Check-In Post October 28th 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]

It's all Halloween preparations for the next few days. Today I've bagged and labelled some bookmarks and my remaining Googly Bugs (I thought there were 20 but there only seem to be 19 now, despite me counting them several times), and I've made three more Googly Bugs. Tomorrow I need to sort out what knitted mine mice and bouncy spiders I have left from previous years, and get some of them bagged up. Saturday, I'll have to make up the bags of candy for trick or treaters. Busy busy!

[wiseheart]

Do you have a pic of those things? I'd love to see them.

[badly_knitted]

I don't have any pictures of the bookmark people, mice, or spiders, they were all made a long time ago, but the Googly Bugs are here:

https://badly-knitted.dreamwidth.org/1558664.html

[wiseheart]

They look great!

[badly_knitted]

Thanks! They were a quick and silly make last year. Just had a few extras so I thought I'd offer them again this year.

[slightlymotheaten]

They're so cute! Love it!

[badly_knitted]

Thank you! They're quick and easy to make, I just need to get some more small googly eyes.

[peaceful_sands]

Have fun. I better pick up something just in case anyone calls. I was supposed to be away but we’ve had to cancel and you speaking of trick or treat reminded me thanks. Mind you it’s been about 6 years since anyone did. The neighbours do have kids so est to be prepared in case 😊

[badly_knitted]

Thank you, I think I will, I usually do. I love Halloween!

You're welcome. It's a good idea to have something on hand. If no one calls you can always eat the candy yourself ;)

[wiseheart]

I've bought craft supplies today. Because, you know, I have sooo little of them. But tiny laser-cut wooden applications are so hard to resist. Now I have eight different sets - six pieces each - spread out on the radiator, in the hope that they'll lose their slightly burned stench. Apparently, they were bagged too early or whatnot.

Hah, I've re-counted - there are *ten* different sets of them. Clearly, I've gone slightly mad. But they're all Christmas-themed... well, save for the teapots. Okay, shutting up now.

[badly_knitted]

They sound delightful! I hope the smell wears off with airing.

[peaceful_sands]

Exciting! Do you have plans for them?

[wiseheart]

Yes, I intend to use them to decorate my lolly stick houses.

[peaceful_sands]

A very little bit of tapestry done this evening

[badly_knitted]

That's still more than yesterday! Hope you're feeling better.

[peaceful_sands]

I may have spoken to soon... I fell asleep without even picking the tapestry up. *sigh* On the upside - I didn't lose the needle because I hadn't even started 😊

[badly_knitted]

Well, that's an improvement! Your napping is getting more organised.

[peaceful_sands]

Either that or even more instantaneous!

[badly_knitted]

Sleep is sneaky that way.

[althea_valara]

Four rows on the blanket, during which I finished another soundtrack so took the opportunity to measure the thing. It's 38 inches in length, which is long enough from the needles that I could pretty much spread out the bottom and measure the width as well...

...which turned out to be 56 inches, wowzers! So I checked the finished measurements for gauge, and it says about 53" x 59" - so, it's meant to be wide but mine is coming out even wider. I knew my gauge was likely off. I was hoping to knit the length to 56" or even 60" (nephew is tall) but I don't know if I have enough time or yarn. We'll see.

Expect to see more of me here over the next month - I want to finish this blanket before the next expansion in my MMORPG drops. That happens early in the morning on November 19th.

[badly_knitted]

Well done, and WOW that's big! With 56 inch rows it's no wonder it takes so long to knit a row.

You can only do what you can do. I'm sure whatever the finished size is, it will still be much appreciated. Good luck with getting it done over the next few weeks! *cheers you on* You can do it!