Check-In Post - May 9th 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.

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Comments

[ripplestitch]

I have been reminding myself how to crochet so I can make the ubiquitous Hexagon Cardigan. Right now I need to practice my granny squares so I am making an envelope shaped pouch that I… don’t need, honestly.

We have also put up a sweet pea trellis in the back garden! A peculiarity of this house is that it is on a hill, and has a back garden level with the second floor accessible by steps up from the balcony at the front. All the rooms we use point out the front over the valley. There is no window we look out to see the sweet peas.

I hope the neighbours like them?

[badly_knitted]

Little pouches sounds like a fun project. I wouldn't mind trying something like that to use up yarn oddments. Do you have a pattern or make it up as you go?

You just need to pick lots of the sweet peas for the house. The more you pick, the longer they'll flower, and you'll have the scent to enjoy.

[ripplestitch]

It’s a 3x3 granny square envelope shaped pouch! Just seam them together to make a square, then fold in 3 corners and then seam those! In theory. There are patterns out there I expect but I’m winging it.

Oh, good shout. We even got fragrant varieties, that’ll be nice!

[badly_knitted]

I'll have to see if I can find some granny square patterns that will work. Nothing too big. I've made granny squares before, but I'm horribly out of practice, and really not great at crochet.

Lovely! You can fill the house with their scent for ages!