Stash Feather & Fan Shawl - "Lick the Variegated Sheep"

I used this pattern as a base: http://www.straw.com/cpy/patterns/merino-stripes-throw.html.

Original pattern:
K 12 rows.
Begin Pattern:
Row 1 (right side): K
Row 2 (wrong side): K10, P across to last 10 sts, K10
Row 3 (right side): K10, *(K2tog) 3 times, (YF, K1) 6 times, (K2tog) 3 times.*
Rep from * to * to last 10 sts, K10.
Rows 4-6: K
Rep Rows 1-6 until desired length & end with K 12 rows & BO.

That pattern says 8 balls of 115yd/50g yarn on size 9-10 needles. I had 12+ balls I'd call chunky to bulky, most of which are at least 100 yards, so I assumed this would work. In reality I only ended up using less than one skein of most of the colors, and 1.5 skeins of the bulkier yarns or lower yardage skeins. So, I'd say yardage used was roughly 600 yd.

YARNS
All yarns are primarily animal fibers. Most are wool, with a little llama and mohair thrown in for kicks.
Colors I have in roughly equal amounts, in the order to use:
1 - light grey (LG) - two ply wool I ordered from South America, 1 skein
2 - green and purple (GP) - 2 skeins of hand dyed Cascade Pastaza, bought from hollyk
3 - varigated greens and white (VG) - two ply wool I ordered from South America, 1 skein
4 - blue greens (BG) - a random ball of variegated one-ply wool, and a terricloth-like 83/17 wool/nylon called 'legend' from artful yarns
5 - blues and purples (BP) - 2 small balls of two ply wool I ordered from South America
6 - light greens (G) - one nice skein of 55/45 alpaca/wool Plymouth Yarns 'Suri Merino'

CALCULATIONS
My gauge: 20 st = 7" on size 11 needles. --> more like the cotton/flax crap-ghan I'm making
Alternate gauge: 18 st = 7" on size 13 needles. --> kinda lacy

I chose lacy.

8 + 8 + 5*18 = 106 st * (7"/18st) =~ 41.2"

What happens if we use 10st + 4 repeats + 10st? ----> 10 + 10 + 4*18 = 92 st * (7"/18st) =~ 35.8" ----> this is the one I'd use if going for an afghan ... though it's very lacy on size 13 needles ... now I'm thinking, what would a shawl be like in this pattern?
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Target width 24", no edging (because this really doesn't curl).

24" * (18/7) = 61.7 st <--- stitches for target width
62 / 18 = 3.4 <---- number of pattern repeats in that

62 st - 3*18 st = 8 st. So, 4 st nearly-stockinette, 3 repeats, 4 st.


PATTERN
Size US 13 / 9mm 36" circular needle. (Or straights, if you swing that way.)
CO 62 sts

Every row 1 of the pattern, switch colors. (Always switch colors on a RS row.) Use spit splicing wherever possible.

K 6 rows.

Begin Pattern:
Row 1 (right side): K
Row 2 (wrong side): P
Row 3 (right side): K4, *K2tog 3 times, (YO, K1 (same thing as YF)) 6 times, K2tog 3 times,* K4
Rows 4-6: K

Rep Rows 1-6 until desired length & end with K 6 rows & BO loosely.

Abbreviations:
CO = cast on, K=knit, P=purl, YO=Yarn Over, sts=stitches, K2tog = Knit 2 sts together, YF=yarn in front and knit