We have a super easy contest for you this month. See this pretty mannequin? We need a name for her. She’ll be modeling hats, scarves, and cowls here at Loopy Central, but so far a name has eluded us. She looks rather 40’s-ish, doesn’t she? Or maybe not. So the contest for the month – leave a blog comment with your name suggestion OR tell us your grandparents first names in the comments section. We might find a good name from one of your grandparents, too. (And that way, we’ll have a good man-name in case we add a guy mannequin at some point.) We’ll choose the name that we think fits her best! If you suggested it, we’ll be sending you some Wollmeise. (If more than one person suggests the same name, we’ll draw for it.) We’ll also do a random draw from all of the comments, for another winner of Wollmeise, just because we want to. (By the way, I missed Blog De-Lurk day on Monday, so today would be a good day to do your annual de-lurk here on the blog – and get into the contest at the same time!)
Update on things here: We all need a bit of a Wollmeise Breather. 🙂 The two Customs-stuck boxes have come in, but the yarn needs to be photoed and put up and I’m heading out to CA on Friday. So – no Wollmeise for awhile. We haven’t decided about next week yet. And speaking of leaving, I’ll be back to the blog on Monday with another Loopy Limelight. (Thanks for all of your fun emails and comments about the Limelights. It is fun for me to share more about these wonderful dyers and knitters with you, and I’m glad you like it, too.) Next Monday’s Limelight features the indie dyer whose sock yarn I’m currently knitting into a sock. Wonderful stuff.
Monday: there’s no mail here in the U.S., so we’ll all off that day. (Me? I’ll be recovering from a very quick weekend in CA. The Elves? Spending time with their kids, who will also be off that day.) All orders from Friday noon, through Monday evening, will begin shipping on Tuesday morning. I hope you all have a nice long weekend, if you’re lucky enough to have Monday off, too!
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I think she looks like a Florence, after my grandmother.
Both of my grandmothers were named Marija. My grandfathers were Antanas and Vytenis.
My grandma’s were: Arlene and Maxine. My great granny’s name was Irene-I think they are all suitable for a mannequin!
I’ll suggest Bernadette. I can’t resist giving you my grandmothers’ names, too: Grace and Minnie. I can see her as one of those, too. My grandfathers’ names were Homer and Carl.
My grandmothers are Nell and Marion; grandfathers are Paul and Ethan. the new girl reminds me of Sally Bowles from Cabaret…or maybe Betty Boop or Zelda Fitzegerald or Josephine Baker!
Female: Louanne or Looanne or Lacie Loo
Male names: Eweheorde (origin:British, meaning: sheperd)
I think Tuppence – from Dorothy Sayers Tommy and Tuppence mysteries. Right era, right look.
Maria Ella – my favorite name 🙂
She seems to have some latina roots so I think it would fit her nicely. 🙂
I like the name Harlow. My grandparents names are George, Carrie, Charles and Helen.
I think she looks like a Helena or an Antoinette. The latter is my grandmother’s name. My grandfather’s name is Gottfried (but he goes by Fred). Betsy or Veronica would both be fantastic names as well.
My maternal grandparents names are Hillevi and Gustav, my paternal grandparents names are Ingrid and Ragnar.
mmm… she looks like a Bella to me=)
My grandparents names are: Pat and Doug, and Ginger and Elmer.
My Grandparents are Geisla, Gerald, Eva, Eva and Sherman on my mom’s side and Betty, James, Sid & Carol on my dad’s side.
My grandparents were named Marjorie and Robert (Bob) and Maxine and Lloyd. And, because I have no living grandparents of my own, my grandparents-in-law are Nancy and Bob, and (I love this)
Melva and Melvin.
Delurking! My first take was a Tillie. Grandmothers were Edith and Noonie
With that mouth and hairdo, she’s Clara Bow.
She looks very twenties to me. I’d call her Thelma.
My grandmothers were Eva and Mary; my grandfathers were Joseph and Hugh.
Grandparents names are Pauline and Solomon. She looks a bit snooty so I would name her Posh!
I think she looks like a Frances. Wallis is also nice.
My grandma’s name was Jean Marie and she was the most amazing grandma in the world BUT I think your pretty mannequin looks more like a Betty Jean. 🙂
I’d call her Roxy.
My grandparents names are (I have three sets due to a remarriage)
Ken and Barbie (I kid you not!)
Ruth and Henry
Janet and William.
Name: Mae Nice old-fashioned name and it was my great-grandma’s name!
Grandparents names: Betty and Mary
Ella is a very 40’s name.
My grandparent’s names are James, Jacqueline, Nancy, and William. I couldn’t think of anything myself 🙂
Maggie
My choices would be either Colette or Daphne.
Grandparents names are
Amanda and Peter William
Elizabeth and John
She looks like an Audrey. Grandmothers’ names of Mildred and Erma don’t seem to fit.
How about Gertrude
When I first saw her face, I thought of Madeline! In fact, “be-ewe-tiful Madeline” came to mind!
One of my favorite names – Tallullah!
I think she looks like a chic French woman, so I vote for Micheline. 🙂
I say that she is Evelyn, or Josephine, … grandparents were Myrtle & Mary
My grandmother, who taught me to knit the summer I was 7 (and that was a LONG time ago!) was named Mae, so that’s my suggestion. It’s a very old-fashioned, but classy name. Much like the mannequin!
My grandfather was Francis, but everyone called him Spike – don’t know why, but it was long before the punk age!
Whatever her name, she’s lovely and will never go out of style!
My grandma’s names are Gertrude, and Norma Jane. My step Grandma’s name was Sally Short and she was very sophisticated and elegant. Whatever you pick will be perfect.
She looks like a Mardene.
I think she looks like Belle.
My grandparents names were Margaret & Daniel and Kathleen & Walter
She is definitely a Lulu!
My grandparents were: Anna and Jerry; Mary Jane and Jim.
My grandmother’s name was Willa, grandfather’s was Howard.
I would say go with something like Betty or Mildred.
My grandmothers names are Bertha, and Marguirite.
i think she looks like a Valerie.. but then again my mimi was also a Valerie and she just looks like that.. my other grandmother was Irene.. she is not really an Irene to me.. but maybe…
good luck!
Totally a Veronica to me!
My grandmothers names were Florence May or Elsie. Grandfather names are Graham or Norman.
I like the idea of a play on a name, such as Kniticia Darling or using my husband’s grandmother’s name – Loopy Lola Knitsmith.
I know, they’re getting silly now. She reminds me of that character that Jodie Foster played in the kids version of Bugsy Malone, whose name was Talullah. Maybe you could go with Talullah Loopy Lu?
Grandparents are Mary Sybil and Ernest and Roy and Helen Mabel. But I really think the model needs to be Knitting Nora. Have fun in CA.
Hmmm…. my maternal grandmother was Olga, and she looks like she could be an Olga. But she could also be a Marlene. I quite like Marlene, now that I think about it.
Eleanor and Edgar on one side, and Amelia and William on the other
I think she’s showing “Bette Davis Eyes.”
I wonder if you will make it through this list! Well, as soon as I looked at that face, it came to me… LOLA
Lily?
Rita & Clara were my grandmothers…..
I took one look at her and said “Cheri”, pronounced the French way. I don’t know my paternal grandfather’s name, but my paternal grandmother’s name was Genovefa. My paternal grandparents were Amy and Royal.
Did anyone say Evangeline? I ADORE that name, and it’s kind of retro, too. 🙂
My grandparents’ names are Lorraine and Gerard, and the other two are Jeanette and Napoleon. (How’d you like to grow up with Napoleon? Hint: He HATED it!! LOL Friends called him Nappy.)
She’s a great new face for Loopy Central. Can’t wait to see her first cowl!