Rainblu

silk/merino dk for our shawl club

 

I wanted to do a rainbow with lots of blues and no yellow.  

 

The winner of the Halloween Sock yarn contest, drawn by RNG is.... Carrie K! (entered on Facebook)

Contest: Win this skein of Dashing Dachs Halloween Sock yarn!

"This is Halloween" Fingering superwash merino sock

490 yards, 100 gram skein

To enter please do 2 things:

1.  (if you already  haven't) 'Like' Dashing Dachs on Facebook or Follow me on Pinterest 

  2 .  Either Pin your favorite project made with Dashing Dachs yarn to this board  or post and share any favorite project on my page on Facebook or repin any colorway from this board

once you've done this post in the comments.  A winner will randomly be chosen Sunday, September 22nd by 10 pm

Pinks

Naked Squirrel on Stallion (upper)

Katja Flamingo fiber

Congratulations to Cathy C!  Her  entry in the colorway naming contest, "Equinox" was chosen as the winner!  Thank you to everyone who entered!

Please vote for the Colorway name

Thank you to all who entered the contest. It was a very tough job to narrow all the entries down to 3 choices!  I had to enlists good friend and fellow yarnie, Nisha to help me choose.  I can honestly say  that I would proudly use any of the submissions for name for my colorways. Again, thank you to all who took the time to enter!

Please vote in post below, Colorway you are voting the name for is the last yarn in the third post below. It is labeled "?????"

Voting is now closed.  The winner is Cathy C's entry "Equinox"  Thank you to all who entered and voted.

New Fall Colorways 2012

Cinnamon Pumpkin Crumble

Cinnamon red, pumpkin, medium brown and light pastry brown

Cartwheel

whimsical light pink, lapis blue, and grass green with natural.

There is two versions of this colorway.  the first is about the the second is below.

 This version contains no natural and is named "Cartwheels"

Merlin's Beard

Royal purple, deep midnight violet, and medium brown

Spook

blackest black, leaf green, pumpkin orange and light purple.  Spooky!

This colorway is a re-make of our "Gate Night" without the yellow.  It is named for our long ago dearly departed cat.  We do try to name a colorway after each of the cats, and Spook's name just doesn't work on something pink...

???? (Contest Colorway)

light clear blue, aquamarine, medium navy, grassy green, bronze, brown and tan

And announcing..the colorway naming contest!

Submit your entry between noon 8/26/2012 and midnight (EDT) 8/31/2012.  Three submissions will be chosen, and voting will take place 9/2 to 9/3  20012.  Th winning submission with win a Petite Pack  from Dashing Dachs!

Rules:

1) This is the most important rule.  Do not be offended if your submission is not chosen.  We will appreciate all submissions.

2) One submission per household.

Guidlines:

1) This is a Autumn themed colorway, and the name should reflect that.  Not that is has to be named after leaves and pumpkins...there is wide parameters that are open for interpretation.

2) Have fun!

email submissions to dashingdachs@gmail.com, with subject "colorway naming contest"

June Colorway for Stallion and dk Clubs.  Enjoy!

"Bluebird"

 

 

Recents...

Sometimes Speckled Wildflowers Silk

Pink Lady Slipper Silk

Masquerade

Caribbean Goldfish Merino Fiber

Recents...

Birdies in a Basket -Bam Sock

Birdies in a Basket- silk/merino

Dandelion Chain - Sport Superwash

Black Pepper Spice- dk superwash

Silk Colorway: Anniversary

"Anniversary" on 1-ply silk/merino

Deep Merlot semi-solid silk mini skeins

Dashing Dachs Colorways

Dashing Dachs Colorways, a set on Flickr.

Autumn 2009 Colorways

1. Pieces of Eight

Pieces of Eight was an idea from last year that I really really wanted to do, but I put the idea back on the shelf since we had so many colorways last year. I was chomping at the bit to dye it for this year! Pirates and cannons and yo ho hos, bottles of rum!

Colors: Light steel green, goldenrod, silver, black, maroon, blood red

2. Pumpkin Royale



Well I always have to do both a pumpkin and an apple colorway every year, and here is this year's pumpkin. My inspiration for Pumpkin Royale was misty images of a rural pumpkin patch: the pumpkins, the faded vines, the soil, the overcast sky, the sun-bleached denim on the scarecrow.

Colors: orange, natural, light steel green, chocolate, carmel, and light steel blue

3. Fair Isle Carmel Apple



Our Apple colorway this year year is a fun makeover of our Classic Carmel Apple colorway. We still love Classic Carmel Apple but we had fun mixing it up in this fun colorway. Colors include all of the colors of the original, but substitutes natural for silver. color repeats are also short and more erratic than the original.

4. Cast a Spell



Who says bold blue can't be 'fallish'? Bold splashes of blue offset the traditional autumn colors in this whimsical colorway.

Colors: Light steel green, ultra-marine blue, faded ocean blue, corn husk yellow, rust red, brown and natural.

5. Little Orchard

Colors: dark and light iced lilac, natural, dark and light steel green, brown