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!)

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]

Everything is so expensive these days. It often works out cheaper to buy factory made clothes than to make your own, except then there's the worry of whether or not they were made by people who were earning a fair wage...

[moth2fic]

Very true - but even things made locally can be cheaper than making your own. I only make things now if I really can't find what I want.

[badly_knitted]

I make all my own sweaters but I can't sew to save my life.

[medievalrosalie]

I'm the other way around. Sewing, yes. Knitting, not to save my life. Even in high school, I got someone else to knit my things and I did their art homework in return.

[badly_knitted]

We never had knitting in school, sadly. But my sewing was a disaster. I was always way behind because the sewing machines broke every time I looked at them.

[pensnest]

I have a policy of not even trying to make things that would be easier and cheaper and less boring to buy - like, a plain, simple knitted jumper or cardigan. I don't find acres of stocking stitch very satisfying, so I want there to be something a bit special in what I'm knitting, ideally in both design and yarn. Though in fact I knit a lot of scarves and shawls because there's no sewing, and the tension is usually more a suggestion than a requirement. \o/

[badly_knitted]

*Laughs*

If I have a lot of stocking stitch I read or watch TV while I knit. I'm useless at fairisle or knitting with multiple colours so all my picture sweaters are stocking stitch with the pictures swiss darned on the top. It does make for some extra warmth though.