Write every day! - December 2020 - Day 6

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A peaceful Sunday to you all!

Tally:
Welcome Post

Day 1: alexcat, auroracloud, badly_knitted, cassini, china_shop, cornerofmadness, lferion, luzula, nafs, phrenk, sakana17, sanguinity, shadaras, silveradept, sylvanwitch, the_siobhan, thevetia, yasaman, ysilme (19/19)

Day 2: alexcat, auroracloud, badly_knitted, cassini, china_shop, cornerofmadness, lferion, luzula, nafs, phrenk, sakana17, sanguinity, shadaras, silveradept, sylvanwitch, thevetia, yasaman, ysilme (18/19)

Day 3: alexcat, auroracloud, badly_knitted, cassini, china_shop, cornerofmadness, falkner, lferion, luzula, nafs, phrenk, sakana17, sanguinity, shadaras, shopfront, silveradept, sylvanwitch, the_siobhan, thevetia, yasaman, ysilme (21/21)

Day 4: alexcat, auroracloud, badly_knitted, cassini, china_shop, lferion, luzula, marvelouscity, phrenk, sakana17, sanguinity, shadaras, silveradept, sylvanwitch, thevetia, yasaman, ysilme (17/22)

Day 5: alexcat, auroracloud, badly_knitted, cassini, china_shop, cornerofmadness, lferion, luzula, marvelouscity, phrenk, sakana17, sanguinity, shadaras, silveradept, sylvanwitch, thevetia, yasaman, ysilme (19/22)

Day 6: china_shop

Let us know if we missed you or if you didn't check in for a while, so we can add you. Of course joining the fun is possible at any point.

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ysilme here: For the 5th, I added another couple of alibi sentences. Today went better with 1,1k for a blog entry I'm preparing.

sylvanwitch here: This evening, I added 1212 to the novel, including the start of Chapter Twenty-Three. We're getting there. SLOWLY. But we're getting there. ;-)

Comments

[badly_knitted]

Dec 6th - 1277 words, a short challenge fic, a drabble, and a double drabble.

Also finished one warmer and I'm over 40 rows into its twin.

[sylvanwitch]

You are a knitting fiend! That's so exciting, especially as it means you'll be able to keep warm(er). :-)

Also, OUTSTANDING word count! Wooo-hooo!

[badly_knitted]

The rows are only 47 stitches, I have very thin arms.

Knitting is very warming though, so it works two ways.

[ysilme]

Go you for that awesome word count! *\O/*
47 stitches sounds cool, but I imagine you're using thicker wool than I do for socks. I'm currently working on my usual Christmas socks for my large-footed partner and have 68 stitches on my needles... You're knitting front and back, are you, and not on the round? (Correct term? My knitting English is somewhat lacking.)

[badly_knitted]

Thanks!

I'm using double knitting and 3 1/4 mm needles, so probably it is thicker wool but my arms only measure 4 inches around the wrist so they're tiny.

Yes, I'm knitting from one needle to the other and then back again (not sure if there's a specific term for that) rather than in the round. I prefer it even though I have to sew up the seam afterwards. Leaving a gap for my thumb to go through.

I've never tried knitting socks, but I imagine they're best done in the round. Seams would be uncomfortable.

[ysilme]

Oh yes, I just measured mine, and my wrists are7 inches. /O\
I've never come across any sock or glove patterns that were not done in the round, and I don't think that'd be sensible, either; not only would a seam be uncomfortable but you'll lose all the elasticity you need for the sock to stay up. I used to do sweater cuffs in the round as well when I wanted elastic cuffs - I haven't done a sweater or cardigan in ages, but the last ones were with unelastic cuffs intentionally. Knitting socks is fun and rathe reasy once you get the hang of it, but the learning process is intimidating to a lot of people, probably because it's difficult to learen from a written description or pattern. Even with YT videos it's not as easy with the classic patterin (where you get the 3D-shaped heel part), although there are patterns around which are easier to do learn also by video. I was lucky to learn it from my mother, and have taught it to a friend or two myself.

[badly_knitted]

See? My wrists are like sticks; it's genetic, my mum had thin arms too.

I've seen some glove patterns where the main part is done side to side rather than in the round, but it wouldn't work with the fingers. I've knitted gloves before and the fingers are so fiddly.

I don't doubt I could knit socks if I tried, I can figure out pretty much any pattern and I have some sock patterns that belonged to my aunt, I've just never felt inspired to. There are so many sweater and cardigan patterns I want to try, and I used to knit baby clothes a lot, first for my sister, then for friends, and then for a shop, which sadly went out of business (not because of my knitting). Maybe I'll give it a go someday, although I think I gave away the sock wool I had. It was all grey anyway, too boring. I'd have to get pretty colours =)

[ysilme]

Yes, if you've knitted gloves you won't find sock patterns/knitting instructions difficult. I used to mainly knit sweaters and cardigans, as I also didn't have much use for socks as I prefer to walk barefoot myself and had enough socks from my mum. But my husband prefers to wear woolen, hand-knitted socks even in summer, and although my mother knits him a pair for every birthday he went trough store-bought ones in a speed I found shocking. Also, they weren't available in any but dull colours, but he prefers bright, so I started to knit socks for him. I also quickly realised he needs an adapted pattern as his calves are relatively wide, so regular-sized socks will slid down and he frays parts of the heels very quickly because they bunch a bit inside his shoes (I can't understand how that doesn't bother him, but he's autisitc and has some odd sensory habits, including not noticing things like that). I don't manage more than a pair or two a year, but by now he has enough that I can wait for a full laundry load until they need washing. *g*

[badly_knitted]

Your husband is lucky to have two dedicated sock-knitters in his life!

That's the thing with a lot of manufactured and store bought clothing items; people don't come in standard sizes so it can be difficult to find things that fit comfortably. Feet and legs have their own individual shapes, and people's preferences vary too.

[cassini]

[much smoother night at work, though i may have been anomalous in that respect (again). just under 600 written on the 6th ]

[sylvanwitch]

I'm glad work went well for you and that the writing has been satisfying! Those are the best kind of words!

[trobadora]

How is the first week of December already over, and I haven't even managed a check-in yet?! /o\

I've written every day, sometimes more, sometimes just a little. Today (the 6th) was work on my Public Call fic, which is almost done. Also a few typo fixes and a minor change to another exchange fic that's finished but not yet revealed.

[sylvanwitch]

Ugh, tell me about it! Believe me, it's a challenge to remember what day it is, never mind what month! Lol!

YAY for writing every day and for working on your fest fics. I hope the deadlines aren't squeezing you too tightly!

[ysilme]

By now, the third Advent has passed and I haven't yet managed to comment to you. /O\ But no matter, welcome to our round of WED, I'm happy to see you here! ♥ I hope writing works well enough for you this month, and life in general, too, paritcularly now with the hard lockdown. I'm just so tired of it all.

[trobadora]

Haha, and I haven't managed to check in again since ... Time just keeps getting away from me. /o\

[sanguinity]

ysilme: Hurrah for alibi sentences, and congrats on today's wordcount!

sylvanwitch: Oo, look at you go! From out here, it doesn't look at all slow!


Check-in: Got last comments and thumbs-up from betas, then titled, summarized, and posted, hurrah! Also typed up the last of last week's longhand, while I was at it. Then I fucked off for the rest of the day, played some WIP guessing games with my friends, it was great.

[sylvanwitch]

Thank you so much! They've finally left their last stop before returning to protagonist's home town, where the climax happens. YAY!

Aw, man, since coming up with a title and summary are half the battle, you totally rocked yesterday! Go, you!

[china_shop]

7th: 895 words. Action scene complete (though I have a list of minor points to go back and add in, and I need to make the OCs more distinct, argh) -- now I just need to find the end of the fic! :-)

[sylvanwitch]

YAY! So glad you finished (mostly) that action scene, since it was being such a pain for you. Good luck finding the end! *hands you a spelunking headlamp*

[shadaras]

Today I did the edits on my highadrenalineexchange fic that I had been avoiding doing for a whole week! Just in time for fic reveals. :) Added a few things, smoothed other things out, generally made it more acceptable.

Next up: finishing MDZS Big Bang and actually writing my Yuletide fic, in whatever order my brain lets me do those 'cause they're due at basically the same time.

[sylvanwitch]

YAY for getting things done at last! That's got to be a relief.

Good luck on your next projects! May the Muse be kind and all the words good ones!

[sakana17]

Day 6: 2516 words.

[sylvanwitch]

Holy Havana! That's awesome! YAY!

[alexcat]

Got 864 in a community npdare and 496 on my Cap-IM Exchange fic.

[sylvanwitch]

Outstanding! Go, you!

[lferion]

Dec 6 - 100ish new words. I finished the wreath poem/carol, and also edited & added to a thing I had written most of last month, using both the word and the object prompts from the Mini Wrimo daily post. I added enough words to make it exactly 500 words long. Also got a sanity check on the double drabble I wrote yesterday, so that was good.

[sylvanwitch]

You're awesome! It all sounds extremely productive and rewarding. Go, you!

[cornerofmadness]

I wrote a 813 word Pson comment fic + 1865 words on the Pson dark fic. On the last paragraph. Woot

[sylvanwitch]

YAY for final paragraphs! Here's to sticking the landing!

[cornerofmadness]

that should have been last chapter but I do think I can finish it tonight

[yasaman]

Day 6: 531 words today! And if I'm not too busy/wiped tomorrow, I think I can finish tomorrow!

[sylvanwitch]

Woooo-hooo! *sends you the finishing energy you need* Go, you!

[luzula]

Wordcount for 6th of December: 200
Total wordcount on poly fic: 50,800

Not that many words! But I finished off chapter 10, read through it and did some minor editing, and sent it off to beta.

[sylvanwitch]

I find that it's not always the number of words but what I've managed with them that makes me content. I hope that's the same for you! :-)

[shopfront]

Did some planning on the 5th but forgot to check in. Nothing for the 6th though, and had to reluctantly give up and default on an exchange fic so last week was just generally a miserable wash. Fingers crossed today is the start of a better one, sigh

[sylvanwitch]

Oh, hon, I'm sorry to hear about the state of fic things for you. I'm sending you lots of motivating energy and just general, warm, comfy *hugs*.

[satoyan]

Day 6: 408 nano words.

[sylvanwitch]

YAY--words! YAY! :-)

[ysilme]

Wohoo! Getting there is all that counts!

[sylvanwitch]

*grins* I sure hope so! I'm both anticipating and dreading finishing this. It's been my happy place through most of the misery of this year. Editing isn't nearly as immersive, alas. ;-)