If I was all on my ownsome I think I would be getting out my big crochet needle and some wool. It sounds a womany thing to do but basic squares are so easy and pretty quick to make and in no time you could rustle up a couple of body warmers for the dogs or a blanket depending on how ambitious you get. Crochet is much less complicated than the casting on and off of knitting plus any mistakes can be easily covered up so at the end of it all you will end up with something. When I was weaning myself from cigarettes I took up crochet instead and it helped a lot.