Check-In Post June 11th 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.


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]

Had to unpick a bit further back because some stitches on an earlier row had got a bit unravelled during my previous unpicking, They were part of the lace and there was no way to put them right without re-knitting them.

On the plus side, I'm back to 100 rows again and i can get back to making progress. I hope.

[smallhobbit]

Hooray to being back to the 100 rows. Hopefully there will be no more setbacks :)

[badly_knitted]

Thanks! I can hope...

[wiseheart]

Yes! You did it! Go you!

[badly_knitted]

Thanks! Let's hope there are no further setbacks.

[stonepicnicking_okapi]

I have started the cross stitch. Not enough done for a photo yet. But I did finish a puzzle. [Rockland Breakwater Light, 1000 pieces, Charles Wysocki, Buffalo Games]

[wiseheart]

Oh, this is so very pretty! You must be very patient.

[stonepicnicking_okapi]

Thank you! Yes, once it gets to the sky, it is trial and error :)

[badly_knitted]

Yay for starting the cross stitch.

What a lovely scene!

[stonepicnicking_okapi]

Thank you, thank you!

[smallhobbit]

I've written about yesterday's Temari ball here

Today I finished the second square of my throw:

[wiseheart]

That is a lovely square.

[smallhobbit]

Thank you very much.

[stonepicnicking_okapi]

Looks nice. I like the color choices.

[smallhobbit]

Thank you. I have a selection of yellows and aquas.

[badly_knitted]

I saw! So fascinating!

Now I can see why the pattern for this square caused you so many problems. It's very pretty but quite complex. Well done for finishing it!

[smallhobbit]

Thank you. Yes, there are a number of similar rows so it got quite confusing.

[wiseheart]

I worked on the page bases for the kiddie cookbook today. Nothing very creative, just trimming and gluing on the craft paper that will serve as background. Coming up: the first pockets.

[badly_knitted]

There's so often a lot of preparation to be done before you can get to the interesting parts of a project, but it has to be done. Hopefully the pockets will be more fun to do.

[wiseheart]

I decided not to add too many embellishments this time, as the book is meant for a 6-year-old and its purpose is to be actually used. But selecting the right colours was fun, too.

[badly_knitted]

Yes, you don't want embellishments finding their way into the baking!

There's certainly plenty of fun in selecting the colours and patterns to use.

[althea_valara]

Knit two rows on the blanket this morning.

Then I ran to Michaels for supplies. Bought red & gray wool to use with the zoom loom when it arrives, and super bulky green yarn for a Nerdopolis project (that's my crafting competition).

This afternoon I knit a hat:



It was an "eh, why not?" project. My planned project takes a little over a skein, leaving me plenty left over for a hat. I decided to do the hat first because it's more of a problem to run out of yarn on hats since most are knit bottom up.

Then I started the actual planned project: a leaf scarf:



It's a really fun knit! So I have decided to resort to BRIBERY: I can knit another leaf only after I've done two rows on the blanket. There, that should help keep me motivated!

I did start another row of the blanket tonight but I'm falling asleep so I'm going to head to bed now.

[badly_knitted]

That's a cute hat, and the scarf looks like it will be fun. Good idea to bribe yourself with something fun to keep you working on the blanket.