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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She reminds me of Velma in the film “Chicago.”
I’m thinkin’ she’s a Roxie.
Grandparents are Hazel and Frank, Claude and Margaret
My Grandmother’s name was Fanny – such a appropriate name don’t you think
My other Grandmother’s name was “Granny” don’t know what her other name was.
I had an aunt named Louisa and always thought that was a lovely name.
My 2 grandmother’s names were Philomena and Elsa.
My “male suggestion” – Ivan
My grandmother was Esther, and my daughter has that as her middle name. The other one was Amerson. I think that is an old family surname.
She looks lie a Chloe to me.
My granparents are Elaine and Arthur and Betty (elizabeth) and Russel.
She’s Francine for sure! the -ine ending gives a little 40s French modernity to this coquette (who, by the way, will wear nothing but the magnifique in head and neckware). It won’t take her long to fall in love when she meets Franc!
Ramses for male name.
I had a great aunt named Genevieve. She looks like a Genevieve to me.
Okay here goes, you have had TONS of responses! enough to keep busy when you return:)
Here’s some of the names from my grandma, and great grandma’s
Hildegard Magdelena
Sissy Fanny Primrose
Violet Isabella ( my next daughter’s name for SURE)
Velma Cecilia… I named my wheel Cecilia for her
I Swear these are all actually names in my immediate family… so glad we don’t hand down a lot of names… I actually also have a grand parent far in the past named Balthazar.. you have to be a certain kind of guy to carry off that name…. I wonder if he was??
Have fun with the contest!
sincerely, juliblue aka julianne bredestege in San Diego
I think she looks like Coquette. My grandmothers were named Virgie Mae and Orene. Grandfathers were Ernest and Howard.
I love your Blog!
I think she looks like a Bernice, or Dolores…..both good names for that era…
Linda in Kalamazoo
the grandparents…Sophie and Sam…Peppy and Abe. But she looks like an Audrey or Coco to me. Yep, LOVE, LOVE Coco
My grandparents are Joe & Ann and William & Rosemarie, but I’m going to suggest Violet for the mannequin 🙂
She really looks like a Yolanda to me.
My grandparents are Earl and Janet, William (Bill) and Martha Lou (Marty). Can’t say she looks like any of those.
Grandmothers&Great Grandmothers:
Evelyn (called Billie)
Mary Frances
Ermelinda
Carol
Toby
I think Lana or Ava would be a good name.
Yvette.
I think she should be Marlene Dietrich which is close to my first name of Diedrick, which was my father’s middle name.
MY immediate thought was Lola… but I would guess many had that thought hit as well. So here are my grandparent names …
Grandma’s (first & middle) – Leda Maxine, Alice Weir
Great Grandma – Joella
Grandfather’s – Hubert, William
I think she looks like Matilda (my daughter named her first car Matilda)
My grand parents are
Oscar (nickname Bud)
Jose (not spanish just pronounced like jos)
Ellen
Elizabeth
I think she looks like an “Esmeralda” I agree that she very much seems like a flapper from the 1920’s. It must be the hair and make-up. I like her!
She looks like a Loretta to me. And that just happens to be my grandmother’s name!
My grandparents:
Loretta and Jacque
Winnifred (went by Winnie, Win) and Anthony
I say Eva. And for a man Lawrence
Lydia and Malcolm.
Hmm, she looks like a Clara or a Daphne (my Grandmothers name).
Grandparents names are:
Daphne and Bernard
Maria and Dimitri (don’t recommend this one!)
Thelma and Cecil (Great grandies 1920’s Flapper era)
My grandparents were:
Mimi a/k/a Mae
Frances a/k/a Fannie
Kittie a/k/a Catherine (gr. grandma)
Frank
Charles
Another possibility – Zweida (she was a friend of my mom’s)
Amelia, Marjorie
Grandparents
Cleo Aleene
Emmett O’Neal
Lucy
Wilbur Daniel
Lillian
I think she looks very vivacious, so Vivian
Have you considered “Sabrina” from the movie of the same name?
(I did not read the above comments so it may be a duplicate suggestion.)
Simone suits her.
Stella came to me at first glance.
Grandparents
Ada and Martin
Phyllis
Viola Antoinette & Arnold
Marlene
Leona
(pick me pick me pick me)
Millie, short for Millicent!
How about Charlotte?
Grandparents names: Berta Mae, Walton, Mary, Lindsey
I think she is Miss Calla….as in calla lilly. Not sure why but it came to me as soon as I look at her. Sounds like a 40s movie star to me!
bj
Ruby! It’s a great name, and since red is Loopy’s color, it’s fitting. 🙂
I think she looks like a : Dot or Dorothy
Granparents
Flora
Paul
Olive
Percy
Kitty or Roxie
My grandparents were
Muriel and Marion
Chester and Paul
I think maybe Vera. Or Amelie, like Amelie in the French movie. She looks French and oh-so-chic!
Gilda is what came to mind. Although, I can like with her being named Vera 🙂
My grandmother’s names were Everlena and Frances.
I must be honest that I stopped rading after the first 100 comments — all fun (but now there are 836!)
I’m thinking she might be a LOLA, but my grandma’s name was ROZ (or Roslyn) and she was pretty sassy, so I’ll offer her name as well. What a fun idea!
My grandmas are Adele and Franny. But my mammaw- who would have been out having fun in the 20s like the doll was Roma.
She looks like a Louise to me. My Mom’s middle name is Louise and she was in her twenties in the forties.
Vivian….it’s the eyelashes…..definitely a Vivian or if your prefer, Viv / Vivienne.
….and I stopped reading after a while, too…..Happy Days off – enjoy!
When I saw her “Stella” immediately came to mind!
I too thought Stella first off.
Then I thought Eve. She’s stunning, a temptress….just like the most famous Eve.
My grandparents (besides being gramma, grampa, papaw, and grannettie of course)
are Lloyd, Floss, Lefty and Nettie
But my great grandparents, they had some great names my dad’s grandparents were Carver and Vashti (like cash-tie) and Macie and Dow (I have no idea how that was really spelled, but it sounds like Now but with a hint of an L at the end)
But looking at other comments, I’d have to second Monique
She looks like a Betty to me!! My Grandma’s names were Betty and Arlena and I think she looks a lot like my Grandma Betty, who used to be quite the dancer and singer in her younger days!!
I didn’t read all 800+ comments before me, so I might not be so original, but what about Loop’e (prounced like Loupe is spelled “Lou pay”) I’m bad with spelling. Very bad.
my grandmother’s names were Elizabeth (Betty) and Evelyn. She reminds me of Evelyn though, who had dark hair and that sophisticated flair. My grandma Evelyn was a scarf wearer.. fashionable scarves, not for warmth.