Daily Check-In Post 5th March 2021

[pensnest]

Hi all, and sorry I'm rather late today! Welcome to the regular daily check-in post, for this week hosted by me, pensnest. 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.


Today's Question: What was the first craft project you ever made that you were proud of? (If you have a pic, we'd love to see it!)

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I now declare this Check-In OPEN!

Comments

[pensnest]

That matinée jacket sounds lovely - I've done something similar to the big loop with lots of stitches when I made a peacock shawl, and it's pretty fiddly! My grandma made me some white baby jackets for my first child, and I'm ashamed to say I did not cherish them as I ought to have done.

Non-traditional baby clothes seem to be more the thing these days - dinosaur hats and Baby Surprise Jackets.

[badly_knitted]

Thank you! Yes, definitely fiddly but a lovely effect.

It all seems to be babygrows these days. I used to love knitting baby clothes, but the patterns these days don't inspire. Not that I have any babies to knit for now. Nephew is 40 and single, niece is late thirties, married, but not showing any signs of wanting to become a mum.

[pensnest]

I have been pleasantly surprised that my nephew and niece have been willing, in fact, eager, to receive garments hand-knitted by their aunt. I had not expected that, but I seem to have hit on the few minutes of time when it is cool to wear hand-knits. And they are, of course, unique garments. Though it takes a lot longer to knit them than it would to do baby-wear.

[badly_knitted]

Yes, the older they get, the bigger the items and the longer it takes to knit them. I'd hate to knit for my nephew now. He's well over 6 feet tall, long and lanky, the sleeves would go on forever!

[m_findlow]

My mum was a big baby clothes knitter as well. She tried to sell some of them at a market thirty years ago but people weren't interested even then. She's done quite a few for family friends whose children are expecting. I think she'd prefer to be knitting clothes for grandchildren but pretty sure we're past any hope of that. I'm not sure how I'd feel dressing little ones in things she knitted. I'd be too upset when they got soiled, knowing how lovely they are and how much work went into them.
Can't quite convince her that I'd love a cable knit jumper myself. I've bought a couple of lovely knitted jumpers over the years, but perhaps need to start dropping less subtle hints.