Check-In Post May 28th 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: What's the most complicated project you've ever tackled?


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I now declare this Check-In OPEN!

Comments

[badly_knitted]

I am exhausted from having to get up early and go out running errands on a miserably rainy day, and my most important errand failed because I was never sent something I needed to have in order to do what I needed to do. That resulted in a 15 minute phone call when I got home, to find that no, the new cards aren't sent out unless people ask for them, and I will have to phone again when I receive the security number they're sending me. *headdesk* Also, the supermarket didn't have the multi-packs of cranberry juice I wanted, and I couldn't find a pair of slippers in my size. Grrr.


I did get another selection of small craft punches, and I found some clear stamps that I wasn't going to buy until I realised the packs also included some small metal cutting dies, so I snapped them up. I now have some gardening dies, including a wheelbarrow, a large bow, a Christmas snow globe, and some flowers and foliage.


Came home, collapsed, did a bit of writing, then some more cross stitch. The fairy's feet and wings are now stitched, but she still doesn't have a head. That will hopefully be stitched tomorrow.

[wiseheart]

Sounds like a frustrating day. I'm impressed that you've managed to do some writing and some more cross stitch. My day was crazy busy, too, but I simply collapsed when I got home.

[badly_knitted]

I have not missed a day of writing in over a decade, I don't intend to break my streak now, lol!

[althea_valara]

What a frustrating day! Sending good vibes that tomorrow is better. <3

[badly_knitted]

Thanks. At least I get to stay home for a while now, even if I didn't get everything I wanted.

[althea_valara]

The blanket is FINISHED!!! I ended up doing only three rounds of white for the border, rather than the full amount called for. It looked done after three rounds. Pictures will be forthcoming in a few days, when I post my monthly crafting update.

I immediately started working on some knitting projects for ME. Almost half done with the first triangle for Plumeria, and did a few rows on a Perfect Knit T-shirt. I'm knitting the T in English-style rather than my normal Continental, in hopes that I get a better, more pleasing gauge that way. It appears to be working but it's SLOW. That's okay, I'd rather have something that's well done even if it takes forever.

[badly_knitted]

Congratulations! Looking forward to seeing the pictures.

Definitely time to do something for yourself before getting back to nephew's blanket. Sometimes taking that extra bit of time makes all the difference.

[wiseheart]

Congratulations!

[tielan]

I've selected fabrics and started cutting strips to make quilt blocks for a new quilt.

It's kind of exciting and a little bit scary.

[badly_knitted]

Woot! New quilt!

New projects are always exciting and often a bit scary. It's a rush! All that anticipation....