On the seventh day of sock yarn, Simply Sock Yarn gave to me...
two skeins of Blue Moon's Socks that Rock!
To have a chance at two of the special edition test skeins from this our recent Halloween sock kits, answer the following question in the comments section below:
If you got to design your own colorway (multi or striped) what colors would you combine and what would you name it? Would you name it after yourself or something memorable? Or would you do something zany and unexpected?
I had a great time working on these skeins with Tina and naming them was fun too. I named one Abra-Abracadabra because, well, I like that song. And I named the other one Punkin' Chunkin b/c it brings back a funny memory of Stephanie Pearl-McPhee, my husband and and I and a bit of an inside joke we shared. So for me, those names for those colorways make me giggle whenever I think of them. If you missed out on these colorways during Halloween, I found a couple extra ones and you'll find them here.
Want to read the rules of this contest? Find 'em here.
I love self stripping yarn. It seems basic but its hard to find just a red white stripe. I'd be boring and obvious and call it can't cane.
Posted by: Jessica mcconnell | December 19, 2014 at 12:07 PM
Colors: blue, pine green, lilac, deep purple, cream, navy: name--> Mood Indigo
Posted by: Jeanne Tufano | December 19, 2014 at 12:09 PM
I would combine red, black and white and call it wrought iron red
Posted by: Joyce | December 19, 2014 at 12:09 PM
I like bright Spring and Summer colors with an unexpected color in the mix. Lots of colors, but not necessarily striped. I let the colors indicate the name rather than choose a name before seeing the colors.
Posted by: Alecia Helton | December 19, 2014 at 12:11 PM
I would use shades of the colors blue, pink, orange, and yellow and call it Beach Sunset. I have fond memories of watching the sun set when we were at St. Petersburg Beach.
Posted by: Barbara | December 19, 2014 at 12:13 PM
Mostly black with short segments of the following colors: red, blue, gold, green, magenta, orange (to represent fireworks and/or neon lights). In honor of a Pittsburgh tradition, I'd call it "Light Up Night".
Posted by: Judy | December 19, 2014 at 12:14 PM
For colours, I would love to create something irridescent, in blues and greens, with shinyness and some black. Kind of like this stone:
http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/7d/LabradoriteAMD.jpg/1280px-LabradoriteAMD.jpg
As for name: Labradorescence
Posted by: Ann Walsh | December 19, 2014 at 12:16 PM
I'd combine stripes of copper, lime green, and black and call it Madrone.
Posted by: Emily | December 19, 2014 at 12:18 PM
i'd use fall colors of reds, golds, greens and purples and would name it 'top of the world' after a favorite hiking place in cuyahoga falls, ohio.
Posted by: diana foltz | December 19, 2014 at 12:19 PM
I would do gold sparkly with cream and call it caramel corn.
Posted by: Natalie | December 19, 2014 at 12:22 PM
I would use rusts, golds, greens and browns and would name it Midwest Symphony.
Posted by: Laure Trimmer | December 19, 2014 at 12:22 PM
I would create a random hand dye colorway of red, black ,silver and white. I would call it "Chinese Fire Drill" My late father used this term for organized chaos.
Posted by: Jan | December 19, 2014 at 12:23 PM
Shades of blues/purples. Not sure of what to name it but I love reading the names the Blue Moon gives their skeins and other companies. Maybe "Moody Blues".
Posted by: Ann W. | December 19, 2014 at 12:27 PM
I would do rainbow stripes and name it the theory of everything after the brilliant Stephen Hawkins
Posted by: Leila spencer | December 19, 2014 at 12:32 PM
I would use pink, coral, yellow, blue, and violet which remind me of the beautiful flowers and home colors in my favorite city, Charleston, SC. The name would be Rainbow Row.
Posted by: Denise | December 19, 2014 at 12:32 PM
I'm a diehard University of Texas fan, so I think I would design a play on burnt orange and white with variations of shades of burnt orange. And I would call it Hook 'em Horns. It would be my go to yarn for not only socks, but for baby gifts for many of our friends.
Posted by: Becky | December 19, 2014 at 12:34 PM
I would design a skein with fall in mind, deep golds, russet reds, vibrant greens and call it MAPLE MAGNET.
Posted by: Michelle | December 19, 2014 at 12:39 PM
Living in the desert, I tend toward "deserty" colors: Copper, Turquoise, Amethyst. I guess I'd call it Desert Dreamz
Posted by: PamelaR | December 19, 2014 at 12:39 PM
I'd combine blues and greens, and name it a few of my favorite things!
Posted by: Lisa p | December 19, 2014 at 12:42 PM
I think I would try "Beanie" and use jelly bean shades!!!!!
Posted by: Jeanne | December 19, 2014 at 12:43 PM
Tonal red. Cause red is my favorite color and I love nice rich tonal yarn - so many uses! AS for what to call it, that would take me a while to think about. Maybe something along the lines of "Red Hot!" ;)
Posted by: Christine | December 19, 2014 at 12:43 PM
Self-striping in red, yellow, blue and green: LegoLand. (Clearly this only works in my head where trademark infringements aren't an issue.) I definitely wouldn't name it after myself, but books, movies, and puns are all fair game.
Posted by: sprite | December 19, 2014 at 12:46 PM
Our team is the Toronto Blue Jays and I've been looking for striping yarn to represent our team colours.
Posted by: Heather | December 19, 2014 at 12:46 PM
I would use blues and purples and name it Spring Parade.
Posted by: Helen King | December 19, 2014 at 12:52 PM
I'm not creative with names, but I love anything with orange in it, so if I designed a colorway it would be the colors of fall leaves: oranges, yellows, dark reds, tans.
Posted by: Cindy Putnam | December 19, 2014 at 12:53 PM
Hi Allison - my colorway would be multi and in shades of blues and greens like the Caribean waters. I would name it Pirate Mike's Water Way after my husband who just wants to sail around the Caribean!
Posted by: Denise | December 19, 2014 at 12:57 PM
I would do a multi-color of dark ocean blue, caribbean blue and sand and call it At the Beach!
Posted by: Amy S. | December 19, 2014 at 12:57 PM
I'd (well, I already did actually) sprinkle pink and spring green and a bit of brown on a natural creamy base and call it Almond Orchard. Just like the orchards in the spring.
Posted by: Molly | December 19, 2014 at 12:58 PM
Oh my, this is the perfect question to overthink. I love lime green and grey, so that would make a lovely self stripe (with a bit of black), maybe call it Absinthe Glass.
And I love retro-y shades, like avocado and mustard and olive, mix those with a deep teal and some purples... maybe call it "Sixties" It'd easily fit in the 1960s or 1860s!
Posted by: Michelle | December 19, 2014 at 01:00 PM
Lichen- gold,gray/ brown with light green. That's the best I can do. Natures colurs in the autumn.
Posted by: Marilyn | December 19, 2014 at 01:12 PM
Wow! The choices!
I would name one "Dairyland He**!" Because that is what I call the state I currently live in! Colors would be creams, blacks, grays, a small shot of green with splashes of red and maybe a bit of cranberry.
Next I would have "Pet Pot Luck" for my menagerie of animals! Blacks, whites, gold, nutmegs!
Posted by: Lisa Soderman | December 19, 2014 at 01:13 PM
I'd love to see a stripping yarn of weathered colors - reds, blues and a creamy yellow and maybe a lilac. I'd call it Old Painted Ladies.
Posted by: Leslie Fehr | December 19, 2014 at 01:15 PM
I would do shades of teal and purple with a light pink tinge....I would call it shades of sundown.
Posted by: Sheila | December 19, 2014 at 01:18 PM
I'm an Elvis fan so I think black, grey, blue and maybe a purple colorway. I would call it Jailhouse Rock.
Posted by: Brandy | December 19, 2014 at 01:25 PM
I would stripe teal and chartreuse, with a small stripe of black and I'd call it "Home Sweet Home"!
Posted by: Patty McD | December 19, 2014 at 01:29 PM
Id die a multi with pink, yellow, turquoise, white and a touch of black and name it Delightful and Charming in honor of a friend of mine.
Posted by: Bev | December 19, 2014 at 01:31 PM
I love have skeins of yarn that mimic the colors of the 4 seasons. I do love looking at the names that Blue Moon comes up with for their yarn. (I knew someone who used to say, "Isakabibble".) I find it entertaining and fun that they use song lyrics and movie quotes as yarn names. I am also thinking that there is no such thing as too many Christmas inspired yarns and perhaps there should be one named "Merry and Bright" and then another called "To All a Good Night".
Posted by: Barb | December 19, 2014 at 01:32 PM
I would grey blues and greens with a little white and call it hobbit dreams for my favorite movies the hobbit and lord of the rings trilogy.
Posted by: Labrista | December 19, 2014 at 01:32 PM
This is a hard question for me! Living in Ofegon, though, I would like to see a green and yellow combo and call it "Just Ducky" in honor of the Oregon Ducks.
GO DUCKS!
Posted by: Nancy | December 19, 2014 at 01:33 PM
I would name the yarn Four Seasons. The colors would be the pale green of daffodil leaves, the medium yellow of forsythia blossoms, a red-orange of zinnia flowers, a deep purple of larkspur flowers, a medium brown of acorns, a medium red-brown of maple leaves, a dull deep green of pine needles, and, of course a white of a snowdrift. The colors would knit up into three or four row stripes.
Posted by: mary | December 19, 2014 at 01:36 PM
"Skyline" with stripes of sky blue and grass green.
Posted by: Alison | December 19, 2014 at 01:37 PM
I am a sucker for pink and brown together so probably that and I don't know what I would call it. Probable somwthing unoriginal like tickled pink.
Posted by: julie | December 19, 2014 at 01:37 PM
Lime, purple and yellow. Spring pansies
Posted by: Carol | December 19, 2014 at 01:37 PM
I have a magnet with all of the ribbons for cancer research, and so I would do stripes with each of the colors, and call it "together we will win".
Posted by: Lisa | December 19, 2014 at 01:37 PM
I would do a variegated with oranges, blues, and greens. I'd call it Happy.
Posted by: Amy | December 19, 2014 at 01:39 PM
I love earth colors so maybe something with a range of light beige and 2-3 shades of brown and end with a dark brown. Not a zany person so I might name if Piece of Earth
Posted by: Kathy | December 19, 2014 at 01:40 PM
I would have to use all of my favorite colors: a deep blue, teal, purple, magenta with a touch of bright pink and bright green. Think I would name it Deep Sea Journey!
Posted by: Paula | December 19, 2014 at 01:44 PM
I would name colorways after Japanese foods. Because I love them. You know, like a gray/brown colorway called Unagi (eel)!!
Posted by: Tori Masaki | December 19, 2014 at 01:44 PM
I think I would go with some fall colors like gold, forest green with some deep maroon thrown in. And I would name it something long "Scattered leaves beneath a tree in fall in New England when the weather has just started to turn and you would like to be sitting next to a fire drinking cider." Or maybe just "Fall" :-)
Posted by: Sharilyn | December 19, 2014 at 01:44 PM
Blues and greens combined and I'd call it Planet.
Posted by: Brenda B | December 19, 2014 at 01:47 PM
Bright colors with sparkles and call it Beach Blanket--love the beach and all the bright different color towels (blankets) spread out on the glistening sand!!
Posted by: Stacy | December 19, 2014 at 01:47 PM
I would make a multi with red, bright green, purple and a soft white. I would call it Creole Carnival as this combination reminds me of the Mardi Gras masks. The twelve days of Christmas has been a blast! The sharing of comments and ideas have added so much to the Christmas season. What fun, thanks.
Posted by: Lynn | December 19, 2014 at 01:47 PM
I would choose a large mix of jewels tones. I would then name it "Blue" because to my toddler all colors, no matter the actual name, are called "Blue"!
Posted by: Amanda | December 19, 2014 at 01:47 PM
I would use lime green, yellow, and turquoise, and call it Key West.
Posted by: Barb F. | December 19, 2014 at 01:50 PM
Soft pink, raspberry, chocolate, and blue....Pink Bunny Suit (The Christmas Story Movie)
Posted by: Toni | December 19, 2014 at 01:54 PM
My colors would be purples and blues and I would name it Purple Haze.
Posted by: Patricia Richardson | December 19, 2014 at 01:54 PM
Gray, pink and purple and call it Winter.
Posted by: Rose Birchall | December 19, 2014 at 01:56 PM
I would mix a sprite/neon green, purple, black, and glitter. I would call it Bartholomew after a very dear friend, because these are her favorite colors and she is a very dear person who does everything for everyone else, so I would like to do something for her!
Posted by: Cindy Strick | December 19, 2014 at 01:57 PM
So many possibilities. I think I would pick white, tan, browns, black in a self-striping and name it after one of my favorite pets.
Posted by: Julie | December 19, 2014 at 01:57 PM
I lean toward jewel tones, so navy, burgundy, green and gold self-striping. I would name it Plaxico for my priceless puppy.
Posted by: Sharon Edmondson | December 19, 2014 at 01:59 PM
Shades of greens and browns, and call it RainForest.
Posted by: Sue | December 19, 2014 at 02:02 PM
I think I'd like to have a semi-solid coloring of pinks and roses with sparkly yarn (silver) and name it Rose of Theresa after a favorite Saint.
Posted by: Rhonda Atkinson | December 19, 2014 at 02:04 PM
Shades of turquoise and brown and name it Suzanne's Socks. My niece's favorite colors.
Posted by: KathyS | December 19, 2014 at 02:08 PM
I would do blues and chocolate brown and call it Socks at Tiffany's.
Posted by: tammee | December 19, 2014 at 02:12 PM
I go through color phases, and right now, I love mint green. I'd pair it with navy and gray, and given that my mint fixation is bordering on certifiable, I'd name it De-Minted.
Posted by: Sherryn | December 19, 2014 at 02:13 PM
Purple, green, and red, and I would call it "I dropped my wine glass"
Posted by: Liz Awsumb | December 19, 2014 at 02:17 PM
I would do a striped yarn In Green, yellow, rose and white and call it teacup. (Colors oft favorite tea cup at home).
Posted by: Lisa viviano | December 19, 2014 at 02:20 PM
Stripes of greens (maybe 5 different values and colors of green) and call it Emerald City.
Posted by: Lori | December 19, 2014 at 02:22 PM
I would do a grey, slate blue, beige and deep bright evergreen and call it wuthering heights. I love the bronze sisters works and would love yarn inspired by them.
Posted by: Georgia | December 19, 2014 at 02:24 PM
Greens, greens and more greens!
A name with something nature related perhaps....Eco!
Posted by: AnnH | December 19, 2014 at 02:25 PM
Stripes in shades of pink, named after my g'daughter because pink is her favorite color.
Posted by: bittenbyknittin | December 19, 2014 at 02:25 PM
I would do a black, red, and white stripe and call it Burtonesque.
Posted by: Vasiliki | December 19, 2014 at 02:26 PM
I would use colors such as a medium gray, black, teal, burgundy red and a gold and I would call them "Victorian England". Which has always been a favorite time in history for me.
I always liked the style of the clothes and the colors weren't so bright but more subdued and brought out the best in the women who wore them.
Posted by: Pam | December 19, 2014 at 02:30 PM
Copper, burnt umber, peachy-brown, white, and flashes of moss green. Gingersnap.
Posted by: Shari | December 19, 2014 at 02:33 PM
Pink and purple stripes b/c those are my daughter's favorite colors.
Posted by: Jenny K | December 19, 2014 at 02:33 PM
I want blues. I'd love to find just the right combination that reminds me of the ocean.
Posted by: Georgienne Westrick | December 19, 2014 at 02:34 PM
My colorway would be hot pink, deep purple and green, maybe a little black.
I would called it "Peace on Earth" (all in harmony)
Posted by: Karen | December 19, 2014 at 02:35 PM
Purples, but finding a name would be hard!
Posted by: mgladueflys | December 19, 2014 at 02:35 PM
Copper, turquoise, teal, pewter, maybe a touch of verdegris green....
I'd name it Stillhouse Hollow.
Posted by: Cindy Lou | December 19, 2014 at 02:37 PM
blues/teals/purple - Blue Suede Shoes
Posted by: Sue B | December 19, 2014 at 02:40 PM
Teal, purple, emerald and amethyst. Shiny Gems
Posted by: Joan Grahlfs | December 19, 2014 at 02:40 PM
I love love love self-striping yarn. I'd do one in shades of gray and black because those are the colors I find myself wearing with my work clothes most often... and then I'd throw in a very small stripe of color to show up every 4" or so. I'd name it Working Greys.
Posted by: Bonnie | December 19, 2014 at 02:43 PM
I would create self-striping yarn with the bright colors found on parrots and call it Monty Python Mambo!!
Posted by: Steffanie Crossland | December 19, 2014 at 02:43 PM
Self striping "Black and White and Red All Over". :P
Posted by: Cherri Simon | December 19, 2014 at 02:46 PM
Shades of green and orange/yellow with a touch of blue and call it Bird of Paradise.
Posted by: Linda | December 19, 2014 at 02:47 PM
I would use purples and greens together. And, I have no idea what to call it!
Posted by: Lisa | December 19, 2014 at 02:52 PM
I have loved peach and coral shades for years. I would choose a self-striping yarn with shades of peach, shades of coral, teal, and tan--and call it Miss Peach, as Jim likes to call me sometimes!
Posted by: Ruth C | December 19, 2014 at 02:54 PM
I would do a multi with blues, teal, turquoise, with some greens and call it Caribbean Calling
Posted by: Lori | December 19, 2014 at 03:03 PM
I would use the color of blueberries, cream, and golden yellow/light brown (tan) to create a self-striping yarn. I would call it Blueberry Muffin.
Posted by: SusanB-knits | December 19, 2014 at 03:07 PM
I love shades of blue, turquoise, and green together. I would name it Saginaw Bay after where I grew up.
Posted by: Marti | December 19, 2014 at 03:10 PM
I would do shades of orange and ginger, and name it after my cat.
Posted by: Melissa | December 19, 2014 at 03:12 PM
Light Azure blue, butter yellow and soft grays- I would name this colorway - "Great Lakes Sunset".
Posted by: Dana Timmerman | December 19, 2014 at 03:19 PM
I would like to see shades of blue and gold with black and gold and name it "Steeler Mountaineer".
Posted by: Jane Ensminger | December 19, 2014 at 03:20 PM
I would choose some kind of stripes because I love how stripes knit up. Colors would perhaps include something red, white and blue for patriotic reasons and I would probably name it something along that line.
Posted by: Linda Van Der Werf | December 19, 2014 at 03:21 PM
I love stuff that is self-patterning: Stripes, faux fair-isle, etc. I adore the "tribute" yarns like the Van Gogh and Harry Potter yarns. So I suspect I'd want to do something self-patterning and as a tribute to something.
Meanwhile, I make soap and every year I do thematic colors and scents. Themes are things like "Wizard of Oz" (soaps named for characters), "Singin' in the Bathtub" (soaps named for songs), soaps named for places in New England. So I'm pretty good at the "tribute" things.
I love Dickens, so maybe some yarns designed to evoke different beloved characters? While "A Christmas Carol" isn't my favorite, I suspect yarns with that theme would be really good!
Posted by: Andy B. | December 19, 2014 at 03:22 PM
When it comes to Socks - my whole family is conservative. Shades of blues or perhaps shades of brown's. As far as a name, how about, his, hers, theirs?
Bev
Posted by: Bev | December 19, 2014 at 03:22 PM
I always gravitate to blues, purples, and black. It would probably be named after my cat, Weazer.
Posted by: Tricia F. | December 19, 2014 at 03:23 PM
I would have stripes of orange, purple, black, and streaks of white. It would be called Witchy Woman.
Posted by: Kathy | December 19, 2014 at 03:24 PM
I would go with a stripe yarn so much fun. Hmm maybe shades of blue and black and call it Batman or yellow, black and another color and call it BumbleBee as in the Transformer. My boyfriend is very much into the Transformers and superheros so whatever I picked would have to work for him. The right colorway I would have to make him a pair of socks out of it.
Posted by: Yvonne | December 19, 2014 at 03:25 PM
Hmm I just looked at my wish lists and saw I have 3 skeins chosen with maroon, grey/black and off white that I thought would look pretty in a striped shawl. Then I laughed because it looked like my pleated skirt high school uniform from the 70's. so a guess I would name it Sr. High.
Posted by: Anne | December 19, 2014 at 03:25 PM