Check-In Post - Jan 31st 2026

[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

[jasleh]

seems I'm on a roll, which my joints are absolutely gonna make me regret sooner or later lol

anyway, since I clearly don't have enough WiPs (this is a lie, I have Too Many) and, more importantly, since I really wanna make some lace curtains for the craft room, I went digging in the Antique Pattern Library last night, found an old bedspread pattern I liked, and am now making a test/gauge swatch lol

it's ugly as hell because I'm using 2 strands of crochet cotton held together and I grabbed an AWFUL color combo, but it doesn't need to be pretty it just needs to be the right size!

honestly, for an old pattern it's remarkably legible. tho I could wish they believed in line breaks back then lol

[badly_knitted]

If you don't have too many WiPs, you're not a real crafter *nods*

Good luck with your test swatch, and with your curtains!

A lot of things could do with more line breaks.

[elwendell]

Crochet curtains sound like a giant project. I hope your joints hold out. Whilst I have little problem with sewing, I find that knitting and crochet no longer agree with my elbow, wrist and finger joints.

[jasleh]

they won't be floor to ceiling at least! just enough to mostly cover the window

but my wrists are sure to start expressing complaints soon lol I just gotta try to pace myself