Check-In Post June 28th 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.


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I now declare this Check-In OPEN!

Comments

[badly_knitted]

Managed another 32 rows on the sweater, that gets me to 38 cm. It's supposed to be 40 to the armholes, but I only have 6 balls and I'm almost through the first. I might knit a sleeve next, see how much yarn one takes, then I'll have a better idea of how much I have for front and back.

[smallhobbit]

That's another impressive number of rows, especially given the pattern.

[badly_knitted]

Thanks! It looks more complicated than it really is. Setting the pattern was a bit of a nightmare, but once I got going most of it is fairly easy as long as I keep count of stitches for each panel. The trickiest part is remembering when to twist the cables as there's not a single row on which both cable panels twist. I've had to write it down so I can see at a glance if it's a cable row and WHICH cable it is.

[althea_valara]

Knitting a sleeve next sounds like a good plan. 32 rows is great progress, congrats!

[badly_knitted]

Thanks! It's been growing pretty fast.

If I abandon the back for now and do a sleeve, I can see whether I'll have enough yarn to make the back a bit longer. The length it is now up to the armholes will be fine if it looks like I might be short of yarn, but a bit longer would be nice. 2 cm is only about 8 rows, but I'd rather have a shorter sweater than run out of yarn.

[medievalrosalie]

Good plan!

[badly_knitted]

Thanks. The sleeve is underway!

[pensnest]

After switching out for some work on the tapestry I unearthed from the back of the wardrobe, I am now knitting again. I've started a 'Reyna' with a lovely BFL/silk mix from Posh Yarns, mostly greens but with subtle blues and streaks of orange and pink!

[badly_knitted]

It sounds lovely! Looking forward to seeing the yarn you're using.

[althea_valara]

Ooh, sounds like it will be a lovely Reyna - that pattern is perfect for those kinds of colorful yarns.

[althea_valara]

Poking at a test knit of one of my designs. I'm hoping to finish it today, and if not, tomorrow. It shouldn't take long, the chart is only 29 rows by 21 columns, but I'm starting to feel tired so I might nap before dinner/streaming and I know I'll be exhausted after I finish streaming tonight.

[badly_knitted]

Good luck with your square, I hope it comes out as planned. Do you manage to figure out the crochet one? I seem to remember the test didn't come out quite square.

Enjoy your streaming!