Check-In Post - November 6th 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: No question this week.


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]

*hugs to everyone who needs one*


I have finished knitting the second of this pair of arm warmers. The next pair will be ice blue. I also need to make a start on one of my Aran projects, I just want to get my spook_me fic finished and out of my hair. Just the epilogue to write, I think, and dividing the rest into chapters.

[wiseheart]

Ice blue sounds very wintry. Are you sure it won't make the wearer shiver? ;))
Good luck with finishing the fic.

[badly_knitted]

They're for me, so if they do I can just wear them when it's not so cold ;)

Thanks. I thought it would be finished today, but it's not.

[spiralicious]

*hugs*

The ice blue sounds like it will be lovely.

Good luck with the fic.

[badly_knitted]

*hugs back*

Thanks, it's a very pretty colour.

I'm slowly getting there with the fic. Really tired of writing it though.

[spiralicious]

Totally understandable.

[althea_valara]

Wearing all black today, as appropriate.

I have two more rows of mosaic left on nephew's blanket, which I'm going to do after work today. That means I can start the final stripe sequence tomorrow at Stitch Club. I did two rows this morning before work, and am proud of myself for doing so, considering *gestures at news*.

I kinda put the stockings to the wayside while I worked on nephew's blanket, but am going to plan to at least finish the last beard for the last Santa applique today, also after work.

I scored my team for Nerdopolis but need to score the Rogues still... it needs doing today, so maybe I'll go do that now while I wait for my new team lead to get back to me.

[badly_knitted]

Great work on the blanket, especially under current circumstances. It's a dark day. Good luck with getting the last beard made.

[spiralicious]

Well done

[wiseheart]

Trust me, I understand the sentiment. That was what I felt like after *our* latest elections.

Still, you have done a lot of work and have justified reason to feel proud. Good luck with the last beard.

[nuh_s]

Finally finished a big sewing project, the Cranach gown. I've been working it directly for about a month, but this dress was first attempted & I bought the fabric back in 2020! Based off of Judith with the Head of Holofernes by Lucas Cranach the Elder.

[spiralicious]

Congratulations on finishing :)

[badly_knitted]

Congratulations! Would love to see a picture of the finished dress!

[wiseheart]

I second that. It sounds awesome.

[liveonthesun]

congrats on finishing a big project!! such a wonderful feeling.

[spiralicious]

No crafting today. I did attempt to do house work and some tasks I'd been putting off.

[badly_knitted]

Some days are harder than others. *hugs*

[spiralicious]

*hugs*

[wiseheart]

RL can be nasty that way. *commiserates*

[spiralicious]

*hugs*

[liveonthesun]

sometimes setting your space is what you need to craft later. it's part of the process! it counts. ♥

[spiralicious]

Thanks :)

[liveonthesun]

repetitive stress injury has put all my crafting on hold and i miss my projects!! i've got a scarf i'm knitting, a skirt i'm trying to make with 100% hand-stiching, and a long-negelected mending pile i finally started tackling. i have a physical therapy appointment tuesday, so hopefully i can get back to it soon!

[badly_knitted]

Ugh, RSIs are such a pain, literally. Hope the physio helps and you can get back to your crafting and mending soon!