Dear Mission Falls 1824 Cotton,

Why Knot?

Skein one is at the right edge of the photo. The strings show where the join to skein 2 is.
Skein three being joined, again the straight hanging strings show where the joins of the skeins are.

Somehow in the middle of the second skein, one 4 skeins of the same dye lot, there was a knot. And one side of the knot was the richer darker colour, and the other, the softer faded looking colours,. and then on the next skein of the same dye lot, back to the stronger colours. Now had it been something that faded in, and became mellower as skeins progressed, had it been variations of tones across the whole, it would be fine. But I have a couple of sharp lines, one mid skein, and one when the next skein is joined. How can I show off your lovely yarn if this happens.

There 's a couple hours I won't get back down the tubes.

Harumpfffffff.

PS, and an update:

After that start this morning, things seemed to be going downhill. I got a call from sons 1, with the broken leg, that there was a squirrel in the house. He needed help to catch it. We succeeded and are now sitting for a beverage. I told him my sorrow over the scarf, and he was looking at it, and told me to look again. I still couldn't see it, so he made me stand at the far end of the room. From there in good light, I could see that the scarf is forming alternating sections of the darker colour, and then the light.. EACH skein has the two variations on a theme. So, it seems I have taken the name of 1824 Cotton in vain, and must now make amends to the knitting gods, lest the last skein which I am about to attach is indeed just one colour range.

Boy picked what no one at the office noticed and I showed it's full colours to 4 different people. Son, you have good eyes. You sure didn't get them from me.