I may have done something stupid.
The place where I usually get my brother's birthday gifts was having a sale, so I bought his present. Since it is way before his birthday, I'm shipping it to me, and then I'll ship it out to him closer to his birthday.
I mean, I'm going to eventually have a package to ship to Ohio. This sweater I've been working on since last July, eldest nephew's Christmas gift, is going to be finished. Eventually. My brother's present can hitch a ride when I mail that out.
So, now I have a deadline. I need to get this sweater done in time to get my brother's birthday present to him on time. That is, if I want to only ship one package.
Can I do it? I think I can. We'll see.
My brother's birthday is March 30th.
I have sleeve two to finish.
Then sleeves one and two need the ribbing.
Then the sweater gets assembled. And then the collar is knit on.
We'll see...
The sweater's previous posts:
- Starting the Sweater
- Getting to the Back
- Missed Deadline
- Distractions from Knitting
- A Month Late
- Inching Along
- Tracking the Growth
- Weekly Sweater Update
- Moving Right Along
- Good Progress
- Almost to the Interesting Part
- Plot Twist
- Not Worth the Effort
- Sleeve Progress
- Continuing Sleeve One
- Sleeve Two!
- Continuing Sleeve Two
Go Liz Go! The pressure is on, good luck I bet you get it done. My brother's birthday is also in March :)
ReplyDeleteI don't do well with pressure, but I wouldn't have done this if I didn't suspect I could get it done.
DeleteYou can do it!
ReplyDeleteI have faith in you, you’ll get this done
ReplyDeleteThanks.
DeleteLess than two months - you can do it!
ReplyDeleteFingers crossed.
DeleteDeadlines can be sneaky motivators!
ReplyDeleteYou’ve already come so far with this sweater, and now you’ve got the perfect reason to push through the last stretch. March 30th is totally doable.
Cheering you on.
Sometimes you just need to put yourself under pressure to get something done. You'll do it.
ReplyDeleteYeah, no. Putting myself under pressure makes me *less* likely to get it done.
DeleteGood luck with the deadline!
ReplyDeleteThanks.
DeleteRelax, you want to enjoy doing it, not make it a chore!
ReplyDeleteI picked a pattern I liked, so it's not a chore. I just want to finish it already.
DeleteYou can do it. It's good to have a deadline!
ReplyDeleteThanks.
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