Check-In Post January 17th 2024

[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.


This Week's Question: Looking back at last year, which of your completed projects (or WiPs) were you most pleased with?


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]

I managed another 18 rows on my sweater last night, and I've done 6 rows so far today, so I'm on to the third pattern repeat. =D

[yarnofariadne]

Amazing, well done!

[badly_knitted]

Thank you! I just finished the third pattern repeat =D

[wiseheart]

Go you!

[badly_knitted]

Thanks! Pattern 3 is now completed.

[peaceful_sands]

Racing along, well done.

[badly_knitted]

Thanks. This one is going much better than the other one I started and have got nowhere with. I'm three pattern repeats in now.

[yarnofariadne]

The fabric glue did in fact do the trick, and the new dice tray looks great! I'll see if I can take advantage of daylight tomorrow or Friday to get a photo of it.

Been having very little time during the week but this weekend I'm hoping to get a few more rows done on the beach cover-up, and I'll have a look at the finances and see if I can order the baby blanket yarn or if I need to wait for payday.

[wiseheart]

Looking forward to that picture!

[badly_knitted]

Yay! Glad it worked =)

Good luck on the cover-up, and I hope the yarn purchase is doable.

[peaceful_sands]

Great that you found a solution. I look forward to seeing the photo when you get chance.

[wiseheart]

I've finished the songbook page, despite numerous interruptions. I'll grant my fingers a short break, I things. Sewing through up to 5 layers of thick felt and two additional layers of double-sided tape was a painful experience. Maybe I'll do something with paper in the next couple of days - if I find the time. Paper crafts demand a lot more time and working surface.

[badly_knitted]

Owie! Well done finishing the page! And yes, your fingers could probably do with a break from the hard sewing.

[wiseheart]

True. Although fighting double-sided tape isn't exactly relaxing, either. *g*

[badly_knitted]

True. It's useful stuff, but it has a mind of its own and getting the backing stuff off can be tricky.

[peaceful_sands]

Ooooh, hope your fingers are okay, sounds tricky and painful. I'm sure the end result will be worth it though.

[wiseheart]

I certainly hope so. They never turn out exactly how I wanted them to be, but they are usually acceptable.

[peaceful_sands]

So I managed a little on the tapestry tonight (none last night as I saw a physio and after he 'helped' with my neck pain, I ended up with a really bad headache).

As mentioned earlier in the week about the projects from last year that I was most pleased with, it was some painting kits that I'd done and so hopefully below are some photos. If you want to see them better you can click on the thumbnail to get a closer look.

This is the second one I tried and the first successful one - half an owl next to a pile of books with a motivational saying on it - this is the one that gave me the faith that a good kit was worth the time and effort. I've actually put this one in a frame and have it propped up while I try to find the right spot for it :

This is the third one I did - Stitch from the movie & cartoon series Lilo and Stitch:

The fourth one was from the same set as the previous and was Lady & the Tramp and I was really pleased with how effective it was:

The final one so far was Micky and Minnie Mouse on a moonlight night (kind of) - this was my least favourite of the successful ones :

I hope to tackle some more later this year but I've kind of decided that I need to finish some of the already started projects that I have before I'm allowed to start something else.

[badly_knitted]

So sorry about your headache =(

But yay for tapestry progress!

The pictures look really great! The owl one is my favourite (I adore owls), and Lady and the Tramp is a close second, but they all look so professional and perfect for displaying on anyone's walls.

[wiseheart]

I like the owl best, too. :)