The name of my new pattern is...

Cute Little Dudes! Meet the Forest Dwellers:

There wasn't exactly a overwhelming response to the naming contest in my previous post,  only two comments in two days.. The first suggestion kind of stuck with me, because calling them something with "dudes" had already crossed my mind a few times, but I just couldn't get it right. (Now, "Huggies" is not at all a bad suggestion, I like that name a lot, and I might make something of it some day. Something cute and cuddly.) So congratulations to jucatca for coming up with the name, a copy of the pattern will be e-mailed :D

I suppose I can't really blame people for not noticing the contest, it was badly advertized since it was a spur-of-the-moment thing, and I guess most people can't be bothered to read all the way to the end of my sometimes very long blog posts (and very long sentences!)... Next time I'll do better, I promise :)

Anyway, the pattern will be added both to my Etsy shop and Ravelry store some time tonight. Hope you like the Cute Little Dudes :)

Give-away & contest!

Cheryl of Bingle Bears is celebrating her one year anniversary of blogging with a give-away, and the prize is this really sweet bear:

He's so adorable, I want him! :) His name is Sammy and he's 11 inches tall and fully jointed.

Fiffel & Tråd is celebrating 1000 visitors with a contest! The first prize is this lovely pile of yarn:

Second prize is some other goodies like pompons and hearts to decorate amigurumi:

Congratulations to the both of you :D

Great Big Bumblebee pattern & more

I managed to finish the patterns sooner than I thought (I e-mailed the documents to my aunt who converted them to PDF and sent them back to me), so I actually listed the Bumblebee pattern yesterday. And I've made a sale already, can you believe that? I almost don't :D You find my Etsy shop HERE.

Oh, I forgot to mention in the post yesterday that the body of the bumblebee is brushed to make it furry and fuzzy and cute like a real bumblebee :) The pattern is actually based on the Buff-tailed Bumblebee, which is the most common species in Europe.

I edited my old Kitty Princess pattern and relisted it.

Also, both patterns are now found in my new Ravelry store :) I decided to try it because selling patterns on Ravelry is a little cheaper than Etsy, since there's no listing fee...

One final thing... I really could use some help with this, both me and my boyfriend are stuck trying to come up with a name for this pattern set:

The pattern is as good as ready, I just need a name for the little creatures. Now, I feel like I can't call them critters, because that would make them too similar to CraftyAlien's very cute knitted & felted ones. Calling them Something-something Friends also seems a little used... They are fairly small, with a flat bottom that allows them to sit up straight, and fit perfectly in you hand:

I plan to make a lot more of these sets, and not only forest animals, so I need a general name for all of them, and then the individual sets will have more specific names added to that. *sigh* Hate it when I'm stuck like this...

Ooh, I just had an idea... If I get any suggestions (as comments to this post), the winning suggestion will win a free copy of this pattern! I have a few thoughts myself, but I'm still undecided, so you have a fair chance of your name suggestion being picked :D (If I come up with a name myself you can still get the pattern from one of my stores..)