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Monday, September 27th, 2021 07:23 pm


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!



Monday, September 27th, 2021 06:44 pm (UTC)
Hooray for a disappearing skip! And for access to the garage.

You seem to be steaming along with this sweater - it doesn't feel like it was that long ago you started it.
Monday, September 27th, 2021 08:33 pm (UTC)
You must be delighted with the gardening progress and now you’re moving on to the fun bit of getting a new shed.

Well done on the sweater progress. Hope your thumb is okay.
Monday, September 27th, 2021 09:17 pm (UTC)
Frustrating when the dates don’t fit smoothly together but I have to say quite a pleasant surprise to hear someone wanting to deliver early rather than delaying by weeks on end.

You have my understanding on the arthritis front. It’s irritating when it hinders what you have planned but you’re right to keep it working so long as it isn’t making the pain worse.
Monday, September 27th, 2021 10:58 pm (UTC)
I have RA in multiple joints so understand what you're saying. It was only diagnosed about 6 months before the pandemic but it's been around quite awhile beforehand. I find after a day at work with all the typing that my hands/wrists are too tired to do the crocheting/knitting all the time. That's part of the reason I'm doing more sewing at the moment as that seems to bother them far less - unavoidable long work hours at the moment. Still hopefully that will calm down at some point and then maybe I'll feel more up to the other crafting projects.
Monday, September 27th, 2021 06:45 pm (UTC)
I've done a bit of stitching and will knit some rows later.

I've also written my monthly Crafting blog post, with completed projects and in progress projects here
Edited (typo) 2021-09-27 06:47 pm (UTC)
Monday, September 27th, 2021 08:04 pm (UTC)
Aw, thank you!
Monday, September 27th, 2021 08:34 pm (UTC)
So many lovely crafting achievements, you are doing a fantastic job
Monday, September 27th, 2021 08:36 pm (UTC)
Thank you very much.
Monday, September 27th, 2021 08:37 pm (UTC)
Still plodding along on the tapestry. I’m trying to fill in lots of little gaps so I can wind up a few more inches or at least centimetres 🤔
Monday, September 27th, 2021 09:19 pm (UTC)
Yes and no. The threading and working just a few stitches in a colour can be annoying but seeing them fill in and knowing when they’re done I can move upward is a pleasure. In some respects big blogs of one colour are a bit boring because they grow slowly.
Tuesday, September 28th, 2021 02:51 pm (UTC)
I am a broken record, but it’s a nice tune—more spinning and cross stitch last night. It’s nice to feel like a person who crafts again.