Check-In Post - December 18th 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's on your holiday wish list this year?


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I now declare this Check-In OPEN!

Comments

[badly_knitted]

Sewed up the second purple arm warmer and delivered them to my neighbour!


Also started a red pair for me, just because I wanted something easy I could do while reading fanfic. Managed 40 rows.

[wiseheart]

You can read and knit at the same time? Awesome!

[darkcedars]

That's a good chunk of progress for one day. Esp with sewing up.

[jasleh]

Spirit City (productivity app/game thing that I love a lot and highly recommend) has announced a fibercraft contest +_+

amigurumi time for me! deadline is Jan. 14 which is a bit tight, but I should be able to make it if I don't stress my wrists too much

was able to find all the colors I need in my stash, thankfully, so I can dive right in!

[wiseheart]

Good luck!

[badly_knitted]

Ooh, good luck with that! I'm not good at crochet, not good enough to tackle amigurumi anyway, although I have long had a hankering to make a crocheted prawn from a book I've got.

Do you know what you're going to make?

[darkcedars]

Extra lucky that you had yarn already, since it's a short time.

[althea_valara]

I have done crafts for gaming contests (I was a finalist in one of the North America FFXIV fan fest art contests), and it's FUN but stressful, especially since they really don't give a lot of lead time. Good luck with both the crafting and the contest, and wishing your wrists hold up well!

[sister_raphael]

oooooo good luck! Can't wait to see your end result!

[pastelpom]

no crafts for me for a while, I'm just about to move! currently packing and stressing about it quite a lot O_O""

I did start on a little knit vest for me just before packing, though, and I'm hoping to try out dyeing it once it's all finished up, since I've never dyed anything before, and I think it would be fun ^u^

I did get a few more rows on the tapestry before putting it away, and have maybe started drafting a pattern for a second one as well... I simply cannot stop myself

[wiseheart]

Oh dear, moving is really stressful! I admire you for finding the time to do a little something in-between.

[badly_knitted]

It's good to have a variety of projects to switch between. Is the new tapestry you're designing going to be another porcelain inspired one?

Good luck with the move! What a time to be moving. My neighbours sold their house months ago, but the house they're supposed to be buying, the owner hasn't found anywhere to live yet, so who knows how long it will drag on. Hope you're having better luck.

[darkcedars]

Good luck with moving!

[sister_raphael]

I not known a person who had a go at dying and didn't look back. It's pretty addictive! Natural dying even more so!

[sister_raphael]

Good luck with your move! Busy time of year for that!

I think drumrolls are in order

[wiseheart]

... since finally, after two years, I've FINISHED THE CHRISTMAS-THEMED QUIET BOOK!

Erm, yes. Sorry for the shooting. But it's such a relief that I feel like a punctured balloon, I really do. I'll try to take a few new photos tomorrow, or perhaps a video (I've never made a video, so don't put your hopes too high), but until then, the individual pages can be found here. They've been done quiet some time ago, all I had to do was to bind the book, which is always the hardest part. But it's done, done, DONE now, and I couldn't be happier, even though my fingertips hurt like whoa.

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[badly_knitted]

YAY! CONGRATULATIONS!

You really do deserve a round of applause. Binding it must have been a struggle.

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[pastelpom]

hooray!! congrats! bookbinding looks super cool, but I can't imagine how much effort it takes, lol. the pages look great as well!

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[darkcedars]

I think skywriting would also be appropriate. Congrats on getting it done, they look great.

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[althea_valara]

Congrats! it's such a great feeling to finish a project, especially one that's been in the works so long. You deserve to celebrate!

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[sister_raphael]

Wahooooooo! It's been a project and a half!

[darkcedars]

Today I sorted my acrylic yarn and picked out some to make a big basket for my cousin's baby.

Husband brought home germs and I'm too shaky for small projects. I'm not getting Holiday cards done until the new year at this point.

[badly_knitted]

Ugh, sorry about the germs. Hope they go soon so you can get your Holiday cards done.

Good luck with the baby basket.

Thoughts

[ysabetwordsmith]

I keep an ongoing wishlist so it's easier when someone asks what I want -- I don't have to think it up from scratch. A new one will go up January 1 for 2025, along with all my other year-beginning posts.

My craft plans include assembling a hippie strand, but that will likely have to wait for January as the ordered pieces haven't arrived yet. I have a rainbow cord; I'm waiting on a package of hippie-themed charms and another of start and moon shaped crystals. :D This will wind up similar to the string of bells that I made previously.

goals_on_dw has a signup post for arts and crafts goals, with lots of creative challenges for inspiration, for anyone interested in logging their 2025 crafting goals.

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[badly_knitted]

Cool! I'll have to take a look at goals_on_dw

Your hippie strand sounds like it will be fun.

[althea_valara]

Opinions wanted!



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Left is the first one I made. I *love* it. I think the angle from leg to foot is perfect. Middle is the second one and it's really big in the foot and I really don't like it, but am wondering if it's good enough to gift. Right is the third one, it's not as cute as the first one but I think it is okay enough. I do want to duplicate stitch the area right by the heel flap, there's loose stitches so it's pretty much a hole.

It'd save me some time and grief not to have to rip back and redo the middle stocking, or knit a replacement. So what say you: good enough to gift?

My goal was to get a stocking done today, and I did, so yay! I would have liked to get more crafting done, but I've been going pretty hard lately and needed a nap today. Also, mom does insist on dragging me to the gym twice a week, so that cut into my time as well.

But tomorrow I should be able to pretty much craft all day. I did more cleaning today, and there's a bit more cleaning to do to prepare the space for my new laundry sorter, but the sorter isn't coming until Friday and I probably won't be able to assemble it until Saturday, so yeah, I have some time yet to finish the cleaning.

[jasleh]

middle one looks fine to me, I'd say good enough!

[sister_raphael]

More flowers arrived for circlets and they're a bit smaller than my other ones, so I guess I'm making more things for me before I sell any!

[badly_knitted]

Lovely! And you should definitely make the first ones for yourself.