Nancy, I'm very sorry you needed to rip out the shawl. It helps to have tan, white, off-white, or black on hand, for times when you want other colors to go further. Also, any color, such as grey, navy, or brown work well, to extend yarns further, if you go the way of striping or Grannies or other motifs.
I looked at my usual facecloth crocheted up, I'm so tired of the same old thing, so I've gotten out 3 files with 1 with 2 files within it, to find a different and new-to-me-again facecloth to crochet. Also, I'll go through my stash, for solid white, yellow, and green, for edging that new P 'n' C color with, to jazz the facecloths up for a variety.