Check-In Post - Dec 26th 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: What are your crafting goals for 2026?


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I now declare this Check-In OPEN!

Comments

[badly_knitted]

I made the most of having some decent daylight today. Sewed up and stuffed the last 3 small bee bodies, and sewed the wings on all 6, meaning I just need to sew the brooch backs on and stitch their eyes.


This evening, I knitted another 6 larger bee bodies.

[artificialsatellite]

Bees! You're going to have a whole swarm!

[badly_knitted]

That's the idea! The shop is closed until the 20th of next month, so I'm hoping to have plenty of stock ready for when they reopen. I do need to make more of the bee brooches beyond the 6 I've nearly finished, but I'm also aiming to have 50 of the larger bees done. Not what I'd been planning to do over Christmas, but it's not everyday I get commissioned to make something.

[artificialsatellite]

Honestly that's so cool, congrats on the commission!

[badly_knitted]

Thank you! I was delighted. The larger bees are easier to make than the small ones, so making them should go faster.

[darkcedars]

That's great progress for the day.

[badly_knitted]

Thanks! I'm very pleased with myself!

[artificialsatellite]

Finished the Murder, She Wrote cross stitch just in time!



Crafting goals for 2026: Above all else, I'd like to devote more time to crafting. I'd also like to do some cross stitch work of my own design!

[badly_knitted]

It looks wonderful! I'm sure the recipient will be thrilled.

Good luck with finding more time for crafting next year! Hope you'll enjoy creating your own cross stitch designs!

[artificialsatellite]

Thank you so much! She loved it, which is always such a great feeling.

[badly_knitted]

It's always so great when what you've created is appreciated.

[darkcedars]

Oh that's neat.

[artificialsatellite]

Thank you!

[darkcedars]

Haven't crafted today, but I did get the cards I needed finished by yesterday done and ready. The others need to have the snowmen sewed in and then I need to go to the post office.

[badly_knitted]

Well done! Not much more to do!

[althea_valara]

Four sweater ornaments completely done. Another two knitted, one with applique made but not sewn on. So I need to:

1. Sew that applique on a red sweater - ~15 min
2. Make one more candy cane applique and sew it on a green sweater - ~30 min
3. Knit one more red sweater. ~1 hour 15 minutes
4. Make one tree applique and sew it on red sweater. ~30min
5. Finish sister's phone pillow (8 rounds and closing up to go) - ~45min

Being generous with my estimated times. I'll definitely finish today, and most of the cleaning for the party is done. I just need to vacuum and I will likely do that tomorrow morning before I shower.

I'm tired, though. Not tired enough for a nap, but losing my oomph. Think I will switch gears and do some of the phone pillow now as a palate cleanser. I love how the ornaments are coming out but doing seven of them in a few days time is exhausting.

[badly_knitted]

Excellent progress on the sweater ornaments and the phone pillow!

*cheers you on* You can do it! The ornaments sound super cute!