A few weeks ago it hit me: "Hey, I could get some help with this." So here are four of the yarns I'll be selling in a month or two. (Please note---they will be tidied up before selling---dyeing sometimes gets things a bit tangled.)
Some people choose themes, but I can't even come up with one of those. Seasons on the farm? Animals? Gaack. (My brain took a summer vacation and has yet to return. I miss her more than I can say.)
So---any names come to mind with these colors?
Wait--- "Will there be a prize?" you ask.
"You mean beyond the personal satisfaction of exercising your creativity? Hmmm. Can't think of anything right now (remember---missing brain) but if I come up with something, I'll let you know."
Yarn 1: (this is a bright red, not pink...darn that camera...)
Yarn 2:
Yarn 3:
Yarn 4:
OCTOBER 12 UPDATE: Okay, submission period closed. You guys are amazing. I'll go through the over 100 suggestions and post the ones I chose tomorrow. THANKS!
33 comments:
coral bells, endless sea, pumpkin dreams, far-off land. I just finished SHEEPISH and loved it. Loved everything about it, including that the fabulous Phyllis Root is in your writer's group. Glad I found the blog. Debbie Wiles
How about seasons:
1 Summer Poppies
2 Winter Skyline
3 Fall Aspens
4 Spring Cherry Blossoms
Love the varigated tones!
1. Candy Apple (or Candied Apple)
2. Icicle
3. Amber waves of grain
4. Purple mountains' majesty
I also recently finished SHEEPISH and loved it. Thanks for writing!
I like Maggie's idea of naming them after the seasons, but here are my thoughts:
1. Cranberry
2. Seaglass
3. Falling Leaves
4. Cotton Candy
cherry on top
woodland sprite
pumpkin spice latte
raspberry zin
You and Melissa and Jenna W. inspired me to get sheep. I LOVE them. Thank you.
I love the colors---keep 'em coming!
Tiffrz-n-kidz: You bought sheep because of me (and Jenna---Cold Antler Farm)? Glad it's working out---being an author carries great responsibility!
Debbie---Isn't Phyllis great? She's a dear friend, and a great inspiration.
When I looked at the colors, I thought of candy:
1. Candy apple
2. Sweet Tarts
3. Candy corn
4. Cotton candy
And, just before I posted, I read the previous comments, and two people have already suggested candy apple and cotton candy. Hmm.....
1. rosy glow
2. sing the blues
3. someone else said pumpkin spice latte, & I agree
4.????
1. Ruby Slippers
2. Tangled Up in Blue
3. Friendship Gold
4. Smoochy Pink
Love the book, love the colors!
Betsy
How about:
Red anything good lately?
Lavender Fields
Orange you glad I'm here?
Heather Meadows
:)
They all look scrumptious!
No theme here, but here are four more:
1. Lolita's Kiss
2. Forget-me-Never
3. Autumn Arrival
4. Plum Perfect
1. Winter Red
2. Cool Summer
3. Golden Autumn
4. Spring Buds
1.) Maraschino Cherry, Barnyard Red
2.) Seabreeze, Ocean Dreams, Fading Light
3.) Warm Harvest, Autumn Sunshine, Bright Yarrow
4.) Girly-Girl, Berries and Cream
Perhaps, in terms of a theme, you could go with a "farm "theme, which therefore allows you anything related to the farm (aka animals, seasons, flowers, fruits & vegetables). Kind of like cheating, only it would be charming! Read the books in backwards order, so I started with Sheepish over the summer and just finished Hit by a Farm and loved them all!
Okay, here's my two cents worth:
1. Cocks' Comb
2. Vineyard
3. Winter Squash
4. Berry Patch
Based on those already listed, it's going a tough choice for you! :)
I need to make more yarn so I can use ALL these names. Thank goodness you all are creative---love them all!
they're all gorgeous! I kind of like nature names!
1. sunrise
2. morning mist
3. sunset
4. evening breeze
1) Heartbreak Hotel
2) Blue Suede Shoes
3) Yellow Rose of Texas
4) Love Me Tender
;-) I, too, have read Sheepish...
(And Farm Tales. LOVED THEM!)
1- Red Nails
2- Passion
3- Autumn
4- Cotton Candy
I just saw a yarn called, "umbrella." Really?!
We vote for holidays:
Valentine's Day
New Year's Eve
Halloween
Easter
these look pretty great! send me a note when you want to make more!!
1 - Cheery Cherry
2 - Ice Palace
3 - Autumnal Glow
4 - Sherbet
Why is it we can always think of names for other peoples' things (yarn, pets, farms/homesteads, hair colors, etc.) but not our own?
P.S. Not only has my brain gone on vacation, but I fear it likes it so much it doesn't want to come back.
1. Sailor's Delight (or Red Sky at Night)
2. Winter Wave Crest
3. Cuban Cigar (or Tobacco)
4. First Kiss
My wife suggests Northern Lights for 2.
1. Cherry Fizz
2. Cool Breeze
3. Goldilocks
4. Taffy Pull
I've always wanted to be the person naming paint colors but this was more difficult than I expected. Beautiful yarn!
I am so inspired by your work and love reading all I get my hands on I love the yarn and even though life isn't a fairytale yarn can be lol the 1st one should be called be Valiant (as in prince). 2nd one should be Fairy Fields, 3rd one Rapunzel,4th one should be Wings.
Thanks Sandy Sandra Hensrud Red Lake falls MN
Passion, Cool Tales, Toffee and Candyfloss.
1. Candy Apple
2. Spring Rain
3. Pumpkin Spice
4. Carnival Candy
THANKS, EVERYONE!
I'll go through these and choose today. It's going to be hard. Wish I had 100s of yarns to name!
Yes, believe it or not, my move to the country and getting a small flock of sheep pretty much happened because of your and Jenna's writings. You're not 'responsible' that sounds ominous... you're the inspiration, the kick in the pants I needed to make the change. You ladies followed your hearts and actually gave farming a go, and even though women don't usually do such things, and everything wasn't perfect, in fact things even went badly sometimes, but y'all kept at it and choose to relish the joys. Truly inspirational, thank you again.
I would like two of the Northern Lights
I would also like a signed copy of Sheepish. Just let me know the total. Thanks
Hi, Donatescarf:
2 skeins at 22 each, plus $15 for Sheepish, plus $8 shipping:
Total $67 (is that right?)
Please email me directly...
info@risingmoonfarm.com
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