Thanks to all my concerned knitting friends who all helped me out in my hour of need!  I did decide that a skinny scarf was indeed in order, and started knitting one up in some purple R2 paper tape last night.  I am more than halfway there!

Everyone had really great suggestions and it has actually inspired me to make a cool skinny scarf or two at a more leisurely pace when all of this is Valentine's nonsense is said and done. 

The one thing the whole experience has taught me, however, is that having a big stash is REALLY IMPORTANT.  Hear that?  All you knitters out there with big stashes, you will be rewarded when you need a skinny scarf in less than 24 hours and have lots of stuff to choose from.  My supplies were severely limited, but thanks to my secret pal 3, I had some good stuff that I had kind of forgotten about.

I wish I could take pinku's advice from the big city and make a super glam, glittery gold scarf, but since I live in the boonies AND have a day job, that just wasn't meant to happen.  But a gold glittery scarf sure would nicely compliment my black and white polka dot wristwarmers with gold trim...

Now, back to that day job thing...