Check-In Post June 21st 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]

And I've finished sewing up my red cabled sweater!

I have other things started that I should finish, namely two part-knitted black sweaters and an almost complete sleeveless white summer top (just need to knit the armbands and sew it up), but I want to start the fuchsia sweater.

The pattern I've picked out is cables, blackberry stitch, and some lace. Raglan sleeves rather than the drop shoulders of the last one. But each sleeve has different shaping at the top so I'll have to remember not to make them both the same =/

[smallhobbit]

The fuschia sweater sounds lovely, but very complicated! Are the sleeve tops mirror images of each other or are they totally different as a fashion statement?

[badly_knitted]

Mirror images. It's sometimes that way with raglan shaping. The top of the sleeve is a bit higher where it attaches to the back than at the front to take into account neck shaping, since the tops of the sleeves are part of the neckband. Of course, it I don't want to fiddle I could just ignore all the shaping and make the sweater drop-shouldered like the red one. The number of stitches is similar. I like raglan sleeves though, haven't done that in a while.

[medievalrosalie]

Oh I love raglan sleeves and the colours sound nice! I hope there will be a pic of your finished red one!

[badly_knitted]

So do I, much more than set-in sleeves that I had on the pink sweater.

Pictures of both are on yesterday's post here: https://get-knitted.dreamwidth.org/61293.html?thread=1104237#cmt1104237

The red one wasn't quite finished then, I still had side and sleeve seams to sew up, but it took me forever to get a photo where the pattern actually showed up so I'm not going to try again. Red is really hard to photograph.

[froodle]

Oooh I love a raglan sleeve! And that pink is GORGEOUS, and looks so soft!

[badly_knitted]

Me too, they comfy to wear and fun to knit.

Thanks! And yes, it really is as soft as it looks.

[medievalrosalie]

way behind in reading and commenting, but it's because I have been CRAFTING!! Last night I finished the silk surcote and all it needs now is a wash and iron on the weekend. The sheer linen veil and wimple are finished- except that now I've decided to hem the selvedge because even though it's a selvedge, I'm worried it's going to fray.
The main thing is that I've started painting up a backgammon board, and I'll be doing an LJ post on that soonish also. I'm woefully behind in my posts there by about a week and I have several posts to make. I can't remember if I already mentioned the Virtual Booksellers fair with my Australian distributor, but that was super cool and I need to post about that too. Sunday just gone, the daggued hood I was working on was finally finished and went to it's owner and he was delighted with it. I took a series of photos of our knights at training on Sunday which cut into my sewing time and for anyone who likes knights, it's on fb and I can put up a link if anyone wants to see them. We are going to take new pics and make a calender just for group members and their families for fun.
Quite frankly, I'm exhausted.

[badly_knitted]

Goodness, you have been busy! Sounds like you've just about got everything finished.

Looking forward to seeing all your posts so I hope you'll put links here so we can all check out the finished articles and the processes involved in making them.

Hemming does sound like a wise precaution and hopefully it won't be a big job.

Not surprised you're exhausted!

[medievalrosalie]

Thectricky thing is photos are on phone but it's way easier to type on my laptop, so I've posted a bunch of things but need to type the text and add links later tonight. I'm going to paint more on the tric trac board tonight too!

[badly_knitted]

Always awkward =/

I had to download my sweater photos to my barely working laptop, then put them on a USB stick to transfer them to this mini laptop because I was afraid the laptop might decide to reformat the memory card in the camera or something stupid and lose all the photos on it. (I am not a tech genius).

Looking forward to seeing everything when you have time to get the posts written and up.

[medievalrosalie]

I've added a lot of text and a few links in a comment below.
Catching up a little...

[badly_knitted]

I have seen!

[froodle]

Wowzers trousers, that is SO MUCH crafting! I would like to see the knights, plz!

[medievalrosalie]

I had trouble linking the fb but once I do a lj post, I'll be able to link from there!

[medievalrosalie]

I can't link them but here's my fb page and they're the third post down.
https://www.facebook.com/rosaliesmedievalwoman/

[medievalrosalie]

https://www.instagram.com/p/CQcTFX1HLfv/?utm_medium=copy_link

Darryl if the link works...

[wiseheart]

I've just read your LJ posts; you've done fantastic work!
I'd like to see the photos, but I'm not on FB. :(

Oh, I just found the link below. I'm an idiot,sorry. *ducks*

[medievalrosalie]

I'll do a lj post and put a pic of the guys. I've instagrammed one today, but lj is heaps easier.

Crafting by Proxy

[foreverdawning]

A friend of mine made some lovely macramé hanging pots. I've been dying to put them up in my room by my desk. All I need is to find some small hanging plants. So that's my newest project: indoor gardening.

Re: Crafting by Proxy

[badly_knitted]

Wooo, sounds like a great idea! Spider plants are really good for indoor hanging displays, with the added advantage that they're almost unkillable.

I used to make macrame hangers myself. Still got the patterns and some jute.

Re: Crafting by Proxy

[medievalrosalie]

Spider plants are great! All but unkillable!

Re: Crafting by Proxy

[medievalrosalie]

Hanging plants allow for more plants! Way to go!!

[althea_valara]

I mostly took today off because I overdid it the past two days and my wrist was hurting. I did, though, do one more row on the weaving and finished my crochet project. The latter was a test of a design I made, and it came out pretty well, I think. Though not exactly on size - it was supposed to be 6" square and the height was spot on, but the width started at 6" but then went to 7" so I either accidentally added stitches or loosened up gauge (i'm thinking the latter). Oh well, it was just a test so that's okay.

Does writing count as a craft for this community? I wrote some fanfic for a friend tonight. She could use something nice, and it featured my beloved Alisaie (who's in my icon) so it was fun to write.

[badly_knitted]

Oh, I know how that goes. I have very weak wrists and have to be careful. I once injured my wrist reading a book and it was out of action for weeks. Hope yours feels better quickly.

Hopefully you'll figure out the problem with your crochet square so that the next attempt will actually come out square.

Everything creative counts! Many of us are fanfic writers as well.

[medievalrosalie]

Oooo weaving! I am keen to weave something one day!

[wiseheart]

So am I! The last (and so far only) time I weaved anything was in pre-school - I kid you not! I made a doll's rug of some leftover knitting thread Mum originally made me sweaters of.

[althea_valara]

So far it's been fun! but I think it's what aggravated my wrist. Since I'm sooo new to it, I've been squeezing the needle pretty hard. Need to practice loosening up on my grip!

I've also tried tablet weaving in the past, but didn't have much success. I don't own a proper loom such as an inkle loom, so I was trying to do it backstrap style, with the warp tied between my belt and bedpost. Couldn't keep enough tension on the warp, and the cards fell, alas. Someday when I have more money I'll buy an inkle loom, because I'm fascinated with the bands you can make with tablet weaving.

If you want to get started weaving but don't want to break the bank, I can recommend starting with a pin loom. The Schacht Zoom Loom runs about US$40, but you can go even cheaper and buy one of those potholder looms they sell for kids at craft stores. Margaret Stump wrote a few books about pin looming; her website is: http://www.pinloomweaving.com and I've just read her book Pin Loom Weaving to Go: 30 Projects for Portable Weaving which has projects for 2x2 inch pin looms, 4x4 inch pin looms, potholder looms, and adjustable sock knitting looms. I borrowed the ebook from my library but I might end up buying it eventually, it's got some good info in it.

[medievalrosalie]

Oh. Tablet weaving is on my list too! I really must learn how.

[wiseheart]

Writing definitely counts in my eyes! Next month I won't be doing anything else, as picowrimo will be in session... or so I hope. One never knows who's gonna show up for the party.

[medievalrosalie]

Link to daggued hood finished and post:
https://medievalrosalie.livejournal.com/51644.html#t223420

Link to the backgammon games board and post:
https://medievalrosalie.livejournal.com/51943.html

Link to knights on fb: Still can't get it to link directly... here's Mitchell (looks like the scroll button isn't working) https://scontent.fbne6-1.fna.fbcdn.net/v/t1.6435-9/198238730_293815955452125_4444430314746915825_n.jpg?_nc_cat=104&ccb=1-3&_nc_sid=8bfeb9&_nc_ohc=UKLBIlyMmYkAX-bNVB0&tn=GMv5lpqH5i2X57je&_nc_ht=scontent.fbne6-1.fna&oh=77a611e75be6327a1dae9b0037d19144&oe=60D68BAE and you can find them all third post down on my fb page https://www.facebook.com/rosaliesmedievalwoman/

[badly_knitted]

Everything is looking great. Especially the knight ;)

[medievalrosalie]

Darryl https://www.instagram.com/p/CQcTFX1HLfv/?utm_medium=copy_link