Check-In Post May 10th 2021

[badly_knitted]

Hello to all members, 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.


Today's Question: No question today.


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I now declare this Check-In OPEN!

Comments

[badly_knitted]

Another 10 sweater rows, and a lot of pouring rain *sigh*

[smallhobbit]

Yes, we had rain too!

[badly_knitted]

It was supposed to be light rain showers. We got two heavy downpours. Typical.

[medievalrosalie]

We also had rain overnight! At least it's good knitting weather!

[badly_knitted]

I wouldn't mind if it was just overnight, but it's most of the day, every day, which means I can't get out in the garden. =(

[smallhobbit]

I've finished the leafy part of the tree in my cross stitch.

[badly_knitted]

Woohoo! That's great progress! I'm looking forward to getting a glimpse at the WiP.

[smallhobbit]

I shall have to take a picture!

[badly_knitted]

I'm sure you will for your next crafting update.

[medievalrosalie]

Ooooo. Looking forward to pics!

[stonepicnicking_okapi]

Yesterday I got one Mother's Day craft gift made by my older son which is...one of those only a mother could love. He tried. The younger son refused to do his kit at all so now I have an extra craft kit for me to do at some point (it's a mini mosaic with tiles and cement and a frame). And today I was in a drug store and saw a face painting kit, which I picked up to put in my 'keep the kids busy' bag for summer. It looked fun.

Congrats on knitting and cross stitch. Last week was our rain week, it's been nice today.

[smallhobbit]

I've received a number of those throughout the years. He did try. One year I received a message which said 'I bought some flowers. Here's a photo of them.'

[badly_knitted]

I remember some of the disasters I gave my mum as I was growing up, lol!

[stonepicnicking_okapi]

Ha, ha! Yeah, this one will be stored for about 6 months and then mysteriously disappear. I just don't keep stuff I don't find appealing. It's too bad he picked the bee (instead of the flower) because that was the more interesting one. And, you know, the cement was sort of tough for him to deal with. But I only get things I might actually like. Minisculus made me a self-portrait (of himself), which is fine. He has an interesting drawing style. But he didn't want any part of the mini mosaic making so that's that.

[medievalrosalie]

Home made things are great! I miss getting them.

[stonepicnicking_okapi]

They can be fun!

[badly_knitted]

Well, you got something at least. Shame younger son wasn't interested but it means more for you to play with.

Thanks, progress on my knitting is good.

[stonepicnicking_okapi]

I suppose. But, yes, the extra kit will be good for a rainy day.

[badly_knitted]

There are always plenty of those.

[annofowlshire]

More cross stitch and another doodle.

[medievalrosalie]

You're always so busy!

[badly_knitted]

Good to hear you're beavering away at your cross stitch. Doodling is good.

[pensnest]

I'm doing small repairs today. There's a sweater I knitted years ago for my father in law, which I'd be sorry to see go to a charity shop now that he's dead, but the sleeves are a little short for my brother in law. So I'm undoing the cuff a bit and extending the cuff. Of course, back in the days when I did my Kaffe Fassett knitting, I knitted pieces and sewed them together, which I had forgotten! But the first cuff is done and looking good.

[medievalrosalie]

I'm impressed that anyone can undo and alter knitted things. I thought once they were done, that's it!

[badly_knitted]

Nope, I've replaced all the ribbing on a sweater before now to rejuvenate a sweater I made for my sister. It was her favourite. Then I surprised her by making her another one the same. I made it for myself three times as well, with different background colours. It's a tiger's head. My sister's is on sage green, mine are one mid-blue, dark blue, and rust. The sweater is stocking stitch and I swiss darned the design onto the knitting because I suck at knitting designs in.

[badly_knitted]

I'm sure it will look great when it's done.

I once replaced the ribbing on the cuffs and body of a sweater I made for my sister when they became baggy. It was a picture of a tiger's head. I've done that design 5 times, three for me and two for my sister.

[stonepicnicking_okapi]

Interesting! Very cool that you're recycling and altering instead of binning it.

[medievalrosalie]

I had a really early night last night (in bed by 6.30pm) and today I have a cold, so I'm playing catch up on journals and getting things ready for work tomorrow (International Nurse's Day) but mostly I'm really looking forward to my sister visiting in a few days time. She went through a phase of doing those drop rocks which you paint up and leave for random strangers to find. I have a heap of Simon's Cat ones and a Sailor Moon one she painted me.

[badly_knitted]

Hope you recover from your cold quickly!

The rocks sound fascinating. Any chance of pics?

[medievalrosalie]

I'll have to take some photos. Essentially, they're just paintings on stones. I like the idea of the craft, that kids learn to make something pretty for an unknown person to find. There's no money or gushing thanks. It's just to brighten a stranger's day. There are rock groups where you can log the finds. You can either keep the rocks you find or rehide them. A lot of people just take them on trips away and rehide them in different towns, a bit like the traveling geocaches.

[badly_knitted]

That sounds like a wonderful idea, especially right now when people can do with something to bring a smile to their faces!

[medievalrosalie]

This is their fb group, I'll see if I can find any of hers.
https://www.facebook.com/Hervey-Bay-Rocks-HBay-Rocks-701408590314510

[medievalrosalie]

https://scontent.fbne6-1.fna.fbcdn.net/v/t1.6435-9/107709266_1002651203523579_119530766104024112_n.jpg?_nc_cat=106&ccb=1-3&_nc_sid=8bfeb9&_nc_ohc=ICiqHTbU8xQAX_GjHu4&_nc_ht=scontent.fbne6-1.fna&oh=2a199e53df51b241784687100920bce3&oe=60BF39E8

A not very exciting Where's Wally one

[badly_knitted]

Awww, it's cute!