Check-In Post November 22nd 2020

[badly_knitted]

Hello to all members, 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.


Today's Question: What crafty creation are you most proud of?


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I now declare this Check-In OPEN!

Comments

[badly_knitted]

I've been having a hellish day. First the fire started smoking which means I'll be without heat until I can get the chimney swept even though it was done less than two months ago, and then nothing would load on my computer. My friend managed to get it going, just but it's on its last legs so if I vanish I hope someone will jump in and keep things going until I can get a new computer or persuade an old one to do the necessary.

Anyway, the thing I'm proudest of is a Holly Fairy cross stitch I did on 22 count fabric and made into a Christmas card for my mum. I've still got the card somewhere so when I eventually find it I'll post a picture. I was really pleased with how it turned out and mum loved it.

Today, I just managed 14 rows of the blobby sweater.

[smallhobbit]

I'll endeavour to keep an eye on whether or not you vanish ...

[nagi_schwarz]

That is really hellish. I am sorry.

That card sounds beautiful!

And that's an excellent number of rows. :)

[darkcedars]

Ugh I hope it is not too cold there.

[froodle]

Argh, that sounds so. stressful. Wishing your computer and chimney a speedy return to form, or At least a quick replacement!

[rellephant]

(hullo i'm new!) I'm working on a scarf for myself right now in an asexual flag colorway (it's a fingering-weight merino, it's so soft and it's so pretty!) I started it a couple days ago after Eight Entire Months of not having the mental space to do anything with crocheting because of the pandemic. It's coming along slowly, but it's coming along, and it's so nice to watch it come together and to be able to Be Making Something again!

craft i'm proudest of: I made my own mezuzah recently--it's basically a clear mezuzah case with layers of gem chips in sixteen different colors and the scroll off to the side. it's really lovely to look at, it was delightfully fun to make, and it's on my office door so I get to look at it every day :)

[smallhobbit]

Hooray for being able to Make Something!

And welcome :)

[badly_knitted]

Welcome! It's great to have a new member.

So glad you're at last able to rediscover your crafting mojo and start making something. The scarf sounds very cosy.

How wonderful to make your mezuzah. I'm a big fan of gemstones, and that's a lovely way to use them, with all the different colours on display. Definitely something to be proud of.

[but_can_i_be_trusted]

Hiya! :D

Your mezuzah case sounds beautiful!

[nagi_schwarz]

Hello! Lovely to meet you! That scarf sounds gorgeous.

Also that mezuzah case sounds beautiful.

[darkcedars]

Hi new person! Eight non-crafting months *gasp.*

[froodle]

That mezuzah sounds incredible! How awesome to get to look at it everyday in the office also!

[smallhobbit]

I've been making Christmas cards today - lots of glue, most of it on me!

[badly_knitted]

Yay for creative cardmaking! Glue is a nuisance, goes everywhere you don't want it to. Be careful you don't get stuck to anything!

[darkcedars]

I still haven't decided what to do about cards. I really should send this year of all years, since we won't be seeing people.

[froodle]

:D:D:D

[falkner]

Knitted a bit, but ended up just frogging all of it because let me tell you, doing cables when you're exhausted and going on two total hours of sleep is Not A Good Idea. Thankfully I'm just making these for fun for myself, so it's not a problem.

[badly_knitted]

Been there, found I'd twisted the cable the wrong way >.< Interesting effect but not what I was going for.

Hopefully when you continue it'll go right for you.

[nagi_schwarz]

Knitting while sleepy, cables especially, is rough. But I'm glad it wasn't so bad to have frogged anything.

[nagi_schwarz]

I managed two rows on the baby blanket today, so that felt pretty good.

Something I'm pretty proud of making was the tatted wedding veil for a friend (made during 3L and also while I was studying for the bar). Given how badly that marriage ended I'm guessing there are no pictures.)

[darkcedars]

I love making baby blankets. I should make one in the spring, a cousin has a baby due in May.

[badly_knitted]

Two rows! Yay, well done!

That sounds amazing! Shame about the lack of pictures though.

[rellephant]

A wedding veil?! That is so cool. How long have you been doing lace tatting/how did you get started? It’s so cool and seems so intimidating!

hats done!

[darkcedars]

I finished the third hat - figured you guys would rather see the dog photobomb version.



I've made a ton of things I love. So here's a silly story about the next project:
--mother in law requested a crochet headband. By telling her other son to tell my husband. I really, really hope something wasn't lost along the way.
--found an easy pattern. Showed to husband and his brother. They initially rejected it because *the designer's example photo isn't blue and mom likes blue."

Um, I can make it whatever color? I had planned to make her a set of dishcloths but she has an actual request.

Re: hats done!

[badly_knitted]

I'm sure those cosy hats will be greatly appreciated! Lucy is so cute!

A crocheted headband sounds like an excellent idea.

Men *bless them*

[froodle]

There are frankenBeanies I'm proud of because they had more complicated designs and I pushed myself (Otachi and Slattern from Pacific Rim, or Pellinore the Questing Beast), or the ones that I thought turned out well, like Nightshade or Ahklut, but the ones I'm most proud of are what I call "scrapbag babies" - creatures I made out of the parts that were leftover. They always end up so weird and out there because they weren't selected with a whole in mind, and looking at them gives me a real buzz when I'm done.

My faves are probably Maury, because he used the last scraps of five different beanies, plus I overfilled his body a bit when I made him and now he feels like a fat little egg in my hand, and Little G because the pieces he's made from were so small, I wasn't sure I could make anything with them and I proved myself wrong.

[badly_knitted]

They're so bizarrely cute! I really like Little G.