The half-life of scarves

I have a pretty scarf in the making. It seems like it's taking longer and longer, but it's just because I'm not doing enough at a time. This scarf is definitely visualizable as a scarf. It's 7" wide and nearly 2' long. My younger one, who just turned 2, wants to wrap it around her neck all the time just to test it out (I don't take the needle out and it scares me when she won't let go; I'm afraid she'll pull the needle out and I'll lose a row or two.

To recap, I started knitting on December 12th, the day after my 26th birthday, as a whim because I liked the yarn and wanted something to do with my time. For some reason, it stuck; maybe because I can put it down when I'm bored and pick it up when I'm really bored. :D

I get to see my knitting IRL friend Anna tomorrow; the day after that, she's getting married. I don't know how long it will be until I see her again, since she and her fiance aren't sure where they're going to live after they graduate. He had a possibility of Oregon or something, which would be a LOT closer than Florida or Alabama.

After this, I want to start the Irish Hiking Scarf for Joseph in hunter green or dark green. I'm thinking about buying Caron Simply Soft in Pine or Sage instead of using my Red Heart Super Saver in Hunter Green. Worries: that I won't have a long enough scarf with the 315 yards of Caron as opposed to the 360 yards of Red Heart. OTOH, when I try to use the Red Heart, it doesn't stretch into place like I'm used to acrylic doing.

After that, I don't know if I want to stick to scarves. I want to make a sweaterdress for Sophia, but it takes so long that I don't know if I can before she outgrows it, now that I've started on the matching scarf first. I'm looking at gloves sort of longingly, but frankly that's out of my reach for now. Maybe in 6 months.