Augh. At Natalie's suggestion, I'm posting shots of the unfinished projects I'll work on during the UFOlympics. I don't have time to shoot *good* photos, so these are crops from the groups shot of WIPs from a couple of weeks ago. 
The shawl-- argh. As you can see, I really ought to rip back almost to the beginning and fix those mistakes. (Added later: I really appreciated the Harlot's opening invocation and gentle reminder that this is supposed to be fun, not frustrating or overly competitive. I've had some experience with other hobbies that turned into work and ended up in hurt feelings, so the comments are well-timed and well-received. And in the spirit of challenging myself to a personal best, I'm going to rip the shawl back to the first glaring mistake, provided the angora cooperates.)
The neglected Ribby Cardi: I'm almost to the decreases on these sleeves--I should really tackle this first so I can feel some sense of accomplishment.
And in preparation I wanted to finish a couple of other smallish things--and I haven't. Not even done with the first valentine's day sock, although I like how it's coming along. I'm going to look through Knitting on the Edge for a nice decorative ribbing, because when I looked at the instructions for the i-cord cabled top in Socks Soar on Two Needles I thought, "I can't be bothered with that nonsense."
The ribbed scarf is *this close*--almost. I'm on the last ball of Landscapes, I think. I could have sworn I had six balls total, and the length tells me I've only knit up four, and I can only find one unused. So I may just be losing my mind. I keep thinking I'll bind off after the fifth ball, at a perfectly usable 55 or 56 inches long, and then I'm going to find the errant last ball. Grr.
(Another addendum: There are multiple WIP-whapping teams! See Team FO--with a great button--and Team Finish the Damn Thing and Team Alien. It's nice to have company.)
