Check-In Post March 3rd 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: Which craft that you don't already do would you most like to try?


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]

Managed 20 rows on the arm warmers while watching Dancing on Ice. Not a huge amount, but I'm battling a headache so it's enough.

[darkcedars]

Definitely still good!

[wiseheart]

With a headache? Definitely! *hugs*

[jupiter2932]

Hope your headache's better!

[peaceful_sands]

Sorry to hear about the headache - you have my sympathies on that, but well done on the progress. Were you pleased with the people who went through to the final?

[spiralicious]

That's still good progress. Hope your head feels better.

[meridian_rose]

I feel that having a headache is like a task or two all by itself so I think 20 rows is amazing :)

[darkcedars]

I worked in the yard this morning, have been doing kitchen tasks this afternoon, and am very much looking forward to crocheting a bit now. Seems to be over the cold at last. Just a little slow.

[badly_knitted]

Glad you're recovering, just don't overdo things. Relaxing with some crochet after all your hard work sounds like a good plan.

[wiseheart]

Take your time; there is no need to over-extend yourself. And have fun with the crocheting!

[jupiter2932]

Relaxing with some crocheting sounds great :D

[peaceful_sands]

Well done on all you've done and glad to hear you are on the mend - take care.

[spiralicious]

Good to hear you're on the mend.

[malurette]

I've started working on my first sleeve and of course stitches keep falling off the double-point needles. I'll go buy the circular needle I'll need for the second sleeve as soon as I can!

[badly_knitted]

That is such a pain! Good luck, hope you can get a suitable circular needle soon!

[darkcedars]

Ah of course. Hope you can get one soon.

[jupiter2932]

Oh, that's aggravating. Hope you can get one soon!

[peaceful_sands]

Hope you get the circular needle soon or that's going to get frustrating for you very quickly.

[spiralicious]

It's so annoying when they do that. Good luck.

[wiseheart]

I had an unexpectedly fruitful crafting day... well, early afternoon. I all but finished Page 4 of the girl version of the baby book (save for a single tag that still needs to be done) and selected and cut to the right size all the papers for the boy version. Yay!

[darkcedars]

Oh good!

[badly_knitted]

Woohoo! Well done! Glad you managed to find some crafting time =D

[peaceful_sands]

Worked some more on the tapestry - got through quite a bit while watching TV and managed to stay awake for long enough to feel like I was making headway - this is mostly because I got up so late having slept most of the morning!

[badly_knitted]

Well, it's good that you got lots of sleep! Also great that you're managing to get some work done on the tapestry *cheer you on*

[tielan]

I have sewed a hem on a tea towel that was loose. I acquired it and one side was not hemmed. I don't know why one side wasn't hemmed, but it is now hemmed.

[spiralicious]

Good work!

[spiralicious]

I hope I've clicked on the right post. My internet has been very spotty the last week and a half and now we have quite the winter storm going. Fun times.

Today, I started knitting on the hat again after an extended break. I had hurt my wrist and hadn't a clue how. To top it of, it would feel fine one moment, then feel like I'd broke it the next, and I couldn't figure out how I was aggravating it. I thought it best to just not knit until I either figured out what was wrong or it stopped. It seems to have stopped.

I also did a little prep work for crafting with Lynne in the morning. I've learned a lot the last couple sessions about what works and what doesn't: it needs to be a card, there must be step by step instructions, we need to be working on nearly identical products, prep cannot take more than 15 minutes, and she gets mad if there is no photo for her to copy (not sure what to do about that one as I am making these up in my head). Cross your fingers for our bunny peeps cards.

[badly_knitted]

Ouch! Wrists can be a literal pain. Glad it's feeling better and you're managing to knit.

Good luck with the cards, keeping everything crossed that the session goes smoothly.