Saturday, November 4, 2017

2017 North Carolina State Fair Entries: Baby Sweaters

I entered two baby sweaters in this year's State Fair, a crocheted one (which won an honorable mention ribbon) and a knitted one (no ribbon for that one).

Crocheted Baby Sweater


The pattern is Sylvie Damey's "Dancing Poppies Mini Bolero" from Crochet One-Skein Wonders (ed, by Judith Durant & Edie Eckman, Storey Publishing, 2013, pp. 180-81). I left off the edging of poppies called for in the pattern. (Wonder if I'd gotten a greater than an honorable mention ribbon if I had put them on?)

The yarn is Plymouth Yarn's "Jelli Beenz" in red; it's a blend of 75% acrylic and 25% wool yarn.

Back view:


Knitted Baby Sweater



The pattern for this sweater is Lisa Chemery's "Entrechat Shrug" from One-Skein Wonders for Babies (ed. by Judith Durant, Storey Publishing, 2015, pp. 65-7). 

The yarn is Ornaghi Filati Punto Su Punto's "Bla Bla Bla", a blend of 60% merino wool and 40% acrylic in color number 603.

Back view of the shrug featuring a little peplum.


2 comments:

Jane McLellan said...

They're both sweet. I know how hard it is to please the judges!

Carolyn Kotlas said...

Yes, Jane, and from some of their comments on the judging form, I get the impression that some have peculiar notions of what is "right" or "wrong" on an entry. Some comments lead me to believe that some judges don't understand the rules for some entries. For example, edgings are supposed to be judged only on their on merits, but one year I was told that the thread I used was too heavy for the hanky it was attached to. The fabric it was attached to is not supposed to be a consideration in judging...it's just there to have something for the edging to be attached to. Otherwise, imagine how more difficult it would be to judge loose edgings.