Check-In Post - April 1st 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 change crafts with the season or stick to the same crafts year round?


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]

Another hot, sunny day here, so I was outside most of the afternoon, cutting back brambles and ivy, and pulling weeds. The garden waste bin in full and won't be emptied until Friday, so... weeding, since weeds go on the compost heap, not in the bin. Might be time to start digging out the rest of the pernicious weed roots.

Not sure how much more knitting I'll get done since the weather is warming up and knitting makes me hot. I'll probably have to switch to cross stitch by the end of the month.

[peaceful_sands]

The weather of late has been unbelievably good for the time of year. It was windy here but lovely sunshine today again as well. Well done on the gardening. I hope you get a bit of relaxation time as well.

[stonepicnicking_okapi]

That super interesting to me that it will soon be too hot to knit!

[wiseheart]

Switching crafts might be a sensible move if the weather warms up. Good luck with your gardening.

[darkcedars]

It was almost chilly here again, we are flipping back and forth with temps.

[nagi_schwarz]

Kudos to you for gardening! I gave up on my garden last year and let the chipmunks have it...

Yay for cross stitch!

[peaceful_sands]

Sticking with the cushion cover today, but might do some more of the crochet cardigan tomorrow. Not getting through as much as I hoped at the moment as not feeling too good - post-op recovery seems to have stalled and gone backwards somewhat, so I ended up visiting the GP today.

[stonepicnicking_okapi]

Still progress. Hope the visit to the GP will help.

[badly_knitted]

So sorry to hear that, I hope the GP was some help and your recovery will get back on track quickly.

Well done for making cushion cover progress despite everything. Rest as much as you can, and feel better soon.

[wiseheart]

Definitely take it easy if you aren't feeling good. I hope the visit to the GP will help.

[darkcedars]

If you feel like any crafting under those circumstances, it's good progress. I hope the recovery starts going better!

[nagi_schwarz]

Oh no! I hope recovery can get back on track and you feel better soon. Kudos to you for making progress despite it alL!

[stonepicnicking_okapi]

I find the question interesting. I hadn't thought of seasonal crafting but of course it makes sense. Definitely holiday and season influenced in the themes but not in the craft itself, I think.

My April monthly planner spread:



And a nice BBC Sherlock coaster made for me by a DW friend. The fabric was bought on etsy.

[badly_knitted]

Ooh, pretty orchid!

That's a very cool coaster!

[wiseheart]

Yay for the Sherlock coaster! It looks great.

[darkcedars]

Those are both neat. P

[nagi_schwarz]

That coaster is so cool! And your planner spread is lovely!

[althea_valara]

March crafting update in my journal here: https://althea-valara.dreamwidth.org/1234258.html

Featuring the legwarmer, a crocheted phone stand, and a coaster.

I'm done with work for the day, so I'm now going to work on something. Watch me cast on the poncho, even though I have PLENTY of other things in progress.

[badly_knitted]

That's three great projects completed! Well done!

New projects are always so enticing. Have fun with whatever you work on.

[wiseheart]

Finishing projects is such a relief, isn't it? Especially if one is prone to startitis (I know I am).

[darkcedars]

Lol, good luck whichever you decide.

[nagi_schwarz]

The leg warmer pattern looks super cute! As does the crocheted phone stand. And I love the spiral/swirl pattern for the coaster!

I feel you on starting a new project despite having others in progress...

[wiseheart]

Still alive... barely. I had a few really unpleasant days. But today that friend of mine appeared on choir practice and brought me a large bag of empty toilet rolls; another choir member brought a few more, so I can't delay making those 18 remaining egg baskets any longer.

My feelings about that fact are slightly ambivalent.

[darkcedars]

Hmm, 3 weeks left? Sorry it's been rough.

[darkcedars]

I did 2 more rounds on the doily tonight, so finished 11 of 14.

Yesterday our (husband and I) project together was to pull the carpet off the stairs. This was the last of the ancient stinky carpet remaining in the house. The hardwood underneath is in okay shape.

I mostly just crochet for actual crafting. Sewing is because I have to. :P

[althea_valara]

Woohoo doily progress! And yay for getting rid of stinky carpet!

[nagi_schwarz]

I got zero crafting done yesterday...except buying supplies to try to crochet a parasol because why not.

Hoping to get pictures cut for my next round of cube pop-up books (with pictures of my kiddos, to give as Mother's Day gifts to the grandmas).

[stonepicnicking_okapi]

Aw, two good projects!