Check-In Post - May 10th 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

[glinda]

Mostly today I've been slowly (there's like 120 stitches) casting on a cowl and setting up the pattern repeat.

However, my main reason for commenting is that I think I might have accidentally become a shawl person. I like knitting shawls but I never feel that I suit them, I never know how to wear them, I think they look great on other people but not on me. But I chucked one on today to protect my shoulders when I was out in the sunshine today - it was too warm for the blazer I normally wear it with and the bag I was taking always seems to lead to sunburn in that dress, no matter how often I reapply sunscreen - so far so normal. But, I have never in my life received so many compliments in one afternoon from people I don't know, on any knitted item I've made. Several different women stopped me - in shops, in a cafe, on the train - to admire my shawl and ask if I made it myself. All at times when I wasn't knitting myself. I'm baffled but delighted. Might become a shawl person if I can figure out how to wear them without a bag to hold it in place!

So my actual question for the group. Has anyone - particularly a stranger - changed your opinion/perspective on a item you've knitted, for the better, in a big or small way?

[badly_knitted]

Well done getting the cowl started!

That is so cool! It's always great to have things you've made admired, but it doesn't happen often.

I can't even remember the last time someone complimented something I made, except the novelties at Halloween.

[glinda]

It's coming along nicely! It's just a two row pattern repeat but the wool is pretty so it looks nice!

I don't think I saw the novelties, but I'm sure them were compliment worthy, but the rest of your knitting deserves compliments too!

[badly_knitted]

Pretty wool always adds an extra something to any design.

Thank you! Mostly it was the meeces (see icon) and bouncy spiders.

[peaceful_sands]

I know what you mean about not knowing how to wear shawls while others seem to do it effortlessly! I've never had any compliments on a clothing item I've made and worn although my brother in law did seem to like a hat I crocheted for him (I've never seen him wear it since then) and my Dad asked for one like it for him because he said it was good.

[glinda]

yes! I see people looking elegant and comfortable in them all the time, but I normally just look like I'm wrapped in a too small blanket!

Your crochet deserves compliments! The hat you posted a picture of recently has lovely neat tension. (I'm just learning crochet and my tension is all over the shop so I'm a little envious of your consistency.)