Check-In Post July 11th 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 was the last thing someone made for you?


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I now declare this Check-In OPEN!

Comments

[badly_knitted]

No gardening today, it's been eternal drizzle, so I've been working on the cross stitch. It's progressing, the window frame, cat, and plant pot are done, now I just have to stitch the plant, and the rest of the sky and clouds through the windows.


Hoping the other three designs will be a bit easier because most of the colours are deeper. This one has a lot of pale brown and cream, hard to see against the antique white of the aida.

[sister_raphael]

It sounds really lovely! I look forward to pictures!

[badly_knitted]

Thanks. This is the first of a set of four sunny window designs, and they're on 20 hpi aida, so it might be a while before there are pictures. I still owe pics for the last three projects!

[yarnofariadne]

Two more rows on the beach cover-up; three to go!

[sister_raphael]

Woohoo! Getting there!

[badly_knitted]

You are so close to the finish line!

[illariy]

Yay, some good progress! Best wishes for the finish line! :D

[sister_raphael]

Home from a festival and last night I started work on the top binding for hooks for the roses wall hangings which I used over the weekend but had to pin. It's a WIP for years so I'm actually doing it!!

[badly_knitted]

Good luck with finishing the wall hangings!

[wiseheart]

I did work a bit on my pot-holder a bit; made the heart appliqué and the basic rows of stitches, put in the lining and am working on the quilting right now. I'm trying not to overdo things, and pushing the needle through 5-6 layers is hard, even though it isn't felt. Ah, well, it's only a matter of time till I finish this whole project.

[badly_knitted]

Well done with your progress. Just take things slowly while the heat lasts.

[readera]

I actually knit a whole row on my shawl yesterday evening! I've been having a flare up of wrist pain that I suspect is carpet tunnel but it's been better over the past few days.

I'm so glad that I'll be able to knit more and maybe spin the nice roving I got for my birthday!

[badly_knitted]

Ow, I know several people who have had Carpal tunnel. Not fun. Glad your wrist is feeling better enough for you to knit, and well done for managing a whole shawl row!

Have fun spinning!

[illariy]

Wohoo, a whole row! Hope your wrist pain continues to get better. The birthday roving sounds lovely.