Check-In Post October 20th 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!

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[badly_knitted]

Oops, forgot I hadn't posted!


No crafting today. It's been absolutely miserable weather, thick clouds and heavy rain, very overcast.


I got attacked by a mosquito in my bedroom. I heard that annoying whine, then I saw it flying between me and my computer screen, then it bit me on the shoulder. Then I flattened it. HA!

[wiseheart]

Another doughnut-shaped keyring is finished, the remaining four are fully decorated and equipped with all necessary parts. There wasn't time for much else today.

For tomorrow, the plan is to finish at least one more keyring and perhaps design some really nice labels for my freshly made winter jam jars. (The jams are freshly made, not the jars, just to make it clear. ;))

[darkcedars]

I put away my delivered yarn today and re-rolled yarn from ripping out things I didn't like.

I did some fiddling with random yard projects as well.

One weird thing - I was coming out the door, a guy had stopped at the curb. He was leaning out his window pulling up a handful of the still blooming cosmos. Drove off quickly when he saw me. Just....???

[m_findlow]

My cross stitch is finished. Just need to carefully wash out the printed pattern before I can take pictures and organise framing for it.
Working on my crochet squares for a blanket I'm planning. I've done about ten squares in various greens and blues (will also be some cream). Each takes a bit over an hour to make now that I'm familiar with the pattern. Only three thousand squares to go!
On a whim I dropped into the local two dollar shop near work on my way home. There were some cute stick on jewels in diamond shapes and I was going to resist until I saw silver and gold pearl stick ons as well, so bought all three, plus found some cute Christmas ribbons, so came out of there $20 poorer. Only went in to see what frames they had! Doh.

[spiralicious]

Work is kind of kicking my butt. I think I do more napping and trying to nap than anything else of late. Today, I also made soup and stress knit for awhile.