Check-In Post November 5th 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!

Comments

[badly_knitted]

Three more plain mouse bodies knitted! Yay! I plan on doing another three to bring the batch up to 20 before I get on to the next stage.

Finally was able to get my first Covid jab today, so while I was out getting the needle I did a bit of shopping, picked up some lose beads and some cheap necklaces and bracelets to be dismantled and used in making pendants, and I was also lucky enough to find some aida cross stitch fabric (not that I needed more), a piece each of cream, dark red, Christmas green, and black. I bought them because they're a higher count, either 16 or 18 hpi. I'm thinking 16 is most likely, but I haven't measured yet. They're not huge pieces, maybe 12 x 18 inches, and they're rather crumpled, but well worth 75p each. There were some other, smaller pieces but I left those for somebody else.

[wiseheart]

I'm looking forward to see the mice.
Also, congratulations on getting some more craft supplies. You can never have too much of them, and sometimes the oddest things work out marvellously.

It's good that you finally got your first jab. Took them long enough to give it to you!

[badly_knitted]

It'll be a while before I have finished mice, but you'll get to see them eventually.

It was a case of me not being able to get to the places that were doing the vaccinations, they were too far and in unfamiliar places, which I can't deal with. I get lost easily these days. Also, I had health issues earlier in the year, and every time I thought I might be able to look art getting booked in, something else happened to stop me. At least now, a local pharmacy is doing vaccinations. I know how to get there and where I can park, so I got booked in. They were very good. My next one isn't until January 3rd though. I just hope the weather won't be too bad then. I've also got to fit in my flu jab... *sigh*

[darkcedars]

I'm glad you have your first shot! Fingers crossed for no problems for #2.

I'll have to catch up on everyone's projects. Have been too busy to even lurk recently.

[badly_knitted]

Thanks, I'm so pleased to finally get going on getting vaccinated. It's so important. I've not been out very often, done my best to stay safe, and that won't change even when I'm fully vaccinated, but I'll feel safer.

Poor you. I hope things are calming down enough for you to find time for yourself.

[peaceful_sands]

Sounds like a good day! So pleased to hear that you’ve been able to get your jab and crafting supplies just makes it all an extra success. More mice! 🐭

[badly_knitted]

Thanks! It was exhausting, but I'm pleased with myself. Picked up a few Christmas gifts too, and some nice food treats for myself, mostly involving chocolate. The aida was an unexpected surprise.

The more mice the merrier! Three more plain ones and then the next ones will be striped.

Plans change quite unexpectedly

[wiseheart]

The only activity scheduled for today was to make some more popsicle snowflakes. Guess what haven't I done today? Bingo: popsicle snowflakes!

Instead, I made a felt satchel bag for toddlers, based on this video - only that mine is a grossly simplified version. Or rather mines are - because we've got two 2-year-old girls in the family with only two months age difference or so between them, and they always want to have what the other one has. So I'm about to make two identical bags; hopefully, this way they won't be any fight over them. The first one is completed, the second one is half-done, so I consider this day a success. There will be a picture when both are done.

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[badly_knitted]

That looks cute! I'm sure both little girls will be delighted with your version of the bag.

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[wiseheart]

We'll see. The felt sheet has unicorns with rainbow-coloured manes, dancing among stars and little hearts on a dark purple background - my eyes were bleeding as I worked on it, but toddlers have a different approach to colours, so i hope they'll like it.

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[badly_knitted]

I'm sure they will, it sounds just the thing for two little girls. I would have loved it at their age. (Probably still would if I'm honest. I love unicorns).

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[darkcedars]

That looks neat! And yes you needed the two. :D

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[wiseheart]

Definitely. We don't want to have any screeching and hair-pulling over *one* bag. ;)

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[peaceful_sands]

Cool bag! I bet both girls will love them.

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[wiseheart]

Let's hope so.

I have returned!

[darkcedars]

New house stuff has been eating my life. However, we are kind of getting to where all of the outside workers (plumbers, electric, etc) are all done for this stage. Which is good because we can do things at our own pace, not "I have to get all these things done in prep for the plumber."

Also, I think having zero crafting time/brain space is beginning to make me lose my mind. I made myself a witch hat for Halloween, and then only had 6 trick or treaters!

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[darkcedars]

Oh, and the exciting bit that is NEARLY done is my new, main floor laundry room. In a little back door area that my grandparents would have called a "mudroom." I am not so great with stairs anymore, so the laundry being on the main floor saves me a lot of energy and frustration.

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[badly_knitted]

Woohoo! That sounds very handy.

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[badly_knitted]

Yay! Welcome back!

Glad you're getting the house stuff sorted to a point where it might not be quite so insane.

Your witch hat is awesome! Shame you didn't get many Trick or Treaters. (I was a bit overrun).

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[darkcedars]

There's a neighborhood just a couple blocks away that is "ritzier" and most of their houses decorate and really make a thing of Halloween. I'm sure they all went there.

Met neighbor across the street though. He's new too, and came over to commiserate. "there's tons of kids on this street! Where are they! I bought a bunch of candy!" Ha! He was wearing a Batman cape.

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[badly_knitted]

Typical of kids to go where they think the pickings will be best. Got to admit my house is usually popular because I go a bit over the top...

At least you got to meet your neighbour, and if he has a Batman cape he must be okay *grins*

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[peaceful_sands]

That’s a great witch’s hat! Sounds like you’ve had your hands full with all the house projects, hopefully things will calm down and you’ll have time and energy for your crafting projects.

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[wiseheart]

The hat was still worth it. It looks very cool.
Welcome back, BTW!

[peaceful_sands]

One square done so far tonight, just starting on a second.

[badly_knitted]

Woohoo! You'll have your blanket finished before you know it!

[wiseheart]

It seems that you're on the roll. Go you!

[althea_valara]

Another two rows on the blanket. I was *tired* today. I went to bed fairly early for me last night, but then ended up napping this afternoon. I had meant to get an early start on the blanket this morning, but I had to go to the gym with mom (for some reason I had thought that last night she said we weren't going, but turns out we were). So between the unexpected gym visit and the afternoon nap, my plans were ruined.

I'd feel more guilty about the slow progress if I hadn't gotten a reprieve tonight: original plan was to finish by November 18th as the next expansion of my MMO was supposed to drop on the 19th, but tonight we found out it's been delayed two weeks. That gives me more time to work on the blanket. I still want it done before US Thanksgiving, and really it should be done at least two days before that so it can be washed (it's acrylic so can go in the washer/dryer).

Tomorrow I plan on getting up at a decently early time and putting some work in on it before lunch. That should help immensely.

[peaceful_sands]

Well done on what you did manage to do even if it was less than you hoped. Hopefully you felt better for the nap and the early night, sometimes that's just what our bodies need.

Good luck with your weekend progress.

[badly_knitted]

Two rows is still good progress, they're long rows, and yay for extra time although I'm sure you;'re disappointed at the two-week delay.

Good luck with your plans! I hope you manage to get a good few rows done.

I generally prefer acrylic yarns because they're so much easier to care for. Especially good for things like blankets, which need to be hardwearing and easy to wash.

[wiseheart]

It's no use to push yourself when you're exhausted. Crafting is supposed to be enjoyable, not a burden. Tomorrow is another day.