Check-In Post - Dec 20th 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: Does anyone have any plans for making Christmas gifts or cards?


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]

Early post tonight because I have the Strictly final to watch.


No crafting done today, but I knitted 2 bees last night. The shop will be closed until Jan 20th, so I'll have time to make some big bees and perhaps another half-dozen small ones before there's any urgent need for them.

[darkcedars]

Enjoy your show! A whole month is a lot of bee crafting time.

[badly_knitted]

I hope it will be enough, what with Christmas. I don't have much in the way of plans, just some important TV watching, but who knows...

I did enjoy the final, everyone was great, and it was suitably emotional. =)

[darkcedars]

Had finished the first 6 and starched them. I'm on 3 of 6 bodies now. Thinking of I can make bodies tonight, then accessories tomorrow, I'll be in good shape to get them done.

I picked up 2 foster dogs from the humane society on Thurs. We are getting along okay. They are senior dogs and pretty calm. I am watching them (and freeing up shelter space) until they can go to a special rescue for senior dogs.

[badly_knitted]

Great progress on the snowmen!

Good luck with your foster dogs. Pictures if possible? Glad they can get some home comforts until they can go to the special rescue.

[darkcedars]

Here they are! Muffin is a black mini pinscher mix, she is in the shelter because her human passed away. She is 10, which is more "middle aged" for her type so will be put up for adoption. Ed is the terrier, his health is very poor but he's a friendly little guy and still having a good time.

[badly_knitted]

Aw, they ae both gorgeous, but especially Ed, such a cute little guy!

[malurette]

Jumper is going well! I've stitched to my bigger circular needle, 'm already almost midway through the yoke, and I have a hard time putting my knitting down to do some much-needed mending (again).

[badly_knitted]

You're in the knitting groove! That makes is so hard to set it aside even when other things need to take priority. Good luck with both knitting and mending!