I am insane!

I have not even finished half an inch on Hush-Hush. I had to cast on twice to get a neat first row. There are so many stitches that I had to use markers, and I still think I cast on too many. On top of that, I only have six days to knit this gift instead of nine. Right now I am considering whether I should give up on Hush-Hush and cast on for Sitcom Chic instead. I've read over the pattern and it looks like a quicker knit. Perhaps I will see how much I can accomplish before bedtime. If I have to frog this cast on again, I'm switching!