Stuck in a Scarf Loop

I've had some projects lingering on the needles that are nearly finished but oddly daunting to get back to. Realistically, I don't want to haul 8 or more pieces of what will hopefully one day be assembled into a sweater around with me, so I do continue to cast on simpler projects for when complicated knitting/assembly just isn't practical.  Unfortunately, said simpler projects are also immediately compelling and they keep jumping off the needles while the daunting projects sit quietly nearby.

Enter the Dipped Infinity Scarf kit obtained from Stitches Midwest 2010:

It's worked in the round and has a simple stitch pattern that's easy to memorize.

It's made of lighter weight yarn held doubled with colors that transition into each other.

It absorbed almost every knitting moment I had for a week to the exclusion of nearly every other work in progress.

It's been soaked and hung to dry and I look forward to wearing it soon.  It's bright and cheery and I am curious how the concept of the scarf as a loop without ends to flap in the wind will work out.  It's also my first project with Stitches Midwest 2010 yarn.

I also made a teeny, tiny bit of progress on my Brea bag this week, which is mostly stalled due to sewing.  So not all hope is lost for the lingering projects -- I still hear their whimpering!