name this orange

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ok, SO . . . mona and stephanie at dye dreams have come up with an incredibly scrumptious new merino/cashmere/nylon blend yarn called classy sox. we are celebrating by using it in the design for the first installment of their 2009 four seasons sock club.

i asked for a cheerful, pick-me-up orange to design with, knowing that this sock would be coming to you in january—a pretty gray month in the north, yet the height of citrus season in the south.

and they came through with the perfect thing—a juicy, happy, orangey orange.
the only problem is, they canNOT think of a name for the colorway.

but they did think of a brilliant solution—they want YOU to pick a name for the orange yarn (not the sock).

leave a comment with your suggested color name(s) by midnight EST on tuesday, december 29th and i will compile a list, then trim it down to a shortlist (this part will be subjective, but as fair as possible).

i will publish the shortlist on december 30th and you can vote for the name that best represents this colorway (ONE vote per person, please; voting will close on thursday, december 31st, at midnight EST).

the contributor whose name wins the most votes will receive a gift of a gansey sock kit from dye dreams, to be shipped when the club kits go out in january.

orange you glad you stopped by??

346 thoughts on “name this orange

  1. I immediately thought “Clementines” as they are my solace for dreary winter days. Hey! How about “Solace”? But I also really like “Sockwork Orange” for an orange sock club yarn.

  2. My suggestion (before I even saw your last line on your blog):
    “Orange you glad…”

    All the Best!

  3. I have the perfect name. My son call Clementine oranges “Orange Crack,” because they are so addictive. I’ve found Dye Dreams yarns addictive, so I nominate: Orange Crack

  4. The colors remind me of Oranges and Juice

    So my suggestions are:

    Just Squeezed
    Zest and Juice
    Just Juiced

    Whatever the final name – it’s a gorgeous, glamorous orange.

  5. that is -such- a loverly color. It could be called “Christmas Oranges” or Dahlia or Satsuma Dreams

    I like Satsuma Dreams

    I love satsuma oranges! yum! *goes to eat one*

  6. I say “Mandarin Mousse”

    The colours remind me of a jellied salad my mom makes that has whipped cream and mandarin oranges in it.

  7. It reminds me of red fox dashing across the snow, so how about “Fox on the Run”

    Or maybe just “Foxy” because I see that Dye Dreams mostly uses short names for colors.

  8. All the names sound great!
    My first thought was Marmalade but others have come up with it.
    How about Candied Ginger?

  9. Darling Clementine — a million people have said “clementine,” and somebody up there said “my darling clementine,” but I like the 2-word version better. shorter, sweeter, but more interesting than just “clementine.”

  10. Some additional ideas (I had a little insomnia last nite…):

    Tangerino Tango
    Sunset
    Embers
    Foxfire
    Harvest Moon
    Buttered Yam
    Yam-a-Licious

    This is fun! I love all the creative entries.

  11. How about Orangery — a conservatory-like building where orange and other citrus trees were kept in tubs during the winter to protect them from frost.

    Or (apologies if there are repeats!)…

    Zest
    Zesty
    Gingernut
    California Poppy
    Sunrise, Sunset

  12. “Naranjito” or little orange

    or

    “Orlando Sun”

    or

    “Sun Nip” (Nip, a unit used in alcohol measurements)

    Good luck!

  13. I think it should be called Cheese Please, this is what I always say when visitors ask what they can bring me, a big lump of red cheddar, of course we also get kids to say cheese to smile for a photo and this is a very happy smiley colour.

  14. Another one:

    Mad Dogs and Englishmen

    (after the quote “Only mad dogs and Englishmen go out in the noonday sun”)

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