Just a quickie for those that asked for close-up pictures of the knitted shawl:
(These were taken with the good camera; click on the picture once, then again to get to the largest version of it)
The knitting is actually gathered along each zig-zag - so pretty!
And the corner:
You can see how the fringe is gathered on the corner.
I'll post some close-ups of the lace scarf soon.