The shawl looks very pretty, Eru. I hope you get on well with it and can enjoy it soon. Cascade wool looks very nice and I have seen most people use it to make their Roue jumpers, one I'd love to make as well sometimes. I just don't like that you're meant to only handwash it (though there are ways around that). Have fun with the lovely Knit Pro!
I don't mind the scalloped edges of my shawls so far - in fact they are easier to block that way. Any straight edges automatically turn out wavy since I don't yet have any proper blocking wires. That is something I really need to purchase at some point.
Today I packed all of my knitted items for England. Only my current project is still left outside the suitcase so I have something to do here. I am now knitting a handbag based on two patterns from the first The Knitter issue. I really don't know why I rarely ever stick to a particular pattern - I usually chose the best elements of several and combine them instead.
For the bag I am using 100g of a lovely shiny fuchsia cotton yarn I bought ages ago and never had any use for. This is the perfect project for it and I hope I have enough yarn to finish.