Please or to access all these features

AIBU?

Share your dilemmas and get honest opinions from other Mumsnetters.

To ask you to help name my business?

89 replies

DrSeuss · 14/11/2013 12:50

Crocheted hats, scarves etc. I refer to myself as a hooker so have no problem with the name being slightly, er, risque!
Thoughts, please?

OP posts:
ohmymimi · 14/11/2013 19:36

DrSmile.

DrSeuss · 14/11/2013 19:47

Give you a clue-Phil and Kirsty ranked us bottom.
Another clue-we have a transporter bridge, one of only two in the UK.
Clue three-we gave the world Chris Rea, Brian Clough and Amelia Lily. Oh, and Paul Daniels. If it helps, we're really sorry about two of those!
Anyone got it yet?

OP posts:
iklboo · 14/11/2013 19:54

Here's Hooking At Ewe, Kid

iklboo · 14/11/2013 19:56

Are you putting the rough in Middlesbrough? Grin

DrSeuss · 14/11/2013 19:59

Well done! That's us. Smoggies, we're called. DH and I aren't natives but the kids are.

OP posts:
DrSeuss · 14/11/2013 19:59

And I like the Casablanca reference.

OP posts:
bubalou · 14/11/2013 20:02

Don't know if someone has said it already but if you are going to have a website looking on sites like - go daddy should help you find a name with an available domain.

Rather that then you settle on a name that is taken. Smile

DrSeuss · 14/11/2013 20:06

Thanks, Bubalou. That is useful advice.

OP posts:
softlysoftly · 14/11/2013 20:18

Who are you aiming at?

What is your price point?

Where will you be selling?

Geographical area?

Need to know before we name.

DrSeuss · 14/11/2013 20:45

Mostly kids.
Adults who enjoy animal scarves.
Adults who like crocheted cowls/ scarves/mitts
Tenner and under in the main.
North East England.
Facebook and craft fairs.

OP posts:
iklboo · 14/11/2013 20:54

Champo Crochet
Hinny & The Hooker
Chain Gang
Dapper Nappers

Nowhere · 14/11/2013 20:55

Hook Ewe

howmuchwouldyoutake · 14/11/2013 21:09

Hats for heads
Knitty Nora
Canny knits
Northern knits

howmuchwouldyoutake · 14/11/2013 21:10

Canny crochet
Crafty crochet

olympicsrock · 14/11/2013 21:17

Wacky woolies
Happy hatters
Geordie hookers
Mad hatter' s tea cosy

treas · 14/11/2013 21:17

A Good Yarn
YOH

dementedma · 14/11/2013 21:28

Heavenly hats
Heads up
Heads, you win
Hats for Hookers
By hook or by crook
Hookies hats

MorningHasBroken · 14/11/2013 21:36

Something along the lines of Woven Whimsies, or Whimsical Weaves (this sounds like you make wigs though!). It needs work, but I like the reference to your pieces being a bit more whimsical than the norm.

Minion · 14/11/2013 21:41

Yay for smoggies!
Yarn in yarm?
I've got the husband, a fellow smogmonster thinking on. He's normally quite good with these!

FTRsGotAShinyNewNN · 14/11/2013 21:46

How about 'The Yarm Yarn' (not sure where in smoggie-land you live and I know Yarm is more Stockton)

I do like the crochety lady too Smile

iklboo · 14/11/2013 21:48

Smoggie Oggie Oggie Grin

DrSeuss · 14/11/2013 22:46

Minion- tell the Smoggie DH that I'm currently between Yarm and Stockton. I work on the coast but not quite far enough south to be in Woollyback country! Woollyback could work as a name in other regions but not here! We use it the way the Irish use Kerryman and the English talk about the Irish!

OP posts:
lilolilmanchester · 14/11/2013 22:55

'Canny crochet' would add in the north east connection

rabbitlady · 14/11/2013 22:56

cosy crochet.

LimitedEditionLady · 14/11/2013 23:09

Does this make sense...

Hooked on Ewe