Check-In Post - April 25th 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?


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

[badly_knitted]

I have knitted three primrose yellow bees! Then I went out in the garden for an hour since the weather is lovely today. Not sure if I'll get the fourth bee knitted tonight or not... I can only manage three in 45 minutes, which was the length of the episode I was watching on DVD.

[wiseheart]

I still can't imagine being able to knot while watching a DVD. But again, I need to put on the subtitles to understand spoken English...

[wiseheart]

I've finished mini scarf #7 and started #8. I've stitched the features of two more little felt teddies. I half-finished the last pot holder when I realized I had sewn up the sides to a wrong height, so I had to undo the whole thing, which was really frustrating.

But at least I've labelled my jam jars and took a photo. Here they are: https://hu.pinterest.com/pin/341640321755209984

It was a fairly eclectic day, including doing the weekly laundry and all that.

[badly_knitted]

I wasn't watching the screen the entire time. Bees are fiddly, short rows, switching colours every 2 rows, but I manage well enough. Still on my B5 rewatch, or back on it, so I'm quite familiar with episodes, just trying to get some inspiration for more drabbles.

[badly_knitted]

Excellent! Annoying about the pot holder, but such things happen.

The jam looks great!

[spiralicious]

To answer the weekly question, sort of. I used to have to do things very seasonally just the way things were ran when I used to do more crafting competitions and events. And with Lynne it used to be expected to change with the seasons, to the point of nearly being mandatory.

Now, it's a lot looser. Crafting workshops I got to tend to be a bit seasonal in content. And there are things that get done for specific holidays. But Lynne is now perfectly happy for things to be spring/butterflies/flowers all the time. And with my personal stuff, if there is a way to make it Halloween, I will. I don't care what month it is.

[spiralicious]

Hurray for more bees & garden time!

[spiralicious]

Well done!

Sorry about the pot holder. That has to be annoying.

[badly_knitted]

LOL! It's always time for Halloween.

I change with the seasons because of light and heat. Better light in summer for cross stitch when it's too hot to knit. Knitting in winter because it's warming.

The workshops mean you can do different things all year round.

[badly_knitted]

It's a juggling act trying to fit everything in!