Bought yarn for Shrug!

Boy, is it hard to make up your mind on a yarn choice? I had to find a yarn that worked to a gauge of 23-26 sts = 4". That doesn't sound hard, but most sock yarns call for 28-32 sts =4", so those were automatically disqualified. Then I couldn't use sport weight, too big. All that really was available was baby yarns (pastels, yuck) or thick sock yarn. I really had my heart set on a bamboo blend yarn. I found one (Panda wool) in a variegated color, but it looked too springish and I really wanted this shrug to wear this winter with jeans. I ended up getting a thick sock yarn that was 100% wool in a self-patterning of great denim colors. It comes in 400 yard balls. I bought 3 to be on the safe side. I am hoping that it is not too busy. I would post a picture of it, but my son did not explain resizing our digital pictures in a language that I understand.

Finished Shawl

Well, I did finally get the binding off done on the handpainted Baruffa shawl (over 800 sts). It took me a lot longer than I thought it would. Very slow, boring work. I thought I only had 8 rows on the other Baruffa, but I did not count the rows in between, so I really had 16. I am now down to the last 7 rows. This does not seem like much, but the rows are almost 650 sts per round. I hope to finish it before my local yarn store day, Tuesday. Then I will be ready to decide on the yarn for my lace shrug. Any suggestions on yarn? It needs to be a yarn that is in between sock and sport. I would really love a yarn made with bamboo, in a color that would go well with jeans, and not a solid yarn. I am off to finish the armhole pickup for the ribbing on a vest that I am making for my husband. Maybe I will finish that before bed.