I’m happy to report that the dye lot for my new skein of Caron Collection Wildflowers (Fir) is the exact same dye lot as the one I originally purchased. So, there really is no difference in the skeins when stitched. I have finished virtually all of the stitching of the top half of the design now, and have started working down the bottom half.
I’ve also gotten a little more used to stitching with the thickness of the fiber, so it is going along a little better than it was at the beginning.