Check-In Post November 25th 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]

40 rows on one multi-coloured arm warmer, 10 rows on the other, and 20 rows on the first of a pair of red daleks.


NOT DALEKS, ARM WARMERS! This is what happens when I try to post something while watching a Doctor Who documentary. I'm dying laughing here! I already posted the check-in to my journal instead of the community, and now I'm typing what I'm hearing *headdesk*

[wiseheart]

Well, at least you are having fun. *g*
Although the idea of 40 Daleks on one multi-coloured arm warmer sounds good, too.

[badly_knitted]

I was typing, the TV was talking about Daleks, and when I saw what I'd typed I couldn't stop laughing! This is why I can't listen to music while writing, because I end up typing the lyrics.

But now I want a knitted Dalek... =(

[wiseheart]

Just one? *g*

[badly_knitted]

Well, I don't want them taking over the planet... Bad things happen when they do that.

[wiseheart]

Haha, yes, indeed! You are better off with word domination via meeces. *g*

[badly_knitted]

We all would be. Meeces would be benevolent overlords.

[yarnofariadne]

I had a chuckle about the daleks :D Well done on the arm warmers!

[badly_knitted]

I was crying I was laughing so hard, could hardly see my computer screen!

Thanks =)

[thegreatratsby]

scarf progress continues! knitting longways is definitely the way to do it, i'm powering through it now, already on color 3 of 5 so i'll definitely finish before it needs to be given as a holiday gift :D i'm going to my roommate's family's place for part of the holidays and i have a feeling that her mom will get me a present so i'm going to speed-knit or crochet a headband headwarmer thing, this is the pattern i have open at the moment but if people have suggestions i'm open to it!
https://www.ravelry.com/patterns/library/the-quartz-headband

[badly_knitted]

Yay for scarf progress, it's really growing fast!

The headband looks brilliant! I'm not normally a fan of garter stitch, but it's really effective on this design, and I love the twist.

[wiseheart]

The headband looks great indeed.

[yarnofariadne]

Well done on the scarf progress!

I really like that headband pattern, I think that's a good idea.

[m_findlow]

I've been feeling pretty tired so didn't do much this weekend.
Still managing a few blanket squares on my morning and nightly train commute so hopefully the pile will slowly grow.
Started knitting up another scarf to see whether the two balls I bought a little while ago would be enough. Sadly no. One ball all knitted up will be way too short. I have a client meeting in the city on Tuesday so might be able to swing by the craft shop in town "on my way back" and see if they still have one more ball of the same wool, plus another in blue from the other batch I bought. From now on I'm always buying one more ball than I think I'll need just in case. If not I can always buy it from them online but it's way more expensive when you add on $10 postage. Just paranoid that if I don't get it now they won't stock it again since we're coming into summer. Urgh.
Also forced myself to bake a hummingbird cake since I'd gone out of my way last week to buy eggs. Usually I just borrow one or two when I need them from mum rather than buy a whole box for myself. Hopefully it turned out okay. Haven't baked much in my oven since moving in two years ago as I tend to bake with mum when I visit her. Hopefully it's cooked through!

[yarnofariadne]

Well done on the blanket squares, and good luck finding more of the right wool!

I love hummingbird cake! I hope yours turned out well.

[badly_knitted]

There's nothing worse than realising you don't have enough yarn to finish a project. Better to have a bit too much rather than too little. Hope you manage to get the extra balls.

Well done on the blanket, at least the commute is good for something.

Good luck with your cake, hope it turns out perfect!

[wiseheart]

I'm sure the cake will be fine. :)
Isn't it annoying that you always, *always* run out of material just before the end?

[yarnofariadne]

A while ago I mentioned I knitted a red infinity scarf and smaller matching scarf for a friend and her plushie - they're finally here to visit and I gave them their scarves yesterday! Here is Puppy modelling his:

[badly_knitted]

Aw, so cute!

[wiseheart]

Adorable!