Where's Me Hook?

I am so psyched to start a crochet project.  Nothing too difficult or too big--just a small, manageable project suitable for a "beginner".  And its not just 'cuz I found my doily from way back when. 

I read many, many blogs (perhaps too many--100 at last count--which reminds me that I gotta update my blogroll soon).  Many are knitters, but some of them also crochet.  Their collective creativity has got me inspired:  

• You gotta check out the "Sarah London" scarf from Vanessa at Do You Mind If I Knit?  Love the bright, fresh colours--so vibrant.
• Or how about this granny square blanket in soft colours from Betty at She's Sew Pretty (just like the kind I used to make with my mom, only Betty's colour's are prettier). 
•  And I remember seeing these pot holders over at  Bag 'n' Trash (and she's got new patterns published in a crochet mag too).
• Even one of my favorite bloggers, Stitchywitch from Green Apples, recently completed a lovely crochet cardigan this past fall.

I'm not ready to work on something so ambitious as a cardigan, but surely there must be something out there for me to try (and I am scouring the free pattern libraries).  Meanwhile, I'm perusing some instruction books I picked up over a year ago from Crafter's Choice Book Club .  

Me thinks me needs to find me hook!