get_knitted | Check-In Post October 20th 2021

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Had a quiet day, working on my spook_me fic and chatting with a friend. It's been a day of sunshine and heavy showers, changing every few minutes, but... My replacement parts for the shed arrived! Hopefully I can start painting them tomorrow when the weather is supposed to be better.

I've added another 20 rows to the second arm warmer, leaving that at 140, and I've cast off but it's too tight so I'll have to re-do that once I've finished the first arm warmer.

A quiet day sounds lovely. I’d like one of those please 😊. Our weather was lovely this morning but I’m sitting here now and I’ve had to turn up the volume on the TV because the wind and rain are so loud!

Yay! Replacement parts that’s brilliant news. Writing and knitting sounds like you’ve been very productive. Is that you almost finished on the arm warmers? How’s the nail biting sweater?

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So annoying when you have to redo something you've already finished! But quiet days are good. I wish you nice weather for tomorrow's painting job.

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You've been so productive. Go you!

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Yay replacement parts! And at least you can knit if it's not nice enough to paint!

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I’m working on the tapestry again. I’ve sat down to work on it a bit earlier tonight so might actually get the colour band finished today leaving me two to go.

Good luck!

Yay! You're really motoring along with it, you'll have it finished before you know it, but then what will you do with it?

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I think it's so cool that you even make tapestries. Good luck!

Nice!

I've made one popsicle angel today; experimented with a painted one. Still not perfecz, but considerably more elegant than the previous ones. Otherwise, I worked on my sheer endless crossover timeline.

Adapting and experimenting with your angels sounds interesting. Also sounds like you’re really getting back into your writing

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Perfection is overrated, but I hope we'll get to see the new improved version at some point!

You'll get the crossover finished eventually.

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Oooh, popsicle angels sound adorable. Do you have pictures?

Good luck with that timeline project.

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I think the nicest thing about crafting is that one can experiment and it'll never be "wrong." Crafting is individual and adding one's own personal twists and touches is what makes it so great! Looking forward to seeing the newest angel.

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I finally finished my little handwarmers. Just in time for the weather to turn, too.

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I love them!

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They are adorable! I love the colours and the dragon scale pattern, that should make them extra cosy. (They put my plain rib arm warmers to shame.)

badly_knitted - 2021-10-21 19:04 (UTC) - Expand

They are very cute!

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These are very fabulous! What is the pattern? I'm sure I know people who would appreciate scaly handwarmers!

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My goodness, how great are they!!! I totally pictured them differently in my head.

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I love the colours and what perfect timing

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I haven’t been keeping up on the daily posts, but I have been in crafting mania! Here’s a few things I’ve worked on over the last few weeks. Bottom centre is my current WIP.

(Apologies to those who have seen this collage already.)

Ooooh, pretty colours and cosy legwarmers! Scrumptious!

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I've got even more sewing done on the new linen dress. One side seam is almost completely stitched down and the other is sewn together and can be started to be sewn down tomorrow (depending on how much time I have after doing a tidy for Open House with the Real Estate people on Saturday.) making progress though. The fabric is super nice to work with.

Potentially going to attempt kitty hallowe'en pictures with my cat again this year, so wish me luck on that, because she really isn't keen. (but they always look so cute and her Insta-kitty-friends are all doing their themed pics too.)

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