Contest: Win a 5-pack! Help us Name our new collections!
Enter your suggestions in the comments section below! The winners will receive their choice of two 5-packs! Good luck! Contest ends Sunday September 6th at 11:59 pm EST.
We have eight new bases being spun for us right now that will be in our warehouse in a few weeks. These eight bases are part of three collections, and we would love your help coming up with a fun name for each of these 3 collections. Below are the collections compositions:
New Yak blends:
- Fingering Superwash 50% Extra fine Merino, 25% Superfine Merino 25% Yak
- DK Superwash 50% Extra fine Merino, 25% Superfine Merino 25% Yak
Biodegradable additions to our eco-friendly Down to Earth line:
- 75% Fine Organic Merino 25% Biodegradable Nylon
- 80% Fine Organic Merino 20% Biodegradable Nylon
New Falkland Merino blends:
- Superwash Fingering 100% Fine Falkland Merino
- Superwash Bulky Single Ply 100% Falkland Merino
- Superwash Sport 100% Fine Falkland Merino
- Superwash DK 100% Fine Falkland Merino
How to enter? Copy and paste the text below into the Comments section of this blog post. Replace the text "[ENTER CONTEST NAME HERE]" with your suggested name and post it to the comments section below. Our team will go through all the names and pick the winners the week of September 7th. Good luck!
New Yak blends: [ENTER CONTEST NAME HERE]
Biodegradable additions: [ENTER CONTEST NAME HERE]
New Falkland Merino blends: [ENTER CONTEST NAME HERE]
Congratulations to our contest winners!
Yakulent (Yak Blends) ~ Rachel from Ottawa, Canada
Ecotopia (Biodegradable additions) ~ Tyra Jenkins from Illinois
Malvinas (Falkland Merino blends) ~ Angela from The Whimsical Gnome and Amy W. from Minnesota (great minds think alike - both submitted this entry at the same time!)
The mill is spinning these new yarns for us now! Watch our announcements page for news about when they will be in stock!
Comments
Andrea Smith said:
New Yak blends: Yak-tastic
Biodegradable additions: Earth Love
New Falkland Merino blends: Island Vacation
Deatra said:
New Yak blends: [Yak ah de yak] or [Yak-O-merino]
Biodegradable additions: [Greener days]
New Falkland Merino blends: [Falkland Delights ]
Mariachiara said:
New Yak blends: TIBET BOSS or TIBET BOS
Biodegradable additions: BIOS
New Falkland Merino blends: JSTRONG BLEND
Lella said:
New Yak blends: The soft duo
Biodegradable additions: BioNyM
New Falkland Merino blends: Falklana
Sylvia Rivera said:
New Yak blends: [Luv Yak]
Biodegradable additions: [Green Horizon]
New Falkland Merino blends: [Malvinas (Falkland in Spanish)]
Lindsey Van Gerven said:
New Yak Blends: Lux Yak
Biodegradable: Terra Wool
Falkland merino blends: Pleasure Isle
Mauri Stott said:
New Yak blends:
YAK-SO-FINE
Biodegradable additions:
AWARE
New Falkland Merino blends:
CAMPO (in the Falklands, “countryside” – it’s where the sheep are). 😊
Melissa said:
New Yak blends: [Yak Sheep Yarn]
Biodegradable additions: [Gaia Sock]
New Falkland Merino blends: [Squeeky Penguin Merino]
Diane Littman said:
New Yak blends: Yakalicious
Biogradeable Ecowool : Green and Friendly Wool
New Falkland Merino: Snow White of the Falklands
Ulla said:
New Yak blends: [ExtraSuperYak]
Biodegradable additions: [Sock the Planet]
New Falkland Merino blends: [Super-White Superwash]
Ulla said:
New Yak blends: [ExtraSuperYak]
Biodegradable additions: [Sock the Planet]
New Falkland Merino blends: [Super-White Superwash]
Catherine Genereux said:
New Yak blends: Yak Yeah!
Biodegradable additions: Squeeky Clean
New Falkland Merino blends: Frosty Blend (since Falkland is so naturally white)
Melissa R Strait said:
New Yak blends: Yakity-Yak
Biodegradable additions: Ambiental
New Falkland Merino blends: Esponjoso
Taylor said:
New Yak blends: Altitude
Biodegradable additions: Conscientious
New Falkland Merino blends: Gaucho
Tamara Purrington said:
New Yak blends: [Yakkity Yak]
Biodegradable additions: [Biodegreat Yarns]
New Falkland Merino blends: [Falkland Fantasy]
Ranney said:
New Yak blends: A Touch of Exotic Luxury
Biodegradable additions: Nicer Nylon
New Falkland Merino blends: Merino Brights
Pam said:
Yak Fingering – Yak4You (50/25/25)
DK. Yak2DK ( 50/25/25)
Bio
FriendlyFine (75/25)
FriendlySock (80/20)
Falkland
SheepySWLite
SheepySWBulky
SheepySWSport
SheepySWDK
Pam said:
Yak Fingering – Yak4You (50/25/25)
DK. Yak2DK ( 50/25/25)
Bio
FriendlyFine (75/25)
FriendlySock (80/20)
Falkland
SheepySWLite
SheepySWBulky
SheepySWSport
SheepySWDK
Jessica said:
another bio-degradable: [ Eco-Kind Wool ]
or
[ Hair Today, Gone Tomorrow ]
Jessica said:
New Yak blends: [Yak Attack] [Back in Yak] [No Flack Yak] [Knack for Yak]
Biodegradable additions: [No Yarn Left Behind] [ Here today, Gone tomorrow ] [Earth Friend]
New Falkland Merino blends: [ Merinolux] [Island Escape] [Malvinas Merino]
Naomi said:
New Yak blends: “Yamdrok Yak” (Would be nice to pay homage to the Tibetan peoples who rely on the Yak. Yamdrok is a Lake in Tibet!)
Biodegradable additions: “Clean Craft”
New Falkland Merino blends: “Fine Folks” or “Fine Folks Falkland”
Julieta said:
New Yak blends: Yakme spirit
Biodegradable additions: Knitting for tomorrow
New Falkland Merino blends: Malvinas blends
Jeanette said:
New Yak blends: [Yakkity-yak wools]
Biodegradable additions: [bio-rhythms wools]
New Falkland Merino blends: [Ewe know best merino]
Josephine said:
New Yak blends: [Wool Meets Yak]
Biodegradable additions: [Earth Wool or Crunchy Sheep]
New Falkland Merino blends: [More Than Merino]
Anabel Sánchez said:
New Yak blends: Yak Touches
Biodegradable additions: Unguilty Pleassures
New Falkland Merino blends: Falkland Fantasy
Lisa DiFruscio said:
New Yak Blends: YAK CREATURE COMFORT
Biodegradable blends: BIO OPULENCE
New Falkland blends: FALKLANDS OPEN COUNTRY
Jessica said:
New Yak blends: Thundercuddles
Biodegradable additions: Evereturn
New Falkland Merino blends: Falking Amazing
Wendy Jackson said:
Thought of another for biodegradable
Break it to me gently
Mary said:
New Yak blend. “Just a lot of Yakking“
Biodegradable blend. “Bio shock”
New Falkland merino blend. “Falkland soft”
Erica McLean said:
New Yak blends: Yak-tastic
Biodegradable additions: Bio-tastic
New Falkland Merino blends: Falk-tastic
Mariachiara said:
New Yak blends: YaKool
Biodegradable additions: ’Bio’+ or ‘Bio+Life’ or ‘Bio Line’
New Falkland Merino blends: SeaWool or Malvine Fibers
Patti Sienkiewicz Ross said:
New Yak blends: super yak
Biodegradable additions: kindness or gentle earth
New Falkland Merino blends: island soft
Jessica Marie Oliveira said:
New Yak blends: yakety yak (please come back)
Biodegradable additions: I’m Down (for earth)
New Falkland Merino blends: not falking around
Tasha said:
New Yak blends: Casablanca
Biodegradable additions: Gaea
New Falkland Merino blends: Cailíni
Rachel Ballew said:
New Yak blends: Someone beat me to it and had the idea first, well darn. Had thought the same as previous poster, but spelled differently[Meriyak]; or [Quarter Yak]; or [Bovidae Fibers]
Biodegradable additions: [Green String]; or [Eco Renew]; or [A Kinder Earth]
New Falkland Merino blends: [Island Ewe]; or [Falkland Memories]
Andrea said:
New Yak blends: YakTopia
Biodegradable additions: BioConscious
New Falkland Merino blends:
Islas Malvinas
Jessica j Allen said:
New Yak blends: Savvy Yak
Biodegradable additions: Bio Blend
New Falkland Merino blends: Fine Falkland
Ashley Layne said:
New Yak blends: Fine Yak
Biodegradable additions: Bio-Durability
New Falkland Merino blends: Falkland Flock
Ruth Stoneman said:
New Yak blends: Himalayan Pallette
Biodegradable additions: Back to the Basics
New Falkland Merino blends: North meets South
Gary Leung said:
New Yak blends: Elevations
Biodegradable additions: Synergy
New Falkland Merino blends: Annex
Ofeni Stanley said:
New Falkland/yak wow that would be beautiful will be buying later.
Oriana said:
New Yak blends: Señor Yak
Biodegradable additions: BioEarth Yarn
New Falkland Merino blends: Dream about Falkland
Yarnoholic52 said:
New Yak blends: [Something to YAK About]
Biodegradable additions: [Earthly Delights]
New Falkland Merino blends: [Patagonian Pleasures]
Brenda said:
New Yak blends: Tibetan Promise
Biodegradable additions: sustainability
New Falkland Merino blends: Bleaker Island Blends
Melissa Nunis said:
New Yak blends: Wooly Yak
Biodegradable additions: Earthy sheep
New Falkland Merino blends: Falkrino
Clair Gammel said:
New Yak blends: The Yak Hak
Biodegradable additions: Break It to me gently
New Falkland Merino blends: Gawky
Blue Originals said:
New Yak blends: [MerYakulous]
Biodegradable additions: [Mindful Blends]
New Falkland Merino blends: [Beguiling Isles]
Davina Dolph said:
New Yak blends: [Yak it to me]
Biodegradable additions: [Assimilation]
New Falkland Merino blends: [Celtic Dreams]
Wendy Jackson said:
Terra Cordial
Something to Yak about
Malouine la laine
Rachel said:
New Yak blends: Yakulent
Biodegradable additions: Beneficial wool or sock of the Earth
New Falkland Merino blends: Isle be soft