Too many Projects?

In an effort to clean out some of the yarny stuff (to make room for more yarny stuff) I have commited to completing a few very old projects.

The sock is not so very old, but the two lace projects are. The pink and green is a shawl in Lorna's Laces 'Knit Happens' colorway and I think I started it last spring. The pattern came with the skein and is very simple and will make a half-circle shaped shawl when finished and blocked. Then there's another lace scarf knit with some of my own hand-dyed that is also a simple pattern and I don't know whay I still haven't finished it. Maybe soon. I aldo have a few spinning projects that really take up alot of my time while I'm at home, since that's not as portable as my knitting.

The green and blue bobbin are going to be plied together and make 2 oz of about a sock weight yarn. The lavender is some that came from North Valley Farm a couple of weeks ago and was so much fun to spin! It makes a real shiney yarn too. I three-plied it Navajo style and I ended up with 150 yards at about 20 wraps per inch for 2 oz of fiber. So that makes it about sock weight or a little lighter. I still have another 5-7 oz of the lavender but I couldn't wait to try the blue with sparkles. It is way more impressive in person. I couldn't get it to look right with or without flash. You can't see the glittery bits.
I am trying to get together a list of sock patterns-mostly toe up that would be ideal if you didn't have just a whole lot of sock yarn. I like working toe up since you can try on along the way and quit when you start to run out instead of guessing how much you'll need to finish and close a toe. Also, I don't like having all those little leftover 'skein-lets' that aren't big enough to make anything else. This one from Wendy Johnson at Wool Festival has some terrific suggestions. There are a number of ways to cast on for toe ups, I used one that was new to me last time and have not been able to repeat it for sock number two. Hopefully, I'll have a few more to post soon. My favorite sock book right now is More Sensational Knitted Socks by Carlene Schurch. It's got tons of variations you can mix and match to yor liking. Lots of beautiful pictures for inspiration too!