Check-In Post - Dec 31st 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?


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]

The 6 bee brooches are finished, and I crocheted three pairs of wings for the next batch.


Also knitted 4 larger bees.

[darkcedars]

I have two XL skeins of Lion Brand Mandala so I decided to make some blankets for the dogs. Easy block stitch sort of thing.

Caught Ed trying to steal trivets out of my project basket, then he tried to steal the blanket yarn. This dog gets in everything.

[badly_knitted]

Good luck with your blankets! I hope Ed will mend his thieving ways. He sounds like quite a character!

[darkcedars]

That's great for one day.

[darkcedars]

I've become suspicious of all sounds when I cannot see him.

[badly_knitted]

Have to start putting everything out of his reach!

[badly_knitted]

I'm happy with progress. Still need to get more of the brooches done though, and I'll have to start sewing up the bigger bees soon as well.

[malurette]

Came back from my parents' this afternoon. Couldn't find the black yarn ball I'd need for my scarf. However I knitted one (1) row of my jumper.

Crafting-distantly-adjacent for New Year's Eve we're doing a PowerPoint party; I couldn't be arsed to craft a real full powerpoint but I gathered a few pictures to show & tell.

[badly_knitted]

Every row counts!

Hope your scarf wool turns up soon, that's frustrating!

Enjoy your PowerPoint party!

[darkcedars]

The weirdest thing so far is finding him dragging a bottle of vegetable oil across the kitchen floor.

[darkcedars]

Enjoy your party! Really annoying when yarn is missing.

[badly_knitted]

He's clearly enjoying himself, playing with anything he can get at.

[althea_valara]

My monthly crafting update with some numbers for the year is posted in my journal, here: https://althea-valara.dreamwidth.org/1260731.html

Features pictures of the mini sweater ornaments! Not all seven, just one red and one green, but you'll be able to see what they looked like.

I'll be making one more year's turn post in which I list my WIPs, so expect that tonight or tomorrow.

[badly_knitted]

Well done, and good luck for next year!

[sister_raphael]

Happy New year everyone! I've been absent though crafting, making some cute leather pouches and a whole heap on little paternosters to sell at some events in 2026. Hope everyone had a nice Xmas!

[sister_raphael]

Just saw them! So nice!

[sister_raphael]

It's NYE, so just chill!

[sister_raphael]

Aw but they are the best!

[spiralicious]

Crafting today was poking at my ornament kits and making a lucky pig out of a lemon.

Happy New Year everyone!

[spiralicious]

Excellent progress!

[spiralicious]

Good luck with the blankets.

Ed sounds like a mischievous rascal :)

[spiralicious]

Enjoy the power point party!

Hope the yarn turns up soon.

[spiralicious]

Well done!

[spiralicious]

Happy new year!

[badly_knitted]

I've seen all your posts! So many cute things. I'm sure the pouches and the paternosters will prove popular.

Happy New Year!

[badly_knitted]

Happy New Year!

Hope your lucky pig serves you well!

[badly_knitted]

Thank you!

[sister_raphael]

Sorry for the catch up post dump too. I was just so busy and having issues with my phone posting. Going to try harder this year!

[sister_raphael]

Lucky pig!! Cute!

[badly_knitted]

So great to see all those posts though!