Introducing Your Host

[badly_knitted]

Hello! *waves*

I’ve been trying to get this introduction post done and up for days, but life has a bad habit of getting in the way. Anyway, here I am at last.

I’m badly_knitted, also known as BK, and this little community was inspired by a daily writing group I fell into by chance. When I discovered several other keen crafters amongst the group I was inspired to pick up my knitting needles again, and as I discovered how fast my project was growing when I could report my daily progress it made me think… what if there was somewhere specific where crafters could say, “Hey, I got this much done today, what d’you think of that?”

Having the encouragement of fellow crafters has helped keep me focused over the last month or so, to the point that I have almost finished the first of my six (yes, really) unfinished projects, and I’ve made some progress on a couple of the others.


Project One: Drop-shouldered round neck cable and double moss stitch sweater in deep red DK.

I’d only done the rib and a few pattern rows of the back, but after a month of daily knitting I now just have the sleeve and side seams to sew up. Pictures will follow if I can take any that actually come out halfway decent. The colour is making that a bit difficult; the pattern doesn’t seem to show up, it’s just a red splodge.


Project Two: Sleeveless lacy round neck summer top in white DK.

This one I had the back almost finished. That’s now done and I’m working on the front.


Project Three: Another round neck red sweater with cables.

I have the front finished, but the neck shaping is too high for my tastes so I’ll have to unpick and re-do that before I continue. I have at lest found the pattern, which I’d managed to lose.


Project Four: Something in white DK with grey and black blobby bits in it. It’s in basic stocking stitch.

I have no idea what pattern I was using for this, so I’ll just have to make it up as I go. I think the back is mostly done now except for shoulder shaping. I’ve decided it will be drop shouldered again for ease with the blobby yarn, and probably v-necked. I’ve started the front but I’ll have to figure out the neck shaping.


Project Five: Round neck sweater with cables and lace in black DK.

I have most of the front done on this one, just got to do the other side of the neck shaping once I can figure out what pattern row I’m on.


Project Six: Very lacy round neck in black DK.

This is the one I’d done the most on before it got abandoned. The back and front are done, and part of one sleeve, but between the complicated lace pattern and the sleeve shaping, I don’t have a clue what pattern row I’m on. This one’s going to take some figuring out, and better light than there is at this time of year. I’ll probably leave both the black sweaters until spring.


Other Crafts

Aside from knitting, I enjoy cross-stitch, macramé, a bit of simple jewellery making, card making, and I sometimes make small felt toys and other novelties. My latest creation was some Halloween Googly Bugs. Pics are HERE.


Other Hobbies

I enjoy reading, mostly SF and Fantasy, writing fanfic, gardening, collecting crystals, and playing with my action figures.


So, that’s enough about me. How about posting to introduce yourselves and your current projects? We’d love to get to know a bit about you!