Knitting Frenzy

I haven’t posted in ages! And so much has changed in the last year and a half. The biggest change is that I have relocated from Arizona to New England. I moved for my job, which I am loving. The transition away from family and friends has been hard, and I miss everyone so much. But it has been fun traveling around New England and seeing new things and there is still so much to see.

I am still knitting and quilting. My new home has a finished basement which I have converted into a giant sewing palace for me. I am currently sewing away like a mad woman on Emily’s wedding quilt. She and Geoff are getting married in a few weeks and in true typical Kellie fashion I am not done with the quilt. My parents are here to visit and drive to Minnesota for the wedding with us, so I have recruited my Mom to help me get the quilt finished. Yes, mrsquilt’s sweat shop is back in business!

Moving to New England has really rejuvenated my knitting mojo. The weather is much more conducive to wearing knits here than it was in Phoenix and a majority of my creating time has been spent knitting.

Here a few of the things I have done recently.

I’ve gotten pretty good about keeping my projects on Ravelry, so check them out there. My user name is mrsquilt. I’m also mrsquilt on Instagram.

I have decided to join the Stash Dash 2015 KAL with the Knit Grills group in Ravelry. The goal is to knit either 3K, 5K or 10K meters between today and August 14. This little tracker should help me to keep track of my progress.

As you can see, I am trying for the 5K, which is 5,468 yards or yarn knitted into something wonderful. I have grand plans, including socks, sweaters, hats and cowls. Wish me luck!!