Check-In Post - February 18th 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

[badly_knitted]

My arms happen to be longer than average, maybe only by an inch or so, but one of my pet hates is sleeves that don't come right down over my wrists. Since I already know I'll have to make the sleeves of my jacket longer that the pattern suggests, I've decide to do the ribbed cuffs with twice the rows the pattern has, 20 instead of 10, to be more economical with my yarn. I figure I'll use a lot less if I add length at the end where I have fewer stitches. So I have done the ribbing for the first cuff except for the increase row.

[wiseheart]

I have no idea what that means (not a clue about proper knitting, alas), but it seems you have things under control. I'm sure it will look great. ;))

[badly_knitted]

Well, no need to understand, I'm just trying to make sure I'll have sleeves the length I want.

[nagi_schwarz]

Sounds like an excellent plan you've worked out! Excellent progress!

[badly_knitted]

Thank you! I'll still probably need to make the body of the sleeve a bit longer too, but I've given myself an extra inch at the cuffs so I shouldn't need too many extra rows at the widest part, before the raglan shaping.

[marinarusalka]

I did it! In cut the steeks on my vest! So far so good -- I was able to finally try it on and confirm that it fits. And the whole thing didn't suddenly unravel (yet). Here are pics of what it looks like before and after cutting:




Now comes my least favorite part of garment knitting -- picking up stitches around the neck and armholes to do the ribbing...

[wiseheart]

Good luck with that part. It already looks very pretty, though.

[badly_knitted]

Congratulations! It looks wonderful!

Good luck with picking up for the neck and armholes, that's almost as tedious as sewing up and weaving in ends.

[nagi_schwarz]

That looks beautiful! And I am glad that cutting the steeks was a success!

[spiralicious]

Congratulations on your steeking success!

[wiseheart]

I cut up some fabric scraps to make the parts for the lavender sachets, but that was, basically, it.

[badly_knitted]

It's progress, so well done!

[nagi_schwarz]

Progress is progress! Cutting the fabric is a vital part of the progress.

[illariy]

Wrote one letter today and one yesterday. Used up one memo pad, such a great feeling! I chose the letter set for my next letters, which was such fun. The coordinating envelopes are lined with patterned paper but plain on the outside. I hope I can decorate some of them on Wednesday or Thursday before my work weekend starts.

[nagi_schwarz]

Using up an entire memo pad is a really great feeling! And way to go with writing letters!

[illariy]

Yes, it's a feeling I absolutely love! Especially given that I have about 10 years of letter paper and memo pads still sitting in my stash. >.

[badly_knitted]

Well done! The envelopes sound pretty, and will be even prettier once you have decorated them. Good luck on having them done by your work weekend.

[illariy]

Thanks! They sure are pretty but left untouched, the prettiness is only visible once you open them. I think I am going to decorate them as I use them as there is less time than I had wished until my work week starts tomorrow.

[badly_knitted]

Sounds sensible.

[nagi_schwarz]

I cut out and prepped paper and book board and a few templates and some pictures for my next papercraft project, which is a pop-up tunnel book. It took several hours, but I got some good listening in on my audiobook and am almost finished with it (just in time to return to the library) and also I gave my wrists a rest from crocheting so all in all it was a good evening.

[badly_knitted]

That sounds like it will be a fun project to work on now the prep is out of the way! And I'm sure your wrists are thanking you for the break from crochet. Hope the audiobook was a good one!

[malurette]

I feel stupid; I went to my aunt's two days ago to run an errand for her and I should have used the opportunity to ask her if maybe she had a set of 3.5 double-point needles I could borrow... and it skipped my mind. Oh well I'm taking a vacation at my parents's next week, I'll just my mother then. Or wait until I'm back; with any luck by then the supply store should have them restocked?

[badly_knitted]

We always think of these things too late. Your aunt might not have even had what you needed, in which case you'd still have to go with one of the other alternatives. Hope you get the needles soon.