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.

[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!

[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]

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

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.

[wiseheart]

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

[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?

[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.

[badly_knitted]

I used to do it all the time, reading a book or a magazine. It's a bit trickier reading off a computer screen, but it's possible as long as I'm only knitting something simple, like an arm warmer.

Re: I think drumrolls are in order

[badly_knitted]

YAY! CONGRATULATIONS!

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

[pastelpom]

hehe yep another porcelain pattern! I'm torn between a few ideas right now, I've started on an imari-style design but I'd also love to do one inspired by the famous Catherine II Cameo Service... or a much more contemporary Haviland pattern that has sentimental value. so many things to choose from!!

thank u! it's been stressful, but thankfully I think we're getting things figured out. just have one pretty stressful day of moving ahead of us really soon... but I'll cross that bridge when I get there lol

[pastelpom]

ty! truthfully I need little things like that to distract me from the stress otherwise I think I'd go crazy, lol - doing some simple knit stitches over and over keeps me productive elsewhere

Re: I think drumrolls are in order

[pastelpom]

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

[darkcedars]

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

[darkcedars]

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

[darkcedars]

Good luck with moving!

Re: I think drumrolls are in order

[darkcedars]

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

[badly_knitted]

Oooh, Imari-style would be pretty! Not familiar with the others, but I'm sure they'd be lovely too.

I've heard moving is very stressful. No experience myself, and I'm grateful for that. I hope your move goes smoothly and you don't have too far to travel to your new place.

[jasleh]

yeah! gonna make a Hedgelog: https://gyazo.com/e3f90dec3a63a5d3b92c6d05cd5639f0

while I've been doing a lot of cross stitch recently, crochet is my main craft XD I'm quite good at it if I do say so myself and I really enjoy making amigurumi from freeform from just some reference pics

here's some I've done before and am still very proud of:

https://www.pillowfort.social/posts/2012938
https://www.pillowfort.social/posts/2743210
https://www.pillowfort.social/posts/3307181

[badly_knitted]

Thanks, I was glad I remembered to finish that when I had time and a bit of daylight. The purple is impossible to work with under artificial light.

[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]

The hedgehog is going to be so cute!

Oh, those are awesome! I especially love the dragon, because I'm a huge dragon fan, but they all look brilliant. You are definitely very talented at crochet.

I was extravagant recently and bought myself a crocheted axolotl at a craft fair. I do love the more unusual critters.

[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.

[jasleh]

thanks! the dragon is also Levasu, a character from a webcomic a friend of mine wrote about 10 years ago, here's the reference image I was working off of for that one: https://www.dennydraws.com/comics/fanfyria1/page-104/

he's my favorite character from the comic, I couldn't resist making him into plushies lol