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
Clare Finch
Heather
Clare Finch
Gorse
Clare Finch
Bracken
Jan Laliberte
Wine N Dine
Jsn Laliberte
Wine N Dine
Gina miller
Nocturne
Gina miller
Smoky topaz
Gina miller
Chocolate berries
Mary Lavers
Thundercloud
Joan Wolszon
Dark Roast
Sharon
Midnight Cocoa
Sharon
Midnight Cocoa
Diane Peterson
Black Raspberry Delight.
Margot McAdam
Black Rose
Lisa Taylor
Earthy
Srimathi
Deep Gaia
Jeanne Spyker
Conker
Jeanne Spyker
Nuts About You!
Jeanne Klockers
Smokey Skies
Michelle McKean
ChocoCherry
Robin Stewart
Plum porridge
Andrea Mulrine
Plum Coco
Magda
Heavenly Chocolate
Andrea Mulrine
Tahitian Twilight
Jessica
Bruise
Andrea Mulrine
Mahogany sunset
Beth Rogers
Twilight amethyst
Lynn
Cocoa Berries
Janice
Eggplant divine
Vicki
Dark chocolate berries.
Abby Charlton
Brandywine
Abby Charlton
Poke Berry
Jaci Z
Mulberry Smoke
Amber
Twilight Aubergine
Amber
Twilight Aubergine
Stephanie Risotto
Mulled Wine
Julia Mark
Moussaka
Angela Stephens
Horizon
Angela Stephens
Rum and blackcurrant
Angela Stephens
Port wine
Lorraine
Dark chocolate.
I bet it’s there already. I only made it through half the list. Good luck to everyone. That yarn is exquisitely colored.
Chloe L. Collins
It’s lovely. I would name it: “Burgundy Nights”.
Lindsey
Dark Horse
Chris
Autumn’s End
Chrs
Eclipse
Anne
Bear snacks
Jana Bleakley
Melanzana
Susan Snipes
Cabernet
Heather T
Midnight mulberry
Erika Hickman
Black Cherry
Mom2Schnauzers
Pairing (as in wine, chocolate, and berries)
Danielle Massey
Currant Marmalade. Currants have beautiful and diverse colors even on the same stem. Marmalade uses the whole fruit sans seeds. We should all be like currant marmalade.
Margaret Guyton
sweet plum pudding
Eva
Smells like Coffee
Eva
Coffeeground
Heather E.
Midnight Mochaberry
Heather Vargas
Midnight Mulberry
Heather Vargas
Aubergine Twist
Heather
BRINJAL (Eggplant in English … Aubergine in French … Brinjal in South Asia and South Africa)
Kathleen Ash
Aubergine
Heather
Nightshade
Rebecca M.
Royal Orchid
Andrea Mundt
Smoked Paprika!
Heather E.
Aubergine
Rebecca M.
Professor Plum
Heather E.
Mulberry
Heather
MULBERRY WINE
Heather
Mulberry Mocha
Mulberry
This is the first thing I thought of when I saw it.
Ruth
Plum parfait
Anonymous
Beautiful yarn – I would name it MELANZANA which is eggplant in Italian.
Linda Bradley
Chocolate chip
Willie Barbour
Sweet Adeline
Lindsay S.
Autumn Berry Wine
Lindsay S.
Autumn Berry Spice
Anne
Mink
Anne
Mink Fur
Victoria Newman
Use a wine chart for naming yarn — Syrah Wine.
Judy3t
Raisin In the Sun
Bonnie
This color immediately made me think of this flower: Helleborus orientalis or Lenten Rosehttps://www.google.com/url?sa=i&rct=j&q=&esrc=s&source=images&cd=&cad=rja&uact=8&ved=0ahUKEwjO6vHwtfrVAhUQ0GMKHfhzD80QjRwIBw&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.barkandgarden.com%2Ftag%2Fhellebore-orientalis%2F&psig=AFQjCNGIBA_z5VThyC6wBV1W9d9hm9lbNA&ust=1504026601919888
Shannon
Painted Canyon
Shannon
Decadent Dusk
Tracey
Earthy
Faith Mali
Plum Nutty
Tracey
Tree Bark
Sonia
Stormy weather
Sonia
Stormy love
Sonia
Stormcloud
Sonia
Tempestuous
Sonia
Tempest
Varina
Mystique
Aggie Worth
Dark Chilli Chocolate
Sonia
Hurricane
Sonia Schmerl
Thunderstorm
Aggie Worth
Purple Jalapeno Pepper
Sandi Cisler
Agate (like the gemstone)
Aggie Worth
Rich Bordeaux
Kaydee
Black Mission Fig
Manjiri
Vinetta
Janis
Just Before Dark
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