This item encompasses two skills: handspinning and knitting. The yarn is a fractal two-ply yarn, meaning that one of the plies is a long gradient from white to very dark purple, while the other ply is a series of short gradients transitioning back and forth between the same white and dark purple. Not shown here is a pair of fingerless mitts made using the very beginning and very end of the same skein, while this scarf uses the middle of the skein. The pattern is "Kink", available via Knitty.com.