Check-In Post March 9th 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]

I was going to pick up for the neckband, but chores took forever and I never got around to it.

On a brighter note, the 403 error message issue is fixed. *cheers the dreamwidth peeps*

[wiseheart]

Err... have I missed something? What neckband.

Chores are a nuisance and take forever. *commiserates* My baking ingredient inventory took me the entire morning. But at least I'm ready to start baking now.

[badly_knitted]

The neckband on the sweater. I have to pick up stitches around the neck and then do... I think it's 15 rows. Not the most fun part of sweater making because it's heavy with the back and front joined, but it's important to do for a nice neck.

Yeah. Cleaning out the fire when I don't have much energy is a real trial, and there was a TON of dishes to wash. Thought I'd never get that finished.

[darkcedars]

Ah really sounds like a slog.

[badly_knitted]

Some days it is.

[jupiter2932]

Ugh, chores are such a hassle when you don't have energy or feel well to begin with.

[badly_knitted]

Such is my life, and yours to by the sound of it. But wee do what we have to. I live alone, so there's nobody to do stuff for me.

[jupiter2932]

I'm sorry to hear that. Chronic illness is just shit. *hugs*

[badly_knitted]

It is *sigh* But all we can do is play the hand we're dealt.

[wiseheart]

I worked a bit on Page(s) 5 of the baby books and made unexpected progress with the little felt bunnies... or rather with the felt eggs in which the bunnies will be sitting. Their front panels are decorated with 3 concentric little hearts, and I was sewing on the largest hearts today. I'll have to repeat the process with the medium and small ones, which means another 28 rounds, but progress is progress, and I'm well content.

[badly_knitted]

Oooh, that sounds like a very productive day! Well done!

[wiseheart]

Thanks. My fingers are rebelling a bit, but they are used to mistreatment. *g*

[darkcedars]

Sounds good!

[wiseheart]

I hope they'll turn out according to the plan.

[jupiter2932]

Nice progress! :D The felt bunnies sound really cute :D

[wiseheart]

I'm planning to give them cheeky faces. ;)

[darkcedars]

I'm only doing a few minutes of crafting here or there. The bathroom project is still not quite done, but it's done enough that most of the stuff strung around is put away finally!

[badly_knitted]

Yay for bathroom progress!

And well done for fitting in a little crafting too.

[jupiter2932]

Oh, good luck finishing up the bathroom!

[wiseheart]

To allow yourself a few minutes of crafting is important indeed. Good luck!

[jupiter2932]

I was unexpectedly out all day and didn't do any crafting, but I bought a little more yarn and a nifty embroider hoop, so that counts as pre-crafting, right? xP

[badly_knitted]

Oh, definitely! You can't craft at all without the proper supplies. What will this yarn be for?

[jupiter2932]

I'm not sure yet; although I got one small skein of cotton yarn which I'm planning on doing a hat for my roommate, since she's allergic to wool. They had a sale, so I just picked up a few odds and ends.

[badly_knitted]

Hope your roommate will like their hat.

Sometimes you just have to grab things when they're on sale and figure out what to do with them later =D

[jupiter2932]

:D Yeah, I didn't intend on buying anything, but the colors were just too pretty not to buy--two tiny deep turquoise skeins with a contrasting beige one.

[badly_knitted]

They sound gorgeous!

[wiseheart]

Absolutely! You can never have enough supplies!