Check-In Post - October 30th 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: Any plans for Halloween, or spooky crafting?


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I now declare this Check-In OPEN!

Comments

[badly_knitted]

More prep-work for tomorrow, more writing on the never-ending fic. I WILL finish it, eventually, but I'm almost at 17k and it still needs an exciting climax (I hope).


Only 10 rows on the arm warmer, because I got 2 rows in, realised my first stitch of the first row was only half the strand of yarn, decided to carry on, got to the final stitch on that row, again only had half the strand of yarn on the needle, so I had to undo 3 rows and try again. Grrr.

[darkcedars]

Best of luck for tomorrow and on your writing!

[darkcedars]

Just still making dishcloths here. Slowly. I did order a little yarn today as well.

Our elderly dog passed away, so we've had a rough week and I haven't felt very chatty. Trying to make new routines.

[wiseheart]

I very nearly finished Christmas card #36. It is a Christmas tree, consisting entirely of swirls, so not an easy one to stich; it's too easy to go in the wrong direction, and focusing on it is exhausting. But I've done everything but the bucket in which the tree stands and three small stars from the decoration. That's the easy part. I hope to finish it tomorrow.

[wiseheart]

I'm sorry for your loss. *hugs*

Disclothes are always good, though. There's never enough of them.

[wiseheart]

Yay for an exciting climax! You can do it! (I really need to go over and read the new chapters.)

How annoying that you had to undo so much!

[badly_knitted]

*hugs* So sorry for your loss. Losing a beloved furry family member is hard.

Hope your yarn doesn't get snatched again.

[badly_knitted]

Thanks. I can use it.

[badly_knitted]

Well done on your swirly tree!

[badly_knitted]

They're short rows so it wasn't a lot, but at least I'm happier with it now.

I am absolutely sure my 'science' is complete nonsense, but hopefully it will at least be exciting nonsense, lol! I'll post chapter 5 tomorrow, I hope.

[jupiter2932]

Oh, that's a long fic! Good luck with it - and with your arm warmer!

[jupiter2932]

Oh, I'm so sorry for your loss.

[jupiter2932]

Oh, that sounds like painstaking work!

[jupiter2932]

No crafting recently, *but* I finally got my dresser put together, which is a big step in organizing my personal space, which is a big step in having crafting space again! Lots of organizing and cleaning to go, and I'm slow because I'm not in my best health right now, but I'm excited :D

[badly_knitted]

Thanks!

Yes, very long fic indeed, especially for me. Worked on it a bit more last night but it's still not finished. Just posted Chapter 5.

[badly_knitted]

Well done, that's a big step forward!

You can only do what you have the energy for. Pace yourself. You'll get there.

[wiseheart]

Well, Torchwood rather lacks in the 'science' side of sci-fi, so you'll be very canonically correct. *g*

[wiseheart]

It certainly was. But it's done now and I'm relieved. Also: happy with the results.

[wiseheart]

It looks good when things are well-ordered, doesn't it?
I hope you'll recover health-wise, soon.

[jupiter2932]

Thank you!

Yes, it definitely helps having things in their proper place (let alone having space to work :D)

[jupiter2932]

Oh, I'll have to go read it!! :D Best of luck finishing!

[jupiter2932]

Thanks! Yeah, once I get things in order, it should be a lot easier to do a lot of crafts.

[badly_knitted]

That's true, especially when I write fanfic ;)

[badly_knitted]

I wish you happy crafting when you have the space for it =)

[badly_knitted]

Thanks! Not sure when I'll get it finished, lol! It took off even more than my spook_me fics usually do. At least another two chapters, maybe three more. Not sure yet.