Check-In Post - June 23rd 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

[badly_knitted]

Finished stitching the first scallop shell and about two thirds of the second one. After that, I'll only have the backstitch to do on this one.


Didn't di much outside as I've been feeling crap all day, but I did cut back some stuff early this morning.

[wiseheart]

Oh, dear, I hope you're feeling better now! *hugs*

[badly_knitted]

Still feeling crap, but battling on with great music and the promise watching an episode of my new old fandom obsession ( a fandom from my teenage years I've fallen completely in love with again).

[fadingfootsteps]

Ah, hopefully you feel better soon :(
Shells keep keeping on though, well done.

[badly_knitted]

That would be appreciated. *sigh*

Well, I have to do SOMETHING other than writing... And cross stitch is a good excuse to listen to music. Even stuck a CD on to help me get through a massive pile of dishes waiting to be washed, and danced around my tiny kitchen.

[jupiter2932]

Hope you're feeling well soon!

[badly_knitted]

Hello, stranger, good to hear from you again!

Thanks, I hope so too. It's screwing up my plans for this week.

[jupiter2932]

:D Nice to see you too! It's been a wild few months, but things have settled down again.

Glad to see you've gotten some more progress done on yesterday's post :)

[badly_knitted]

Well, glad to hear things are settling down for you.

Trying to make daily progress, listening to old music while I stitch.

[nagi_schwarz]

Oh no! Hope you feel better soon. Yay for stitching progress!

[badly_knitted]

Thank you, I'm hoping so too. The sudden cooler weather isn't helping.

[yarnandglue]

I'm sorry you're poorly. I hope it clear up soon.

[badly_knitted]

So do I. I'm seriously lacking energy right now, not that I ever have a lot.

[fadingfootsteps]

Today was mostly not giving myself excuses on writing. It's *technically* done now but needs a ton of editting. Such is writing.

There's a few more scales done on the bag, but not many.

Still busy stealing patterns I want from Yarnspirations' ongoing charity event. Am I going to use all of these? No. That's not the point. I'm adding to the hoard you understand.

[badly_knitted]

Indeed. I procrastinate every single day before getting on with my writing. I'm fine once I'm started, it's the getting my writing brain in gear that's the hard part =/

Well done! A few is better than none.

You can NEVER have too many patterns!

[jupiter2932]

You never know when a pattern might come in handy, so it's always best to snag it when you see it, just in case XD

[nagi_schwarz]

Indeed, acquiring and collecting patterns is not the same as making them, as buying and collecting books is not the same as reading them. Two separate hobbies entirely.

Kudos to you for finishing a piece! Best to let it sit for a couple of days before editing anyway.

[nagi_schwarz]

Did the row I missed and am back redoing the puff stitch row. Not feeling too bad about it, though, as I have a good audiobook to keep me company (also watched some new canon for my main fandom that gave me all kinds of feels...)

Also the other day I made a couple of glitter bottles (also known as sensory bottles) for my kiddos. Super easy to make and a lot of fun and I had some supplies for them already kicking around, and they turned out great! The girls love them (and plenty of other people do as well lol) so I might make some more to have additional colors or for them to share with friends.

[fadingfootsteps]

I'd joke that you gotta make me one too, but alas, the distance of the internet.

Glad everyone loves them! They seem neat :)

[nagi_schwarz]

I followed the instructions for the first glitter bottle and it was perfect! https://especiallyeducation.com/how-to-make-diy-sensory-bottles/

[badly_knitted]

Well done for getting caught up again. Glad you have things to listen to and watch while crocheting.

The glitter bottles sound intriguing.

[yarnandglue]

I love sensory bottles! They are super fun to make and use :)

Well ...

[ysabetwordsmith]

Weather outside is unbearably hot, so I'm hoping to get some writing done today.

Re: Well ...

[badly_knitted]

Sorry about the heat. Good luck with the writing!