Colour Naming Contest!
WE HAVE A WINNER!
The new name for this yarn is... Allspice! Congratulations to Linda, who suggested the name and will receive a skein of yarn as her prize, and to Grete, our randomly selected winner who will receive sock knitting pattern as her prize.
Thank you to everyone who entered, we had some really amazing name suggestions, it was hard to choose just one!
One of my favourite tasks to have our interns help out with in the studio the past two summers has been creating new colours for our yarn lines. Last year we got to play with dyeing a new base yarn, which eventually became Largo Organic. This year we wanted to focus on expanding the colour range for our Pizzicato sock yarn (a fingering-weight BFL/nylon blend).
We started by looking through the colours we already offered on the Pizzicato base, and checking to see where the gaps were. Annie suggested we really needed a true bright red, and maybe a brighter green as well. Here are the final results of her experiments, Heartbeat and Tree Frog.
Heartbeat
Tree Frog
Fabio on the other hand was inspired to try to achieve a deeper, richer tone, and created this gorgeous burgundy colour. He suggested we name it Palestra, after a type of dark wine his grandfather used to make.
Palestra
I wasn't going to be left out of all the fun, and created one new colour myself as well. I wanted to make a darker fairly neutral colour that still had depth and interest.
Name this colour!
I really love how this turned out, deep brown with touches of red and blue undertones, but I need help naming it - so we've decided to have a contest!
How to Enter:
- Simply leave a comment on this post with your suggestion before midnight on Wednesday, August 30, 2017.
- Enter as many suggestions as you want, but please keep each suggestion in a separate comment.
- We'll pick 2 winners on Thursday, August 31 (one will be the person who suggests the winning name, and one will be randomly selected from all entries). Winners will be contacted by email.
- The person who suggests the winning name will receive 1 skein of Pizzicato sock yarn in the as-yet-unnamed colour.
- The randomly chosen winner will receive a PDF copy of 1 Sweet Paprika sock pattern of their choice.
100 Responses
Rachel Ballew
Arbitrary Berry
Holly N-Mattison
Just Get Figgy
Rachel Ballew
Smoke Reflections
Rachel Ballew
Moroccan Tide
Rachel Ballew
Jacaranda
Rachel Ballew
Loosestrife
Rachel Ballew
Victorian Cafe
Melspeth
Patina
Melspeth
Oak Gall
Rachel Ballew
Vitis Vinifera (European Grape)
Rachel Ballew
Scorched Concord
Gretha Botma
Tawny Plum
Louise Cee
Knitting Tea
Mary
Perfectly Plumlicious
Mary
Perfectly Plumlicious
Mary
Perfect Plumlicious
Elizbeth Zang
Cranberry Granite
Meghan
Mountain dusk
Meghan
Huckleberry dream
cindy
DUSKY DARK MURIER
cindy
NIGHTFALL MYSTIQUE
Georgia Laudenslager
Cocoa Chanel
Jessica
Moose Berries
Traci Ohlmann
Little Jack Horner
Louise C
Aged Driftwood
karen barwick
Aubergine Twist
karen barwick
Aubergene Twist
Jessica
Wild Buffalo
Jessica
Chocolate Moose
Trina ioviero
Cuppa Wassail (Wassail, a hot beverage with sweet spices, a cuppa, a British term for a cup of tea, a beloved beverage)
Traci Ohlmann
Au Courant
Traci Ohlmann
Oh! Currant
Traci Ohlmann
Brown as a Berry
Melody
Plumtucky
Jennifer
Summer walnut
Donna Coltharp
Blackcurrant Wine
Elizabeth Toomey
Mmm Merlot
Jess
Petrol
Jay
Raisin Berry
Jess
Leatherbound
Jess
Sequoia (or Redwood)
Jess
Tannin
Louise CEE
Heron’s Hideout
Martina
Cabin
Marie
Aunt Bea’s bun.
Sandra Drouin
Blissful
Martina
Huckleberry
Augusta G
Or dragon’s breath, after the opal.
Augusta G
Black Amethyst
Janet DeBunce
Moorland Mist
Sherry P
Eldrich
Sherry P
Old Valyria
Sherry P
Elderberry Wine
Ksenija
Royal Mulberry
Elise
Aubergine Dream
Julie McKee
August Fig
Linda Cohron
Blackberry Delight
Yvette
Faerie earth
Payton Cabral
Grapes of Wraps
Missy wheeler
Plum Pretty
Debra Dickson
Shadow Grove
Peggy
Shades Sable
Peggy
Morgan Bay (Rich brown with back/dark legs, mane and tail)
Sherry
Plumberry
Sherry
Plumberry
Valerie
Vineyard
Sherry
Plum berry
Patty
Hubba Bubba Berrylicious
Joan paton
Grapes of wraps
Patty
Purplishous
Svetlana Kudrevich
Hi Debbie!
Apart from plums, aubergines and figs, it reminds me of 3 things:
1. William Morris Purple (he used this colour as a background a lot)
2. Purple Basil
3. Queen of the Night (the name of a tulip of this colour)
Cheers,
Svetlana
Patty
Purple Haze
Yvette
Autumn Twilight
Yvette
Harvest Plum
Yvette
Plum Crazy
Dawn
Hot fudge sauce
Manasa
Forest shade
(It reminds me of the look forests give when the sun is high, but the trees are in shade)
Dori
Plum.
June
Twilight Haze
Heather T.
Flashed brick
Heather T.
Raku
Jackie
Berry Berry Chocolate
Teresa
UltraViolet
Amy Anthony-Newbert
Bloodbay
Gloria
Plum Delicious
Amy Anthony-Newbert
Steampunked
Karen Cain
Bitter Sweet
Karen Cain
Sangria
Thee
Deep Rust
Louise Cee
Ocean floor
Cat Somerville
Aubergine
Myrna Hallman
Nightshade
Andrea
Full Dusk
Daiva
Blackberry chocolate. The color is so sweet
Thee
Edelbitter
Andrea
Murier (Blackberry Bush in French)
Thee
Chocolate love
Carisa
Oil Slick
Andrea
Plum Pudding
Carisa
City Oil Slicker
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Sweet Paprika Designs offers high-quality materials for knitters and crocheters, with a focus on locally-sourced and sustainable products. Co-owners (and sisters) Debbie and Elizabeth create their own hand-dyed yarns, knitting kits and patterns in their Montreal dye studio and organize knitting and dyeing events in the community.
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