square_root_of_pi | Wedding = Kevin Bacon, Knitting = Steve Buschemi?

I've found a solution for my fear of becoming sucked into all that is the wedding planning.

Become sucked into all that is the knitting.

I've technically been a knitter since December 2004 when Jaime taught me. However, I am still classified as a n00b, since I haven't knitted anything past the occasional scarf or Jayne hat.

It's time for me to suck it up, and give something a bit more advanced a try.

Clothing.

The way I see it, a shrug is small enough to not be too intimidating. (It's like Sweater Lite or "I can't believe it's not Sweater!") But advanced enough to get an ooh or aah if I don't muck it up too much.
I'm going to search for a simpler shrug pattern to start off with. However these are two patterns I would like to give a try as potential wedding shrugs.

Dammit, everything comes back to the wedding! Why has it become the Kevin Bacon of my life?