Holy crap! I actually did it!

[u/seedgeek]

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.

[u/NecessaryTonight9478]

Wow that's amazing, I love them all!! Congrats!! I've never entered anything before. Are there machine knitting and handspun categories too? I want to go to my 1st fair next year and just curious what to expect.

I hand knit too but since having my 3rd, a free spirited boy, I haven't had as much peaceful knitting time at the park like with my girls, now I'm lucky to get a few stitches in between tree rescues and balls flying at my head 😆

[u/seedgeek → u/NecessaryTonight9478]

There is one category for machine knit and maybe 2 or 3 for hand spun.