Fiber Arts - Knitting & Crochet

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FIBER ARTS - KNITTING AND CROCHET

AWARDS              Purple                   Blue                       Red                        White 
                          $3.00                     $2.50                     $2.00                      $1.50 

Criteria for judging knitting and crocheting: design and color, neatness, knitting mechanics or crocheting mechanics, trimmings, and construction finishes. 

KNITTING 

KNITTED ITEM - Each crocheted exhibit must include the following information on the fiber arts data card with the entry tag or exhibit will be lowered one ribbon placing:

  1. Why did you choose to create this exhibit?
  2. What steps did you take as you created your exhibit?
  3. What were the most important things you learned?
  4. Gauge and size of hook or type of crocheting tool.
  5. Kind of yarn - weight and fiber content or other material used.
  6. Names of the stiches used.

CLASSES 

C225001L     Beginning Knitting (may enter 4 items, NOT eligible for State Fair Fashion Show) 

C225001       Level 2 Knitted Clothing (Garment eligible for State Fair Fashion Show) – Knitted item or garment using pattern stitches such as diamond, block, twist or seed/moss stitches. Basic stitches [including: Knit (K), Purl (P), Slip Knit Pass Over (SKPO), Knit Two Together (K2tog), Yarn Over (you)] to form patterns. 

C225002       Level 2 Knitted Home Design and Restoration Item - Knitted Item using basic stitches [including: Knit (K), Purl (P), Slip Knit Pass Over (SKPO), Knit Two Together (K2tog), Yarn Over (yo) to form patterns. 

C225003       Arm or Finger Knitted Item (Clothing or Home Environment Item) 

C225004       Loom Knitted Item (Clothing or Home Environment Item) 

C225005       Level 3 Knitted Clothing (Garment eligible for State Fair Fashion Show) – Knitted item or garment made from advanced knitting stitches such as pass slip stitch over, double-pointed needle knitting, cable, Turkish, tamerna, plait, germaine, feather and fan or knitting with one or more patterns such as Aran or Fair Isle. made by using stitches learned in Level 2 while advancing to circular knitting, double pointed needle knitting, knitting with multiple pattern stitches, and changing colors throughout the garment such as argyle knitting and chart knitting. 

C225006       Level 3 Knitted Home Design and Restoration Item - Knitted item made by using stitches learned in Level 2 while advancing to circular knitting, double pointed needle knitting, knitting with multiple pattern stitches, and changing colors throughout the garment such as argyle knitting and chart knitting. 

C225007       Level 3 Machine Knitting 

 

CROCHET 

CROCHETED ITEM - Any item may be entered by those enrolled in the crochet project. Each knitted exhibit must include the following information with the entry tag or exhibit will be lowered one ribbon placing: 

  1. Why did you choose to create this exhibit?
  2. What steps did you take as you created this exhibit?
  3. What were the most important things you learned?
  4. Gauge-Number of rows per inch; number of stitches per inch.
  5. Size of needles, finger knitted, arm knitted, loom or machine knitted
  6. Kind of yarn – weight and fiber content.
  7. Names of stitches used.

CLASSES 

C226001L     Beginning Crocheted (may enter 4 items, NOT eligible for State Fair Fashion Show) 

C226001       Level 2 Crocheted Clothing (Garment eligible for State Fair Fashion Show) - Crochet garment using basic stitches [including: chain, single, double, half-double, treble] to form patterns 

C226002       Level 2 Crocheted Home Design and Restoration Item - Crochet item using basic stitches [including: chain, single, double, half-double, treble] to form patterns. 

C226003       Level 3 Crocheted Clothing (Garment eligible for State Fair Fashion Show) - Crochet garment using stitches learned in Level 2 while advancing to use afghan stitch, broomstick lace, hairpin lace, design motifs, and multiple pattern stitches. 

C226004       Level 3 Crocheted Home Design and Restoration Item - Crochet item using stitches learned in Level 2 while advancing to use afghan stitch, broomstick lace, hairpin lace, design motifs, and multiple pattern stitches.