Time for a little math.
Fact: The body of my Rhinebeck sweater is 8 inches long under the armscye.
Fact: The pattern calls for 12-13 inches before the ribbed hem. (I'll probably go with 13 because I want it a bit longer.)
Fact: The split ribbed hem is 2 inches in front and 3 inches in back.
Fact: Each sleeve will be about 14 inches.
Fact: That is 5+2+3+14+14 = 38 inches of knitting. (Yes, I know we aren't talking the same number of stitches for each row/round, but this is how I measure progress.)
Fact: Wet blocking will take 2-3 days; steam blocking will be only one day.
Fact: I leave for Rhinebeck in 32 days.
Now for the math. I prefer wet blocking. In order to do that and have it dry before leaving on the trip, I need to finish knitting by the 29th day. To finish in time I need to knit an average of 1.3 inches a day. Sounds doable, but the problem is I don't knit everyday. Since I am working full time, most of my knitting is done on the weekends. So, my real goal is to knit 9.5 inches a week. Using that average, here's the knitting milestones:
September 22: Body complete, front rib complete, 2 inches of back rib complete.
September 29: Back rib complete, 8 inches of one sleeve complete.
October 6: One sleeve complete, 3 inches of second sleeve complete.
October 13: Knitting complete and ends woven in, soak and block.
October 16: Pack for Rhinebeck.
Other knitting cannot distract me. The August installment of my Jimmy Beans shawl came. I haven't finished it yet. Two rows left, but the rows are getting long.
It'll have to wait. Maybe it will be my car knitting, along with the September installment, when I head east.
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