Thursday, July 25, 2013

We need help so we're having a contest

There was another Color Play Mohair Wrap in the box that arrived yesterday from Ann.
A bit of a funny story. The wrap on the right is the one that I just finished. The one on the left is the one in the box from Ann. The same colours but in a different order. When I knit mine I didn't remember that these were the colours I sent to Ann. Obviously I really like them.

We are having a contest. What should I name this colour combination? I would like a garden/flowery name.


Please leave a comment on this post with your first name, last initial, province and your suggestion for the name for this colour combination.

Comments are moderated so they won't show up until I post them. They will be posted when the contest closes.

Enter as often as you would like.

The winner will be picked by The Needle Emporium and their decision is final.

The contest is open to residents of Canada.

The contest will close on Tuesday, July 30, 2013 at 9pm EST.

The person who submits the name that we choose will win a Color Play Mohair Wrap kit of their choice. It can be one of the four colours on our website or the colour you just named.

We will ship the winner their kit.

The winner will be announced on Wednesday, July 31.

We look forward to seeing the names that you come up with. :)

103 comments:

Tamara said...

Saskatchewan Sky. (Ok, it's not garden-y. I'll think some more...)

Julie Ann said...

I suggest Monet's Garden!

Julie Ann H. from Ontario

Corrabelle said...

Hmm, I like "Lunaria". (otherwise known as money plant/bush.) It grows different shades of purple flowers, but it's seeds are little discs of silvery white that reflect different colours from surrounding plants. so depending on the light, the seeds can look like different colours.

Corrie W, ON.

Corrabelle said...

Hmm, I like "Lunaria". (otherwise known as money plant/bush.) It grows different shades of purple flowers, but it's seeds are little discs of silvery white that reflect different colours from surrounding plants. so depending on the light, the seeds can look like different colours.

Corrie W, ON.

mamaloo said...

Leanne P from Ontario and my suggestion is Morning Waterlilies. I am reminded of Monet's waterlily studies. :)

Unknown said...

Azalia Sky.
I see all the different colors of Azalias and the color of the sky, so Azalia Sky is my entry :)

Candice said...

Hi Julie,

When you suggested something garden or flower related I immediately though of two things . . . (1) famous English gardens such as, Kew, Chelsea, Chartwell, Chatsworth, Sissinghurst, Bateman's, Clovelly, Eden, Prior Park, The Secret Gardens of Sandwich and Walmer Castle Gardens (I've visited most of them) . . . . and (2) David Austin roses such as, Queen of Sweden, Harlow Carr, Gertrude Jekyll, Lady Emma Hamilton, Winchester Cathedral and Malvern Hills.

These names are not 'creative', but they may spark a memory or two with some knitters.

So, that is my contest entry.

Candice B.

Diana T said...

Hi Julie,

I submitted a name but not sure if it went through. I am not familiar with this form of commenting.

Anyways, here's my suggestion in case it didn't work the first time. Hydrangeas in Bloom or just Hydrangea

Thanks,
Diana T.
Hamilton, ON

Carolyn said...

Here's a couple for you Julie
Whimsical Blooms
Pixie Enchanted

Anonymous said...

Iris

Gail C
Ontario

Debbie Everets said...

Vancouver Island Sunset because of the blue ocean, green mountains and warm colours of a sunset there that I saw last week.
Debbie E.

Anonymous said...

When I look at it I see and think....Natures Rhapsody.

Bonnie

Anonymous said...

My suggestion is "Summer Solstice"

Bev J in Alberta

Anonymous said...

It reminds me of. Hydrangea
And their many colours as they bloom and fade

Annie G
Ontario

Cat said...

Judy S, Ontario
Monet's Water Lilies
or just
Water Lilies
or maybe even just
Monet
or
Water Lily Garden

Especially this painting:
http://artseverydayliving.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2010/10/Monet-blog-water-lilies-musee-marmottan1.jpg

Cindy Ebben said...

Lavender Meadow

Cindy E
Ontario

Heather said...

Hi Julie,

What a wonderful contest and love the wrap!

Name:Heather D
Province: Ontario
Names: I have three:
1. Morningstar Trail

2. Clematis Bloom

3. Iris Garden

Thanks for the opportunity!

Lauraline said...

My suggestion is Water Lillies, as the colors remind me of a pond full of water lillies.
My name is Lauraline P.-R. from Quebec.

Thanks for the chance to win, I would love a Water Lillies kit! :)

Anonymous said...

My suggestion is Sweet Violet

Bev J in Alberta

Anonymous said...

Primrose Lane

Bev J in Alberta

Rhona Smart said...

I would call it "luscious lavender" or "lazy lilac" .

Trina said...

Iris Infusion!
Trina B. from Ontario

Seajaes said...

Cheryl J
Ontario Canada
Lilacs in the mist

Seajaes said...

Cheryl J
Ontario Canada
Summer Hydrangea's

Anonymous said...

Robin N
Ontario

Wrap contest name "Butterfly Bush"

Anonymous said...

Robin N
Ontario

Wrap name " Violet Whisper"

Anonymous said...

Colleen C. Ontario
Midnight Dream

Trina said...

Spring Bulb Surprise!
Trina B. again from Dundas, Ont.

Anonymous said...

Hi Julie,

Sorry if this comes to you a third time. I really want to win this kit!!!!

My suggested name is: Hydrangeas in Bloom or just, Hydrangeas

Thanks,
Diana T
Hamilton, ON

Anonymous said...

I love this colour way! As soon as I saw it is reminded me of the Delphiniums I have in my garden. The other name for the Delphinium is Larkspur and so so I would call this colourway
Delphinium Dream
or
Larkspur Lake

Take care!
Anne N. from Kingston, Ontario!

Susan said...

Endless Summer

Susan M

Sarnia, Ontario

Susan said...

Autumn Blooms

Susan M

Sarnia, Ontario

Kathy C said...

fields of heather

Kathy C said...

fields of heather

Seajaes said...

Cheryl J
Ontario, Canada
Nightshade

Seajaes said...

Cheryl J
Ontario, Canada
Phlox in the field

Jacqui T. said...

'Bonavista Lupin'

Jacqui T., Ontario

Anonymous said...

Hi Julie, I think you should name the color combination 'Giardino'. Italian for garden.

Gail
gailg -Ravelry ID

Anonymous said...

Guarding. Italian for garden!

Gail
Alberta

Ravelry ID - gailg

Dawn Clarke said...

Happy Hydrangea

Dawn Clarke said...

Happy Hydrangea

Dawn Clarke said...

Happy Hydrangea
Dawn C
BC

[Sorry Julie, did not read your instructions properly re leaving name etc., this is my third attempt!!]

Unknown said...

Dawn J Ontario
"Early Spring Floral Dream"

Sue T. said...

Heathers

Daylily


Sue T.
Ontario

Alison said...

Alison S., Ontario

Suggestion - Petunia's in bloom Wrap

Christine said...

Christine H, Ontario
It reminds me of Lavender and Love in the Mist So how about calling it
Lavender Mist?

emmacole1979 said...

I think you should call it The Artist's Garden. It reminds me of a Monet painting, The Artist's Garden at Giverny: http://www.ibiblio.org/wm/paint/auth/monet/last/giverny/monet.giverny.jpg

Oneday Designs said...

"Morning Glory" immediately came to mind. My name is: Linda S and I live in ON

emmacole1979 said...

I think you should call it The Artist's Garden. It reminds me of a Monet painting, The Artist's Garden at Giverny: http://www.allposters.com/-sp/The-Artist-s-Garden-at-Giverny-c-1900-Posters_i5129660_.htm

Sharon said...

My name choice is "Purple Haze"

submitted by Sharon G, Caledonia, Ontario

Anonymous said...

Hey Julie,

Such beautiful colors! My suggestions is:

Forget-me-not

Have a great day!!

Lisa
bulger@mcmaster.ca

Anonymous said...

I know you were looking for a flowery name for this colour combination, but you seem to have enjoyed everything about this project so much so that I would call it "Julie's Joy".
Thanks for sharing your knitting life with us!
Heather B.
Ontario

sharon said...

I would call that colour combination Lobelia: cascading pinks, purples and blues.
Sharonj
B.C.

Anonymous said...

1. Bed of Roses

2. Periwinkle Posy

Bev J. in Alberta

Anonymous said...

i'm not sure if you got my other posts...I wasn't sure how to do it - My first suggestion was 'Stormy Weather or Stormy Weekend'... since you where away when we got hit by the storm!
Also, another suggestion was 'Sweet Caroline or Sweet Carolina' .... as this is when you where in your place in the Carolina's... and to Neil Diamond, who I'm sure would agree that the shawl looks so 'Sweet'!!! Catherine Kanak

Anonymous said...

Names that are historical for the wrap/colour...

'The Meadowlands'...or... 'The Ancaster Wrap'...or...'The Rousseaux Wrap'...or...'The Wilson Wrap'... that's all I've got now...Catherine Kanak

Anonymous said...

Just read Garden/Flower message, so...Hydrangea Dreams.

Anonymous said...

I tried to leave a comment on the blog but it wouldn't let me for some reason? I've chosen Azalea Sky, because the different shades of azaleas run through it with the blues. Azalea Sky is my entry.

Sandra T.

Anonymous said...

I would like to enter "Larkspur Garden" as my name for the contest

Anonymous said...

Linda H
Ontario

First Choice: Delphinium Haze

Second Choice: Shades of Phlox

Jbeal said...

Jenna B, Ontario, Gardens of Versailles

baldrick said...

This beautiful combination of colours reminds me of the Lilac Dell at the Royal Botanical Gardens in Hamilton. The deep pinks and purples of the lilac blooms, the green of the foliage and the blues of a cloudless sky are represented in colours selected. I would like to suggest "The Lilac Dell" as the name. Thanks

Irene said...

Not flowery, but I like "Wrapped in a Rainbow"

Irene P
Ontario

Anonymous said...

Vivacious Violet

Kim B
Toronto Ontario35

Doré Way said...

Oh dear, I just looked at your kits and realized one was already called "Hydrangea Hedge" (I submitted Hazy Hydrangea - scratch that - I guess great minds think alike!

On to another name - let me think.......

Chris G Vancouver, BC

Doré Way said...

Chris G of Vancouver, BC


"Heathery Hues"

Doré Way said...

Chris G of Vancouver, BC


"Hazy Heather"


Doré Way said...

Chris G Vancouver, BC

:"Lilacs in Spring"

Anonymous said...

Colleen C. Ontario
Violet vibes

Oneday Designs said...

How about "English Country Garden". The colours remind me of this. My name is: Linda S and I live in Ontario

Anonymous said...

The colours remind me of the lupins that grow wild around the highway up north, so I suggest "Lupin". :)
Alison B., Ontario

Oneday Designs said...

Here is my favourite idea for a name for your lovely wrap. How about "Royal Botanical Garden". This honours a special place, the near to Ancaster Royal Botanical Gardens and the recent Royal birth of Prince George.
My name is Linda S and I live in London ON

Anonymous said...

Ginette I. Quebec Forever in bloom

Anonymous said...

Kelly P.
km-pellerin2@cogeco.ca
Oakville, Ontario

I chose Hydrangea for a name as I see blues and pinks and it just reminds me of a hydrangea changing.

Anonymous said...

Jen a
Ontario
Lavender Meadows

Anonymous said...

Hi Julie!

I really like your colour combination for the Color Play Mohair Wrap and I am going to enter the name:

"Flora's Fancy"

Best Regards,

Phyllis
(from the Yukon)

Anonymous said...

Pat C.

I followed your instructions for submitting names for the Colour Wrap contest but I am not sure if I did it correctly or it went over the airwaves to you so I am sending this e-mail with the names that I suggested:
1.HEAVENLY HOLYHOCKS
2.LIVELY LUPINS
The colours remind me of the flowers in the garden that have the same shades as in the beautiful wraps.

Trina said...

Morning Glory!
From Trina B. in Ont.

Anonymous said...

Robin N

Ontario

Suggested Mohair Wrap Name

"Forget-Me-Not"

Trina said...

Orchid Oasis!
Trina B. from Ont.

Anonymous said...

Bev J from Alberta

Good Morning Glory

Anonymous said...

"Seaside Hibiscus"

Cheryl I.
Ontario

Cats said...

Cheryl-Anne M
Ontario

Botanical Garden

Cats said...

Cheryl-Anne M
Ontario

Botanical Sunset

Cats said...

Cheryl-Anne M
Ontario

Delphinium Delight



Cats said...

Cheryl-Anne M
Ontario

Sunset in the Heather

Cats said...

Cheryl-Anne M
Ontario

Lavender Fields

Mary Knits said...

Mary H
Ontario
Petunia Patch

Dawne said...

So beautiful Julie ... the colours and the way they blend are very Monet-like :)

What about "Watercolour Gardens"

Dawne said...

"Wildflower Fields"

Dawne said...

"Watercolour Bouquet"

debbie said...

How about "lilac lane " or "iris meadow" or "rosemary roundabout"
Debbieknits5000 on ravelry

Anonymous said...

Hi, Fiona P from Ontario, my email is fpaaren@gmail.com. I entered "Larkspur Garden" and "Waterlilies" already and would like to add "Late Summer Sunset" as contest entries. I am not good at blogging! But love to knit!

Thanks,
Fiona P

Unknown said...

hi Julie!! how about Hydrangea! the colours are perfect for a hydrangea.

Unknown said...

hi julie!


how about Hydrangea!?? the colours remind me of beautiful hydrangea bushes! love them!

we have moved to alberta and i miss them so much!

Sue P
Alberta

Anonymous said...

Everbloom * Summer Flora * Florets * Garden drift * Floral lights





Jbeal said...

Jenna B, Ontario, The Underwater Garden

Kathryn Traynor said...

My name for colour combination is Iris Garden - Kathryn T., Ontario.

Anonymous said...

I'm going to go with English Garden or Iris (which gets it's name from the Greek word for rainbow)

Maggi H. Ontario

Anonymous said...

Hyacinths and roses
JoanneP. Ontario

Doré Way said...

Heathery Moss


Chris G, Vancouver BC

Doré Way said...

Dappled Delphinium


Chris G, Vancouver BC

Doré Way said...

Delphinium Summer Blues (the name of a real colourway)



Chris G, Vancouver BC