Day 18 dawns, and I’m inching along on my remaining sleeve. The first sleeve was completed at a Sunday rehearsal, where I spent half the time sitting on the sidelines knitting away in circles. I tried it on just before starting the cuff, and the sleeve is a couple inches longer than I want, but not so long as to be annoying, so I left it. I don’t have the energy to take steps backward anymore. By the end of the day, I was casting off and beginning the next sleeve.
I’m so close to being done! The only problem I face is that my schedule has just exploded. I picked up seasonal work, intending to keep the two jobs I currently have, so that I can cover tuition and rent more reliably. The financial stress I was facing has been replaced by working 18 hour days. I hope this is only temporary, but it’s hard to think too far into the future when all of your brain power is being spent just getting you to the end of the night. Despite the exhaustion, I am still looking forward to the next day. I can see myself improving, and that is enough to keep me going.
Day 18: 51,518 stitches knit to date, 90% complete
12 days to go!
