The yarn did indeed meet and surpass my requirements. I have been crocheting an extra-long bedspread for my nephew, who just started college at Wooster Polytechnical Institute in Boston, MA, and the colors are burgundy and gray. Fortunately, the shades of these colors did not have to be exact, so I have been able to "play" with them...just a little. I already had a darker gray and some burgundy, so this was a perfect fit. I should be done in several weeks, and will send it to him ASAP...