Kitty gave me 2 skeins of this thick, soft yarn, and I thought I'd knit matching scarves for me and Michael. Michael had another idea, begging me to knit one big long one that we could both wear at the same time. It wasn't until I was almost finished that I realized the 2 skeins were from different dye lots, so one half is darker than the other. It's "wabi sabi" Sharon told me.