Check-In Post - Feb 13th 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]

Because of all the juggling between two arm warmers, which is still ongoing, I only managed 26 rows today. Now I have one arm warmer on 90 rows, and the other on 100.

[wiseheart]

I missed yesterday's post, but I promised a picture of Jumbo, the politically incorrect, garish elephant, didn't I? So here he is, with his tiny ancestor, the 60+year-old plastic toy elephant:

https://hu.pinterest.com/pin/341640321754701892

I also decided that it will go to Lenonard, my cousin's youngest grandchild. I hope he'll like it.

[wiseheart]

Well, there is symmetry at the very least. *g*

[darkcedars]

The kid will definitely like that. Very colorful.

[darkcedars]

Should be done tomorrow at least then.

[darkcedars]

Made a few more mineral catchers today. I might just use up this weird old orange kitchen cotton skein on these. It's ancient.

[badly_knitted]

Aw, he's so cute! I'm sure he'll be loved!

[badly_knitted]

There will be once they're the same length...

[badly_knitted]

Sounds like a good use for it!

[badly_knitted]

Well, hopefully I'll get them levelled up tomorrow, but then I'm not sure how many more rows to do. There's still a fair about of yarn, so I'll probably do another 10 rows on each at least.

[jasleh]

been working on my curtains, and I'm 3 rows in now (and grateful that the math and counting all seem to have panned out correctly) but my wrists are feelin it x_x so I'd best take a break

[spiralicious]

Today was sort of crazy busy.

I had fiber group in the morning. Though I brought 3 projects to chose from, I ended up weaving in the endless ends on the striped scarf. I'm not sure how many I did. Group had 9 people today, including a new person. The new knitter from last week brought a friend this week. She kinda changed the group dynamics a little bit, but we'll see what that means long term. The little girl that's learning to crochet, is now learning finger crochet and having a much better time of it. The clothes alterer of our group would like to make everyone embroidered name tags and she has some material she thinks I'd be able to use for a vest I'd like to make.

Later in the afternoon, after work and errand running, I went to creative cafe. This month it was making Valentines. While I did make a Valentine for my mother, I spent most of the 2 hours making Valentines themed journal ephemera and chatting with other library program regulars. A friend also brought me a collage card she'd made me she'd thought would go well in my art journal and a cat sticker.

[spiralicious]

They are getting closer.

[spiralicious]

He's very cute!

[spiralicious]

Sounds like a good plan.

[spiralicious]

Well done!

Breaks are important.