Check-In Post - Feb 3rd 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 is your favourite thing to make?


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I now declare this Check-In OPEN!

Comments

[badly_knitted]

It's been one of those days. Battling a headache all day, which made writing a struggle, but I got done what I wanted to, or most of it. No crafting, but I have started getting my fan_flashworks badges back on my profile page now they're hosted somewhere else singe the UK had blocked imgur or whatever it's called so that anything hosted there can't be viewed by UK residents. I think I've got about half my badges re-done with the new URLs. Just got the posted works and challenge streaks to do.

[stonepicnicking_okapi]

Hope you feel better.

[stonepicnicking_okapi]

I did six Valentines so far. Here is one.

[badly_knitted]

Thanks! Even resorting to painkillers isn't having much effect so far. The weather does this to be sometimes. Don't know if it's barometric pressure affecting me or what, but this time of year, dull days and headaches always seem to coincide.

[badly_knitted]

That is so great!

[wiseheart]

Yes, I know it's a horrible pun, but fact is, the craft and gift shop where I bought this simple sewing kit is *really* called TEDI. So, here is the TEDI Teddy; the pattern on the package front on the left, the actual product on the right.

https://hu.pinterest.com/pin/341640321754634976

Still no idea how to embed pictures, even though our fearless leader has explained to stupid me at least twice. *sigh*

[wiseheart]

Beautiful!

[wiseheart]

How annoying that certain countries just block various websites, so that people have to redo all the work!

I hope you'll get better, soon.

[badly_knitted]

He's cute! Thanks for the pic!

[badly_knitted]

Thank you!

The fan_flashworks people are the ones who really did all the work. All I have to do is copy and paste the new URLs, but I have to do them one at a time and there are quite a few, so I'll leave the rest for another day. I need to write for some of the threesentenceficathon prompts tonight, so I can keep my streak going for that. 57 fills so far!

[althea_valara]

I have yarn coming in the mail soon. It was bought for one potential idea for the fan art contest, but I do not have enough time to do that idea. Still, the yarn won't go to waste because this idea is one I've had for years, so now I have the yarn for it.

I stopped at Michaels yesterday and picked up some crochet thread for fan art idea number 2, which was a filet crochet something. Except to get the level of detail for the thing, I'd have to start with 450 chains so it'd be HUGE. Scratched that idea.

So I'm falling back to one of my original ideas, which I'm not going to say here what it is because I think there's a rule that you can't talk about it before finalists are announced. I worked on it some today, making up a pattern myself, and so far it's working nicely! I hope it turns out well.

What is your favourite thing to make?

+dutifully goes to her Ravelry Index page+ Apparently, it's accessories! Sounds right. Here's the count by category:

Accessories: 374
+ Neck / Torso: 132
++ Scarf: 29
++ Cowl: 26
++ Shawl / Wrap: 76
+ Feet / Legs: 20
++ Socks: 13
+ Bag: 29
++ Tote: 6
++ Purse / Handbag: 5
++ Drawstring: 7
+ Hands: 28
++ Fingerless Gloves/Mitts: 22
+ Other Headwear: 32
++ Headband: 17
++ Kerchief: 11
+ Hat: 130
++ Beanie, Toque: 114
++ Billed: 5

I am SHOCKED by that shawl/wrap total. I mean okay I was in a shawl ministry for a while, but I thought I only did about 20 shawls for them. 76 shawls sounds like an awful lot....

[althea_valara]

I hope the headache goes away soon! Good job getting things done in spite of it.

[badly_knitted]

I hope you will get to make whatever it is you bought the yarn for at sone point.

Good luck with the item you're making for the fan art contest. I hope it turns out well.

That is A LOT of accessories, and definitely a HUGE number of shawls. Well done! You're the accessory wizard!

[badly_knitted]

Thank you. It's still hovering, although not as bad, but I think I'll head to bed soon and try to sleep it away.

[sister_raphael]

Lots of book stuff today and yesterday, publisher meeting tomorrow and busy making new web pages for book promo. Looking at the pile of beads on the table and will attack when I can't brain anymore.

[badly_knitted]

Woo! Good luck with the new book!

[jasleh]

failing badly at giving myself a break >.> high motivation + good audiobook is a hell of a combo

did decide to switch patterns tho, so now I am making an entirely different gauge swatch lol

it's gonna be more boring to make, but it'll look nicer

[jasleh]

ahaha the pattern I just moved to is filet crochet in size 10 crochet cotton and while I can't do the math until I figure out my gauge, I am trying not to think about what that starting chain is going to be like. over 1000 seems likely

[sister_raphael]

Headaches are the worst. I hope you feel a bit better soon.

[sister_raphael]

That is really lovely!

[sister_raphael]

Aw, Tedi Teddy!

[sister_raphael]

Wow! That's... a lot!

[spiralicious]

The anxiety is still strong today, but that has translated into a lot of knitting. I caught up on my rows on the cable blanket (5 in total), and I knitted 11 rows on the garter slip-stitch scarf.

[sister_raphael]

Just a fun little thing, for reasons, mostly because of other book issues. Still nerd to do a locked post about that.

[spiralicious]

Hope you feel better soon.

[spiralicious]

Lovely!

[sister_raphael]

Been there. It'll take longer but you will be much happier in the end.

[spiralicious]

He's very cute.

[spiralicious]

Good luck!

That is an impressive number of accessories!

[spiralicious]

Good luck with the book things!

[sister_raphael]

At least you got a lot of knitting done!