In a holding pattern

It is hard to believe but I only have one project (shhh, it's a surprise) on the needles right now. It feels odd to be so monogamous with my knitting, it's really not my nature. Really there are a ton of things I want to get started. A better handband thingy for TGF, she really could have used one today when we at the park. Calorimetry seems just perfect and simple from reports on the web. Just need to dig around in the stash. Also she could use some fingerless glove-like items.

Way up on the top of the list of things I want to make is another surprise project - socks! Using sock yarn, you know the thin stuff. One issue is I'm already using fingering weight yarn on the first surprise project and I am yearning for something quick and easy. The project on the needles is fairly simple but progress can only go so fast with that weight. Many moons ago I found a pattern that I copied from an old, hang on...Vogue Winter 1997. Yes, you read that right, the pattern is even by Todd Oldham, remember him? It's a simple chunky garter stitch cropped turtle neck sweater. I think I have yarn that would work, but have I pull it from my closet to check? No. The other issue is I can't decide on a pattern. I want to do toe-up style, thinking about double points as I don't have two circulars that right size but dread the second sock syndrome.

I suppose if I would just get that damn ethics paper out of the way I would feel like there was breathing room, or permission or something and I could move forward. Yeah, that would certainly help. Anyone want to write it for me? Yeah, I didn't think so especially since it's about the formulation of my ethical stance. Okay, okay, I promise tomorrow a lot of reading that you won't have to read.