I am so glad that this is all over ..... as I have been busy putting together all my entries for the Annual Royal Show. For the last few months, I had been finishing off all my entries as they had to be submitted one week before the show.
This year, I entered in 6 categories (which was a little ambitious on my part) and I won 1st prize for my socks. It's my Triple Braids which I have for sale on ravelry ......
2nd prize for the Dimante Mittens which I designed for Knitting Inspirations Annual Retreat ......
2nd prize for this shawl ......
........ which was entered in the handspun section as the yarn is from a friend's baby alpaca. The alpaca was so soft & I love the natural color. This is also my own design & I am planning to write out the pattern.
3rd prize for this shawl ......
..... Daisy Shawlette which I really enjoyed knitting & the beads made the shawl so pretty.
Highly Commended for this shawl .......
..... which I designed especially for the Original Design Category. The shawl is crescent shaped & was knitted in Malabrigo lace in the neutral color. I love the look of this shawl & it's so soft & light. I have the pattern written out & it's is being test knitted now.
Lastly, is a hat which did not have not placing. The judge's comment was that the brim looks tight & may not fit the head.
It's the Brambles Beret. I did a tubular cast on which I thought was really stretchy. Anyway, I had no problem putting it over my head.
I was also invited to the show to do a knitting demonstration. It's just for a few hours, sitting in one corner with a table of my projects. I sat there & knitted & talked to people who stop by the table.
This year's entries for the handknitting section were all very well done. It's so good to see such beautiful work done by most of my knitting friends. I am sure next year, the competition will be even greater.
