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.}
#6 – monteverde
(monteverde is the cloud forest in costa rica)
1 – passionfruit, 2 – atoll, 3 – Pacific, 5 – wild ginger, 7 – tapa (traditional Polynesian barkcloth), 8 – papaya, 9 – orchid, 10 – guava, 11 – plumeria
#3 cottonwood or blue ginger#5 bleeding heart
#8 mistletoe (Australian rain forest)
#9 plum boxwood
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)
I always dreamed of having the job at Crayola to name the crayons, I am so jealous.11. limencello
10. Heliconia
3. Seafoam – I love that colour…
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
#1Violet#3 Blue berries
#5 wild strawberry
#8 Fresh Kumquat
#11 Rassberry yellow
or banana chip
#12 Wild Rassberry
rinebird(FB,Ravelry)
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)
1. Tulum Mist5. Hibiscus
6. Staghorn (or Staghorn Fern)
8. Tamarind
9. Bougainvillea (also applicable to #5)
3 – Blue Morpho5 – dragonfruit
6 – Colibri
7 Рmonta̱a del fuego
4. Jacaranda5. Bougainvillea
6. Palm Lily
8. Torch ginger
10. Rose apple
11. Singapore Daiisy
#5. Dragonfruit
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!
#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!!!
#6 Pygmy Tyrant
You can see a photo of him here: http://kids.mongabay.com/elementary/203.html
2 – Eucalyptus3 – Songbird
5 – Pomengranate
6 – Aloe
7 – Macadamia
8 – Papaya
9 – Orchid
10 – Hibiscus
11-Starfuit
#11 Little chick#10 Begonia
#9 Ironweed
#7 Moro
#1 Gramma’s sheets
Fun!
3. Ulysses – after the blue ulysses butterfly seen in the Australian north Queensland rainforest – you can see a photo here:http://www.daintree-rainforest-tours.com/gallery/main.php?g2_itemId=59
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
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!
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.
#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
#7. Ceylon (cinnamon)#11. Plantain
How about…?
5 – dragonfruit
6 – Daintree (that’s the rainforest in Australia, it’s beautiful and lush)
8 – persimmon
12 – lychee
10-bromeliad5-pitaya (dragon fruit)
11-jackfruit
#3 or 4 – huckleberry#8 – chanterelle
#9 – crocus
#5 or 10 – thimbleberry
#11 – banana slug // starfruit
#5 – Cinnamon Berry
#8 Peachy, peach#11 Lemondrop
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
… ps … dragonfly for any of these colors would be lovely, too.
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
3. Laguna5. Cereza
6. Muschio
9. Prugna
11. Azahar
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
1 Ironwood2 Papua Green
3 Boreal Blue
4 Aurora
5 Brazilian Cherry
6 Lacewood
7 Mahogany
8 Padauk
9 Purpleheart
11 Yellow Balau
ohh thought of another one! =)
#2 – Tanager
#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
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 😉
#1 Thunder Bay amethyst#2 Costa Rican surf
#3 Patagonia sky
#7 Brazil nut
#8 Tamarindo festival
#6 Monteverde mist
#11 — You are my sunshine — (I live in VT — it’s the desperation time of the year 🙂
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
2. or 6. what about Birdcatcher Tree native to and in honor of New Zealand.
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!
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
What fun! Here are some ideas…1-Dusky Rainforest Haze
2-Lush Grotto Glade
3-Hyacinth Macaw Plumage
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-
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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