Check-In Post August 30th 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]

Another 12 rows on my sweater, but I'm really starting to have doubts about there being enough yarn, so when I run out on this ball I'll make a sleeve, see how much that takes.

It'll be annoying if I have to unpick everything I've done so far, it's already just over 12 inches, but I'd rather start again than be forced to have a sweater that's too short. Anyway, we shall see.

[smallhobbit]

I'd be very annoyed to have to unpick all that. Short sleeves? A different colour yoke round the neck?

[badly_knitted]

I hate short sleeves on this kind of sweater, and I think a different colour at the top would look a bit odd. It's drop shouldered so the sleeves would attach across two colours. I'll undo it if I have to, but doing a sleeve will give me a better idea of how much yarn I've got to play with.

[peaceful_sands]

Everything crossed for enough yarn for your project (fingers, toes, ankles, eyes!). I'm on the edge of my seat waiting to hear whether you'll be able to continue.

[badly_knitted]

Thanks, but isn't it difficult to stitch with your eyes and fingerscrossed? *grins*

It I have to start over, I'll just do ii with fewer stitches. I can lose 20 more, so it's not the end of the world.

[peaceful_sands]

Good job I’m doing cross-stitch 😂

[badly_knitted]

*thud* I walked right into that one! 🤣

[peaceful_sands]

I could have gone with 'I'm even crossing my stitches for you' if you prefer.

[badly_knitted]

Heee! I love both because I really enjoy a good (bad) pun!

[medievalrosalie]

You couldn't have a wide band in a contrasting colour around the bottom? Not your original plan but could be cute?

[smallhobbit]

For anyone who's interested, my August craft post is here: Crafts - August 2021

[badly_knitted]

I do admire your productivity. So many different projects!

[smallhobbit]

Thank you - I've always been that way - I don't seem to function if I've only got one project on the go!

[badly_knitted]

I've got other things unfinished, and several small cross stitch projects on the go that I haven't touched since last year, but I'm trying to focus on the knitting at the moment.

[smallhobbit]

That makes sense.

[peaceful_sands]

Love what you've been working on - so many different things, but each of them lovely.

[smallhobbit]

Thank you very much.

[m_findlow]

I saw your post. The coasters look great and I love the multicoloured scarf.

[smallhobbit]

Thank you very much!

[medievalrosalie]

Very cool!

[smallhobbit]

Thank you!

[wiseheart]

I've started working on the oven mittens that will go with Theo's cookbook. Decades-old terrycloth isn't the most cooperative fabric, but I think the results will be acceptable. Or so I hope.

[peaceful_sands]

Good luck - hope it goes well.

[wiseheart]

Thank you. Luck will definitely be needed for this project.

[smallhobbit]

Have fun with it!

[wiseheart]

More struggle than fun at the moment, but I'm not giving up!
Of course, if I knew that decades-old terrycloth was such a bothersome fabric, I'd have chosen something else - either some other fabric or some other project.

[medievalrosalie]

Hooray! Looking forward to pics!

[wiseheart]

If you're into lopsided things, you're gonna have a field day! *g*

[badly_knitted]

I'm sure Theo will be thrilles just having his own oven gloves!

[wiseheart]

I hope so, although you can never know with a six-year-old.

[badly_knitted]

Fingers crossed then.

[peaceful_sands]

More work on the cross stitch - I finished the stars and moon on Mickey's hat and his hands (also while I was working with white, I did the white of his eyes). Then more work on the cave wall (almost reached the ceiling level in the main colour now)

As far as Mickey goes all, that's left is his belt and his tongue and for the rest of the pattern a few bits of the flooring that I can do in the contrast colour, the rest of the cave wall in the main colour and all of the bit that needs to be done in the contrast there. Then it's just the outlining. The end is in sight.

So here's a bizarre thing - I was looking through the patterns deciding what to tackle next and thinking of upcoming gifts in the next few months. So my niece likes dolphins and I remembered being given a dolphin kit a good few years ago that I never got around to doing, so I thought that could be a Christmas gift. So I hunted it out and took a look at it and discovered the 'kit' contains a pattern and half a dozen charms - no thread and no fabric! So I guess I'm rethinking that one - it's possible I have the necessary threads round and about, and I do have fabric available but as I'm missing at least one box of threads, I'll probably keep that on one side and tackle something that theoretically is all there until I locate the missing box(es) of threads.

So my next project is likely to be one of the other two that are already underway - either that or one of the mini projects that are in the boxes.

[smallhobbit]

How frustrating about the dolphin project. I expect a kit to contain all the materials I need.

[m_findlow]

Oh, grrr! That's not a kit if it doesn't have threads! How annoying.

[medievalrosalie]

That's very frustrating. It's hardly a kit with no fabric, I'd say!

[badly_knitted]

Terrific progress, and so close to finishing! Looking forward to seeing Mickey in all his glory!

Well that sucks! How can they call it a kit if it doesn't have fabric and threads in it? Still, at least you have other things you can work on until you find the rest of your threads.

[m_findlow]

My baby cross stitch kit arrived today! One of the girls was allowed to go into the office last week to sort a week's worth of mail and was kind enough to redirect my kit to my home address. I've already sorted the cottons and measured up to make my first stitches. She's due 13 Feb so I should have enough time to complete it, but still have to wait for the official name (it's a girl). Not likely were coming out of lockdown anytime soon so it'll give me something to do.

[medievalrosalie]

Oh that's so cute!

[m_findlow]

I know, right? And it only cost me $12 inc postage from Amazon but it's a proper Dimensions kit, 9" x 12", so good size and good quality. Really happy to snag such a bargain.

[smallhobbit]

That's lovely. You should have time to get most of it done in advance, so you'll only need to add the essential details after the birth.

[badly_knitted]

Hooray for helpful colleague!

That's a gorgeous birth sampler, looks like it will be fun to stitch! It's good to have things to do when in lockdown.

Around here, so many restrictions have been lifted that going out today was a nightmare. Too many people maskless and not safe-distancing.

[wiseheart]

Oh, this is lovely!

[medievalrosalie]

Rocking horse update with a couple of pictures of the paint after I painted over the dapples. https://medievalrosalie.livejournal.com/59900.html

I've finally caught up a little bit on blog posts and duplicated the medieval ones here on the Goodreads etc feeds. Having done all that, I haven't painted more on the horse or worked more on the little saddle, but I did manage to take some photos of the saddle in progress, so that's a plus too.

[smallhobbit]

It's looking good!

[badly_knitted]

So pleased to see the progress on your rocking horse! Looks more horsey already!