Check-In Post October 11th 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!

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[badly_knitted]

I've given the shed doors a coat of wood stain, but they'll need a second coat tomorrow because the smoother planks aren't absorbing the stain as well as the rougher planks of the walls, so they look a lighter colour. Got some more touching up to do around the doors as well, but I'm getting there. I might leave the second coat until next year, I'll have to do it annually anyway and if I do it late spring that should work out. I'll use up when I've got on the most exposed sides, doing a bit each day until it's all gone.

Also, I've finished the back of my sweater! I haven't cut the yarn though, I want to make sure I can finish the front before I do something so final!

[wiseheart]

I bought more craft supplies to lessen my housework-related frustration. That's crafting, right? Well, sort of...

[peaceful_sands]

Continuing with my tapestry again. Had the day off work as had an important consultant call today but it could happen anywhere in a four hour period so I sat for about two hours sewing this afternoon while I was waiting and then have done some more this evening. Have been looking at the two other unstarted tapestries and trying to decide which one to tackle first. Although part of me wants to support local small businesses, after how rude the staff in the craft shop were the other day, I will probably order the supplies online which will likely be cheaper as well. Might post pictures of the canvases tomorrow to get some opinions on which to pick 😊

[monksandbones]

It's a holiday here today and I'm working on a little Belle-Île cardigan for a friend's new baby. I finished the body a couple of weeks ago, but I didn't like the gauge I was getting and decided that I needed to go up a needle size and start over. The pattern is top-down and I'm hoping to divide for the sleeves by the end of today, but there is, admittedly, still quite a lot of knitting to do before I get there.

I'm also resolved to drive out to a new-to-me mall today to get the buttons for the cardigan, which is going to be a difficult task to make myself actually do!