Check-In Post - May 14th 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

[peaceful_sands]

Last night I finished the second front panel of the cardigan, so tonight it's on to crocheting the sides closed up to the arm ready to start on the sleeves - they are crocheted in place in the round. Haven't started on them tonight because after work I went for a lovely walk and pushed the distance a bit, then came home and finished the next section of the scrapbook/journal project before doing about an hour or so of studying - my brain feels like mush now! A bit of TV and a simple single crochet up the two sides to get this next stage done. Fingers crossed, thumbs held and all that for this going to plan.

Just found out a friend's daughter is expecting so I guess that means I should turn my attention to some baby related projects.... Finish these first though and try to figure out what I have the supplies/kits for already on hand - maybe a cross stitch (pretty sure I have several children related ones to hand and probably underway) and maybe a crocheted blanket or toy from all the many unused balls of yarn.

[badly_knitted]

Excellent progress on your cardigan and the journal project. Well done for studying as well as going for a walk. You've had a busy but productive day.

Good luck with selecting a suitable baby-related project.

[nagi_schwarz]

Wow! So many projects and so much progress! Way to go! The cardigan sounds like it's coming along nicely. A blanket for a baby would be lovely! I adored the handmade blankets I've received for my kiddos.