Check-In Post October 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]

I was outside this morning before 9am, painting the shed, but despite working at it for 4.5 hours without a break, I still only painted one side (the biggest one) and all the bits that aren't attached yet — lintels, the bits to hold the windows in place, and the pieces that cover the joins between the sections. The roof is now finished though, so that's good.

Annoyingly, it rained during the night, which wasn't ideal. It might rain again tonight, but I'll still have to continue with the painting even if the wood's a bit damp because it'll be worse if I don't. Unfortunately it's becoming obvious that one can of wood stain is not going to be enough for two coats, so I'll have to order another and I won't be able ti do the second coat until it arrives. I'll be out there painting again in the morning, hopefully I'll get another side done.

Despite all that, I managed to squeeze out another 12 rows on the back of my sweater in between the dances on Strictly.

[peaceful_sands]

Well done on your efforts and hope the extra tin doesn’t take too long to get to you

[badly_knitted]

Thanks! I hope so too. The last time, it took three phone calls to finally get it delivered. I don't want to go through all that again!

[slightlymotheaten]

Painting for 4.5 hours straight is no small feat! I hope you can take an NSAID/have a warm bath to help stave off sore muscles :)

[badly_knitted]

I can't take most painkillers, they play havoc with my stomach, but I'm used to pain and sore muscles. Doing the same thing again tomorrow should help, along with plenty of stretching exercises. It would be easier if the the wood wasn't so rough. Working the wood stain right into the grain takes a long time. The end result will be worth it though =)

[wiseheart]

Oh dear, that is a batch of hard work! Sending you good thoughts.

[badly_knitted]

Thank you. It's exhausting, but there's still work to do.

[wiseheart]

I did some small stuff: cutting out angel wings, selecting lolly sticks and so on. But mostly, I enjoyed the memories from yesterday and rested a bit.

[badly_knitted]

Resting is good, and preparations for making Angels sounds fun.

[peaceful_sands]

Carried on with the tapestry- no significant sections but a bunch of small to medium size colour sections - bits of leaves, plants, hat and so on.

[badly_knitted]

All the small bits mount up! You're making excellent progress.

[wiseheart]

Small steps steer you to your destination, too. :)

[tathra_inth]

I did it! I finished the brioche hat! Here it is before I washed it:



It's a few inches short of where the pattern wanted it to be, but it's plenty tall, even with the brim. And since it's so plushy and made of nice wool it'll be nice and warm for winter here in Vermont.

Next project is probably a pentacle wreath made from branches I've collected from different places my partner and I have lived to hang on the door of our first home that we moved into this past Spring.

[badly_knitted]

Oooh, I love the colours, and it really does look delightfully squishy! I'm a fan of squishy thing.

The pentacle wreath sounds a wonderful idea, commemorating the past to celebrate the future!

[wiseheart]

It looks very nice! I used to have something similar, only in all blue, but I managed to lose it somehow. I was very angry; I don't like blue, but the hat was so warm and comfortable, I never found another one like that. And since I can't knit...

[slightlymotheaten]

So cute! I love the color contrast!

Also I love the idea of collecting branches from the different places you've lived. I keep a little bowl with dried flower petals from various important moments (the first flowers my husband gave me, some petals from my wedding bouquet, flowers from a milestone birthday, etc).