Here’s the state of the shawl as of now:

According to the pattern PDF, I’m at about 68% progress!
The pattern is split into sections labelled A through G, and I’ve just started chart F.
At this point, there’s an option to switch to a larger needle size, and I did choose to do that. I had been mildly worried about whether there would be a lot of leftover yarn, so this would be a good way to make use of more. Also, the gradient from light to dark blue happens over the whole yarn, so using more of it would show off more of that gradient as the shawl would end on a darker shade.
Speaking of gradients… the gradient FINALLY started showing up, which you can (kinda) see in the picture.
It looks like the color transition is going to come out pretty well 😊
That’s all for now — Will report back later with updates!