This past week has been all about finishing stuff.
There was stuff that started out okay, then took a fast turn for the craptastic and sucked every moment of the way. This stuff was a test in endurance, patience, and ingenuity/problem-solving.
Andean Llama cap for a friend, ravelled here.
There was stuff that looked like it was going to be super easy, but required a bit more thought and care. Sometimes, despite anyone’s best intentions, this stuff still didn’t turn out the way it was expected.
Hobbswyllin socks for me, ravelled here. The legs have to be reknit on larger needles.
There was stuff that actually was super easy – that absolutely flew along, and I had to remind myself to slow down and enjoy the journey. I am by and large a “product knitter”, and I occasionally need to remember that the process of getting the finished stuff is just as valuable.
Leyburn socks for me, ravelled here. As you can see, they’re not quite a pair yet.
Oh, and the biggest project I finished?
High school.
Valedictorian of Dayton Christian High School, with a GPA of 4.21.
I haven’t decided how being an alumnus feels yet.
That’s my youth pastor, being a bit nutty in the background.
Like knitting, high school had its ups and downs. There were times when it sucked fantastically, and other times when it was amazing. There were times when it dragged on to infinity and beyond, and times when I thought, “Holy crap, where did the time go?”
And like the Leyburn socks, I know that this doesn’t mean I’m done yet. I still have things to do, little bits that need wrapping up before I move onto the next thing. But still, a chapter is closed in my life, and moving on is a little bittersweet.
(Also, does the word “stuff” now look weird to anyone else?)
