Check-In Post June 25th 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: Do you like to finish one project at a time or do you prefer having several on the go?


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]

More work out in the garden but not as much time spent where I want to be working because I had to retreat into the shade whenever the sun came out from behind the clouds, so I've done some clearing in several spots around the garden. It all needs doing, but I would have liked to clear one bit at a time.


Sheep number 6 is now finished, and I'm hoping to start the next one shortly. There are only two left to stitch, then my little flock will be complete. Still trying to decide if I want to stitch a border around each one.

[wiseheart]

You are making great progress with your sheep - and your garden!

[badly_knitted]

It's a shame I can't let the sheep out on the lawn to keep the grass short, lol!

[wiseheart]

True, that would be very practical.

[badly_knitted]

Of course, they'd probably eat everything they shouldn't, and would likely get out on the street.

[sister_raphael]

Didn't get a lot done today as I'm having a shift swap, but I did manage to print out all my shrine signs ready for laminating and make and print the Random Advice Generator pieces, so I'll be able to cut and laminate those today. The green kirtle glares at me from the table where I've done absolutely nothing on it. :)

[badly_knitted]

Tell the kirtle it needs to be patient and wait its turn!

[sister_raphael]

Kirtle knows I'm running out of days.

[badly_knitted]

You'll get it done *cheers you on*

[sister_raphael]

It's not going to be finished before the weekend so it won't be able to be worn pre-event, which is a shame. I'll be hard pressed to get it done before next Wednesday as I have other jobs that need doing too.

[badly_knitted]

That's sad, but the eye injury has delayed things so you'll just have to do as much as you can and hope for the best. Good luck!

[wiseheart]

Two more lavender sachets are done. With that, this batch is completed.

[badly_knitted]

Excellent!

[tielan]

Sewing seams of chequered squres for the border.

Also, contemplating entering this competition as though I have time in the next two weeks...

[badly_knitted]

Great progress! Good luck with the border, and also with the competition if you decide to enter.

[althea_valara]

So, uh, if you were to start teaching a fiber arts class, what cutesy/cool name would you use for the class/group?

(Yes, I applied to such an opening last week. I'm, like, still in shock that this is actually happening, and my mind is not working too well at the moment to come up with a great-sounding name.)

I've been fairly busy lately. Work on nephew's blanket has mostly stalled, but I hope to get back to it in the next few days. I'll be watching sister's dog soon and thus away from home, which will be a good excuse to work on the blanket. Otherwise, I did some test/sample knitting for said fiber arts class this weekend, and started another sample today, though only knit a few rows. Mostly, I clicked around the internet and played video games today, because my brain has checked out to lunch and hasn't returned yet.

[badly_knitted]

Oooh, good luck, I hope you get it! The first thing that pops into my head is In Stitches.

Good luck with the blanket while you're dog-sitting.

Brains do sometimes need to take a vacation from anything that requires thought. Hopefully yours will some feel refreshed and ready to get back to business.