Check-In Post - December 28th 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: If you're making any, what are your crafting resolutions for 2025?


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I now declare this Check-In OPEN!

Comments

[badly_knitted]

Posting early because otherwise I won't get around to it until 9pm. Got a couple of TV things to watch tonight.


I've continued with the colouring, trying to be a bit more adventurous with shy colours, sunsets and dawns instead of blue all the time. I've finished the twelve I photographed, and started on some of the rectangular ones I made on Christmas Day.

Will probably do some knitting later.

[wiseheart]

Wow, you had a crafty day! I wish you fun with the TV things. :)

[badly_knitted]

The TV things were definitely enjoyable =) Also knitted 70 arm warmer rows while watching!

[althea_valara]

Hot off the sewing needle is nephew's graduation pillow. It's DONE. Took me longer to sew than I'd like (my machine is broken and I'm not good at machine sewing anyway, so I hand sewed it).

Stocking 5 is done. Two more to go. On the cuff of stocking 6.

I *may* bang out some crocheted trivets for older sister, if time allows, but stockings come first. I'd like to have SOMETHING for her to open other than a card with an IOU. Party is tomorrow, and they are due to arrive in about 24 hours from the time of this comment, so I might be able to whip some up before they arrive. But now: laundry, fixing up my room some more, then back to stocking-ing.

If you're making any, what are your crafting resolutions for 2025?

I AM GOING TO BE SELFISH AND CRAFT FOR MYSELF. :p

[wiseheart]

Yes! You deserve to do something for yourself!

[badly_knitted]

Congratulations on finishing the pillow!

Good luck with the mini stockings and the trivets.

Excellent resolution! You've been making so much for everyone else.

Gender-fluid felts

[wiseheart]

No, really! I kid you not!

The thing is, I was working on the head of my cute little rag doll that was supposed to be a girl. Only that when I was done, I had the head of a cheeky little boy full of mischief in my hand. I had to change things due to a design mistake on my part and whoop! The doll has changed gender behind my back!

So, apparently, I'll have to make this boy doll first. It's not such a hardship, actually, as the design is very similar, only the clothes (that I haven't even cut out yet) are different. The only problem is: all intended recipients are little girls under the age of a year. One of them will have to make do with a boy doll, I'm afraid. But I don't think they'll mind as long as the dolls are soft and huggable, right?

Re: Gender-fluid felts

[badly_knitted]

How cute! Even if it wasn't intentional. Your doll clearly had a very definite sense of identity.

Soft and huggable is always good. The only doll I really liked growing up was my boy doll.

[jasleh]

contest entry submitted! \o/ pics here: https://jasleh.dreamwidth.org/52318.html

hm, crafting resolutions... probably "don't injure myself by overdoing it. again." lol

[badly_knitted]

Awesome! Your hedgehog looks so happy and smiley =D

Excellent resolution, one I should probably emulate since I'm forever damaging myself...

[jasleh]

thanks!

and yeah, these hobbies do take a toll on one's wrists, huh :')

[badly_knitted]

Especially if your wrists are a weak point. Mine are. Actually, hands in general can be a pain =(

[jasleh]

yupppp, same

way too easy to overdo it, 'specially when I get really in the zone and just want to craft non-stop, slowly learning to pace myself better

[badly_knitted]

I did one of my wrists in one time just reading a book. It was a heavy book, but still, not something I expected. I try to be more careful now, but I have bandages and wrist braces available, just in case.

[sister_raphael]

Hm Crafting resolutions... I'm going to try to stay a bit more focused on things and bounce from project to project less. I should get more done, in theory, but not sure as I do a lot of planning and thinking when doing other things.

[badly_knitted]

Good luck with your resolution! It's so tempting to start new and exciting projects though...

[jeweledeyes]

For a crafting resolution, I'd like to try to go back to embroidery. I was all about it in 2023 and then I burned out hard early this year. I've got some unfinished projects including a gift for a friend (that's going to be... quite late 😓) and I would like to be able to finish them.

[badly_knitted]

I hope you can manage to at least finish your friend's gift.

It is, unfortunately, easy to get burned out, even on things we enjoy, if we do a lot of the same thing over a long period of time. Luckily, taking a break from it can bring the enthusiasm back. Good luck!

[illariy]

Wrote a long letter yesterday. 1 down, 8 more letters to go. I am hoping to write another letter today but we shall see. Lots of other stuff on my to do list first.

[badly_knitted]

Good luck with catching up with the letter writing! You have a lot to reply to.

This time of year always seems to generate extra tasks.

[illariy]

Sorry about the late reply. Very true about the extra tasks, they have gotten to me. I got my reply pile down from 10 to now 5 but not sure I can get it to 0 by tomorrow evening as I had planned. Darn those extra tasks, hehe! :P

[badly_knitted]

Extra tasks ruin everything. You'll do what you can, and the rest will just have to wait.