The pattern for these is almost done, but I’m feeling a little stalled for a name. I have no ideas, they’re a little bit honeycomb, a little bit cellular, a little bit brick wall and even a little bit Spiderman – but I’m totally failing to pin any of that down in a single name. So I’m handing it over to you, and if I use your suggestion you can have a free copy of the pattern (if you’ve already ordered Whimsical Little Knits you’ll get it anyway in which case you can have a free copy of any of my other accessory patterns).
It seems like maybe knitters could use one or two more matching sets and I’ve been wearing these so much over the last few days so I hope you like them too. In fact I’m wearing the mitts right now, perfect for typing in my rather chilly studio.
Thank you to both of the Kates for helping with these photos and to the lovely if amused staff at Falko Konditormeister for supplying us with delicious cakes and putting up with all of the photography so graciously.
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why not ‘Petites briques’ mitts,
they remind me of my old town ‘Amiens’ (France) where almost all the houses are made of briks.
the pictures are lovely
happy knitting
Matchy matchy – to show the fact it’s a matching set?
Choc ‘n’ raspberry – for the colour – would not make sense for anyone changing colour though – hee
Honeycomb – say it like you see it
Pavement or Cobblestone – the patterns look like a cobble path
By the way – they’re gorgeous – hope you find a name soon!
The first thing that came to me was “Punk Rock” (especially the mitts)
Brick Lane – the contrast of the hot spicy curry to the cold British winter nights.
“Brick-a-brac” or perhaps for the set, “BeeHive Hat n’ Hands” though “Honeycomb Hat n’ Hands” would be great for the alliteration. Terrific design.
They remind me of Legos.
Perhaps – Webs We Weave.
Good luck naming these, they are really pretty and look warm.
What about Bricks & Mortar for the red and brown effect?
The Wallflower Set
(even though I’m sure that somebody would ask you to dance while wearing them!)
Actually, on the topic of matching sets, I would really love to knit a pair of fingerless mittens to match Rose Red – I was thinking cables up the forearms and the lace leaf on the back of the hand. Please could you design that?
In Greek mythology, Arachne challenged Athena to a weaving contest and was turned into a spider.
Portobello – after Edinburghs Portobello brick.
mixing the honey idea with matching sets being “the rage” How about “The Buzz” ?
First thing that cam to mind was “Wall” … but then, it’s a set of two … with a wall …. So : Humpty Dumpty
For some reason, I’m thinking ‘Inglenook’ because the set makes me think of a brick fireplace. Hmm… I think you’re far better at thinking of names than I am!
How about Mitosis:
Mitosis is the process in which a cell separates the chromosomes in its cell nucleus, into two identical sets.
A set. The stitch pattern resembles cells.
Either way, I’m eager to knit those!
Wallcrawler came immediately to mind when you mentioned them being a little bit Spider-man, since that’s a nickname for that character. Masonry or pavers would be good names, too, playing with the architectural brick-y look of the pattern.
Bonus, there are no patterns on Ravelry with any of these names.
First thing I thought of when I saw them was the “Bees-Knees”.
How about “Parker,” after Peter Parker (aka Spiderman)?
They really do remind me of plant cells, so how about ‘Lamella’, (a cell biology term for a layered structure)?
Just thought of another one – hopscotch
How about Just Another Brick In The Wall? or Another Brick in the Wall?
Now, I’m going to be humming Pink Floyd all day…
Stained glass!
The first thing to come to mind was “Gotham” (city)– a little bit super-hero-y, a little bit descriptive…
“Marrow” because it almost reminds me of the structure of bone
“Chim-chiree”: Taken from the chimney sweeps’ song in “Mary Poppins”: the set reminds me of that, somehow, with the brick-look, the fact that they are fingerless gloves…
My suggestions are…
Bubbles
Hexagonal Bricks
They are a stunning set :)
When I saw you wearing the hat the other day I thought of windowpanes and stained glass. The set reminds me a bit of walking home in the evening darkness and peeking into the lit windows on the way.
The first thing I thought of when I saw this lovely pattern is the Old song “Just another brick in the wall” by Pink Floyd.
What immediately sprung to mind was the rather dorky Celluloid, partly for the whole cell thing and partly because you could totally feel like a film star in that set.
Although it isn’t really your naming style at all, the first thing that I thought of was “Brick House” as in the song lyrics “She’s a Brick House…”.
I was going to say ‘Brick Lane’ but someone already did, so I’ll just second that ;)
Tea and Sympothy
Love them!
Tea and Sympathy
Love them!
(oops on typo)
I love the Brick Lane idea, they do look very bricky
My suggestion is redbricks!! They’re great.
I’m going to go with the Spiderman theme too – but a nice little matching set for his girlfriend so…
‘Mary Jane’
They remind me of plant cells so:
“Building Blocks”
or
“Xylem and Phloem”
Spiderman + cells….”Spidercell”, of course!
I like ‘briquettes.’
When I lived in ireland I used to buy and burn peat briquettes to keep myself warm; the word conjures blocky, pleasing, earthy warmth.
According to wikipedia:
A briquette (or briquet) is a block of flammable matter which is used as fuel to start and maintain a fire.
What about Hexagons, Honeycomb Sweet Hex?
What about “Melissae” – ancient greek for bees. Or “Melissa” – Queen Bee
These are absolutely gorgious! Well I know that a lot of names with brick are mentioned, but I want to add another one:
Brick & Morter
Cherry Bark! Those mitts and hat look good enough to eat :)
Not sure, somebody else said it, but I like “Wall” or “Wall-Street”.
Erlea — Basque for “bee.”
or Beatrice.
The colors make me think of volcanic activity… so I’m thinking Pele, the hawaiian volcano goddess? She heaves hot lava out of the sea to create land, and the volcanic soil is so rich and life giving. Keeps you warm while you create?… lol
Along the lines of Felix’s “briquette”: I look at these and think of cooling lava, with the hardening rock on top and the liquid bits underneath, so how about “Hot Lava” or “Lava Rocks” or just “Lava”?
How about “hive”?
Very pretty! I have another “wall” name: Over the Garden Wall.
They remind me of turtles so I’m thinking Esio Trot. Yes I am a fan of Roald Dahl…
Two things came to mind: Brooklyn brownstones and a Medieval glass mosaic
What about “Kiln”? They look like bricks and of course you made them yourself, which reminds me of work at a kiln; also, I think the word conjures up thoughts of warmth and hearth-fire, which would be appropriate for such a lovely, toasty set :)
Otherwise, I really like Brick Lane as well.
‘Stella’ came to mind right away – but I don’t know why!
The grey bits make me think of the extracellular matrix and since the hat and gloves surround your head and hands maybe they could be thought of as an extra – matrix too. Although its not very catchy…
Name it “Melissa”? It fits in with your theme of giving things girls’ names and Melissa means “honey bee” and the pattern is honey-combey!
Why not “A Matched Set”. That is the idea behind the pattern, right?
I really like them and they turned out quite nicely. I think a of something that suggests a brick wall in a city, so I think of the name Graffiti. Or Urbanite.
I’m tickled that they do look like Spiderman’s costume. I think it was already mentioned, but I’m vouching for “Mary Jane,” the name of Peter Parker’s girlfriend, for a feminine touch.
I was thinking about how you go with fairy tale/storybook names, and the spideryness brought to mind Charlotte? But maybe they’re too modular for that. Just a thought.
The pattern reminds me of a “staggered” pattern. When we put down our wood floor in our house, we had to stagger each row.
So my suggestions would be…
*The Staggered Set
or
*The Zigzag Set
How about Margate, as it’s also reminiscent of fish scales?
How about (She’s a) Brick House? I’ve been listening to a 70’s groove station lately, and that one always gets stuck in my head :)
All great suggestions! Here’s mine: Chimney Mitts + Topper.
They look like something a sweep might get for Christmas from his knitting girlfriend.
I don’t know why but ‘Viola’ came to mind – I see the viola as a very artistic instrument, crucial to the orchestra but not as high-profile as the violin or cello. Maybe this pattern is also a hidden pearl in the clutch of oysters? :)
Failing that, I love the biology terms that have been suggested.
Beautiful set, Ysolda! At first I thought “Ovalene” (or spelled ‘Ovaline’) because it references the oval shape and sounds like a name, and its real meaning is rather scientific (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ovalene) which ties into the shape.
Another thought – the word “squoval” literally meaning square and oval. ‘The Squoval Set’
How ’bout Another Brick in the Wall?
k< i just realized that there are other’s who suggested Another Brick in the Wall…oops, guess I should have read the commetns first.
How about Penny Lane, honeycomb, or grammercy?
What about “BEEHIVE”?
I like Red Brick Road
How about The Red Queen?
For some reason, the Red Queen from Alice in Wonderland popped into my head – it seems like something a knitterly-inclined and slightly crazy queen might wear, if she were inclined to dig in her garden. Besides, everyone knows how into perfection she was in her roses, and your patterns are perfectly edited. I’m sure she would approve!
My first thought was “Smiling Through” because you have the cheerful color smiling out from behind the more muted color. Plus, don’t new knits always make us smile?
I like the Brick Lane suggestions! On the brick theme, I have always liked the word Sticklebrick….
And on the Another Brick in the Wall theme – what about Floyd?
For some reason they remind me of a turtle shell, and thus the “Turtles” (teenage mutant ninja type). With the red colour I imediately thought “Raphael”, so that is my suggestion! LOL
I also like Brick Lane. Or maybe Brickwork?
I thought of a sponge when I saw them, which brought me to Porifera as the phylum. Porifera sounds more like a pattern name than a science term, to me. :)
Canadian knitters would recognize that stitch immediately as the stitch used in Newfie Mitts. Why Newfie? I have no idea. It is cold in Newfoundland and the weather is perpetually crap. So perhaps the honeycomb nature of the stitch makes for incredibly warm mittens. Whatever the reason, I vote for ‘Newfie’.
Really unimaginative but I immediately thought ‘beehive’. They’re pretty by the way!
I love them,how about knitty honeycomb gloves and hat.
What about something related to the ‘Redwall’ series? Like “Redwall Abbey,” “Matthias’ Mits and Cap” or “Martin the Warrior?”
Graffiti.
They look very like something you might wear to go tag a wall when it’s cold out. :)
Locked In ?
Milk and Honey ?
Holly & Ivy ?
Beautiful, at any rate, and I want them!
Aww, “Lamella” is good! But Hooke named cells after the cells in monasteries — which made me think of “Iona,” after Iona Abbey, founded over 1400 years ago in Scotland and still open today! The stitch pattern reminds me of the photos I’ve seen of the cloisters:
http://flickr.com/photos/boelaars/2582601413/
More info here:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Iona_Abbey
Kates, for their excellent photo shoot
They remind me of Star Wars (specifically R2D2 :D). Perhaps something Jedi related? Or “the force” (hehe).
I don’t really have any naming ideas (though something related to bricks would be best, I think!), but that last photo looks like they were knit in mohair–and they look good! Someone should try it.
Cinnamon Bark. They look not only organic but edible!
How about Cobblestone Road?
I’d have to suggest “osmosis” as my suggestion – as it looks like lots of cells next to each other and that’s what cells next to each other do! :)
This set is so cute! As are all your designs =)
I’m sure I’m not first with this suggestion but the first thing that comes to mind is “Brick and mortar”.
‘cherry cobbler’ the colors remind me of the filling & how the cherry seeps & bubbles through the crust.
Going with the Spiderman theme (because it’s what I see), how about Mary Jane?
I think Ups and Downs… they are textured.. and looks brickish too! Great pattern!
To me they look like a box of valentines day chocolates!
So how about, “Boxed Chocolates”?
Whatever you name them they are really nice! I’ll have to get the pattern. I do need something that matches…
Cloister or Rambles or Footbridge or Hedgerow- they make me think of long rambling walks/hikes on the misty moors.
Hi Ysolda!
I love both hat and mittens!
I would like them to be called ‘Honey Bricks’.
Cheers,
Maria
Molecular
Ariadne
Arachnid
How about Blocking? It covers knitting and bricks!
so difficult with so many suggestions already. how about bricolage? or cobbles? or beehive…. ?
How about ‘Urban mitts’ or ‘Secret Garden’ as red brick walls always make me wonder whats hidden behind them. Happy choosing, best wishes Emma :-)
How about ‘Townhouse’, because they look like the bricks that you see on nice townhouses here in the States?
They remind me of a wall – so how about Pyramus and Thisbe – I’m thinking more of the Midsummer Night’s Dream version than the classical tragedy.
I do like Brick Lane too
Queen Bee
City Buzz
And Brick Lane was a great suggestion. Love those mitts!
some of the suggestions are so clever!
the first word that came to my mind when i saw your photos was “honeycomb”, but the warm colours made me think of plants and spring so how ’bout “terra”?
Honey Cherry Warmers?
(Honeycomb + Cherry colour + things that keep you warm)
Good luck! ^__^
I was thinking of Pater Parker’s sweetheart as well but There are so many slippers patterns under the name Mary Jane…
How about Nico or Marianne (Faithfull)… I could picture her wearing them.
Bon courage !
clinker (one meaning: A partially vitrified brick or a mass of bricks fused together)
adobe
mason (for a stonemason)
Hadrian (for Hadrian’s Wall
cairn (rounded shape of hat along with the staggered effect of the red for stones)
they are lovely, good luck!
trellis?
They look so much like the bricks in the old SNES games, and it makes me wish I was playing video games instead of doing schoolwork, so . . . all I can think when I look at those is “Mario Envy”
Looks like snake skin to me and snakes come in all colours – Serpent Mitts.
Brick Oven?
Well, thr pattern reminds me of the metro bevelled tiles, so quite simply i’d name the duo Metro.
Megachilidae – ‘mega chilly day’, and also mason bees!
From Wikipedia:
Mason bee is a general term for certain species of bees in the family Megachilidae, most appropriately restricted to the genus Osmia, such as the orchard mason bee (Osmia lignaria), the blueberry bee (Osmia ribifloris), and the hornfaced bee (Osmia cornifrons).
very nice – how about “stack the deck”
They remind me of the brick texture on the main street in Stromness. The street is in big blocks and in the middle it looks like a little magical path of tiny bricks. I’d call them after the town itself
Have no ideas myslef, but after reading through the comments I have to say I love BRICK LANE…. cool name!!
How about “The Square Deal” ~ that would be my suggestion. Nice pattern. Lovely work.
Blessings,
Sher
my immediate thought was “mary jane”, but i see a few others beat me to it! :)
How about catacomb?
The first thing that came to mind was the old video game where a dot hit bricks. It was called “Breakout”, which is a good name I think!
Windowpane hat & mitts. Whatever you call them, they are lovely!
Honey Comb.
Brick and Mortar.
Cherry and Chocolate Stacks.
Chocolate Cut Work
Cherry Chocolate Eyelet…or MilkShake.
i wasn’t too sure about the hat, but now that i see the mitts, i am sold. very lego-y. i don’t have any names for ideas, but i liked a lot of the suggestions, especially maryjane and catacomb. i second catacomb! but really, “a matched set” would be such a perfect name, because they remind of so many many different things. i had been imagining the hat knit in more dune-esque sandy tones, but i am nervous about the two-colour knitting. i look forward to seeing the technique!
“Where are the Bees?” because it’s honeycomby and maybe you like Doctor Who.
“Bee Mine”? Because they’re honeycomby and you want them to be yours? :P
I think I’ve already used up my allotment of brain cells for the day, I apologize for my tacky pun.
What about “Brick Layers” or “Honeycomb Hideout”? The second suggestion might be too US-centric, though…
Pathway.
They remind me of the stone paths with the moss growing between the stones. Love those kind of paths.
Cute gloves and hat! I can’t wait to see them popping up in all different colors on Ravelry.
I can’t think of anything that hasn’t been suggested, and to be honest, the pattern reminds me most of chicken wire. LOL! I’d go with one of the Melissa-ish suggestions, as you sometimes name your patterns after heroines Ü and they really are honeycombey.
Also a bit erythrocytic in that color. Call them something vampirey. hehe!
Arachne?
Hi:
Can’t wait to get this pattern! My first instinct was something to do with bricks or honeycomb. I loved the book “Brick Lane” and like that idea as others have previously posted, but I also like Melissa, which was also previously posted. The bee was a symbol of productivity, used by Napoleon. Keeping with your tradition of giving your patterns female names, I would like to see it named Melissa.
So glad I got the entire Whimsical Little knits. I’m always excited to see a new pattern in my email, especially during the long cold winter months!!! Thanks Ysolda! Great idea.
‘Brickwork’?
(love your designs, btw :) )
Three Little Pigs — they end up safe in the brick house
Rapunzel — reminds me of her tower, which led me to:
Broch — ancient towers in your part of the world
St Basil — the churches in Moscow’s Red Square, even though different colors and shapes but the exuberance of the design is reminiscent.
How about “Brikalicious” or “brick-ally”? Kind of a takeoff on Brick Alley (more edgy than Brick Lane).
Makes me think of some of our beautiful neighborhood brick buildings in Georgetown (Seattle). So, maybe Georgetown. Or Georgia, for a feminine twist.
“Hornet” they are the same colour as hornets, waffled like honeycomb which I know comes from bees but always reminds me of wasps! Maybe “Vespa” (scientific genus name).
It reminds me of Klingons and their architecture. Maybe not what you thought about, but that was my first impression.
I know these remind lots of people of bricks but I thought of food. The colours remind me of dessert, like something made with berries and chocolate. So… “Chocolate berry”, “Berry chocolate”… mmm. Black forrest cake, panna cotta, ok, I’m just hungry now.
Love the mitts :)
What about Charlotte or Chuck (a girl named Chuck to be correct) after the heroine of pushing daisies. She lives in an old brick factory turned into appartments and has her own beehives on the roof. And the mitts and hat would look lovely on her / fit the character. If you want to have a look: http://flickr.com/photos/12296427@N00/2718853698
You make so beautiful things.
Christina
I think you need to honour the cafe! How about “Matchmeister”?
Hope no one used this one. How about calling them Chocolate Strawberries? Too long . . . Red Chocolates . . . (now if you had made the set in pink, you could call them Pink Chocolates, LOL).
They’re very pretty.
Dina :)
Tiffany – after the Tiffany stained glass lamps!
ever the fan of funk i vote for “(she’s a) brick house”. :) lovely set, btw.
Ummm ….
tetris – that brick video game
garden path – they kind of look like the interlocking brick in a garden path
Bricks & Mortar? Not very romantic but that is what I see when viewing the pics. Good Luck.
Edderkoppen is the Norwegian word for spider. Although, Spicklebrick is probably my favourite suggestion thus far.
Good luck! Such a cute set!
I like Cobbles, or Red Cobbles
Morgan …just because it’s my daughter’s name and you seem to name your patterns with first names.
You have inspired me to knit again after many years, Ysolda.
My suggestion is Dreamweaver.
My suggestions are: Cherry Mocha, or A Caged Bird Sings.
How about honey comb.
Brick Lane
“Brick Hands”.
I love the new pattern!
They remind me of jewels so perhaps Jewelled Windows or for a musical thought, how about Counterpoint (because of the way the layers touch and then don’t, weaving in and out of each other to create an overall effect)?
I think they should be called the “honeycomb duo”. Awesome as usual. Margaret.
The ones that come to mind are:
Mortar and Brick
Embers and Soot
Cobblestones
Or maybe name it after one of your favourite cobbled
streets – like the Royal Mile or the road outside the K1
knitting shop? Diagon Alley from Harry Potter?
Good Luck!
How about “Girlfriend in a Refrigerator”? It’s a fun reference to Spidey’s comic roots!
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Women_in_Refrigerators
Well, they made me think of , but I’m really sure you shouldn’t name them Stinkhorn.
The pattern also reminds me of the Giants’ Causeway rock formation – how about Causeway? I’m sure they’d keep off the sea breezes.
” Hitting the Wall”
I think it would be a great Runner set.
I just finished my cell biology block of med school and I have to say that I like the word Desmosome. It is a protein that links cells together in the body. So its cellular and a pretty word :)
Since you frequent Falko for coffee and baked goodies,
and your pattern looks like a cobbled lane- how about
Drury Lane from “The Muffin Man”.
The set is just lovely. I love the color choice and that technique is great!
I am thinking “Epidermis” to go along with the cellular idea.
“Raspberry Cocoa” sounds like a yummy name too. Check out this great picture: http://feedmeimhungry.blogspot.com/2007/10/accidental-semi-freddo.html
Brick and Mortar? I just see beautiful brick work when I see those
I too thought of turtles when I saw the pattern. “Tortoiseshell” is one idea.
… or to continue your use of girl’s names as others have suggested, “Harriet” — according to wikipedia there was a Galapagos tortoise that lived to be 175!
How about KNOCK OUT Mitts and hat , first of all they are knock out gorgeous, secondly they look like bricks which are hard and will knock you out if you got hit with one of those.
Love this set!! Beau-ti-ful!!!
What about Clinker or Klinker (the german word for this)?!
Just want to thank you for giving me the idea to knit a spiderman pullover for my 4 year old! He will be thrilled!
So, leaving the competition aside, I think Mary Jane is an excellent name:)
“Stacks” – love the hat and mittens by the way
They reminded me of Sheldon the Turtle so either Sheldon or Turtle or even Tortoise?
Earlier I mentioned the childrens game, Hopscotch, which is played on paving slabs.
since then I have been trying to remember the scottish version and it has just came to me – ‘Peevers’ !!
I saw some lilypads on the tv yesterday & your mitts remind me of the underside of those, so my suggestion is Lily!
I’ve already got your book on order as my wonderful fiance ordered it for my bday. I can’t wait to knit Poppy!
I second Floyd and I also like Redbrick ( as in Redbrick University )
Catacombs
Check out this picture:
http://img.dailymail.co.uk/i/pix/2008/05_01/023Catacombs_800×533.jpg
Catacombe (Italian)
P.S. Catacomba
This is the correct spelling.
For some reason these remind me of something out of Hellboy, or something that the Old Beggar Woman (Lucy) would wear out of Sweeney Todd. Why not Amunrah, The Right Set of Doom (instead of the Right Hand) or The Barber’s Wife?
What a lovely set! I studied palaeontology at university and the pattern reminds me of one of the fossil plants I studied, the giant club moss ‘Lepidodendron’. Their trunks were covered with little leaves, which are generally not preserved but instead the trunks are covered with a pattern of rounded diamond shaped ’scars’. Wonderful texture as it looks like your gloves and hat do! I can’t find a great picture, best one I can find by googling is http://www.geology.cz/aps/dvd_stbg/gallery.htm – the second one down is most like the ones I remember. So my suggestion is ‘Lepidodendron’
There are some amazing fossilised Lepidodendrons in Glasgow, a whole forest of root systems, it’s called Fossil Grove.
hexaploid mitts and hat?
they are super cute!
I was taken with Brick Lane, but then Cobblestone popped into my mind. Has that been chosen yet? It is a charming and cozy looking set.
My son thought Street Runner would be a good name – then he’d be able to climb up walls, run really fast and jump high!
They remind me of an old video game we used to play called “Tetris”. The object was to move falling cube shapes into the right position before they reached the bottom.
How about “Totally Connected” .
I think of “Mariposa,” which is Spanish for butterfly, probably because the way the black grid contains blocks of color reminds me of a monarch butterfly.
Those are very pretty. They remind me of fishing nets, and since you live in Edinburgh, perhaps the Gaelic word for fishing nets would be in order: lìon. (In case it doesn’t come out, there’s a downward-accent on the i.)
I’m thinking something on the lines of brick, brick wall doesn’t do them justice, they are super cute!
I like Red Road, although some of the biology names are good too. They also remind me of bridges. And blood cells. And resistance, or standing your ground (like a wall) Maybe Boudicca, for the Celtic Queen with flaming red hair who led a resistance against the Romans. You’ve got it all- Resistance and strength, blood, and a great name!
I was spontaneously thinking of Brick in the Wall, might not be creative, but that’s what it makes me think of. Would be good to see the pattern in another colour, maybe that helps…
Can’t wait until your book will be out!
Best regards from Brussels,
Frauke
My suggestion is ‘Connected’. I just bought Liesl and can’t wait to start it!
They remind me of bricks, so here are a couple of masonry terms:
SECTILIA: A pavement made up of fitted hexagonal stones.
ARRIS: The angle, corner, or edge produced by the meeting of two surfaces
My daughter and I were reminded of crackled paint.
Maybe “Crackle”?
I think they look like pox viruses! They a brick shaped under an electron microscope. So I’m putting a vote in for “Pox” or Poxbricks or something with Pox in it!
I’m a med student so that is why I recognize the virus resemblance. They look great.
I think Cherry Cobbles.
How about calling them ‘Chlorophyll’?
1- tumbling tiles
2 – window panes
3 – mosaic
4 – stained glass
Oh, one more
‘Cobblestone path’
It makes me think of Pyramus and Thisbe and Wall from *A Midsummer Night’s Dream*– I don’t have my copy of the play handy, but which of the mechanicals played Wall? Perhaps something will fit from there.
I haven’t read all the comment, so I do not know if this has already been suggested:
“bric-a-brac”. Or “bric” for the hat and “brac” for the gloves.
I don’t know why, but Wallclimbers is springing to mind! Whether it is to help you with it or to stop you from it, I’ll leave to you to decide. I know it makes me crazy when my hands are the only cold part of me, so maybe that’s where it comes from.
I was GOING to suggest a name. Then I read the comment thread.
Whoever suggested “Inglenook” = genius :D
Apis (the genus for honeybees.)
But, I do like Inglenook a lot, too.
Oh they’re cute!
They’re quite toy-like, so I’m thinking: Building Blocks, Lego… or maybe even Crazy Paving!
I suggest you call your set “Bee Mine”–just in time for Valentine’s Day.
Aurora or Pomona
How about “Tiny Windows”?
Honeycomb came to mind first… but clearly too generic…
so why not, “Bee’s Knees – Cozy Winter Set” or “Warming Apiary” or simply “Colony” – kind of bee-ish yet traditional.
“Bricks and Mortar”
masonry
cobbles
brickoven
kiln
but i like masonry best.
good luck!
How about Hot Bricks and believe me it is hot in Adelaide at the miment we are in the middle of a massive heat wave
Some random ones…
Chuck (after the character from Pushing Daisies Charlotte Charles who loves bees)
May (after Peter Parker’s aunt)
Jessica Drew (aka Spiderwoman)
What about “Turtle set” or “Turtle two”?…I don’t know, it just reminds me of a turtle ;)
shale bing
http://flickr.com/photos/77047514@N00/10621944
Call this beauty Hexagonia vesparia, for the wood fungus it resembles, as it reminds us of nature’s symmetry.
Hat about FORT BRICKS?
The set reminds me the walls of the medieval forts.
how about FreeCell?
What about ‘Laying Bricks’
Love them! What about “Interlocking” ? Can’t wait to see what you decide to call them!
I though about Amsterdam, it remind me this beautiful city; have you ever visited Holland? It’s beautiful and full of red bricks!
I didn’t check to see if anyone else said this
but bricks and mortar is the first thing that came to mind when I saw the pictures
They’re really lovely.
I immediately thought they should be called “Marnie”, although I’m not sure why!
I haven’t read through the other comments but my suggestion is
“Honeycomb Coffee”
“The Third Little Pig’s Hat and Mitts”
“Hansel and Gretel”
“Wooster Street” – a cobblestone street in Soho, NY
Good luck Ysolda. They are adorable!
‘Metamorphosis’ by Franz Kafka. Your set reminds me of the red apple stuck in the back of the vermin. Uber existential!
I haven’t read through all the comments, but I’d call them “The Bee’s Knees” – based on the honeycomb look, and the fact that they are adorable. (Is this only an outdated phrase in the USA, or is it elsewhere? An older reference to talk about something marvelous.)
Mellifera (part of the name for honeybees, full name Apis mellifera, but I think Mellifera sounds a bit more… feminine?).
Or Carniolan, in reference to a quiet, even-tempered European bee.
I am a bee-lovin’ nerd.
‘Follow the knitted brick road’
:)
Not sure if this has been mentioned but the hat reminds me of the dome in ‘Florence’ by ‘Brunelleschi’
Pattern looks almost like a cartoon tortoiseshell (I mean this in a good way!) so how about Koopa after the SuperMario turtles?
Great pattern!
How about “Chim-chim-a-nee”, or another spelling of the refrain from that song.
I think that they look like little chimneys. It’s a perfect pattern for mid-winter knitting, fireside.
I can’t wait to start the mitts – and no matter which name you end up with, in my book they will be ‘Spider Bees’… Most of all I can’t wait to knit them, so that I can keep my fingers warm while knitting other stuff too – thanks for helping us all in that account…
Someone mentioned that they reminded them of a tortoise – so how about Freda – the tortoise that was on Blue Peter for so many years
so—did you all get the same sort of snowfall as london?
i like LADRILLOS. i means bricks in spanish.
Magnolia.
They remind me of magnolia seed pods when the red seeds start to pop out.
How about Autumnal Brick.
soft chain-linker mitts…
or: chain-after-chain-after-chain!
For the Americans, since we’re the only country that houses so many criminals I like the name: Jail Break
‘Cause my original, Cell Block #9 sounds a little, well, criminal.
Man I love puns. At least I make myself laugh.
Or After Elvis, if you like Elvis- Jail House Rocks
I don’t know – the name that sprang to mind was a bit less, creative?
Masonry.
I know. Love them, anyway.
Do you have a pattern name and/or source available for the wonderful little green sweater you’re wearing in the Rapunzel stocking post?
I like Helenus for the hat, and Cassandra for the mitts. In Greek mythology, Helenus and Cassandra were twins, so I thought since it was a matchy set, similar pattern, get where I’m going? Helenus was a boy so I figure the hat was more masculine. Can’t wait to see what you come up with!!
How about: Busy Bee Mitts & Hat
Includes the idea of the honeycomb. :)
Or perhaps: Beehive
You have a fairy tale theme with a lot of your pattern names, so how about Rapunzle? (Let down your hair and all of that).
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These are Newfoundland or “Newfie” mittens