Month of Love Contest

By Tara, on January 14th, 2009

I believe that everyone has a color. For some people it’s intentional, like a signature color ( Blush & Bashful for Julia Roberts in Steel Magnolias). For other people it’s unintentional; it’s the first color that comes to mind when you think of them. Interesting things happens when people partner. They have their color, but it looks different next to someone else’s.

Take me and Jay, for instance: my lifelong favorite color has been a not-too-pale, not-too-bright sky blue. My husband (dark and broody) is definitely a gray. Next to his gray, my blue looks a lot brighter, a lot more like electric blue. And of course I’m a pale blonde and he’s dark-haired, chocolate-brown-eyed and generally a bit of a scruff. Next to him everything about me, including my blonde hair, looks sparkly bright. I never thought of myself as sparklybright until I was with him..so not only does my color look different, it feels different too!

I’m interested in how this interplay of colors and how the addition of a color (or person) to a yarn (or your life) can change a color or at least, the perception of that color. And some couples, they just have a single color to symbolize the pairing (ex. Cheech + Chong = green). Of course, this applies to more than just romantic couples; it happens with any sort of pairing: PB & J or Bert & Ernie.

Bert & Ernie

Inspired by this interplay of color and personality, last year I created the Month Of Love Series – everyday between January 14th and February 14th, I posted a new couples-inspired yarn. It was SUCH a fun project and so inspiring, I’ve decided to revive it for this year’s 2nd Annual Month of Love.

And it just isn’t a Month of Love unless I spread some love to my sweet Chicken-ettes. So here’s how you can win 50% off your next purchase at the Boutique:

I need help thinking of pairings! I’m looking for all new couples this year, no repeats from last year (check here to see what I spun last year)! I’ve already come up with a few couples (so don’t enter them!)

Barrack & Michelle
Cheech & Chong
Frida & Edward
Buffy & Angel
Joanie & Chachi
PB & J
Ketchup & Mustard (that’s my husband’s idea!)
Louis & Marie Antionette
Danny & Sandy
Cinderella & Prince Charming
Donna & David
Rick & Ilsa

To enter: leave a comment below this post with both a COUPLE and their COLOR(S). You must include your email (no one will see it) so I can let you know if you’ve won. You may suggest as many couples as you like and if any couples are duplicated, the winner will be the first who mentioned both that couple and the colors I use.

http://blondechicken.blogspot.com blondechicken

Oooh, I like it!
Thanks,

Tara

Blonde Chicken Boutique
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http://www.xiane.org Xiane

Fred & Ginger – dark silvery grey and champagne pink! [I see sparklies, too - a touch of glitz]
http://www.sailorjenny.net Sailor Jenny

John F. Kennedy and Jackie Kennedy – Navy blue and a light petal pink. Camelot was so lovely.
http://knittinghands.blogspot.com Erin

Initial suggestions:

Tony (blood red) and Carmella (light blue or light green – I think pastels) Soprano

Anthony and Cleopatra (Anthony in a red and white combo – very Roman – and Cleopatra in gold)

Tom Cruise and Katie Holmes (something CRAZY – sari silk perhaps – and dark brown)

I might be back with more!
http://www.sailorjenny.net Sailor Jenny

Bell and Sebastian – while not a real “couple” I think it would make an awesome couple yarn, with BLACK and silver plied with hot pink. Maybe some kind of silver bead, too??
knitplaywithfire

I like your husband's suggestion. But how about PB & Banana? Or Robin Hood and Maid Marion?
RedfordPhyl

Sookie & Bill – shades of yellow (for the sunshine) & shades of brown (for vampires sleeping underground. Yep, hooked on True Blood and the Sookie Stackhouse books.
http://sonnet130.blogspot.com Regenia

Matthew's idea, but I'm taking credit if it wins: Lois and Clark. Clark would of course be the famous Superman primaries with lots red and blue and a little yellow. Lois would be black and grey- kind of pinstripey for that famous early years pencil skirt look. I can see a two ply with a primary variagated strand wrapped around a pinstripey black and white strand.
http://marlyn-stuff.blogspot.com Marlyn

chicken & dumplings — cream & white
Beauty & the Beast — rose & grey
Catherine & Heathcliff — grey & black
peaches & cream — peach & cream (d'uh)
Peppermint Patty — brown & mint green
Lucy & Linus — aquamarine blue & red
Amber

Eeps I think I thought of a few too many….

Strawberries & Champagne – red & gold
Brenda & Dylan – green (for MN) and blue (for surfing)
Turtle & Hare – brown and green
Pen & Pencil – orange-yellow & blue
Left & Right – blue & red
Willow & Tara – red (willow hair) and dirty blonde (tara hair)
http://www.maked.ca Rhiannon

You may have the nerds covered with Buffy and Angel but I'd love to see Wash and Zoe from Serenity. Wash would be bright colours from his Hawaiian shirts and Zoe would be a dark brown from all her leather and because she's a browncoat.
Anna

Fun contest Tara!

Edward & Bella (Twilight) – White, Red & Black with a hint of Topaz
Romeo & Juliet – Red & Blue for the opposing families
Elizabeth Bennet & Fitzwilliam Darcy – Pale Blue & Brown

Yes… I like literary characters
http://blondechicken.blogspot.com blondechicken

Oh, I love these! ESPECIALLY Brenda & Dylan…how did I not think of that? So, so perfect!
When I list the yarn, I'll let you know how to get 50% off!

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http://AnnieKints.etsy.com Annie Jensen

Captain Kirk and Mr. Spock. Uniform colors of course! Mustardy yellow and medium blue. You could throw in a little red for the ensign who always dies during the away mission. Very geeky I know…..
http://AnnieKints.etsy.com Annie Jensen

Ok, now you got me started….
Luke and Darth vader. Black (of course) brown with red and green for their light sabers.
Han & Chewie (gotta get off the star wars) many, many browns, little white
Stop and Go -red and green
Bread and butter – light brown and goldy yellow
risiko

apples and oranges (red,green,orange,tangerine)
billy ray and miley pink and poop brown
bones and boothe hot fuscia, bone, blue swirling into shades of passionate violet
sheilakay

seabeeze and sunshine

tealish blue and yellowish orange
risiko

Marian and Indiana Jones Fedora Brown, gray tweed, swirled with colors of precious gems of amber, ruby, sapphire, emerald, and a hint of roses.
and my DH just told me a joke…itÅ› so cold outside i saw a bumble wearing a yellow jacket , and i canÂ´t resist –yellow and black and green with flakes of snow here and there.
Obladee and Obladah — i am thinking flower child dancing with sunset
risiko

oopsie–that should have been bumble bee. doh.
http://blondechicken.blogspot.com blondechicken

Thank you Jamie-amie!
Love you!

Tara

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Jamie Fetz

Adam and Eve – Peach and Green or maybe something with Apple Red
Fred and Wilma – White and Orange with bit of Black
Mary and Joseph – Blue and Brown
Superman/Clark Kent and Lois Lane – Red, Blue, and Yellow
Barnes and Noble – Green and Brown
Chip and Dale – Browns and Red
Lady and the Tramp – Auburn and Gray
Pinky and the Brain – Pink and White
Posh and Becks – Black and Galaxy Blue or Black and Milan Red (whoever he's playing for)
Samson and Delilah – Black, Silver, and Gold
http://blondechicken.blogspot.com blondechicken

Thanks for reposting! The Nutella one is new, isn’t it?
I can’t stand hazelnuts so I might be the only anti-Nutella person in the world!

Tara

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http://knittinghands.blogspot.com Erin

I'll try to post this again (my first post went away)

Anthony and Carmella Soprano (blood red and something light and pastel – powder blue perhaps?)
Anthony and Cleopatra (a red and white blend – very Roman – and gold with sparkles)
Nutella and Strawberries (chocolate brown and strawberry red – my favorite dessert)
Dexter and Rita (Dexter also a blood red and Rita a blondish yellow – from the show Dexter)
Maria

I don’t care if I win, I’m sure I’ll end up buying some of your new yarn.

But how about franks and beans? Browns and reds maybe.
Maria

I can't believe you didn't say Mork and Mindy. I suppose they should be red and silver and white.
Nina

Wine and chocolate-my favorite pairing! A deep burgundy color mixed with a subtle variegated brown.

Green Arrow & Black Canary-Green with bright yellow and black
Bonnie-Sue Hitchcock

Bristol and Levi (sorry, I live in Alaska, maybe it's too obscure?)

Baby Blue paired with a black or grey
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Genevieve

Wesley & Buttercup: Blue (his eyes are like the sea after a storm) & golden OR black (DPR) & red (fireswamp outfit) (or perhaps all of them together)
Inigo & Fezzik: Brown with silver and some tan with bluegray
Denise Katz

How about Marilyn Monroe and Joe DiMaggio – blonde and pinstips white & blue
http://blondechicken.blogspot.com blondechicken

Dude, how could I forget my So-Called Life? I LOVE that show!
Thanks for reminding me!

Tara

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http://www.thecraftykitten.com Cassie

I hope I'm not too late but I would love to see Angela Chase & Jordan Catalano. Probably be something that looked like flannel, LOL.
Genevieve

No good Battlestar suggestions (bet my BF would have some) but I could see
Spike & Drusilla – black, white/platinum yellow, dark red
Oscar & Slimey – green & orange
Asa Gray & Louis Agassiz (more of a rival thing) – green for botany & red/brown for zoology
http://www.pishposh.org Amber

Oh, that's got to be the best suggestion yet!!! Got to be one of my all time favorite couples EVER!
me

How about coffe and cream. The rich brown, with a swirl of rich creamy beige. True love . Meant to be together.
http://evergreenknits.blogspot.com Hanna

Hmm, for 80s shows, what about Miami Vice? Crockett and Tubbs were one hella pair of partners, and you've got all the 80s Miami colors to choose from (pink, blue, green …)

For the 90's, what about Law and Order? Not people exactly, but two concepts that definitely make a match.
http://blondechicken.blogspot.com blondechicken

Oh, Law & Order, I like that concept (although I bet Miami Vice would be a prettier yarn!)
Thanks!

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Lynette

Great idea! How about:
salt and pepper (black and white)

Ozzie and Harriet (balck and white and shades of greys)

mint meltaways – okay not a couple, but who can resist the combination of chocolate and mint? (dark chocolate brown and pale icy green)

coffee and cream (brown, ivories, cappucino colors)

Henry VIII and wives – okay, not exactly a couple, but… (six jewel tones, one for each wife – garnet, sapphire, emerald, amythest, topaz (or gold) and diamond (or silver)

Laverne and Shirley (pale golden ambers of beer (Milwaukee) and pinks for the girls)
Lynette

Sorry about the coffee/cream duplication!
http://blondechicken.blogspot.com blondechicken

Great ideas! And how did I forget Laverne & Shirley! One of my favorite suggestions so far!

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szink2002

How about Aladdin and Jasmine? (ivory and teal)

His creamy ivory Prince Ali robes and her teal Arabian outfit.
sheila Piasecki

from NCIS Gibbs and the Director (Jenny) I see him as a strong mellow color of blue and her as a strong red

from CSI Miami Delko, hot blooded Cubian with a heart: reddish orange and Calleigh and blond.
http://www.chocolatebrownhaircolor.net/ Emilio

Increasingly more women desire to change the color of their hair. Unfortunately, just a few of them succeed to make the best decision. There are so many dyes and all of them seem to match your personality! And still, what should you know when choosing the right hair color for you? Before doing this step, try to find more information about the most common types of dye and colors. Consider the tone of your skin and the color of your eyes, because these factors are directly related to your success or failure.
http://kjvbiblebuddies.blogspot.com/ Deborah Choma

Steel & Velvet (my husband is steel…that leaves me as velvet)
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I like the color blue looks a lot brighter. Interesting things happens when people partner.
They have their color, but it looks different next to someone elseâ€™s.
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Iâ€™m interested in how this interplay of colors and how the addition of a color (or person) to a yarn (or your life) can change a color or at least, the perception of that color.
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Interesting things happens when people partner. They have their color, but it looks different next to someone elseâ€™s.
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I believe that everyone has a color.
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I never thought of myself as sparklybright until I was with him..so not only does my color look different, it feels different too

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