The shawl battle continues

Roo-Bee asked in the comments if the shawl is for me. I'm not really sure who the shawl is for. I have some shawl failures (Kiri and Flower Basket Shawl). At this point this shawl is an unhealthy obsession. I am not letting a few wee balls of wool get the better of me. I will FORCE this alpaca into the form I wish it to take. Hopefully the guys in white coats don't haul me away over this one. If there isn't a knitting deficit at the end of the day, I will post pictures tomorrow.