Check-In Post May 4th 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: We all make mistakes - what's your most memorable crafting disaster?


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I now declare this Check-In OPEN!

Comments

[badly_knitted]

I've finished the last of the Delft tile inspired designs! Stitching isn't great, but it still looks pretty. No photos yet, but hopefully I'll get around to it in the next few days.


I've cut a piece of aida for the vase of anemones design, and prepared that and the piece I cut for the vase of tulips. Also got out all the threads for those two designs.


Dug out some more white 18 hpi aida and also cut pieces for another set of designs, 6 cartoonish tropical birds which look fun to do. Whole stitches only, not even any backstitch for those. Plus, I looked at some of the other designs I want to stitch and worked out the sizes of the aida pieces I'll need for each one. The oriental flowers designs I had intended to stitch at some point I've had to discard as it turns out they're full of fractional stitches, which won't work on 20 or 22 hpi aida. Not that I'm good at fractionals anyway, I try to avoid designs with a lot of them in. Still it's a pity. They're lovely designs.

[wiseheart]

Perhaps one day you can return to them. Until then you have more than enough to work with, if I look at your preparations. :)

[badly_knitted]

I'd have to re-chart the designs to stitch them on 20 or 22 hpi fabric. It would be a lot of work, and it would lose a great deal of detail, but that's the only way to make them small enough for cards.

[malurette]

On my way home from my parents'--I've knitted the main part of my béret, put the stitch-marking-thingies on and stopped before decreasing the stitches; I'll finish it... well the next holidays are in July so maybe I won't want to knit a béret during the summer but it's a problem for later.
And I've done a grand total of two rows on my scarf; it would not very nice to the guy on the seat next to mine on the train to pull out my knitting needles--even shorter, double-point needles.

[badly_knitted]

Great progress on the beret! It'll wait for when you want to continue.

Even two rows on the scarf is better than none. I'm sure the guy in the next seat appreciates not being poked with knitting needles.

[wiseheart]

I've worked a tiny bit on my teddy bear keyrings. Two more back panels are finished, eight more to go. I originally wanted to do more, but the day was full of chores - some of them even accepted voluntarily! *g*

[badly_knitted]

But you fitted in some crafting despite the chores, which is great!

[althea_valara]

*takes a deep breath* AAAAAAAAAHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Okay, that out of the way--still plugging along on the blankets. I have met my quota for Rebel Ripple (niece’s blanket) every day this month; I’m on track to finish on time, should I do 3 rows a day.

I also did a butt-load on Nordic Stripes (nephew’s blanket). I have a Race to the Top date (that's a Nerdopolis thing) of May 14th, because that is the day he is graduating. However, I’m not sure I will finish by that date. I’m gonna try, but… well, younger sister hasn’t said when his graduation party will be, so I likely have more time to finish his blanket (I think she would have let us known by now if it was in May.)

I’m doing GREAT but I am still overwhelmed, and I feel behind today because I didn’t work on nephew’s blanket at all today. Instead I messed around with making matching pillows for both blankets. Guess I needed to try something new? But AAAAHHHH!!! there’s a lot to do and I’m not sure I can keep up the pace I’ve been doing.

[badly_knitted]

You've been doing amazingly well! Good luck with getting both finished in time. I think if you'd only had one blanket to do it wouldn't have been a problem, but two is a lot to take on at once.

[wiseheart]

Trying something new is always refreshing. Even if you don't have the time for it. *g*

[yarnofariadne]

Row 16/119 completed on the baby blanket!

[badly_knitted]

Woohooo! It's growing!