Check-In Post January 28th 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

[althea_valara]

Progress on the stocking. It turns out my row gauge on the stocking body must've been different than the pattern/vintage stockings, because as you can see Santa doesn't quite fit on the stocking body. So I'm going to rip back the cuff and add more rows to the stocking body to match the vintage stockings.

Of course, I had already woven the ends in on the cuff... *grumble* But I sent an update on to my patron, who seemed pleased, so that's good!

In other news, I am spending a LOT of time on Tumblr lately, where my feed is being bombarded with artwork and screenshots of Erenville (a character from Final Fantasy XIV), and now I want to knit him. I've gone so far as to pick out yarn and safety eyes, but haven't ordered yet. I really have too many projects to do right now, so it would NOT be smart to start a new one, but.... cast-itis, man.

[badly_knitted]

That's annoying for you, but it sounds like it's fixable at least. Take note of how many extra rows you have to do so the other stockings will match.

At least you can make plans for your next doll project while you work on the more urgent things.

[peaceful_sands]

Shame that the sizing didn't quite work, but at least you are able to fix it.

It's so easy to get tempted into something new before finishing all the stuff already lined up or even underway - that's one of my goals for this year - to finish two projects for every new one I start.

[wiseheart]

I find it very cute!