Name Our Colors Contest!

By Kate Gagnon Osborn on

I remember being a little girl, thumbing through catalogs and thinking about how great it would be to get to name all the colors.  Sage, Eggplant – or the particularly fancy Aubergine – Rose and always an “Iced” something.  Ice Pink, Ice Green, Ice Blue.

Well, now it is a part of our job here at Kelbourne Woolens and we want you in on the fun!

We are introducing a few new colors of Canopy Fingering this fall and we need help coming up with some names.  All of our yarns have a theme, and Canopy’s theme is “Fruits of the Forest.”  We like to pick names from tropical plants, Rainforest fauna and naturally steamy places tucked deep in the jungle.

Below are photos of the 12 colors we are choosing from, ultimately we will pick between 4-5 from the bunch. Help us out, leave your color name with the corresponding number in the comments and if we pick yours we’ll send you a skein of it and pattern to make the Springtime in Philadelphia beret when the arrives in the warehouse in a few months!

This contest is pretty open ended and we looking to receive your suggestions until the end of February.  We can’t wait to see what you come up with!

{Thanks so much to all of you who played along! The contest is now closed and we are so excited by all the great names to choose from. Once we get our shipment from the mill we will announce the winners.}

49 thoughts on “Name Our Colors Contest!”

  2. 1 – passionfruit, 2 – atoll, 3 – Pacific, 5 – wild ginger, 7 – tapa (traditional Polynesian barkcloth), 8 – papaya, 9 – orchid, 10 – guava, 11 – plumeria

  4. Well, I’m home sick and bored:
    4: Ageratum
    5: plumeria
    6: Philodendron
    8: Bird of Paradise
    10: Protea
    11: Lilikoi (Hawaiian passionfruit)
    12: Rambutan (spiny Lychee)

  5. I always dreamed of having the job at Crayola to name the crayons, I am so jealous.11. limencello

  8. 1 Passion Flower: http://tribes.tribe.net/ethnobotany/photos/f198cc51-2e62-4905-b06e-ff4e4dd430f2 They also come in pink, and so would work for 5/10/12 as well as 1/4/9. The genus name is Passiflora, which is also pretty.
    2 Beetle! I’m reminded specifically of the Jewel Beetles: http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Buprestidae-1.jpg

    3 Cassowary. Big flightless snake-eating potentially dangerous bird with a bright blue head: http://arkive.org/southern-cassowary/casuarius-casuarius/ Peacocks are for wimps.

    6 Turaco: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Tauraco_persa_%28captive_-_Birds_of_Eden%29.jpg I also quite like Emerald Moth for this one: http://rainforest-australia.com/Emerald_Moth.htm

    8 Epiphyte. I’m specifically thinking of Tillandsia multicaulis, which is a type of epiphyte (plant that lives on another plant): http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:DirkvdM_red_flat_epiphyte.jpg

    11 Bird of Paradise: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Paradisaea_apoda_-Bali_Bird_Park-7.jpg

  9. #1Violet#3 Blue berries
    #5 wild strawberry
    #8 Fresh Kumquat
    #11 Rassberry yellow
    or banana chip

    #12 Wild Rassberry

    rinebird(FB,Ravelry)

  10. 5 Lokelani (official flower of the island of Maui) aka Rose of Heaven6 Maile
    7 Woodrose
    8 Lilikoi (Hawaiian passionfruit)
    10 Guava
    11 Ilima (official flower of the island of Oahu)

  11. 1. Tulum Mist5. Hibiscus
    6. Staghorn (or Staghorn Fern)
    8. Tamarind
    9. Bougainvillea (also applicable to #5)

  15. 1. Amazon mist2. Curacao
    3. Blue lagoon
    4. Jacaranda
    5. Ginger blossom
    6. Rainforest twilight
    7. Red sands
    8. Mango
    9. Hyacinth
    10. Haleakala sunrise
    11. Yellow Hybiscus
    12. Wild plum

    Wow, that was difficult but fun!

  16. #3- blue lagoon#5- patagonia
    #8- Tamarin (One of the MOST endangered mamals. this monkey’s fur can be sold on the black market for up to $20,000! same beautiful color as this yarn…)
    #11- Plantain (type of banana)

    this was so much fun…thanks for the opportunity!!!

  18. 2 – Eucalyptus3 – Songbird
    5 – Pomengranate
    6 – Aloe
    7 – Macadamia
    8 – Papaya
    9 – Orchid
    10 – Hibiscus
    11-Starfuit

  21. 1. Phalaenopsis2. Eucalyptus
    3. Kingfisher
    4. Iris
    5. Pitaya (dragonfruit)
    6. Palm
    7. Passionfruit
    8. Strelitzia
    9. Aubergine
    10. Pink Grape
    11. Starfruit
    12. Litchi/Lychee

  22. How about…1) Madagascar
    2) Amazon
    3) Bali
    4) Morpho Butterfly
    5) Bromeliad
    6) Strangler Fig
    7) Tree snail
    8) Sweet Potato
    9) Orchid
    10) Pitcher Plant
    11) Pineapple
    12) Tamarind
    Good luck and thanks for letting us play too…cheers!

  23. Some wildflowers from the forests of the West Coast… my back yard
    1. Camassia
    2. Kinnikinnik (aka Vancouver Jade, beautiful jade leaves)
    3. Blueberry (our wild Mountain Huckleberries are blue, but I already picked out Huckleberry for 12)
    4. Columbine
    5. Bleeding Heart
    6. Rhododendron
    7. Rose Hip
    8. Mountain Ash (the berries are that colour)
    9. Lupin
    10. Wild Currant (the flowers on this shrub are exactly this colour in the spring, beautiful hiding all over our forests)
    11. Buttercup (taking over my back yard)
    12. Huckleberry

    Did I get a little carried away?!?! Can’t wait for your sample cards to be back in stock!! So happy to have discovered your yarns! Wish I could see them in person.

  24. #1 – Fig#2 – Fern
    #3 – Ipomoea
    #4 – Jacaranda
    #5 – Bougainvillea
    #6 – Liana
    #7 – Sarsaparilla
    #8 – Pomelo
    #9 – Pokeweed
    #10 – Fireglow (euphorbia plant)
    #11 – Cocona
    #12 – Amaranth

  26. How about…?
    5 – dragonfruit
    6 – Daintree (that’s the rainforest in Australia, it’s beautiful and lush)
    8 – persimmon
    12 – lychee

  28. #3 or 4 – huckleberry#8 – chanterelle
    #9 – crocus
    #5 or 10 – thimbleberry
    #11 – banana slug // starfruit

  31. Fun! Thanks!
    1. Magnolia Dusk
    2. Cascade
    3. Still Pool
    4.Jacaranda (can’t take credit but totally agree!)
    5. Snapdragon
    6. Shadegrown
    7.Chocolate Vine
    8.Wild Mandarin
    9. Persian Shield
    10. Azalea
    11. Morning Glory
    12. Hibiscus

  33. 1. Lilac3. Cerulean Sea
    7. Blood Orange
    6. Petrol (like oil floating on a puddle of water)
    8. Not sure but the color is beautiful
    9. Purple Haze
    10. Guava

  35. 1. orchid offering2, peacock eye
    3. Smurfdom
    4. broken heart surviver
    5. makeup
    6. go grow
    7. Brick Jungle
    8. skinny dip shrimp
    9. I’m a plum

  36. 1 Ironwood2 Papua Green
    3 Boreal Blue
    4 Aurora
    5 Brazilian Cherry
    6 Lacewood
    7 Mahogany
    8 Padauk
    9 Purpleheart
    11 Yellow Balau

  38. #3 could be Blue Morpho, because that blue looks like a blue morpho butterfly.#5 could be pomegranate. It reminds me of the outside of a pomegranate.
    #4 purple heart
    # 2 the eye of the storm

  39. 3 – Okopipi – a blue poison arow frog whose skin is this color
    5- Rafflesia

    7- Okapi

    8- Macaw

    9- Mallow – purple flower

    11- Durian – smelly delicious asian fruit of a vibrant yellow 😉

  42. 1. Tropical water lily2. Sea glass blue
    3. Morpho butterfly
    4. Batik blue
    5. Tropical pink dahlia
    6. Labradorite
    7. Betta fish
    8. Caribbean sunset
    9. Vanda
    10. Flamingo
    11.parakeet

  44. 1-grayfeather, 2-spearmint, 4-Wisteria, 6-jungle canopy, 7-Garden of the Gods, 8-daybreak, 9-grape fizz, 10-pedicure pink, 11-buttercup. thanks!

  45. 1- Snowmelt2- Fleur
    3- Bright Sky
    4- Grape Hyacinth
    5- Rosie
    6- Mossy Log
    7- Red Bamboo
    8- Early Sunset
    9- Crocus
    10- Tulip
    11- Forsythia 12- Jeune Fille

  46. What fun! Here are some ideas…1-Dusky Rainforest Haze
    2-Lush Grotto Glade
    3-Hyacinth Macaw Plumage

  47. 4-Dripping Dewy Orchids5- Bougainvillea Blossom
    6- Bamboo Sheen
    7- Fuzzy Figs
    8-Golden Tamarin
    9-Velvety Orchid Silk
    10-Hibiscus Sheen
    11-Toucan Tango
    12-Plumeria Blush
    11-

  48. 1- Lavender Fields2- Caribbean
    3- Brightest Sky
    4- King Arthur Delphinium
    5- Blushing Peonies
    6- Shady GLen
    7- Rhubarb Wine
    8-Coraline
    9- Monkshood
    10- Pamplemousse
    11- Lemonade
    12-

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