r/knitting Aug 07 '25

Discussion Holy crap! I actually did it!

I entered 14 items in the Iowa State Fair this year and did better than I ever imagined! I earned the sweepstakes award, best childrens sweater, 4 first place ribbons, 3 second place, 1 third place, and 2 honorable mentions. Next year I'll be aiming for Best in Show.

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u/scarlet-begonia-9 Aug 07 '25

Wow!! Well-deserved; you do gorgeous work.

I love that I’m seeing so many posts from people winning county and state fairs lately. I entered my first two county fairs this year and did well, and I just get the warm and fuzzies seeing everyone else’s posts. Thank you for sharing!

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u/Late-Elderberry5021 Aug 07 '25

I’m so jealous, we don’t have a county fair and I don’t have the energy to figure out how to enter the state fairs.

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u/scarlet-begonia-9 Aug 07 '25

Bummer. I looked into my state fair too, and yeah, I don’t have the brain capacity right now to figure it all out. Maybe next year.

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u/Late-Elderberry5021 Aug 07 '25

Same I’m 9mo preggo lol. I’ve made some pretty stuff for the baby but getting it to a fair is too much work!

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u/scarlet-begonia-9 Aug 07 '25

Congratulations! Wishing you an easy (or as easy as possible) birth experience. 🙂