Sun 18 Jun 2006
Always Thinking Ahead… a Contest!
Posted by mamae under C*EYE*BER Fibers , Project Spectrum , UncategorizedHere is the unamed colorway for PROJECT SPECTRUM JULY…… since I want you guys to have her in July… I have to develop her in June.
I am hoping you can help me out. With the cruise… and some other great opportunitities (yes…yet another secret!) I have been negotiating… I am a little pressed to name her. My brain is swimming…. thinking hurts at the moment…in a VERY GOOD, busy kind of way.
This is where you guys come in! Leave me your suggestion in the form of a comment by Wednesday, June 21st… the winner gets a skein of her! Easy.
Now…if you are a PS Club member… you get a skein of mama’s choice. DEAL?
Ready…set … comment!!!
EDIT: MONDAY JUNE 19th
I am loving the names…keep them coming! And … I have decided that it will be very hard for me to choose the name…SO YOU WILL!
I am going to put a poll of my favorites up on Wednesday. Cast your vote by Thursday, June 22nd and see who wins!Â
Keep suggesting the names….. some of them have made me laugh hysterically!!!
Click here to order a skein or see all available colorways…….
Second Edit: Thanks so much for your suggestions….. keep ‘em coming. Comments close Tuesday night at midnight!!!
June 18th, 2006 at 4:33 pm
The name “PURPLE STREAM” popped into my head the minute I saw your beautiful creation. I hope you don’t think me too simple.
Your creations are beautiful.
Shorty
June 18th, 2006 at 5:07 pm
Beauregarde. As in Violet Beauregarde from Charlie and the Chocolate Factory.
“Violet! You’re turning violet, Violet!”
June 18th, 2006 at 5:33 pm
I think “Amethyst.” She’s a jewel of a yarn, or maybe “Jewel?”
Hmmmm, the possibilities are endless. I don’t expect another skein of yarn, just wanted to throw a couple of names in the hat to help a Mama out!
June 18th, 2006 at 5:37 pm
Thoughts:
Roman Holiday (I don’t know why)
Independance (since numerous countries celebrate their Independance Days in July)
Royal Flush (purple being the color of royalty)
Grape Scott! (because I’m so darn punny)
Simon’s Socks (because Simon likes to do his Draw-rings with a purple crayon… which brings me to…)
Crayon
or
Mountain’s Majesty
That’s all I got. I need a nap now.
June 18th, 2006 at 5:47 pm
Isis.
June 18th, 2006 at 5:52 pm
“Purple Rain”
“Wisteria Showers”
“Lavender Sky”
I’m done!
June 18th, 2006 at 5:53 pm
Grape Explosion. Because it reminds me of grapes and fireworks.
June 18th, 2006 at 5:59 pm
I just stuck “purple” into a thesaurus website and it came up with “violaceous” - I like it!
I also thought you could call it “Donny.” Does anyone besides me remember back in the 70’s when Donny Osmond always wore purple socks?
“Grapes of Wrath”
“Purple Mountains Magesty”
“Purple People Eater”
btw… it’s beautiful!
June 18th, 2006 at 6:01 pm
Amysthesia
Winefreddie
Royple
Words are much fun to play with as yarn!
June 18th, 2006 at 7:03 pm
Hmm,
How are Las Vegas Sunset. When we were there years ago, we drove into Vegas just as the sun was setting behind the mountains and it gave new meaning to the worlds Purple Mountain Majesty from American the Beautiful.
Wisteria Lane (can’t help it, wisteria is purple and then the whole Desperate Housewives craze)
June 18th, 2006 at 7:04 pm
Slurple, because for some strange reason it reminds me of a grape slurpie.
June 18th, 2006 at 7:08 pm
Purple Passion
June 18th, 2006 at 7:14 pm
I don’t know what to call it, but I think it’ll be my favorite Mama-E creation so far. That is beautiful!
June 18th, 2006 at 7:35 pm
It totally reminds me of my favorite flower which was the first flower my boyfriend ever gave me and it was a purple and blue orchid, so although it is really plain I would name it “sweet orchid” but whatever you name it, sign me up for a skein!
June 18th, 2006 at 7:54 pm
Heliotrope Fairy
I love love love Flower Fairies.
June 18th, 2006 at 8:04 pm
Purple People Eater..
I couldn’t resist
June 18th, 2006 at 8:22 pm
Love the Donny Osmond name–I was in their fan club!
How about “Grape-Aid”…the “perfect” kid’s summer drink…or “Grape Popsicle”?
xx
June 18th, 2006 at 8:47 pm
Very pretty! Here is what I can come up with:
sea urchin
wild violet
purple rain
June 18th, 2006 at 8:48 pm
Well, Purple Haze, of course!
June 18th, 2006 at 8:55 pm
purple gem
mighty purple
June 18th, 2006 at 9:11 pm
Okay - I’m in w/ 2
heliotrope
flower child
June 18th, 2006 at 9:39 pm
powered by purple.
or prince!
June 18th, 2006 at 9:44 pm
That’s a pretty colour.
How about “viola”? “violet delight”?
June 18th, 2006 at 11:49 pm
Purple Nurple
of course.
Its beautiful, so vibrant!
June 18th, 2006 at 11:53 pm
How pretty!
Maybe “Violet Splendor”
“Heather Mist”
“Purple Sunset”
“Lavendar Fields”
or haha “Not Barney!”
June 19th, 2006 at 6:44 am
thought of another… “Wineaux” (pronounced Wine-O)
June 19th, 2006 at 8:45 am
That color is beatiful. I was thinking “fields of heather” would be a good!
June 19th, 2006 at 8:48 am
My Little Pony’s Mane
(Please forgive me. I still have not gotten over my babysitting days when my charge was obsessed with a toy horse with hair exactly this color. The color works much better for yarn than it does for hair.)
June 19th, 2006 at 9:49 am
Larkspur Jewel (July’s flower is the Larkspur which is a glorious purple flower)
Jewel Caesar (since July was named after Julius Caesar, and purple is a majestic color!)
June 19th, 2006 at 9:59 am
I can’t believe someone else said my name!
Violet Beauregarde
June 19th, 2006 at 10:28 am
Purple Cow (one of my fav flavors of ice cream)
Paars (Dutch for “purple”)
Purpure (purple color in a coat of arms)
Professor Plum
June 19th, 2006 at 10:41 am
Here are my thoughts,
Violeta (Spanish for purple)
Purple dreams
Grape Freeze
Lucious Lavender
June 19th, 2006 at 11:45 am
sparkling fireworks
June 19th, 2006 at 12:57 pm
Hydrangea
Highlands (On the Scottish Heather theme)
Summer Sunset
Violet Sky
June 19th, 2006 at 2:07 pm
How about Violet Tendencies? Gratuitous Violets? Domestic Violets? Grape Hyacinth?
June 19th, 2006 at 3:55 pm
Some fun pop culture reference names:
Violet Femmes
Harold and the Purple Yarn
Grape Ape
June 19th, 2006 at 4:07 pm
Here’s my two cents:
Purple Gurple
Pickled Purple
The Grape Gatsby
That yarn looks so yummy!
June 19th, 2006 at 4:54 pm
The Great Grape Skein
Pikes Peak (the inspiration for “America the Beautiful)
Purple Petunias or Petunia Patch
Ultra-Violet
Violet Fantasy
Fantasy Island
Lilac Summer
Grandma’s Garden
Amethyst Dreams
Purple Skein (rhymes with Purple Rain)
Plum Pudding
June 19th, 2006 at 5:01 pm
How about “Purple Rain”? Or if that’s too obvious, how about “The Fiber Formerly Known as Yarn” or “TFFKAY” (tiff-kay) in honor of Prince.
June 19th, 2006 at 6:00 pm
Blueberry Muffins!
June 19th, 2006 at 8:22 pm
“Japanese Eggplant”-I just picked one out of my garden.
June 19th, 2006 at 9:39 pm
How about
summer rain
monsoon
or just
Rain
June 19th, 2006 at 10:29 pm
Northern Lights
or
Summer Twilight
It looks like a night sky shimmering from distant lights.
June 19th, 2006 at 10:48 pm
Sparkling Lupins
Hydrangea Dewdrops
Twilight Firefly
I wish I could think of more. Gorgeous colours!
June 19th, 2006 at 11:01 pm
Like Lydia (Lydia was a Biblical lady who sold purple)or
Pleasantly Plum
June 19th, 2006 at 11:17 pm
I’m really not trying to be a pest, but I just keep thinking of names! LOL!
Come Sail Away With Me
June 19th, 2006 at 11:36 pm
plum spectacular. Get it? PS
June 20th, 2006 at 12:33 am
My Favorite Deep Purple song: Highway Star.
Check this out, it really does rock:
http://www.purple.com
June 20th, 2006 at 1:12 am
Okay, here’s more:
Purple Heart or Purple Hearted
Purple Plunge
Purple Depths or Depths or Purple or Depths of Delight
Purple Please!
I dream in Purple/or I dream of purple
Octopus’ Garden
Purple Peace
Purple on My Mind
Pure Purple Pleasure
Purple Perfection
Peak of Purple Perfection
Purple Persuasion
Little Jack Horner’s Christmas Pie in July
June 20th, 2006 at 1:16 am
Majesty
June 20th, 2006 at 8:24 am
Purple Dusk
June 20th, 2006 at 10:40 am
Purple Myrtle!
Wow, look at all the guesses! It’s hard to think of anything that hasn’t been used yet =)
June 20th, 2006 at 11:27 am
Wow! I can’t top most of these, my favs so far were Violaceous and Purple Cow.
How about:
Purple Prose
Tyrian Purple (dye used by the romans indicating royalty)
Snooker Plus (you’d have to wikipedia purple to figure that out)
and just as a note…there is a Purple.com. It doesn’t appear to actually be anything but a page of purple. lol
June 20th, 2006 at 1:45 pm
Purple Fantastic ;
Sexy Murexy (after the murex mollusc used to create purple dye during the Roman era), or
Trip the Light Fantastic!
June 20th, 2006 at 4:49 pm
I vote for Heliothrope Fairy
June 20th, 2006 at 5:46 pm
Mine.
Plain and simple call it mine.
Everyone will want it…..;)
OK… not too much sucking up?
It totally looks like the brilliant color of my favorite fireworks.
“Hanabi”
Japanese for fireworks;)
June 20th, 2006 at 5:56 pm
No Boys Allowed!
June 20th, 2006 at 8:02 pm
Either ‘Grover’ or ‘Muppet’!
(Moppet?)
June 20th, 2006 at 8:20 pm
Iridescent Purple Haze
This name probably dates me. Love the color!
June 20th, 2006 at 9:27 pm
Purple Paradise
Grape Jam
June 20th, 2006 at 10:47 pm
Jelly Belly
Dances wit Purple or Dances with Lilac
Lavender Fields Forever
Heard It Through the Grapevine
June 20th, 2006 at 10:59 pm
Grape Expectations. I guess I’m feeling all literary today. Has someone already come up with that one? There are so many suggestions!!!