Check-In Post - February 16th 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: What kind of crafting supplies can you never resist buying?


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I now declare this Check-In OPEN!

Comments

[althea_valara]

Did a repeat on the legwarmers.

Made an executive decision: there was no way I'd finish an Emotional Support Chicken this month, so I did a crocheted chicken coaster from a popular pattern. I should not have had problems with it, and yet, I did--I ended up with too few stitches on a row, and decided to just fudge the rest. Go figure. So I do not have a perfect chicken, but it's good enough. I just need to find some yellow yarn for the beak and weave in ends.

Why was I making a chicken, after all? It's for Nerdopolis' "Sidekicks and Pets" challenge. There's a character in Final Fantasy XIV who's a bit of a sidekick himself, and he has a bright green chicken as a pet. So obviously, I had to make a bright green chicken for this challenge.

Glad my shoulder allowed this much--probably about an hour and a half of crafting. I'll take it!

What kind of crafting supplies can you never resist buying?

Mostly yarn. I am probably going to hit up Joann tomorrow and see if they have started clearance sales yet. I also am a sucker for washi tape and journaling supplies, which I don't actually USE all that much, oops. But they're so fun to shop for!

[badly_knitted]

You will get the emotional support chicken finished eventually. Well done for working on the leg warmer and making the caster. Glad your shoulder cooperated.

I am definitely with you on the yarn. I have a shelves packed with yarn, really shouldn't get more, but I bought enough Aran for three projects, then recently bought enough for two more, even though I haven't finished the back of the first one yet... I am a bad person, lol!

Journaling supplies are so tempting.

[nagi_schwarz]

Oooh, washi tape and journaling supplies are a lot of fun, it's true! I do love stationery. When back to school sales begin, I can't be trusted around all the fresh notebooks and journals and pretty pens...

I am glad your shoulder let you craft some! You made awesome progress!

[yarnofariadne]

An imperfect chicken can still be a lovely thing :D

[peaceful_sands]

Hope you recover soon. Well done on your accomplishments