I had to ball these up. Yes, the drying was hurried up a bit with the portable heater. I couldn’t help it – I was here, I had the time, and I wanted to see what they looked like! I tried reskeining one, which nearly ended in disaster, and decided it wasn’t worth it to try to do it by myself, so I just balled them up. Lest you think I accomplished nothing of a redeeming nature this long weekend, I shampooed the living/dining room (well, okay, about 1/4 of it, but we are talking an 800 sq. ft. room – I hit the high traffic areas), I paid bills, I filled out Shea’s FAFSA form (only to find out that Uncle Sam thinks we have way more money than we actually do), and did laundry. I also read a few books, and started (and ripped out) a pair of Thelonius socks more times than I care to count.So without further delay, I present to you the fruits of this Presidents (or is it Presidents’) Day’s labors. And so you know, I’m looking for some good names. I am not particularly creative at this part. Holly asked me why they need names, and I asked her if she named her art. She said yes, and she understood – I created this thing, I must name it.Hippie Chick – so named because it looks like tie-dye – and Holly couldn’t remember the words tie-dye, but she knew Hippie! This one was loosely based on a colorway I saw named Groovy.

Prepster Camouflage – well, the name was obvious. This is prettier balled up than it was in the skein, but it remains to be seen how it looks knitted up.

Unnamed 1 – I should have left more blank space on this. I have a problem leaving negative space, but this yarn would have been so much prettier with a little more white.

Unnamed 2 – This one was an attempt to mimic a colorway I saw named Mississippi Queen. I think we came close, though our chartreuse could have been a little lighter to make it perfect. I let Chemist Kim paint this one, and one of hers, to match. She wants to call it Grapevine, but I’m looking for another name.

Unnamed 3 – This is the kettle-dyed one, which Hayley promptly claimed as her own. This surprised me, as it’s not a color she’d usually choose. It’s slightly darker in person.

Unnamed 4 – This was the last skein of the day, and the colors were chosen by holding together parts of already-dyed skeins to see how the colors went together. We browned up the chartreuse just a bit (a good plan – we loved the result) and went for it. The colorway is one I know Mom would love – it’s definitely got her bright pinks and purples – I’m just not sure how she’d feel about the chartreuse. Kim threatened to hide this one – “yarn? what yarn? I don’t see any yarn!”

A better blogger would run a contest for names, and maybe give away a few skeins, but I don’t think I can part with any of these. I’ll still gladly take suggestions for names though – someone out there has to be more creative than I am!

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