Stitch Slump

I'm in the middle of a scarf for a friend (a very late Christmas present), and I can feel the jealousy creeping in. I have yet to make anything for myself, so I've promised myself that I will make something pretty for myself right after I finish this scarf, but I've got another gift in the queue that is also late. *sigh* I'm just glad I didn't take the handmade pledge this Christmas, because I very well may have burnt out after only learning to knit in October!

There are 3 projects I want to do desperately: the Muriwai Bath Mat, the Doctor's Bag, and the Witches Britches from Knit 2 Together. They all may be far too big for me to make in a reasonable amount of time, though, so I'm also toying with the idea of a really nice neckwarmer or a pair of legwarmers. I'll probably just end up making a couple mug cozies to learn how to knit in the round.

Does anyone have any ideas for a quick, gratifying project for an ambitious beginner?
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On a nailbiting note: my next knitting course might be cancelled! Oh, the humanity! I purposely held off on learning how to knit in the round so I could take this class, and now they might not do it at all because there aren't enough students! I think fliers for the class should be plastered all over campus, down the hill, and all the way down Route 20! I'll stand outside the school in a big ball-o'-yarn costume and hand out little FOs to people if that's what it takes to get this class the green light! (Nerdy Knitter, if you provide the FOs, I'll provide the costume.)