To Finish or Start Something New: That is the Question

Because I'm horrible at finishing, I guess I should really get back to that Philosopher's wool shawl. Or the Merry Widow Shell.

But I can't stop thinking about the A-Line skirt from Vogue Knitting. Check it out:

I really wanted to make it in the yarn pictured above (Koigu KPM), but I didn't want to spend $100 on a skirt. Plus, I'd like to change the original pattern from front/back to 'in the round', and I'd rather not experiment with $100 of yarn.

So, I'm going to try out a less expensive yarn (notice I didn't say "cheaper") from Brown Sheep. It's fingering weight (Cotton Fine), so it should take me a year or so to finish this--just in time for next spring!

Since pink isn't really my color, I'm doing the body in sage green, with the same cream/white accents pictured above.

So... maybe I'll get a few more rows done on the shawl while I'm waiting 7-10 days for the Cotton Fine to arrive from Patternworks.