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
Susan
Five Spice
As in “Chinese Five Spice” seasonings
Azknitlady1
Raisanette. A sweet treat
Alyson J Cline
Purple Haze
Purple Sage
Sheryl Small
Midnight bouquet
New Moon
Jeanne
Queen of the night. After the tulip, Queen of Nights.
Melanie Merswolke
Aubergine
Midnight Desire
Eclipse
Midnight Sun (the sky was roughly this colour at 2 a.m. on my recent trip to Iceland, just before the summer solstice)
Ocean Deep
Lucie
Viola reale.
That’s it, I am out of ideas.
Lucie
Solferino
Lucie
Pompous purple
lucie
Currant
Lucie
Thunderhead
Auzzie1
Scorched almond
Margret Sigurdardottir
Lava.
Margret Sigurdardottir
Lava. The color reminds me of the lava when we have eruptions here in Iceland.
Fleur
Listen to the wind
Marcia
Clove
Marcia
Chinese five spice
Marcia
Nutmeg
Fleur
Aubergine – hopefully I am still the first to make that suggestion to name this promising yarn!
Catsandyarns
Port wine
Laura C.
Montebello
jonni davis
Sweet Nightfall
Connie K.
Blackberry Plum
Caterina
Roots of Darkness
Caterina
Choco Me Softly
Caterina
Cocoa Delight
Laura C.
Burgundy Grape
Marcia
Chilean Nights
Laura C.
Blissfully Burgundy
Laura C.
Blissful Burgundy
Laura C.
Burgundy Bliss
Thee
Oak Bark
Thee
Gartenerde (garden soil )
Helen curzon
Spice market
Kathy Rich
purple haze
Laura Kelland-May
Midnight Lavender
Lavender midnight
Laura Kelland-May
Blackcherry Twist
Laura Kelland-May
Hurricane Harvey
Kathy Rich
Southern Comfort Spice
Tanya
BlackBerry Crush
Varina
Twilight
Suellyn
Merlot Heather
Suellyn
Merlot
Janet McWorkman
Mahogany
Alisha Schultze
Autumn Berry ?
Karen Cooperstein
Ruby Bleu Port
Anne McCalmont
heather mix
Daisy Harrington
More wine please!
Louise Cee
Uptown Brown
Louise Cee
Upside Brown
Anouska Smith
Winter spice
Connie Racine
Summer Chocolate
Mary Hodge
Currant Cordial
Mary Hodge
Blackberry Wine
Varina
Mocha Monsoon
Connie Racine
Masquerade
Marie C
GANACHe for such a yummy colour!
Judi
Chocolate Garnet
Judi
Figgy Pudding
Judi
Chocolatier
Connie Racine
Chocolate Sangria
Judi
Decadence
Connie Racine
Summer Chocolate
Connie
Stormy Mulberry
Connie Racine
Prugna Schiacciata
Translation: Italian for crushed plum
Evette Mabrey
Aurora Borealis
Marjorie
Mochaberry
Evette Mabrey
Midnight Forest
Evette Mabrey
Midnight Vineyard
Marjorie
Figs and chocolate
Evette Mabrey
Pinot Noir
Nina Stoll
Mulberry Wine
Connie Racine
Purple Mimosa
Ruth
Autumn Storm
Lorrie Harding
Rainbow Mocha
Karen Cooperstein
Sable Berry Port
Karen Cooperstein
Sable Mink Port
Mary Smith
Chocolate covered berries.
Shenshen
Rich Cacao
Karen Cooperstein
Inamorata
Karen Cooperstein
Figgy Hygge
Karen Cooperstein
Bourbon Berry Bramble
Karen Cooperstein
BOURBON BRAMBLE TWIST
Stacey Cunitz
Saucy Brunette
Karen Cooperstein
Sangria Sunsets
Karen Cooperstein
Gingerbread Dreams
Julie Ross
Sloe gin
Julie Ross
Chocolate muffin
Karen Cooperstein
Thank Glogg It’s Friday!
Julie Ross
Sloe gin
Karen Cooperstein
Sexy Nightshade
Karen Cooperstein
Heathered Hygge
Katherine Martin
Wine Down…at the end of the day enjoy a glass of red wine and Wine Down with a shawl made from this yarn
Rachel Ballew
Eccentric Coffee
Karen Cooperstein
Nightshade
Karen Cooperstein
Sugarplum Faeries
Karen Cooperstein
Cinderberry
Karen Cooperstein
Winter’s Solstice
Karen Cooperstein
Chocolate Dahlia
Karen Cooperstein
Rivendell
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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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