Check-In Post March 21st 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: No question today.


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

[badly_knitted]

Knitted 26 rows!

What was that? What was I knitting? Oh, um... arm warmers? I know, I'm weak, but I had some blue-grey yarn left over from a pair I made for my neighbour, and I really like it, so I was hoping there'd be enough for a short pair for myself.

Plus I really am weak right now, physically. My hands and arms hurt from sawing down the massive buddleia, which is now done for this year. I had intended to get back to the white sleeveless summer top, I still have to do the arm bands, but my poor arms couldn't handle the weight, so back to making arm warmers I went.

[smallhobbit]

At least you'll be able to match your arm warmers to your outfit!

And hooray for having pruned all the buddleias - you must be very pleased to have got that done.

[badly_knitted]

True, I'll have something to go with just about everything!

You have no idea how pleased. I hah to saw through a 4.5 inch thick trunk, cut it off about 3 feet up, which meant what I was cutting off was about nine feet tall and I had to try to hold it up with one hand while I finished sawing so it didn't fall on the shed or on my head, then drop the saw and lift the top of the buddleia down. Not the first time I've done things like that though, so I know what I'm doing and I'm very careful. Also very tired now.

[smallhobbit]

I'm glad you're careful - that's a lot of buddleia to have landing on your head!

[badly_knitted]

It would have been, but if it had started to topple I would have pushed it the other way. Didn't have to, thankfully.

[annofowlshire]

Sorry you’re feeling so done in from the gardening!

Honestly, I have what I call Pandemic Socks for a reason. If armwarmers are your comfort knitting, keep knitting them!

[badly_knitted]

Thanks, it was a hugely strenuous effort but I'm glad that task is completed

I may well have arm warmers on the go for some time to come, sometimes I need something simple, but I do want to get back to bigger projects once my arms recover.

[medievalrosalie]

That's a lot of rows! Woo hoo!

[badly_knitted]

I made good progress =)

[smallhobbit]

I have finished my hat (picture when I do my monthly craft post). My cross stitch is 3/4 done. And the sunflower head is sewn up - and not floppy, and I've almost finished knitting the stalk. A very productive weekend.

[annofowlshire]

Hurray for finishing your hat!

[smallhobbit]

Thank you. (And yes, the photo is on Instagram)

[annofowlshire]

I was suddenly unsure if I should mention your Instagram XD

[smallhobbit]

It's fine. I don't share it everywhere, but I'm not worried here.

[badly_knitted]

*applauds* You've done very well indeed, and yay for not floppy sunflower! Looking forward to seeing pictures when you do your craft post.

[smallhobbit]

Thank you. Uploading photos does take a bit of time, so it's easier to do a post of everything at once.

[badly_knitted]

That's sensible.

[medievalrosalie]

Wow, you have been busy!!

[smallhobbit]

Thank you - it was good to have the time.

[annofowlshire]

Today (and this weekend) has been garden focused. We went to the gardening centre and a related (outdoor) shop. We spent the day outside. I transplanted some starts that had outgrown their space. I sowed an enormous quantity of seeds, now in the kitchen window. I was going to do everything from seed this year, but I saw some rosemary and oregano at the garden centre and thought “well, the seeds sown herbs take time to establish and if I have to buy it fresh from the shop for culinary use then it’s costing more than buying a pot that’s already establishing.” So I did that. I plan to put them in large parts at put them just outside the porch for an easy kitchen access herb garden. (I also want to put some in my further afield kitchen garden, because I use a lot of herbs.)

Also, the amount of veg and herb starts I saw at the garden centre tells me I’m waaaay behind in my sowing *sigh*

I’m planning to do a bit of knitting later this evening during pre-bedtime TV, but it’ll be too late to come back and post ^_^

[smallhobbit]

You do look to have been very productive this weekend - I look forward to seeing the fresh produce later in the year.

[badly_knitted]

Gardening is always worthwhile, and having some herbs just outside the kitchen where you can nip out and cut what you need is a great idea. I used to grow vegetables when I was younger, and would like to grow some again, but with the garden so overgrown I just don't have space at present.

It's not to late to start things off, they'll just crop a bit later, which isn't necessarily a bad thing.

Have fun knitting tonight!

[medievalrosalie]

Gardens are the best! Never let the plant places make you think it's too late to plant things. I've been surprised at many things which have decided to self seed at weird times of the year and done really well!