Check-In Post - March 3rd 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: Do you remember the first thing you made in school?


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I now declare this Check-In OPEN!

Comments

[althea_valara]

New month, which means I have start-itis. I have started the first gnome for the nieces & nephews, which I intend to get done WAAAAY before Christmas so my December is not a repeat of last year. I also started a Leprechaun, who is also gnome-like.

I am so sad that Joann is closing. I went there today to get yarn for the Leprechaun, and while I did find what I needed, the yarn was mostly gone, and the going out of business "sale" wasn't much of a sale (I spent way more than I expected, though part of that was impulse buying a crochet magazine.) I really adored that big box store. I can shop at Michaels instead, but the one nearer to me doesn't have a big yarn selection. Will have to check out the further one.

Still need to do last month's round-up post. Eh, maybe tomorrow. Tonight, I stream.

This Week's Question: Do you remember the first thing you made in school?

Hmm. I don't remember crafts much in school, although for third grade when making our first Communion (Catholic school, you know) we painted and glazed ceramic chalices. I still have mine nestled in a box somewhere. But I think this was done outside of school time. We did do drawing/coloring/painting in school sometimes, but crafts? Not so much.

Now, Brownies (girl scouts) was another thing. We made Gods' Eyes (wrapping yarn around crossed popsicle sticks), painted a photo frame, did some sewing, etc. Very crafty stuff!

[nagi_schwarz]

That gnome sounds super cute!

And I feel you on the Joann’s sales. The yarn was pretty picked over when I got there. But I did find some cute stuff so I am glad.

[spiralicious]

Good luck with the gnomes!

[badly_knitted]

Heee, gnomes and leprechauns, this is the year of the fairy folk!

It sucks that so many crafting stores have gone out of business. I used to have three near me, now there are none, although there are a few shops that have some crafting supplies. Glad you managed to get what you needed, even if the sale wasn't much of one.

The chalice sounds pretty.

We made stuff in infant's school (ages 4-7) to improve fine motor skills. Also made things in art in grammar school (11-16), but junior school in between was mostly painting and drawing.

I was in the Brownies, and we did crafty stuff too, but I can't remember anything I made. Sounds like you had fun with the activities!

[wiseheart]

Yay, gnomes! I can't wait to see them.