Check-In Post March 9th 2021

[badly_knitted]

Hello to all members, 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.


Today's Question: What do you do when something you're making isn't going right? Do you abandon it, start over, or what?


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

[annofowlshire]

I got an inch or so done on the cuff of my sock! I know once I get the wheel I’ll be SPIN ALL THE THINGS so I want to get this second sock done ASAP.

Whether or not I start over or rip back really depends on what it is, who it’s intended for, and how bad it is. My son (2) pulled out one of my DPNs on my early ribbing on my current sock and my pick-up was not perfect and it was only 5 rows in, I was like “oh well!”, fixed the stitch count and kept carried on XD I have a shawl (Haruni) that has a big glaring error in the showpiece front, but when I knit that again for my good friend’s wedding shawl, you can bet there’s not a single mistake allowed in that one!

So it really depends. I don’t mind “wasting” work, really. I’m a process crafter. I knit because I like the motions of knitting. I spin because I like the motions. I’m not really fussed about the final product (although I am a serial finisher—I rarely abandon projects). But I think it’s more about whether I think it’s worth the bother for that particular item XD

[medievalrosalie]

How long until the wheel arrives?

[medievalrosalie]

I hope you don't mind but I subscribed to you when I read about your move to the Uk countryside. I'm loving your gorgeous photos and would be interested to follow your projects along. I hope that's okay. (In my heart I'd like to live in the English countryside but I know I'll never have the money to make the move.)

[annofowlshire]

I don’t mind ^_^ I’ll get you added, most of my posts are automatically access locked now because of work and there’s lots more photos spam! XD

If you’d told me 10 years ago I’d now be living in the English countryside (or England at all), I’d have thought you crazy. Life is weird and mysterious, but I’m—mostly—enjoying the ride ^_^

To answer your question above, I’m not sure. She’s told me she’s shipping it Economy today, but she’s just on the other side of the Brecon Beacons, so I’m hoping I’ll have it by the weekend ^_^

[badly_knitted]

Yay for sock progress!

Oh, I know what it's like to get a new craft thing and just want to use it right away and keep using it! I've never done spinning, but the temptation of anything shiny and new...

Yes, sometimes mistakes aren't too important, especially if it's something for your self and you can live with knowing it's not perfect. But for gifts that matter errors cannot be allowed!

I'm more about the finishing. Once I start something I want it done so I can wear it! Most of the knitting I do these days is for myself.