I am not a scrappy lover either.. but number two is a nicer option on my eyes... if you finish and don't like you can always donate it ? Sometimes finishing those UFO's doesn't always work out as well as we'd like and IT'S OKAY to not finish it or tuck it in a bag for donation...for someone else to;). OR like someone said use as a car blanket I live in CA but always like a blanket in car for when we come home in the night it can be cold and it is cozy. All is not lost. So many options.