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
Aggie Worth
Winter Comfort
Helen King
Dusted Paprika
Helen King
Paprika Dust
Ann
Umber after dark
Carolyn
Mogano (mahogany in Italian)
Carolyn
Romanza (romance in Italian)
Helen King
In the Deep of the Night.
Marcia Calvin
Plum Pudding
Carolyn
Sultry
Carolyn
Bruised plum
Carolyn
Dusky Rose
Amy Griffin
Total Eclipse
Aggie Worth
Winter Berries Cocktail
Jacqueline Mason
Mocha Cyan Magenta Swirl
Carolyn
Cacao
Chris Bobrick
Autumn Evening
Judith Grubb
Burnished prune
Carolyn
Spoiled
Ann
Glastonberry
Carolyn
Autumn Maple
Judy Foldi
Plumbalia
Carolyn
Basement
Mary-Ann Lammers
Bodaciousberries
Jacqueline Mason
Coffee Bean Plantation Hues
Varina
Concord Decadence
Michele Wice
Royal Raven
Michele Wice
Royal Raven
Michele Wice
Raven Royalty
Carolyn
Demogorgon- Stranger Things or D&D themed!
Carolyn
Transylvania
Alyx perry
Heather at twilight.
Love the deep purple and blues.
Kim King
Plum Pudding
Jacqueline Mason
Mocha Berry Swirl.
Rhina Az
Beets Treats (Beetroots)
K.
Lavender Haze
Rhina Az
Berry Delight
K.
Misty Heather
Carolyn
Arabian- Arabian horses are one of the oldest known breeds of horse, and those with dark brown coats often have a sheen that can hint at almost blue or red tones.
Ann
Glazed black cherry
Carolyn
Raspberry truffle delight
Laurie
Morus – commonly known as Mullberry. It’s the first thing that popped into my head as soon as I saw this.
Carolyn
Chocolate Maraschino
Rhina Az
Grape Juice Punch
Linda Unger
Chocolate Covered Raisins
Carolyn
Ornamental leather
Barbara Healey
chocolate whip
Rhina Az
Cherry-Berry Mix
Grete Jenssen
Black currant
Ann
Winter berry
Carolyn
Nightmare
Mar Lou
Sangria
Grete Jenssen
Autumn auroras
Barbara Healey
Sweet Berry
Rhina Az
Berry Marmalade
Grete Jenssen
Black currant
Ann
Sweet cherry truffle
Rhina Az
Plum Jam
Carolyn
Parisian Chocolate
Donna
Chocolate covered blueberries.
Anne
Burl Wood
Rebecca Nichols
Oncoming storm
Neethu Shah
Coleus
Jody Kauffman
Please call the new yarn color:
Berry twilight
Chantelle McLeod
cioccolato
Luise LIchtenberg
Raisin
Carolyn
Elizabeth Taylor- the color is reminiscent of her dark and sultry hair and violet eyes.
Carolyn
Decay
Chantelle McLeod
Cocolat
Ginger Bogle
September Wine
Carolyn
Victorian- as a history major, this color really reminds me of the Victorian era because of its dark tone.
Carolyn
Antique- it reminds me of lovely aged furniture from the 1800s.
Doreen
Blissful Blueberry.
Carolyn
Vintage Mahogany
Suzanne Smith
Dusk Canyon
Melissa G.
Divine Wine
Denise Daly
Aubergine
Melspeth
Chocolate-covered Blueberries
Jodi Harder-Lafontaine
Plumtastic
Melspeth
French Roast
Jodi Harder-Lafontaine
Elderberry Wine
Carolyn
Bruise
Melspeth
French Press
Melissa G.
Midnight Morado
Christine Nash
Plum Ready
Melspeth
Cocoalicious
Carolyn
Black Forest, like the chocolate cake!
Debi Beall
Alexandrite
Melspeth
Cocoa Velvet
Carolyn
Raspberry Mocha
Lisa R
Cocoa cascade
Kate Baker
Plum Lovely
Dawn
Wild blackberry
Lorraine R Taylor
Plum Jelly
Barbara J McCormick
Merlot Supreme
Anne Van Benschoten
Midnight Mahogany
Rebecca M.
Plumberry Rind
Rebecca M.
Plumberry
Tami bromfield
Coffee beans
Tami bromfield
Cocoa Bean
Sue Goldthorpe
Divine Decadence!
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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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