Another update: Ripped out, fixed the error, and now OUT of blue yarn for the shawl. Ordered 4 more skeins, so that is taken care of. I think it will be pretty, and it's my own pattern, as simple as can be, and sort of a design-as-you-go, but still mine, still technically lace.
Looking at a Gladys Thompson sweater for a gansey for myself, and started swatching. Am using the same Norwegian Rauma Finnulgarn that is in the blue shawl (grey, here). I'll see how the stitch texture works in it, as this stuff is more woollen spun than worsted, and much lighter and fluffier than the very dense 5ply Frangipani. NOT interested in knitting North Atlantic storm gear as we head into a South-west summer, BUT I want my own traditional gansey. Finnulgarn is a suitable fingering weight, comes in gorgeous heathered shades, and is (more or less) affordable. $9.98 for 50g at 175 meters.
I would happily learn more sweater structures using inexpensive WalMart Lion Brand, just to get a better understanding of them. But apparently not available now, even if I bothered to get over there (next town, 20 min drive) Oddly, I can knit a sweater, but I can never remember later HOW I knit it, so am ALWAYS intimidated by the prospect of another, even if the elements are the same as the last one. BBR gave a pattern for a tiny gansey in her book. I've knit it twice (successfully), and still wonder about those shoulders.... Anyway, she has tantalizingly shown other tiny sweaters in other traditional structures on the Fruity Knitting podcast, but has nothing for these on her site. If she, or someone of her caliber writes a book on them, I will buy it. Liz Lovick has a similar sort of book for tiny shawls. I don't own (yet) that particular book, but she has a few good examples in another lace book that I do frequently refer to.