Check-In Post - February 11th 2025

[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: Have you ever made a Valentine gift or card?


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I now declare this Check-In OPEN!

Comments

[badly_knitted]

Two pattern repeats (16 rows) on the back of my jacket. That's 10 pattern repeats so far, but there's still some way to go before I reach the raglan shaping. Haven't measured it yet...

[yarnofariadne]

Great progress!

[badly_knitted]

Thank you!

[nagi_schwarz]

Way to go!

[badly_knitted]

Thank you!

[yarnofariadne]

Finished row 140 on the blanket!

[badly_knitted]

WOOHOOO! Not much further to go!

[nagi_schwarz]

Excellent progress!

[wiseheart]

I worked on the baby elephants and made solid progress. They might be done by the end of the week.

[badly_knitted]

Well done! I'm sure the other elephants will be thrilled!

[wiseheart]

We’ll be overrun by elephants! At least in you case it was just meeces. 😁

[badly_knitted]

Yes, meeces are much smaller than elephants!

[nagi_schwarz]

Way to go! You work so fast. I know they'll be so cute!

[wiseheart]

This is a very simple pattern. Using felt would be even easier, but the whole point is recycling all that fabric.

[nagi_schwarz]

Managed a few rows on the placemat. On to the final pattern repetition, and then all that's left is the border, and it will be finished!

[wiseheart]

Nice!

[badly_knitted]

Great progress!

[malurette]

I went and bought one more ball of wool to be sure and got lucky: there wasn't the right colour on the shelves anymore but the vendor had a tiny secret stash somewhere and could get me just the one I was asking for. Yay!!
Now I'm thinking about doing the sleeves before finishing the torso; how bad an idea would that be?

[badly_knitted]

Yay for getting the extra ball!

Never having knitted anything top down, I couldn't say whether that would be a good idea or not, You're probably a better judge than I am, but good luck with whatever you do!