Check-In Post September 25th 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]

More cutting up of ivy in the garden, another 4 buckets full. The pile on the lawn is going down.

I did another 10 rows on the arm-warmer and the ribbing for the front of my sweater (except for the increase row) while watching Strictly Come Dancing. Saturdays are going to be arm-warmer knitting days for the next few weeks. I can rib while watching, but nothing more complicated than that.

[smallhobbit]

Arm-warmer knitting days sounds perfectly reasonable - I find that too - rib or stocking stitch is okay for watching television, anything else is doomed to failure.

[badly_knitted]

Thanks! I can listen to stuff on TV while doing other knitting, but if it's a show I really need to look at, a complicated pattern is no use.

[wiseheart]

Which is why I can only do any crafting by background telly. If it's DVDs, one needs to pay attention - not very practical. Congrats to your steady progress!

[badly_knitted]

Thanks!

If it's a familiar DVD I can listen and just pause my knitting to watch my favourite bits.

[wiseheart]

That wouldn't work for me, I am afraid. I need the English subtitles to follow the spoken English in my shows. ;)

[badly_knitted]

Ah, sorry, your English is so good I often forget you're not a native speaker.

[wiseheart]

Flatterer! *g* You should have seen the grief I got for my grammar from readers of my stuff!

[badly_knitted]

Your English is better than on some of the fics I've read by supposedly English writers.

[medievalrosalie]

Well done on both fronts! It's nice to sew in front of TV, though I like to dip into my DVD stash, as long as it's one I've watched many times, so I don't get distracted!

[badly_knitted]

Thanks!

Same here, familiarity means you don't have to stare at the screen to know what's going on.

[smallhobbit]

Apart from knitting a bit of mini hobbit's cardigan and a couple of rows of the next square of my throw, I finally finished the elephant:

[badly_knitted]

Yay! I'd forgotten about little Ellie! So cute!

Well done with progressing on your other projects too.

[smallhobbit]

The poor thing has been waiting for ages to be finished!

[badly_knitted]

I bet it's glad to be all put together now.

[stonepicnicking_okapi]

That looks really nice!

[smallhobbit]

Thank you very much.

[wiseheart]

Oh my, this is simply adorable!

[smallhobbit]

Thank you very much.

[medievalrosalie]

awwww that's pretty cute!

[smallhobbit]

Thank you very much.

[wiseheart]

I tried to make a five-pointed star from some spoon-shaped lolly sticks, but it turned out horribly clumsy. Clearly, that sort of sticks just aren't good for stars. So I dismantled the clumsy object and used 3 of the 5 sticks to make a snowflake. A pale green one with gold-yellow crystal stickers, which sounds ridiculous, but it looks actually very pretty.

[smallhobbit]

I look forward to seeing pics. Will you make more snowflakes?

[wiseheart]

Oh yes, definitely! I've got lots of those spoon-shaped lolly sticks in various colours, plus several sheets of crystal stickers in my stock - plus snowflakes are made in 15 minutes, tops, so there's instant gratification. ;)

[badly_knitted]

Well, you never know whether or not something will work until you try it.

The snowflake sounds very pretty!

[wiseheart]

True. I'm giving the lolly sticks you gave me a try next.

[badly_knitted]

Have fun with them, whatever you make!

[wiseheart]

Well, I made two stars, a five-pointed one and a six-pointed one from those. I also made another snowflake from the other sort of sticks and another angel. So I'm fairly pleased.

[badly_knitted]

That sounds like an excellent day's crafting!

[wiseheart]

Honestly, that was the best part of my entire day.

[badly_knitted]

Sorry to hear your day hasn't been so great.

[medievalrosalie]

I'm a fan of anything shiny.

[wiseheart]

Shiny can be sooo pretty!

[medievalrosalie]

Sunday lunchtime here. I've devoured nachoes, watered the garden (something is attacking my borage!) and am ready to get back to finishing up the text for the braille copy of my book. I'm at Chapter 8 so I thought be able to edit the rest AND find time for some sewing. Haven't decided sleeves or roses curtains. Sleeves will be quicker and finish a job off. Probably no more than a week's work left on them by the time I go to work and do life as well.

[smallhobbit]

Enjoy whichever you decide on!

[wiseheart]

Finishing one job is always satisfying. It gives you strength to attack the next one.

[badly_knitted]

Sounds like it's a productive day for you, but your poor borage =(

Enjoy whatever swing you end up doing!

[althea_valara]

One row on the graduation blanket. I did some more math and figured out that I am 70% done with it. This pleases me.

Two small motifs done on my peppermint afghan. I'm not sure I linked that here before, so here it is again: Peppermint Throw on Yarnspirations. I have concluded that if I do two small motifs a day the rest of this month, I'll be done with the small motifs. Then the goal is to do one large motif a day. That should get me done in plenty of time before Christmas, which is my ultimate goal. The blanket is for ME, so really there's no rush but I'd like it done this year so I can enjoy it.

[smallhobbit]

There's something very satisfying knowing that there's less than a third less to do.

That's a great blanket.

[medievalrosalie]

70% is really great! It would be great if it was finished for Xmas as a nicectreat to yourself!

[badly_knitted]

Keep up the good work on the graduation blanket!

Oh, that's such a pretty throw! Very cheerful. Not surprising you want it done so you can enjoy using it this winter!

[annofowlshire]

I finished plying the yarn so it needs a wash and snap next. Someone got interested in the wheel and I let him investigate. I’m very proud of not freaking out, I’m not the world’s most relaxed parent. (He also sat on my lap and tried to pedal with me, and hold the plies.) The Enting wants me to make him a waistcoat with it, but I’ll need to check on the final yardage before I commit XD



Oh, I also made a little puppet with the Enting—felt and googly eyes and pipe cleaner and pom poms. Despite being really crafty myself I don’t really do much in the way of crafts with him (see: not very relaxed parent). But it was fun.

In the evening, I did more cross stitch on the mushroom dragon.

[smallhobbit]

Hooray for doing lots of craft. Enting looks like he's enjoying himself.

[wiseheart]

What a dedicated lifttel craftsman! Who knows, he míg hat have found his calling at a tender age. :)

[medievalrosalie]

That's brilliant on both fronts! Craft and small kids is hard. I'm only relaxed about it because I have great stain-removing skills. Haha! It's nice Enting is interested and the felt with googly eyes sounds pretty cute!

[annofowlshire]

I think for me it’s helpful that I’ve made so many yarns over the years that I’m not particularly precious about it anymore. I can fix most problems, and honestly even if it was irreparable, I can just spin more :P

[badly_knitted]

Awww, cute! Maybe he'll follow in your footsteps!

Yay for puppet making, and cross stitch!