Check-In Post - June 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: We all probably have multiple WiPs, but which of yours has been hanging around longest, waiting to be finished?


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

I admit defeat

[wiseheart]

... concerning the basket weaving. I've tried to put together the existing three sides and the basket promises to be an uneven, clumsy and ugly piece of work. I will finish the fourth size, just because I'm stubborn like a mule, but will never give this pattern another try. I've found another one on YouTube - more than one, actually, all of which are done without any glue involved, meaning that the end result won't be sticky and spotty and altogether disgusting. I hope. If not - well, there will be another way to use up my collected toilet rolls.

Re: I admit defeat

[badly_knitted]

Good luck with the other patterns, I hope one of those works out better for you.

Re: I admit defeat

[nagi_schwarz]

Sorry it hasn't worked out! That's so frustrating. But yay for finding other - better - solutions!

[badly_knitted]

No crafting was done today, because I was out all morning and have the afternoon visiting with my friends from the USA. The gifts went down very well, both friends loved them, so I'm very happy. I will post photos of said gifts soon, just too worn out today to re-size the photos and deal with everything it takes to get them ready for posting. My camera takes HUGE photos.

[yarnandglue]

Yay for getting to see long distance friends!

[badly_knitted]

Thanks! It was the best day EVER!

[nagi_schwarz]

Glad you had fun with friends! That's awesome. And I am glad your gifts were so well-received! I can't imagine they wouldn't have been. Looking forward to photos!

[badly_knitted]

Thank you! It was a really fun visit. I can't stop smiling =D

Hopefully in a few days, when I'm not so worn out.

[fadingfootsteps]

Work today so only about half a row of scales done

The more important piece is that my mom finally ran to the store and picked up my yarn/threads.
1: NEW SEAM RIPPER ACQUIRED!! a full week after it was useful but ACQUIRED!!
2: Got me white fluffy yarn when I needed black. Oops? I'll figure something out though.
3: 700 yards of thread. I uh, think I could've done with one. But we'll find out!!!

[nagi_schwarz]

Yay for new seam ripper! And yay for yarn! And you can't go wrong with extra thread...right?

[badly_knitted]

Well done on the scales.

Yay for new seam ripper! Put this one somewhere you can find it again when you need it.

Thread always comes in useful and lasts a long time so you're set. Maybe a black and white crane?

[fred_mouse]

I have pulled out an abandoned quilt, and started assembling more blocks. I had 36 and need 12 more; I changed things slightly for what I had already to accommodate changes in the pattern needed. And, after two days of sorting fabric and pre-cut pieces, I've assembled four and sewn two blocks.

Quilt is only overdue by, hmm, five years, I think.

[nagi_schwarz]

Kudos to you for working on a long-time WIP! A quilt sounds awesome for reals.

[badly_knitted]

Better late than never though, and now it sounds like you're progressing well with it!

[nagi_schwarz]

During a play date today I managed to work on one of the baby afghans some. I've decided it's okay if they're not finished before the baby comes. As long as I finish before the babies turn one.

[badly_knitted]

Excellent, and yes, don't stress yourself too much over the blankets when you have three little ones of your own to look after. You'll get them finished.