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October Make Something Month: Gauging Interest (self.chat)
submitted 1 year ago by gyrfalcon to c/chat
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Howdy y'all! I'm hoping to run a make something month in October either here or in Creative. The idea is that a bunch of people all make something, doesn't matter what, throughout the month. Each week I'll make a post where we can share progress and discuss, and at the end of the month you can post your final creation(s) in a showcase thread. It's kind of like National Novel Writing Month, except you don't have to be writing a novel, and also it's in October! Anyways, if you have any questions or ideas for what you'd like to do, feel free to post them below. I'll make a post on October 1st to formally kick everything off, so make sure you finalize what you hope to do by then!

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[–] gyrfalcon 5 points 1 year ago

I was not terribly successful on this last year so I have two ideas, both aiming to scale back a bit:

  1. Complete my project from last year, which was a round shield inspired by Viking round shields
  2. Hammer out a good dairy free caramel recipe. I already have a dairy free fudge recipe which I make at Christmas every year. There's also caramels, but my SO has a dairy allergy so she cannot partake, so I would like to work out a good caramel recipe. I have made previous attempts at this, but they all fell victim to various mishaps, ranging from becoming overcooked into burnt hard candy to having a fly nosedive into the cooking caramel

This will be made a little more complicated by having a week of business travel as well as a family visit at the end of the month, but I am hoping to accomplish something fun without setting too high of expectations for myself.

[–] autumn 5 points 1 year ago

heck yeah! i made a crochet sweater last year, and i’ve got another two baby blankets in the works along with a bonnet for my sister’s horse. last year really kicked me into a big crochet habit, and i’ve made so many things over the past year!

this year, i’d like to make some progress on the bike i’m restoring for my partner. maybe with the goal of having a working bike by the end of october (assuming the parts don’t take forever to come in).

the bike!

[–] Thelsim 5 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Sounds great!
Does it have to be a physical thing, or can it be digital too?
I want to get into voxel 3d modelling and a monthly goal is just what I need to keep myself motivated. Though.. I guess I could send it to the 3d printer if I manage to get it done in time.

[–] gyrfalcon 2 points 1 year ago

Digital is just fine! In the past for a make something month I did a website, so a 3d model would be perfect

[–] wildeaboutoskar 3 points 1 year ago

I love this idea!

I want to make my incoming niece a hat/blanket and time is running out before she arrives, so this is a good way of holding myself to account.

Ooh people could do Halloween themed things! Maybe pumpkin carving!

[–] apis 3 points 1 year ago

Love this idea.

Have a blanket to finish, which I've been procrastinating over as I need to redo a small part which will be fiddly, as well as some things I haven't even started.

Think I'd prefer to use one of the yet-to-be-started projects for this, but it should motivate me to crack on with the blanket.