Check-In Post August 14th 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]

Another 20 rows done.

I've been searching through patterns for my next project, I have some dark red DK I want to use. I've found some great patterns, but nothing exactly right yet for this particular yarn. I want something lacy I think, since the last red sweater I did is cabled, but I've got a lot of very interesting cable patterns... It's so hard to choose!

[smallhobbit]

I've been inspired as to the next part of the second coaster, which is good. And I'm working on the pattern for the square for my throw, which is another where it would be easy to lose track of where I'm at. I'm colouring in each row as I knit it, having decided I probably won't be repeating these squares.

I've also sorted out a new home for my cross stitch materials since I shall need the space they were in for the wool for granddaughter's cardigan, since I've ordered rainbow colours, plus unicorn colours. I've also ordered a couple of magazines (special editions), one cross stitch, one multiple crafts, which will give me more ideas for things I can do once I've finished all the things I'm currently doing ...

[peaceful_sands]

I’ve finished four full squares of crochet today, for two of them I’d already done the inner square but the other two I had to do both inner and outer colours. So far I’ve got 14 finished squares - 2 each of 7 kinds.

I’m going to work on the cross-stitch for a while now to round out my day.

[m_findlow]

Just a little crafting this weekend (still in lockdown, which meant another diy haircut as well, after resisting for months).
I think I made two or three mini cards, but mostly was just pulling out some rubber stamps and pressing them out in different inks so I have a stock of stamped images for cards to use later. I spent more time scrubbing them clean each time than I did actual crafting.
Also made a carrot cake and Spanish chicken and rice so reasonably productive.

[wiseheart]

Building renovation is still going on. We're still living on a heap of unholy mess. Creative juices are still dried up and will likely stay that way until this ordeal is over. It's good to see that others are more active, though. It gives me hope.