What does your label say?

122 Responses to “What does your label say?”

On January 25th, 2008 at 6:32 pm Laurie said:

Mine says “Falkor”, I had to look it up. It is a dragon from the movie “The Neverending Story”. Fun!

On January 25th, 2008 at 6:41 pm Jenny said:

Mine says “Mayland Long”. I found this out about what it means. This too.

On January 25th, 2008 at 6:50 pm Patty said:

mine says Seiryuu, i looked it up too. He is god of the east from some game

On January 25th, 2008 at 7:03 pm KaarenB said:

Mine says Ddraig Goch. According to Wikipedia: It is Welsh for the red dragon. It appears on the national Flag of Wales (the flag itself is also called “Y Ddraig Goch”), and is the most famous dragon in Britain.

On January 25th, 2008 at 7:03 pm Gwen Field said:

Mine says Ramoth, who is a dragon in Anne McCaffery’s Dragons of Pern books, which I’ve ironically, read almost all of. How Cool!

On January 25th, 2008 at 7:03 pm Kamilah said:

Mine says “Norbert”— Hagrid’s baby dragon from Harry Potter

On January 25th, 2008 at 7:21 pm Kati said:

Mine says Jabberwock: “Jabberwocky” is a poem of nonsense verse written by Lewis Carroll, and found as a part of his novel Through the Looking-Glass, and What Alice Found There (1871).

‘Twas brillig, and the slithy toves
Did gyre and gimble in the wabe:
All mimsy were the borogoves,
And the mome raths outgrabe.
“Beware the Jabberwock, my son!
The jaws that bite, the claws that catch!
Beware the Jubjub bird, and shun
The frumious Bandersnatch!”
He took his vorpal sword in hand:
Long time the manxome foe he sought—
So rested he by the Tumtum tree,
And stood awhile in thought.
And, as in uffish thought he stood,
The Jabberwock, with eyes of flame,
Came whiffling through the tulgey wood,
And burbled as it came!
One, two! One, two! And through and through
The vorpal blade went snicker-snack!
He left it dead, and with its head
He went galumphing back.
“And hast thou slain the Jabberwock?
Come to my arms, my beamish boy!
O frabjous day! Callooh! Callay!”
He chortled in his joy.
‘Twas brillig, and the slithy toves
Did gyre and gimble in the wabe:
All mimsy were the borogoves,
And the mome raths outgrabe.

On January 25th, 2008 at 8:07 pm Yodagirl said:

Mine says “Big Snore”- from an old board game called Don’t Wake the Dragon by Parker Brothers, in which you are a penguin trying to rescue your eggs from Big Snore the dragon.

Now I need to check out that game too!

On January 25th, 2008 at 9:48 pm Lise said:

Mine says (once I deciphered the font) Mayland Long. A brief websearch tells me he’s the dragon from the book “Tea with the Black Dragon”. I liked this description of the book:

“Mayland Long. is a 2,000 year old dragon who felt frustrated with his life’s inertia. I suppose being a dragon could become boring after 2,000 years. He is instructed by a Tao Master in China to come to America, take the form of a man, and wait until he meets the one person who can help him progress in his quest to know more of life.” (http://www.lostbooks.org/reviews/2000-06-23-1.html)

On January 25th, 2008 at 10:08 pm Alice in the Heartland said:

Me thinks a dragon theme is emerging! Love “Tea with the Black Dragon”. Happy knitting, Alice

On January 26th, 2008 at 5:52 am bonitapita said:

AIDO-WEDO, which according to Wikipedia, is “In Vodou, especially in Benin and Haiti, Ayida-Weddo (aso Aida-Wedo, Aido Quedo) is a loa of fertility, rainbows and snakes, and a companion or wife to Damballah-Wedo. Also Ayida-Weddo is known as the Rainbow Serpent”.

On January 26th, 2008 at 6:59 am Chrissie said:

Mine says “Puff”, too.

On January 26th, 2008 at 7:35 am Rosa said:

I got Norbert too…..hmm……a baby dragon would be a cool pet! lol

On January 26th, 2008 at 7:39 am Michelle Rhodes-Gloor said:

Mine says Falkor, also, from Neverending Story. This prompted us to watch the movie last night while I broke my promise to myself and started the socks. I wasn’t supposed to start anything right now, as we are packing to move and my son’s wedding is 3 months away and I have to knit a shawl for his wife.

I took the luckdragon as a sign of good fortune. I’m waiting for job offers from the interview trip last week. It’s moving so slowly, that I was starting to freak out just a bit. Then I got my kit, and well, I’m a bit calmer, but knitting the socks for luck.

On January 26th, 2008 at 8:14 am NWBelle said:

Mine is also Ramoth, I didn’t recognize it but my teenager did. The same teenager responsible for me getting STR as a Christmas present. I think I’ll have to keep her!

On January 26th, 2008 at 8:17 am Patricia Anne Campbell said:

Mine says Mayland Long…maybe this will inspire me to read more too! Love the name for this colorway and how it fits the yarn.

On January 26th, 2008 at 9:37 am Julie said:

Mine says Smaug. Smaug is the dragon in The Hobbit, by J.R.R. Tolkien.

On January 26th, 2008 at 9:53 am Sid said:

I got a Jabberwock as well. Which I of course automatically recognized as my sister is a huge Alice in Wonderland fan. Does anyone remember the 1985 Alice in Wonderland TV movie? That’s automatically what I thought of when I saw my yarn label.

On January 26th, 2008 at 10:46 am Beth said:

I have seiryuu, seems to be a name for the azure dragon from Asian cultures.

On January 26th, 2008 at 11:00 am Kathryn said:

Mine is “Big Snore” now I have to track down a copy of the old Parker Bros. game “Don’t Wake the Dragon.” Me dorky? Nah!

On January 26th, 2008 at 11:09 am Joann Erfer said:

Mine says “Zu” with a dragon. I’m old so I don’t get it!

On January 26th, 2008 at 11:09 am Leslie Marken said:

Mine is Seirguu. This is what I found:

Seiryuu (Pronounced shi-re-you), whose name means “Holy Dragon” or “Blue Dragon”, is an imortal dragon in Japanese legend. In legend, he was a great and powerful beast, even strong enough to banish the dragon king, Ryu-O, from his throne. Seiryuu reigns over the East, controlling warfare, the season of Spring, and the element of metal. He is generally a benevolent dragon, but he will never back down from a fight or a challenge.

On January 26th, 2008 at 11:31 am Nadine Blair said:

The Tarasque-of dragon with six short legs like a bear’s, an ox-like body covered with a turtle shell, and a scaly tail that ended in a scorpion’s sting. It had a lion’s head

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On January 26th, 2008 at 11:33 am Carol said:

Mine says mayland long. A 200 year old dragon in the Tea with a black dragon (according to google)

On January 26th, 2008 at 11:57 am Mary Willard said:

Mine also says Jabberwock!

On January 26th, 2008 at 12:34 pm Nartian said:

I got Falkor too! I love Neverending Story so I’m happy I got the Luckdragon.

On January 26th, 2008 at 12:49 pm Teresa in OK said:

Mine is Seirguu.
Fits me so well too according to the description that Leslie Marken posted a few comments back..

Now how did you do that BMFA??
teehee

On January 26th, 2008 at 1:40 pm Regina said:

Mine says Ninereeds

On January 26th, 2008 at 1:47 pm Loretta said:

Mine says Aido-Wedo too I found this about him

http://www.theserenedragon.net/Tales/dahomey-aidohwedo.html

On January 26th, 2008 at 2:00 pm Keely Brelsford said:

Mine is Ninereeds too. Google books tells me he is from “The Color of Magic” by Terry Pratchett. It is popular in England. Now I want to find more out about him tonight

On January 26th, 2008 at 2:18 pm Jennifer West said:

I’ve got Falkor too, thanks for looking that up. Didn’t have a clue what that meant. As a newbie, I’m lost in all the SRC lingo and traditions but I’ll try to keep up.

On January 26th, 2008 at 4:27 pm Twinkerbell said:

I also got Mayland Long. This is so cool. I love dragons, and this is one I haven’t heard about.

On January 26th, 2008 at 5:20 pm KnittingSarah said:

Mine is a Smaug! Ahhh, love that story.

On January 26th, 2008 at 6:02 pm Margy said:

My knit-along-dragon-friend is Zu. He is the son of the bird goddess Siris in Persian mythology. Both Zu and Siris are seen as massive birds who can breathe fire and water. (Thank you Wikipedia.) What a nice dichotomy–he can cool me off if the knitting gets too hot! I’m loving this!

On January 26th, 2008 at 6:47 pm Sharon Osolnik said:

I got Mayland Long. “Tea with the Black Dragon” is one of my favorites, I read it years ago and may have to look through my books and read it again. The yarn is beautiful and very dragonish.

On January 26th, 2008 at 8:00 pm Pam Kanthor said:

Mine is Ramoth too. I have the latest Anne McCaffery’s Dragons of Pern book on my desk waiting to be read.

On January 26th, 2008 at 8:13 pm Amber said:

Another Smaug here.

On January 26th, 2008 at 8:40 pm Arlene said:

just wanted to comment, save your labels, remember the sayings. last year we were challenged to be creative with them.

On January 26th, 2008 at 9:56 pm Idealthursday said:

Mine says “The Tarasque” which info can be found about here:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tarasque

On January 26th, 2008 at 11:51 pm uppitypenny@gmail.com said:

I got a Ramoth, and after knitting and reading for a little while I managed to remember that she is the golden queen dragon from Dragonflight, the first Anne McCaffrey dragonriders book. I was so proud of myself for remembering…

On January 27th, 2008 at 1:06 am Ann Foultz said:

I can’t wait to get mine, I hope it says Ramoth, too. That is my absolute favorite series of books!! It would be quite a coincidence. Just finished reading the newest one, Dragon Harper. Cool!

On January 27th, 2008 at 1:29 am Catarina said:

I’m another one with a baby dragon in the house - Norbert, by name! Maybe my cat thinks he’s Norbert and that’s why he’s been challenging and attacking me lately!?!

I love fun facts to know and tell, so here’s mine: What’s the difference between eastern (Asian) and western (European) dragons? The (traditional) European dragons are all about negative use of power - they use their strength, claws, and fire to capture and hoard what they can’t actually use, e.g. virgins, jewels. Asian dragons, on the other hand, are all about energy moving forward. You can usually find the object of the eastern dragon’s quest in pictures: somewhere near the dragon is a ball with stylized flames coming off of it. This is the pearl of wisdom, which is all that the dragon seeks.

Interesting how different these two dragon stories are, huh?

On January 27th, 2008 at 2:57 am Suzane said:

I have Ninereeds too. I’ve read some Terry Pratchett and don’t remember him at all! I think I have “The Colour of Magic” in my bookshelf; I’ll have to re-read.

On January 27th, 2008 at 3:51 am Linda Schaefer said:

Puff, the magic dragon, lived by the sea…..!

On January 27th, 2008 at 5:35 am Liesl said:

Mine says Puff too(gotta be the most famous dragon in the world, eh?), with a cute picture of a red dragon.

On January 27th, 2008 at 7:38 am Terrie said:

Mayland Long here. What fun to have this extra creative element to discover. The gals at Blue Moon Fiber Arts rock!

On January 27th, 2008 at 7:40 am Knitter Kitter said:

Mine also says Ramoth. I’ve never read the books, though now I may have to.

On January 27th, 2008 at 8:10 am Stephanie said:

Another Aido-Wedo here. I’d never heard of that dragon before.

On January 27th, 2008 at 8:35 am Stariel said:

I also got Zu. I’ve definitely never heard of her before and I’ve found conflicting stories in the few places I’ve seen her mentioned. A dragon of mystery!

On January 27th, 2008 at 11:57 am Crystal said:

Mine says Falkor too! How neat!

On January 27th, 2008 at 4:34 pm LBinVA said:

Ninereeds here! A multi-colored dragon with green eyes!

On January 27th, 2008 at 5:30 pm Annette Lemmons said:

I have a Seiryuu. Thanks for letting me know to look under the label. I saw the name, but didn’t know what it was for.

On January 27th, 2008 at 8:48 pm Deb said:

I’m really confused about the label names too! I got a Big Snore…was hoping that wasn’t directed at me! ha! I don’t getit but I’m hanging onto it….

On January 27th, 2008 at 10:21 pm Tan said:

I got Mayland Long. I had to have it explained to me, especially since I haven’t actually taken my ball band off. I was peeking up inside and thought it said “Magland” instead of “Mayland.” Apparently Mayland Long is from the book, “Tea with the Black Dragon.”

On January 28th, 2008 at 5:08 am Gaugina said:

I’m another Falkor recipient. Cute picture of a little black, Asian dragon. I’m going to need the help of a luckdragon to finish all of the socks in this year’s club. My husband threw down the gauntlet…if they aren’t all finished by the start of next year’s club I can’t join! YIKES.

On January 28th, 2008 at 10:27 am Ang. said:

Mine was Smaug. Oh, how I wish it had been Ramoth - I’m such a HUUUUGE Anne McCaffrey fan. But it’s all good - it’s all about the yarn!!

On January 28th, 2008 at 11:32 am Deb said:

Actually I just realized today that my daughter had the Don’t Wake the Dragon game when she was little and loved it! So now the yarn label is even more special! Although I honestly don’t recall ever knowing that the dragon’s name was Big Snore–smnile. Still curious what the meaning/purpose of all these names are! Obviously I’m new to the RSC this year so this was my first shipment.

On January 28th, 2008 at 12:48 pm Seapixie said:

No Sapphira’s in the group, huh? Maybe Tina missed Eragon.

On January 28th, 2008 at 1:02 pm gizgrace said:

I’m Aido-Wedo too. Thanks to those before me who had already deciphered it!

On January 28th, 2008 at 1:13 pm Cindy said:

I’m a Ninereeds - Here is a picture: http://www.fjpdesigns.co.uk/images/dw141red-th.jpg
Cute!

On January 28th, 2008 at 1:59 pm Jennifer Greenlee said:

I’m a Big Snore. It seems appropriate since I have been known to fall asleep while knitting…

On January 28th, 2008 at 3:46 pm Jen G. said:

I’m ninereeds! Thanks for posting the link to the pic.

On January 28th, 2008 at 5:22 pm Edna Tanner said:

My label says Tarasque. The Tarasque or Tarrasque was a fearsome monster tamed in a legendary story about Saint Martha.
I found the info here:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tarasque

On January 28th, 2008 at 8:07 pm LoudmouthJenn said:

My label says “Zu”. Apparently Zu (a.k.a. Anzu) was “a clever and sneaky dragon who once stole the tablets of law…” (Fitting, since I’m a law student.) “Zu is a symbol against thievery…” and has more than one description. The first is that she had a lion’s body with the head of an eagle. The second is the torso of a man with the body of an eagle. This is a Mesopotamian stormbird or dragon.

Giants, Monsters, & Dragons by Carol Rosehttp://www.blackdrago.com/famous_babylonian.htm#zu

On January 29th, 2008 at 3:01 am Janet Booster said:

Big Snore here,too

On January 29th, 2008 at 7:17 am Cathy said:

My label says “Zu”. I’ve been enjoying the research… but love the clever and sneaky dragon reference from LoudmouthJenn.

On January 29th, 2008 at 7:24 am Hope said:

I haven’t received my package yet, but I’m really, really hoping for Falkor on my label. He was the first dragon I knew about and I actually plan on naming one of my dogs (once the boy and I get a house) after him. YAY for dragon love!

On January 29th, 2008 at 9:06 am Wendy Larson said:

Mine says Ramoth, it is time for me to read the “Dragon’s of Pern” books! But I need to finish my socks first!!!!

On January 29th, 2008 at 4:06 pm Fara said:

Mine says Ddraig goch in Welch is Red Dragon.

On January 30th, 2008 at 7:08 am happystasher said:

Mine said Puff too! Perfect for me because I’ve loved that song and story since I was a child. I even have a small art piece of a dragon that if I wind it up, it plays “Puff the Magic Dragon”!

On January 30th, 2008 at 8:08 am Heather said:

Another Tarasque here!

On January 30th, 2008 at 10:13 am Kate said:

Not sure what mine says best I can figure it says “Ddraig Goch”, if hubby and i Deciphered the label right!

On January 30th, 2008 at 11:20 am Heather said:

Mine is also the Y Ddraig goch, Welsh for red dragon and found on Wales flag

On January 30th, 2008 at 8:09 pm Celeste said:

Mine says Norbert. Very cute

On January 31st, 2008 at 7:25 am Kristina L said:

Mine says Ramoth, so it looks like it’s past time for me to actually read the Dragonrider books by Anne McCaffrey.

On January 31st, 2008 at 8:52 am Kathryn said:

I am in the Smaug group!

On January 31st, 2008 at 11:37 am Robin Cadmus said:

I am in the Ramoth group. Kind of a “big act” to follow. Now what am I going to do? Better get the book out for my bedside table so I can check it out before this sock is done. Too many things to do but I like it!
R………….>

On January 31st, 2008 at 1:49 pm Robin Cadmus said:

I was wondering, to all you who have read the Dragon books by McCaffrey….. Which is the first of the series?
Thanks
R……………>

On January 31st, 2008 at 2:30 pm Alice in the Heartland said:

Depends. She wrote Dragonflight, Dragonquest, White Dragon but then wrote the parallel series Dragonsong, Dragonsinger, Dragondrums. She much later wrote First Fall, Moreta’s Tale, etc. etc. which happen much earlier chronologically. The first trilogies should be read together but it doesn’t really matter which trilogy you get your hands on first. The rest of the “dragon” books are all over the Pern timeline but she has written more about the “current” era. BTW you might see these as “Dragonriders of Pern” and “Harper’s Hall” which are collected trilogies titles. They are great classics of SF/Fantasy. Enjoy! Alice

On January 31st, 2008 at 5:21 pm Heather said:

Ninereeds here in Anchorage. This is too fun! Thanks for linking a pic!

On January 31st, 2008 at 10:59 pm Birgit said:

I’ve got Seirguu. Thanks, Leslie, for the great explanation! I am so excited about this theme-thing going on!

On February 1st, 2008 at 12:09 am Naomi Rozell said:

I’ve got AIDO-WEDO too!!!

On February 1st, 2008 at 3:59 am Leslie said:

I’m a magical dragon too. Now I need to conjure up some magical socks!

On February 1st, 2008 at 10:38 am Melissa said:

I got Big Snore!

On February 1st, 2008 at 11:23 am Deborah said:

I’m a Zu, too!

On February 1st, 2008 at 1:55 pm Rachel said:

Mine was Ramoth.

On February 1st, 2008 at 2:10 pm Alpaquita said:

Another ‘Big Snore’ here!

On February 1st, 2008 at 4:42 pm Angela Mcnamara said:

Mine says “smaug”.

On February 1st, 2008 at 4:46 pm COgirl said:

Big snore here too.

On February 1st, 2008 at 5:02 pm Jackie Sario said:

Zu here! Very appropriate since my hubby and I run a small criminal defense office in a tiny little rural town. He has dragon things all over his office and half of them are red! Maybe I’ll have to knit him a pair with this first skein…

On February 1st, 2008 at 5:05 pm Marcela said:

Beware the Jabberwock my son

I think that we read this in an English class at some point. At any rate, I always liked that (plus how often can you use brillig in a sentence?)

On February 1st, 2008 at 5:34 pm Janna said:

I wasn’t going to do more than sniff my yarn until I finished my sister’s long overdue (Christmas present) shawl, but I had to check out my dragon…. I’m Big Snore, too!

On February 1st, 2008 at 7:14 pm Kathie said:

I just took the ball band off of my dragon dance, as my curiosity got the best of me! Mine is Mayland Long. Thanks, Jenny, for doing the research. Time to begin the socks!

On February 1st, 2008 at 7:44 pm Cyd said:

Ninereeds!

On February 1st, 2008 at 8:08 pm AfternoonMoon said:

Jabberwock in Alaska!

On February 1st, 2008 at 11:01 pm Trish Iriye said:

My band says SEIRYUU. (But it’s got a weird calligraphic GJY thingy letter in it…like a J in a Y in a backwards C) The folks in the Ravelry Socks that Rawk group helped me out with figuring it out!

On February 3rd, 2008 at 12:49 pm Cathy-Cate said:

Mine is Seiryuu too, took a little figuring out. The Azure Dragon of the East, thanks, Wikipedia!

On February 3rd, 2008 at 5:16 pm tricia said:

Another Smaug!

On February 3rd, 2008 at 8:26 pm Kathy said:

Puff

On February 4th, 2008 at 1:37 am Ann Foultz said:

Smaug group. I am big Anne McCaffrey fan, but I also have enjoyed JRR Tolkein, so it’s all good. I’m just thrilled my package got here, woo-hoo! Will be winding yarn tonight! -a

On February 4th, 2008 at 6:34 am RoxyKnits said:

I’m Smaug too Almost forgot to check my label too.

On February 4th, 2008 at 10:56 am Kate said:

Another Big Snore here.

I’m a big Pern fan so dragon names that don’t end with “th” seem a little odd to me.

On February 4th, 2008 at 11:59 am Angele Ortiz said:

I got the Ddraig Goch one as well. Yippee! This club is so much fun!

On February 5th, 2008 at 3:10 am Kathryn Woolley said:

Big Snore here!!! Are you other Big Snores in the UK? I’d be interested to know if the labels are geographic… No not nerdy at all.

On February 5th, 2008 at 2:38 pm Packerbelle said:

I gotta Smaug!

From Wiki -”One of the last great dragons of Middle-earth, Smaug is the main antagonist in The Hobbit who had previously laid waste to the town of Dale and captured the Lonely Mountain (Erebor) with all its treasure”

On February 6th, 2008 at 9:45 am Curly Cable said:

Another Smaug here

On February 7th, 2008 at 6:03 am Magyar said:

Mine should have said “Hungarian Horntail” from Harry Potter, but did not. Love this color.

Sharon

On February 8th, 2008 at 1:24 pm Jamie said:

“Ninereeds”

This is the only information I could find on what Ninereeds is:

“Errol, Ninereeds and other dragons in Terry Pratchett’s Discworld novels, notably The Colour of Magic and Guards! Guards!”

On February 8th, 2008 at 5:36 pm Sue said:

Also another Smaug

On February 9th, 2008 at 10:00 am Tammie said:

Mine in SMAUG, my son tells me he is the dragon from the Hobbit who guarded the jewels & his belly was covered with jewels!!!!! COOL

On February 9th, 2008 at 8:34 pm Meg said:

Mine says Puff next to my little dragon. I have my label in my folder with all of the other sock parapher….er stuff.

On February 10th, 2008 at 11:41 pm KnitstressMary said:

Looks like we have another fearsome monster, my lable has
Tarasque.

On February 11th, 2008 at 9:31 pm Karen Werme said:

Anyone know who/what “Falror” stands for?

On February 12th, 2008 at 3:57 pm Amy said:

I think it’s actually “FALKOR”, who is the wish dragon from the movie “The Never Ending Story”.

On February 12th, 2008 at 4:53 pm Deb said:

It would be really fun to track and see, say, how many of us Big Snores end up in the same group next time! Being a newbie, I’m really curious to see how it varies…Kinda wish I was something other than a Big Snore….but my husband would probably say it’s a very apt “label” for me…smile.

On February 13th, 2008 at 3:23 pm Micki said:

There’s a Jabberwock in Grass Valley too!

On February 13th, 2008 at 10:52 pm Elisa said:

Mayland Long here.

On February 15th, 2008 at 8:35 am Meg said:

Mine says “Puff” and I have saved my label in my binder.

On February 16th, 2008 at 12:54 pm Linda said:

Mine says ZU.

On February 17th, 2008 at 3:39 pm Karen Werme said:

Hi Amy, I was just figuring it out. I’m glad you thought the same. “Falkor” it is!!

Thanks again,
Karen

On February 18th, 2008 at 9:55 am Katherine Chapman said:

Mine says “ZU”.

On February 23rd, 2008 at 1:35 pm Elaine said:

Another Seiryuu here. Glad that I had others to decipher for me. I had no clue as to how to figure it out… Always late to the party! LOL.

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