Check-In Post - September 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: What piece of advice would you give someone interested in trying your favourite craft?


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I now declare this Check-In OPEN!

Comments

[badly_knitted]

I've started the first of the next pair of arm warmers and done 20 rows, so that's good. It's all the crafting I got done though, because it was dry most of the day so I swept the path, then got on with cutting back fuchsia and a wild rose that were trying to get in the front window. Got a lot to do around the side of the house where I never go, so that will be the next outdoor task. It's pouring with rain now though, so no idea when I'll be able to get out there again.


The yucca, which was a chunk that got chopped off years ago and tossed aside, has decided it likes growing on a low drystone wall so much that it's going to flower. Plants are stupid. It did this either last year or the year before as well. I photographed it still flowering in November.

[wiseheart]

Sounds like a very tough plant!

[badly_knitted]

And vicious. Very sharply pointed leaves, they'll impale you given half a chance.

[wiseheart]

I know. I had two potted ones once. They cured me of having potted plants ever again.

[badly_knitted]

This one has leaves about 2 feet long. Actually, there are two of them growing where they don't belong, and a couple more on the garden.

Most potted plants are much nicer.

[darkcedars]

Glad you got a little bit more done in the garden.

A neighbor has a type of witch hazel that blooms in February. Despite being pollinated by bees.

[badly_knitted]

Some plants are winter blooming, winter jasmine and Bergenia come to mind, but yuccas aren't supposed to be among them. This one has clearly lost the plot =/

[illariy]

Wow, I am impressed with your arm warmer progress especially since you did so much in the garden, too. That yucca is kinda weird, though.

[badly_knitted]

The arm warmers are short rows, only 53 stitches, and it's k1, p1 rib, so simple to do while I watch TV.

The front garden has been neglected since I've focused this year on parts of the back garden. I had plans, but didn't make much progress. The weather this year hasn't helped.

It truly is. They usually only flower if it's a dry, hot summer, but this one's gone totally loopy. =/

[illariy]

Okay, that explains it partially but I am still expressed. Especially after manual labour of any kind, I am usually exhausted and need to lie down and only watch or listen to something for a while. So cool that you were able to knit still after all the gardening.

Ah well, I see how it saddens you with the front garden but it makes total sense. It was very rainy here this summer, too. Maybe next summer. Or could you still catch up if the autumn weather was dry on some days?

The yucca must be a mutant. Quick, call the X-Men!

[badly_knitted]

It was relatively light gardening, not like the digging of the week before, just snipping bits off.

The forecast is very wet well into October, and the front garden is totally overgrown with a fast-growing fuchsia and other shrubs, so getting it sorted is going to take a lot of time and effort. Can't see me making much progress before spring, if then. The last couple of years have been so wet everything has grown faster and I've had far less time for gardening.

I'll let Wolverine tackle it.

[wiseheart]

I took it easy today. Worked a bit on my last three lavender sachets (mostly edging them with blanket stitch) but nothing serious. I needed a breather after yesterday.

[badly_knitted]

Sounds like a well-deserved relaxing day.

[darkcedars]

Glad you took a day to relax.

I was surprised that one of my tiny lavenders has a single bloom up.

[illariy]

Sounds like a much needed more relaxed day. Yay!

[darkcedars]

I've been working on another trivet.

Still considering the doily. Apparently the cousin likes a lot of greens and browns as well.

[badly_knitted]

That's great! Useful things, trivets.

Green and brown sounds more cheerful than black and white.

[illariy]

Ooooh, greens and browns sound amazing for a doily. Well done on the trivet!

[illariy]

Well, the day was busy. I did another half hour of crocheting. It was fun but it's true that just with those 2 yarns I bought, I am going to be busy with my 2 planned cardigans for years at this pace. Ooops.

I spent a good portion of the day doing more decluttering and then bringing the decluttered stuff to the local givebox. I wanted to repeat the process later today (it is Thursday here) but now I think I am going to be too busy for that. I want to tackle the craft supplies area, which is one of the most difficult areas for me. I am sure most of you understand. Tips for decluttering craft supplies very welcome!

I also wrote 3 penpal letters, leaving only one letter in my reply pile. Now my stash of prepared envelopes is small enough I could craft new ones. Hopefully next week!

[badly_knitted]

Well done for fitting in more crochet AND letter writing around your de-cluttering!

I'm sure you'll enjoy creating more envelopes =)

Ah, de-cluttering craft supplies. I'm definitely the wrong person to ask. Probably the best thing to do is just see what you've got that you'll never use, but then if you get rid of something, you might realise a week later that it would have been ideal for a new project. =/