[wiseheart]

Sad indeed. Fortunately, it belonged to a chain, which has another, bigger shop in only twice the distance, but I really liked this one. Especially while it was still run by an elderly lady; we had great conversations, and they have the most surprising things one might need.

[spiralicious]

That is fortunate. Still a shame though.

[tielan]

Half-sewed a binding on. Other half to go!

[spiralicious]

Way to go!

[badly_knitted]

Half means you're halfway, so nearly there!

[spiralicious]

Today and yesterday, my anxiety has been extra kicked up and I can't seem to calm it down or pinpoint a source. Yesterday, my internet also went down hard while I was trying to play catch up on DW. So much fun.

But both days I worked on the full sized baby blanket and there is only 3 rows and the bottom border left to knit.

Also, I have attempted some spook_me & otherwise Halloween related writing, but so far I haven't ended up with anything useable. At least not now.

[badly_knitted]

Ugh, anxiety. When mine gets bad I reach for a piece of rose quartz and sit on it. Weird maybe, but it helps me, and it leaves my hands free to do things.

Internet woes suck =(

Welk done on the baby blanket though, and I hope you get something usable in your writing soon.

[spiralicious]

I have rose quartz. I have tried a bazillion other things. I might have to try that.

Yes -_-

Thanks!

[badly_knitted]

Hope it helps. There are other crystals that are supposed to be beneficial for anxiety, but rose quartz has always worked best for me, either holding it, or sitting on it.

[spiralicious]

Thanks :)

[wiseheart]

Anxiety attacks are really bad. *hugs*
You are a hero to still going on with your projects!

[spiralicious]

*hugs* thank you