Check-In Post - May 6th 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?


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I now declare this Check-In OPEN!

Comments

[althea_valara]

One row on the cardi. I have set the bar really low, and am hoping to do one row on either the cardi or the knit t-shirt on most days this month. That sounds doable.

I posted this elsenet:

To get personal for a bit: the low bar is because my depression has flared up, and I’m finding it a struggle to do, well, anything. Crafting has fallen to the wayside, possibly because long rows of stockinette and HDC aren’t very exciting. They’re big projects, too, and I am possibly overwhelmed by them. I’m overwhelmed by a lot of things right now!

My confidence in myself is really low at the moment. Yesterday in therapy, my therapist asked me what makes me feel confident. Well, not much truthfully, but crafting does. I’ve designed my own patterns in the past because I felt like I could - it was just yarn, and if I messed something up I just ripped back and redo. It’s my safe space to try new things.

I think it would be really helpful to my mental health to challenge myself right now with my crafting, because it IS a safe space for me, so I have decided to knit yet another doll (LOL). What can I say, I love doll knitting! This one will be Alphinaud Leveilleur from Final Fantasy XIV. He’s such a great character and for the past year, I’ve been enjoying watching Colin Ryan (his voice actor from Heavensward onward) stream the game himself. So yes, it’s time to knit Alphi!

So today I did the physical work of moving boxes around to find the yarn I need for Alphi's body. In the process, I discovered some blue acrylic fingering that will be PERFECT for his clothes! I'm so pleased! I also ran to Joann to peruse the clearance sales because I had used Big Twist yarn in white for his identical twin sister's hair; they did have plenty of that in stock so I bought some even though I have some misgivings on the shade (it looked yellow-cast in the store, not pure white) and picked up more fluff for stuffing. Once home, I scoured my hard drives for the pattern and cast on. Didn't get far, just a few rounds, but progress was made!

Now I just need to tell myself I did PLENTY today; the guilt is flaring up and whispering "but you could have done x, y and z as well" and ahhhhh. Stupid brain weasels.

(that's his sister in my icon. I need to get an Alphinaud icon, he's awesome enough to deserve one.)

[badly_knitted]

Sorry that depression is hitting so hard, but one row on a bit project each day with keep things progressing, and if you alternate projects, they'll both be growing.

Great that you've started another doll. I hope that will be exciting for you and provide a confidence boost. You did a HUGE amount for one day, be proud of yourself and ignore the brain weasels. *hugs*