Check-In Post - April 17th 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: Does your crafting change with the seasons, certain crafts at certain times of the year?


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I now declare this Check-In OPEN!

Comments

[badly_knitted]

Rain showers on and off all day, so I stayed indoors, but all I managed to do was knit two bees. Well, that and today's writing. Two more bees to knit in this batch.

[jasleh]

three more rows done and section 1 is done! \o/

it's a half-size section, so that puts me at about 1/6th done with this curtain

[althea_valara]

In Nerdopolis, we have something called Summit Seekers, which is the place for longer-term, bigger projects. Anything that will take you more than a month to make. We can register projects which we call "storing in your backpack", and there's no limits to how many items you can stuff in your backpack.

One of my backpack items is the Sylvan Tee, which I settled on last year when I won a pattern via Nerdopolis, to use up some yarn I had bought for a crocheted tee that didn't work out (and then I tried knitting a simple tee with it, but scrapped THAT too. hopefully this one sticks!)

I pulled the Sylvan Tee out today and worked on it a bit. That means I'll get my Summit Seekers star at next check-ins, so yay! (doesn't matter how much work you do in a month; just as long as you've touched it, you get a star). I've decided to bring it up north with me in hopes of getting some serious work done on it.

I am also bringing the following:
* small embroidery kit from Five Below
* small knitting kit from Five Below
* a knit scarflette, not started yet but using one of the new pretties
* crocheted tee, in which I hope to finally get a good swatch done
* a crocheted pocket tissue holder project, not started
* a knit headband, about half done
* two small knit coaster projects
* a doily project

So I'll have plenty to do. :D might be overpacking some, but I'm pretty sure it'll all fit in my small travel rolling bag that I use for Stitch Club. Most of the projects are really small, after all.

If it doesn't all fit... the embroidery kit and crocheted tee will likely stay home. I'm a little leery anyway of working with fine needles around the dog, and after the swatching issues I haven't been really feeling that tee.

Thoughts

[ysabetwordsmith]

Today we went to Market on the Prairie, which was mostly flea market stuff and a few crafters. I bought a couple of original art bookmarks, along with three plant stands.

We caught the last day of the Spring Spectacular at Whiteside Garden. There were more people there for Family Fun Day. :D I picked up a hosta and a celandine poppy.

[badly_knitted]

Woooo! Excellent progress, and it looks great! I love the colour.

[badly_knitted]

Good idea to have plenty of things to work on, you don't want to wind up with nothing to do if you finish a project that's already underway, and it sounds like you'll have something for all moods.

Good luck with the Sylvan Tee, and yay for earning a star!

Re: Thoughts

[badly_knitted]

Sounds like a fun day out! You can always use more bookmarks and plant stands.

Also great on the new plants!

[jasleh]

thanks! honestly was impossible to get that color to show up properly on the camera, but I did my best with a bit of color shifting XD it's still off tho

[badly_knitted]

Well, whatever. Something similar would still be pretty!