Entries for the fair

This year, I entered two knitted items in our state fair's needle arts competition: a gray version of my Shawlcowl Pullover made with acrylic DK yarn and a blue fingering-weight version of the Zuzu's Petals pullover cowl.

The gray Shawlcowl Pullover got some really nice, thoughtful feedback from the judges.

But, amazingly, the blue Zuzu's Petals earned an Honorable Mention ribbon! As well as some lovely judges' feedback.

 

 

 

Naturally, the entry made by the co-owner of our local little yarn shop took best in show! Way to go, Irina!!! 😍

Irina's entry

 I wonder what I should make to enter into the fair for next year?!?!?

Quick baby girl gift idea: Angel Popover Dress free pattern

Gosh, I know I should post here more often, I really do, and I apologize for being so random and infrequent about posting. At least I do a better job at keeping my Ravelry project notebook up to date. Sigh!

We got a surprise phone call on Saturday afternoon from great-granddaughter Lilliana’s dad saying he has a couple of vacation days coming up soon and he wanted to bring his family down for a quick visit. Activating excited great-grandma mode in 3 … 2 … 1!!!

I needed a quick pattern to make Lilliana (now 16 months old) a sweet little dress to celebrate getting to meet her in person for the first time, and the Angel Popover Dress (free pattern) filled that need quite nicely. This size 2T version worked up in just a few hours of work over two evenings.

I threaded a 3/8-inch pink satin ribbon between the stitches of the first row and tied a bow in the center front, added a pink tank top and miniskirt from the store as a liner beneath the lacy white crochet dress, and voila!