name that colorway!
Wednesday, March 28, 2012 at 4:58PM We are {sob} sending 17 old friends into the vault very soon to make some room for new best friends.
This is distressing, I know. You hate change. You don't want me to tell you can't have something you like. It's like your mom telling you you can't eat the Halloween candy for breakfast when you're four.
(If you don't recall this from childhood or parenting, it goes something like this: "Please? PLEEEEEEASE can't I have just ONE PIEEEEEEECE? PLEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEASE?" And then when the level headed mother thinks, Peanut butter cups for breakfast can only bring bad things and says "No, maybe you can have a piece after lunch if you eat everything on your plate," the child has no choice. They must respond, "You're not my mommy anymore. My real mommy would let me eat as much candy as I want.")
Unless, of course, you're blessed with a mild mannered four year old who obeys your every instruction without arguing. In which case, I would suggest keeping that to yourself. Thanks.
I've already gotten my fair share of "Mean, mean, mean, badbad Yarnista" comments. And that's OK. I'm prepared to be the mom in this situation. That means you get to be the four year old. And in case you don't remember from childhood or parenting, four year olds are easily distracted by shiny objects.
Look! It's a yarn picture!
It's a contest!
It's a sale!
Our soon to be released collection of colorways has 34 beauties in it. Put 17 to bed, bring 34 guests to the party. See how, being the benevolent Yarnista that I am, I'm actually increasing your colorway options when this is all said and done?
Thirty-four is a lot of really good colorway names to come up with. And I am picky. I have been known to ruminate on these things for days. We've brainstormed some names in the studio, and I have some I like. But I could use some more suggestions. (Note: picky does not always equal mean. One can be selective without being an ogre.)
So, here's your chance to offer your colorway name suggestions. If we pick your name, you'll get a skein of that colorway when it's released. No catch. No "just pay separate shipping and handling, which is really like paying for item." I will send you a skein for honest-to-goodness free.
A couple of hints to increase your chances of winning:
1. No names that are currently in use. You can check out our colorways here and here if you're not sure.
2. No names that are impossible to pronounce. People do not always want a lesson in etymology when holding a skein of yarn. I'm going to go out on a limb and say that I will not be choosing Deasmumhnach, Larfhlaith, or Oilleog. If someone can't even take a stab at it in English, I probably won't choose it.
3. The name has to have a pleasant sound, feel, or connotation without being overly trite. I'm not as attracted to names like "Holding hands under a rainbow made of angels," or, "Fairy skipping across a pond of enchanted lily pads." Conversely, I also don't tend to choose names that have negative words or sounds in them, like "Kill him," "Parseltongue," or, "Moaning Myrtle."
4. Names should not be shared with other well-known products currently being sold. In other words, I'm not going to name a colorway "Bounty Paper Towels," "Tide Free and Clear," or, "Land O'Lakes Butter."
5. Names should not be something my nine year old son would find hilarious. You know exactly what this means, don't even ask.
6. I especially like groups of names that are related to each other somehow. Previous colorway collections have been things like Bayside, Driftwood, Skipjack, and Salt Spray. They sound pretty. The relate to each other. My brain likes that.
To enter, leave your suggestions in the comments here. I'll close the comments at the end of the day on April 2nd, so you have time to think about things. You can enter as many times as you want. Please leave a valid email address in the email box when filling out the comment. I need to be able to reach you. If you leave it there and not in the actual comment itself, no one else will be able to see it.
And while I've bent your ear, the 17 colorways that we're saying goodbye to are 20% off for a limited time. Grab them while you can.
Ready, Set, Go!
Reader Comments (223)
Annabelle
Willowbark
Safflower
All-heal
Lavender
Rosemary
Rue
Yarrow
Sweetgrass
Sage
Pussywillow
Cattails
Lilypad
how about Liam or Kilkenny?
A few more!
Woodland Sprite
Dancing elves
River Nymph
And how about the nine muses from Greek Mythology:
Calliope
Clio
Euterpe
Thalia
Melpomene
Terpsichore
Erato
Polyhymnia
Urania
I thought of Poppy, Pipper, Petra, Peach and Pippa.
What a great way to brainstorm for names! A couple of them came to mind for me: Whispering Waterfalls, Gorges (a play on words implying colors you see in gorges, but pronounced the same as gorgeous!), Kayleigh Bear, Some Pink (like Some Pig from Charlotte's Web), and Girlie Girl. I wish the best of luck to you and your team for choosing, and to all the evtrants!
How about something with some Minnesota inspiration?
Places:
Summit Avenue
Split Rock
Glensheen
Minnehaha
Nakomis
Calhoun
Harriet
Lake of the Ilse
Voyageur
Things that remind me of MN:
Painted Lady
Hot Dish
Duckweed
Farmers Market
State Fair
Bicycle
Sebastian Joe (best ice cream ever!)
Gopher
Random:
Michaela (ok its my name, but it is Irish and I had to try!)
Miss Mary Mack
Cinderella Dressed in Yellow
Shimmy Shimmy Shamrock
Slide down my rainspout
Miss Lucy had a Steamboat
You know it's bad when you wake up with a few more :)
Traveling:
On the Map
Packing Light
Postcards
Souvenirs
Steamer Trunk
Down Under
Around the World
One Way Ticket
Fame and Fashion (to go with what I already came up with in my first comment):
Stardom
On Tour
Almost Famous
Spotlight
On the Cover
Fashionista
Topping the Charts
Paparazzi
I like the people names: Avery, Gabriel, Rory. (My grandchildren :)
I also like literary names and Irish place names.
Or beautiful US places: Maui, Yosemite, Niagara, Sarasota, Bar Harbor, Key Largo, ...so many places bring colors to mind.
Red Maple
Autumn Fields
Black Walnut
First Frost
Time themes:
Time in a bottle
Saving the best for last
First come, first served
Height theme:
Growing like a weed
Heads above the rest
Tall tales
Flower theme:
Tiptoe through the tulips
Stop and smell the roses
Lucky charms
Sweet Pea, Rainbow Sherbet, Starburst, Camilla, Blondie, Cherries Jubilee, Bananas Foster, Lillypad, Starbright, Saturn's Moons, Passionate Purple, Creme de Cocoa, Penelope, Cotillion, Prom Pink
Magnolia, Maple Sugar Madness
Ok, so here are a few suggestions.
Do you feel like I do
It was a dark and stormy night
Some Juneau names:
Peterson creek
Auke Bay
Out the road
false outer point
treadwell
Echo cove
the hangar
Sandy Beach
Fritz Cove
Names that are special to me personally:
Eleanor. :-))))))
Robin
The Sweetness
Bearness
Cuteness and pie ( so this ones odd, but it works)
It's a mad mad world
Betsy
Tacy
Tib
Ribsy
to the moon and back
A leaf on the wind
Jeremiah was a bullfrog
red rover red rover
Cinnamon, Paprika, Pepper, Chili
Caramel, toffee, chocolate
Moon Shine (colors in moon light)
Lightening, Thunder,
forest, meadows, prairies,mountain mist
campfire, beaches, sand dunes, surf
Darcy
Dashwood
Bennet
Lucas
Elizabeth
Fitzwilliam
Elinor
Marianne
Margaret
Jane
Mary
Catherine
Lydia
Wickham
Maria
Anne
Forever Yours
True Love
What a wonderful world
Possibilities
I want you to want me
Parasol
Wind chimes
Bicycle built for two
Wildflowers
We've just been researching our family tree so a few names from my family...
Adair, Edith, Marjorie, Audree, Clara, Flora, Edgar, Walwin, Conyers, Corsellis, Ferguson.
and some of my favourite things to do...
Dancing in the Rain, Running through Thunder, Sleeping in Sunlight, Chasing the Wind, Embracing the Storm, Drinking in Sunsets,
whimsy, wishing well, westerly, winsome, wellington, wonderful (or 'swonderful), wistful, why not?
this post brought to you by the letter W :)