Skip to main content

Fair Entries 2022

      The 2023 Lewis County Fair is just a few weeks away.  Last year was the first year ever I had myself together enough to enter some of my crafting into exhibition.  This coming year I'm entering even more items.  I thought it would be fun to look back at last year first, since I wasn't blogging at the time.

Permutation Hat

Permutation Hat

     First up was Permutation.  Pattern is by Hunter Hammerson.  (It is currently not available for purchase).  I used yarn I received specifically for this pattern in a swap.  While I was away from blogging, I've been participating in swaps.  Most of them have been through the Nerdy Swaps swap group on Ravelry.  The black yarn is Valley Yarns Northampton and the self-striping is Happy Sheep Wool Power Print.  It was my first time using either of these yarns.  The Wool Power Print is slightly heavier than the Northampton, so it made the star stitches a bit tricky, but overall, I was really happy with how the hat came out.  These were pre-blocking pictures.  After I made this hat, I used the star stich pattern to make a matching set of mittens for myself.  I also knit this pattern again with different yarn for a dear friend of mine.


     Here's a picture of the hat at the fair.  I'll admit to bragging a bit, I got first place ribbons on all three of my entries.  
Permutation Mittens


     The aforementioned mittens made to match.  I completed these in October, after I started traveling.  More on that later.

Second Permutation

Inside of Second Permutation

     What I really like about Hunter Hammerson's patterns is that she gives lots of options.  This pattern had multiple charts for the star stitch placement and a few different crown decrease options.  There is a fourth color in this hat at the crown decrease, but it was a very similar purple, so its hard to see.  This was leftover yarn from a shawl/scarf I knit on commission for a friend.  Its Juniper Moon Farm Herriot.  It was a dream to knit with, so I jumped at the chance to knit another item for my friend Karen out of the left overs.  

     Back to the fair entries.  The other two items I submitted were sewn bags.  The first was a large drawstring style project bag I had made.  



     I'm a sucker for Batiks.  I use this bag quite often.  It holds several cakes of yarn and a huge project easily.  The second bag is a box style bag.  I had picked up the outside fabric specifically for making project bags because it was too cute to pass up.



     Its Alpacas!  My sewing room is now our unfinished basement and the lighting down there is sub-optimal to say the least.  I also just realized I don't have any pictures of the inside of this bag.  Its a dark blue speckled Batik.  As I already shamelessly stated, I got first place on both these bags as well.


          I only have a few pictures of our time at last years fair.  Liara and I went on the absolute hottest of the days for children's day.  We made sure to take it slow and stay hydrated, it ultimately was a good day.


     One of the things I love about this county fair is that the Midway is done by the same people every year, so the rides are the same ones I grew up with.  We both love this Carousel.  We rode multiple times until she took a turn on every horse, cat, or rabbit she wanted.  I also love that this fair is relatively small and not too crowded.  I'm really looking forward to this year and sharing how I do on my entries.


Until later.  Happy Crafting.

-Q

Labels:

Comments

Post a Comment

Popular posts from this blog

YOP: Week 37

    I didn't do any crafting what so ever this past week.  We had my parents and brother over for lunch on Sunday.  I cooked up some of the green beans from my garden that I had frozen.  They were very good.  We had a nice meal and it got one of the two turkeys out of the freezer.  When I was going to work Friday morning I noticed one of our neighbors had put a fridge or stand-up freezer out by the road with a free sign on it.  I called my husband immediately and told him where I had seen it.  He grabbed it right away.  It's an upright freezer from probably the 60s or 70s so it's solid.  We put it in the garage and moved the few things that were left in the "middle" chest to that one so the chest freezer could be defrosted and cleaned.  We're still waiting for the new one we ordered from Lowe's.  They know its been shipped but have no idea where it is.  At one point they thought it was in Pennsylvania; then they thoug...
2 comments
Read more

YOP: Week 36

     I didn't get any crafting done this week.  I did receive my swap package from the My Favorite Things swap.  Here's what I received: An ample stack of fabric squares.  Most are knitting related, the rest coordinate well.  A book that looks interesting, The Vampire Knitting Club, one of my favorite candies, a skein of Alpaca yarn in a glorious color and cat chair feet.  My daughter commandeered a couple of them already.  I'm going to put a set on the clothes chair in the bedroom.  All in all it was a fun swap.  I also signed up for the Halloween Mini and got my partner assignment.  I've got some ideas brewing for that one.      Since my knitting mojo still hasn't returned despite the change in weather, I picked up a book (kindle) series instead.  About two years ago I read an excellent science fiction romance; The Viridian Priestess.  I know I talked about it.  It was my favorite boo...
4 comments
Read more

YOP: Week 34

     I did some crafting this week, but it was all for the swap.  I was nearly out of interfacing so I ran over to The Quilt Shop in Watertown.  I'd been there once a couple of years ago and thought their prices were very good considering they are independent and Joanne and Hobby Lobby were both in Watertown at the time.  They have really expanded and have a tremendous selection.  They have more novelty type fabrics now, which is what I prefer for my bags, so I will be going there much more often.... probably too much.  I got interfacing and I found two prints that were perfect for my swapee.  I really wasn't expecting to find what I did.  I sewed a bag with those two prints and two of the fabrics I picked up from Walmart.  The Walmart fabric was acceptable.  Not groundbreaking, but decent enough that if I find cute prints I'll probably grab them.  I finished the handknit earlier today.  I want to steam block it yet, ...
4 comments
Read more