Progress is made
I finished the center panel of the shawl tonight. I am thrilled that there will be no more purling after this. My left thumb gets tired of purling which is why it took so long to get to this point, I think.
It is being carefully watched over by sock monkey. Space monkey is, however, staring off into space. I don’t know what sock monkey is doing to space monkey, so don’t ask. 
Very nicely done — that is turning out to be a stunning shawl!