Plans for the New Shawl

I've made a design for my new shawl, but now I'm looking for a background to lay the design on. Here are some stitches that I have been playing with as possibilities. The first set is the back side (But I'm thinking of a purl ground to be sure that the pattern stands out.)





I ran out of orange yarn so had to continue with purple.


Here's the front of the first swatch. I can't quite decide which to use.