Check-In Post April 1st 2021

[badly_knitted]

Hello to all members, 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.


Today's Question: No question today.


If anyone has any questions of their own about the community, or suggestions for tags, questions to be asked on the check-in posts, or if anyone is interested in playing check-in host for a week here on the community, which would entail putting up the daily check-in posts and responding to comments, go to the Questions & Suggestions post and leave a comment.

I now declare this Check-In OPEN!

Comments

[badly_knitted]

Only four arm warmer rows today, my thumb is giving me pain.

It was too cold for gardening today, but I hope to get a bit of digging in soon, possibly sunday, which looks like the best day for a while.

[smallhobbit]

Still growing though! Good luck with the digging.

[badly_knitted]

Slowly creeping along.

Unfortunately the weeds are still growing too. There are little spikes of dock all over my patch. I'm looking forward to getting the roots out. Hopefully there aren't as many as last year...

[medievalrosalie]

Yay for digging. Hope your thumb improves and you can get back to it.

(I've realised I need a garden themed medieval icon, and had to make one since we seem to all like crafting and gardening too!)

[badly_knitted]

It's arthritis, so some days it's worse than others, but I will dig whether my thumb likes it or not. When the weather isn't so cold.

I just need a garden-themed icon of any kind, lol!

[badly_knitted]

Lovely icon!

[smallhobbit]

Third blue bunnie egg cosy finished. All ready to go at the weekend:

[badly_knitted]

What a lovely little Easter boxful! I'm sure they'll be appreciated!

[smallhobbit]

Thank you :)

[stonepicnicking_okapi]

Aw. Look at that! Nice bunny box!

[smallhobbit]

Thank you.

[babs_bee]

Those are adorable!

[smallhobbit]

Thank you very much!

[medievalrosalie]

Ohhh that's so cute!!!

[smallhobbit]

Thank you very much.

[medievalrosalie]

Over the last few days I've been sewing on the pink linen undergown and it's so close to being finished! I'm hoping that today (after I finish off a few odd jobs) I'll be able to get back to it and then it will be done!

It's based on the 1348 Romance of the Rose, Paris, Folio 10r. There are a number of versions of the Romance of the Rose, but I love the way her gown has room to move at her shoulders and tightens at the lover sleeves. It's a style we see a lot in early 14th century art.

As mine is an undergown, I won't be adding buttons to the sleeves, as the garments on top will have the buttoned sleeves. In both of the pictures here, the lower part of the dress/kirtle/gown is reasonably full, and I'm still undecided whether I'll add further gores for fullness on mine. These images are top or middle layers, so I'd expect they would have more fullness than layers underneath.

[smallhobbit]

That all sounds very intricate. And the pale pink is pretty - like the kitty.

[medievalrosalie]

It's pretty much literally a T shape with a bit of a flare out at the bottom, hence T-Tunic. Kitty is my precious!

[badly_knitted]

I hope you get time to finish it, it sounds lovely!