Check-In Post - October 10th 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.


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I now declare this Check-In OPEN!

Comments

[badly_knitted]

As I mentioned earlier on my journal, the online weather forecast for my are was pretty dire, with winds of up to 4238mph. Yes, you read that right. And my area was apparently better off than elsewhere in the country. All any of us can assume is that there's a glitch in the forecasting system, because there's been no wind at all where I am, so thankfully the extreme gales didn't happen. This was a huge relief. I got outside since it was dry, swept the patch, dug up two small docks and a dandelion root, cut back some nettles that would have ben a Halloween hazard.


I've sewn up one of the side seams on my sweater, didn't have time for the other, and knitted another 20 rows on the arm warmer. Also worked on my spook_me fic some more. It's over 6k now!

[wiseheart]

That must have been quite a shock... until you realized that there had to be a glitch in the system.
Good job with the knitting and the writing!

[badly_knitted]

Winds of that strength would completely obliterate everything. I looked at a few other areas and Edinburgh was the 'worst' with winds over 7000mph! If you're gonna get a glitch in your weather forecasting system, make sure it's a fun one!

Thanks!

[darkcedars]

Would the island even still be there? Another person I know is in Wales and mentioned weather report oddness as well.

At least you got some outdoor stuff accomplished.

[badly_knitted]

It would probably be somewhere out past Mars by now, I think...

Everywhere I looked up had similar bizarre wind speeds except for London, which was boringly prosaic. I feel rather sorry for Londoners, missing out on the fun.

I did, which is good. Temperatures are dropping though, soon it will be too cold to be outside without wrapping up in a thick coat and a hat.

[yarnofariadne]

It was a glitch! I was also prepping for horrible winds which never materialised.

Great progress, well done!

[badly_knitted]

Thanks for the article! All in all, I found it rather hilarious *grins* We KNOW weather forecasts get it wrong a lot, but maybe in future we'll be more forgiving over forecasts that are LESS wrong than yesterday's Heeee!


Thank you!

[spiralicious]

That is one hell of a glitch!

Well done on what you got done, instead of flying off into space!

[badly_knitted]

It was quite amusing really.

Thanks!

[spiralicious]

I can imagine :)

You're welcome!