Check-In Post August 9th 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]

Not one of my better crafting days. First I cut my finger and had to wear a plaster, which makes knitting a bit awkward — why do I always cut fingers when working with light coloured yarn and never when I'm using red?

Then I stuffed up my knitting and had to undo 4 rows. And then I dropped a stitch and had a devil of a job catching the stupid thing. Anyway, I managed 12 rows and I think I'm at a good place for shaping the back of the neck. If nothing catastrophic occurs, I might finish the back tomorrow. Wish me luck!

[smallhobbit]

12 rows is still good progress, especially as it's brought you to the neck shaping. I have great confidence you will finish the back tomorrow.

[badly_knitted]

Thanks. I'm hopeful, but I'm not counting my stitches until they're knitted ;)

[peaceful_sands]

Sorry to hear you hurt yourself - it really does get in the way when crafting. You did well to get so much done under the circumstances.

[badly_knitted]

Thanks. Luckily it was my left hand so the plaster didn't get in the way too much, but it was also on a joint so my finger wouldn't bend. Just a silly little cut, but I don't want blood on my turquoise yarn =/

[wiseheart]

Oh dear, you really give everything to finish this piece - even your blood!
Good luck!

[badly_knitted]

It's only a tiny cut, but they're annoying when you're doing something you don't want stained.

Thank you!

[althea_valara]

As promised, here's a picture of the shawl I finished last night! The color is off in this picture -- it looks much brighter pink than it really is. In truth the color is more like a salmon color.



I was going to take today off to rest, because I did a LOT yesterday, but in the afternoon I felt like working on something so did three rows of the blanket.

[peaceful_sands]

The shawl looks lovely. Well done on making progress today as well.

[badly_knitted]

That shawl is lovely!

Also, well done with the blanket!

[wiseheart]

This is lovely! I never saw a shawl like this - wouldn't mind to have one. Perhaps I'll have to learn how to knit, after all...

[althea_valara]

This is crocheted! It's called the Seraphina shawl, and is a very popular pattern. It's a bit tricky to get started but once the pattern is established it goes swimmingly. It's all double crochet and chains, so easy stitches.

[wiseheart]

Well, it won't change things as I can't crochet, either. *sigh*
Grandma was a wizard with crocheting, but I was never able to learn it properly, not even at school.

[peaceful_sands]

Not sure that it really counts as crafting but I repotted a lot of houseplants and tried taking cuttings to see if I can get some new ones of some of them - by the time I'd finished that, done some chores and made a call I was too tired to start crafting, so I just finished another book. Fingers crossed for tonight.

[badly_knitted]

Taking cuttings is an art in itself. I find if I do everything you're supposed to do, I get nothing, but if I just break bits off and bung them in some compost they root =/

Reading is important. I fell asleep halfway through a paragraph last night so now I'm not sure where I got to.

Hope you have the time and energy for crafting tonight!

[wiseheart]

Gardening definitely counts as crafting - it is an art in itself!

[wiseheart]

I'm taking a crafting break again. The insulation work on our building has started, which meant we had to empty out the balcony... heaping everything that was there up in the living room and the study (=my workroom). Not the right circumstances for creative work. I'm glad the baby book is almost done; some fiddling with the spine will be necessary, but that can wait.

[badly_knitted]

That must be a nuisance, but I guess it has to be done and hopefully it won't be long before you can put everything back where it belongs.