Section C - NEEDLEWORK AND STITCHERY Department 909 Co-Chairmen - Eileen Travis & Marie Dunne Theme Winter Wonderland ITEMS ARE TO BE BROUGHT TO THE EXHIBIT BUILDING E ON SATURDAY, AUGUST 11 MAXIMUM TWO entries per class per exhibitor, unless noted. Only one entry per class for Lion Brand Scarf Competition, Dutchess County Quilt Square and Tatting Challenge. RULES - Entries Close August 1st 1. All the general rules, previously listed, apply to Section C. Please read them carefully. 2. The name of the maker or initials should NOT appear on the article. It must be removed or completely covered with tape or cloth. 3. ENTRIES: Put name of article on YOUR claim check stub. DO NOT SEPARATE CLAIM CHECK STUB. This will be done for you on Entry Day. 4. Only needlework and stitched articles may be entered in Department C, NOTHING GLUED, INCLUDING ALL ACCESSORIES. 5. Framed articles are measured inside the frame or if matted, from inside the mat. 6. Wall hangings MUST be equipped WITH proper hanging device, or rod sleeve.. 7. When rods are necessary for wall hangings, hooked pieces, they must be firmly secured to the article so they do not slip out. 8. Any needlework pieces may be unframed. 9. We welcome and encourage all needleworkers to participate in our competition. 10. Please NO clothes hangers. 11. All entries are considered for theme. 12. For Lion Brand Yarn sponsored knit or crochet scarves, use of Lions Brand Yarn is required, yarn color selected by the entrant. Yarn wrapper must be included with entries when entered. NO EXCEPTIONS. Patterns are reprinted with permission from Lion Brand Yarn. 13. People s Choice Awards will be given daily. Please vote for your favorite. 14. Attention Quilters. Please note quilt pattern! If your quilt has been professionally quilted, please put on your tag and on the back of your quilt, the name of the professional quilter. This ONLY applies to professional quilted classes that have been entered. 15. Girl Scouts- Please include your troop number on ALL articles submitted. 16. All items submitted should be completed within the last calendar year. 17. All item should be clean with no apparent odor. Entry Fee: Children 11 and under no entry fee Age 12 and up $1.00 per entry Awards for Each Class 1st $10.00 2nd $5.00 CHILDREN S SECTION Up to and including Age 11 1. Latch hook, any article 2. Sewing - doll clothing 3. Sewing - apron, skirt or any wearing apparel 4. Sewing - pot holder, pillow, book cover, doll, stuffed animal or any other non-wearing article 5. Crocheting - any article 6. knitting - any article 7. Embroidery, crewel or cross stitch - any article 8. Plastic canvas - any article 9. Any quilted article 10. Recycled material- Any technique 11. Any item felted, fulled, or needle felted. 12. Any other not listed above JUNIOR SECTION Ages 12 to 17 50. Latch hook - any article (may not weigh more than 12 lbs.) 51. Any item felted or fulled 52. Sewing - any wearing 53. Sewing - any non wearing article 54. Crocheting - any wearing apparel 55. Crocheting - non wearing article 56. knitting - any item 57. Embroidery - crewel, cross stitch, any item 58. Plastic canvas - any article 59. Quilt - any size hand quilted or machine 60. Recycled material- Any technique 61. Any item felted, fulled, or needle felted 62. Any other not listed above DUTCHESS & ULSTER COUNTY GIRL SCOUTS Ages up to and including 11 years old 75. Bandanna Pillow - hand or 76. Toy, Doll, or Bear - hand or 77. Scarf - knit, finger or arm knit, crochet. 78. Tote bag or purse - recycled material, any medium, any 64 12 years old and over 79. Bandanna Pillow - hand or 80. Toy, Doll, or Bear- hand or 81. Scarf - knit, finger or arm knit, crochet. 82. Tote bag or purse- recycled material, any medium, any 83. Quilt - sewn, any medium and SENIOR SECTION Age 65 and over 100. Latch hook - Needlepunch or Hooked - any article 101. Crochet - any article 102. knit - any article 103. Sewing - any article 104. Quilting - any article 105. Embroidery - any article 106. Needlepoint - any article 107. Cross stitch - any article 108. Holiday article - any media 109. Tatting - any article 110. Plastic Canvas- any article 111. Felted or fulled-any article 112. Any other not listed above
HANDICAPPED SECTION 150. Latch hook - any article (may not weigh more than 12 lbs.) 151. Plastic canvas - any article 152. Crochet - any article 153. knitting - any article 154. Sewing - any article 155. Needlepoint - any article 156. Holiday - any article, any media 157. Any other not listed above SEWING 200. Infant's or toddler's, 1 piece 201. Child's dress or jumper 202. Child's 2 or 3 piece outfit 203. Adult sleeveless dress or jumper 204. Adult shirt or blouse 205. Adult skirt, long or short 206. Adult jacket 207. Apron 208. Vest 209. Creative Item 210. Any other not listed SEWING: 250. Tote or handbag 251. Toy or doll up to 12 inces including soft sculpture 252. Toy or doll larger than 12 inches including soft sculpture 253. Pair of dolls or animals-judged as a pair and including body and clothes-must be pinned together 254. Doll clothing, 1 or 2 piece outfit 255. Pillow 256. Potholder 257. Creative Item 258. Any other not listed QUILTS AND QUILTED ARTICLES Bed Quilts Hand Quilted 300. Pieced 301. Applique 302. Mixed or Other Technique Bed Quilts Machine Quilted 303. Pieced 304. Applique 305. Mixed or Other Technique Bed Quilts Other 306. Any Technique, Tied or Tacked 307. Professionally Machine Quilted Wall Hanging or Lap Quilt 308. Pieced, Hand Quilted 309. Applique, Hand Quilted 310. Mixed or Other Technique, Hand Quilted 311. Pieced, Machine Quilted 312. Applique, Machine Quilted 313. Mixed or Other Technique, Machine Quilted 314. Any Technique, Tied or Tacked 315. Professionally Machine Quilted Other Quilts 316. Group, Any Technique 317. Miniature or Doll, Any Technique 318. Art Quilt 319. Any Other Article, Hand Quilted 320. Any Other Article, Machine Quilted 321. Any other article, professionally quilted Dutchess County Quilt Square (only one entry per class allowed) 325. Hand pieced 326. Machine pieced See pattern on the following pages. HAND KNITTING 400. Lace knit 401. Infant 2 or 3 piece set 402. Infant sweater or bunting 403. Infant booties 404. Child 2 or 3 piece set 405. Child dress 406. Child coat and hat 407. Child pullover or cardigan 408. Adult pullover or cardigan 409. Poncho, cape or shrug 410. Vest 411. Hat 412. Fingerless Gloves 413. Mittens- fingers share a common opening 414. Socks 415. Scarf- worsted weight yarn 416. Scarf, novelty yarn 417. Scarf, other than worsted or novelty 418. Adult two or three piece set (hat, gloves, scarf, socks, mittens...ect) please pin items together. 419. Shawl 420. Cowl 421. Any other not listed HAND KNITTING: 450. Afghan, one piece 451. Afghan, blocks or panels 452. Afghan, mixed media 453. Infant's coverlet or blanket for twin or crib size 454. Purse or tote bag 455. Pillow 456. Toy or doll 457. Doll clothing 458. Potholder or washcloth 459. Lace - other than wearing apparel 460. Any other not listed CROCHETING 500. Infant 2 or 3 piece set 501. Infant sweater or bunting 502. Infant booties 503. Child 2 or 3 piece set 504. Child dress 505. Child pullover or cardigan 506. Adult cardigan or pullover 507. Poncho, cape or shrug 508. Vest 509. Hat 510. Fingerless Gloves 511. Socks 512. Scarf - worsted weight yarn 513. Adult two or three piece set (hat, gloves, scarf, socks, mittens...ect) Please pin items together. 514. Shawl 515. Any crocheted lace 516. Mittens- fingers share common opening 517. Scarf- Novelty yarn 518. Scarf- Other than worsted or novelty 519. Cowl 520. Any other not listed CROCHETING: 550. Afghan, one piece 551. Afghan, blocks or panels 552. Infant coverlet or blanket, single or crib sized 553. Doily up to 30" 554. Tapestry Crochet, any other 555. Purse or tote 556. Pillow 557. Toy or doll 558. Potholder or washcloth 559. Table Cloth 560. Lace 561. Rug 562. Any other not listed 65
NEEDLEPOINT, PETITPOINT, CREWEL, QUICKPOINT, BARGELLO (Canvas work) 600. Wall hanging up to 15" 601. Wall hanging over 15" 602. Pillow 603. Handbag or tote 604. Any Crewel piece 605. Mixed media canvas work 606. Any other not listed above FELTED & FULLED 650. knit felted- wearable 651. knit felted- non wearable 652. Crochet felted- wearable 653. Crochet felted- non wearing 654. Needle felted-wearbale 655. Needle felted- non wearing 656. Any other not listed above CROSS-STITCH, EMBROIDERY AND CUTWORK 700. Tablecloth, over 46" - cross stitch, embroidery 701. Luncheon cloth, up to 46" 702. Doily or centerpiece, up to 24" 703. Placemats, set of 4-pinned together 704. Napkins, set of 4-pinned together 705. Table runner or dresser scarf 706. Clothing with embroidery (only embroidery judged) 707. Article-cross stitched-using waste canvas 708. Wall hanging up to 15" 709. Wall hanging over 15" 710. Dimensional Embroidery up to 15" 711. Any article-20 or more stitches to the inch 712. Towel, dish or guest 713. Pillowcase-pair-pinned together 714. Candle wicking-any article 715. Penny Rug applique 716. Any stamped embroidery 717. Bookmark 718. Wool applique, wearing 719. Wool applique, non-wearing 720. Any other not listed above PLASTIC CANVAS 750. Tissue box or any box with lid 751. Wall decoration 752. Handbag or tote 753. Any other not listed above HOOKED OR PUNCHED Rugs and hangings may not weigh more than 12 pounds 775. Rug-latch hooked 776. Rug-hooked (wool strips) 777. Rug, needle punch 778. Any other hooked article 779. Any other latch hooked article 780. Needle punch, any article TATTING Please present on display board 800. Center Piece 801. Edging 802. Motif 803. Jewelery 804. Bookmark 805. Any other not listed 806. Tatting Challenge* see following page for directions, only one entry per class allowed. RECYCLED MATERIALS 825. Sewing - non wearing 826. Sewing - wearing 827. Crochet - non wearing 828. Crochet - wearing 829. knit - non wearing 830. knit wearing 831. Any other not listed OTHER NEEDLEWORK NOT PREVIOUSLY LISTED 850. Battenberg lace 851. Shuttle lace 852. Any other needlework not previously listed ANY HOLIDAY NEEDLEWORK 900. Tablecloth, table topper or runner 901. Wall hanging, any media 902. Tree skirt 903. Stocking, sewn and/or quilted 904. Stocking, knitted 905. Stocking, crocheted 906. Stocking, needlepoint 907. Stocking, embroidered/crossstitched 908. Ornament, mixed embroidery 909. Ornament, needlepoint 910. Ornament, knitted, 911. Ornament, crocheted, 912. Ornament, sewn and/or quilted, 913. Ornament, embroidered/crossstitched, crewel 914. Ornament - Tatting 915. Ornament - Felting 916. Any holiday wearing 917. Doll, stuffed animal or toy, 918. Any hooked or punched holiday item 919. Afgan/Lapghan 920. Any other needlework holiday article LION BRAND CONTESTS Entrant to choose yarn color only one entry per class allowed 950. Lion Brand Scarf Contest - knit 951. Lion Brand Scarf Contest - crochet See patterns on the next page. 66
Lion Brand Yarn Scarf Contest Open to all ages Exhibitor must bring the Lion Brand Yarn wrapper when he/she submits the entry. Sponsor Prizes will be awarded to 1st Place, 2nd Place and 3rd Place Winners in addition to Dutchess County Fair Ribbons. Lion Brand Scarfie Diagonal Knit Scarf Pattern Number: L60374 SKILL LEVEL: Easy SIZE: About 8 x 60 in. (20.5 x 152.5 cm) Entrant Chooses Color of Yarn Lion Brand Scarfie (Art. #826) Any color, 1 ball Lion Brand knitting needles size 11 (8 mm) Lion Brand large-eyed blunt needle GAUGE: 12 sts = about 4 in. (10 cm) over Rows 1-6 of pattern. BE SURE TO CHECk YOUR GAUGE. STITCH EXPLANATION: kfb (knit in front and back) knit next st without removing it from left needle, then knit through back of same st 1 st increased. NOTES: 1. Scarf is worked in one piece. 2. The first section of the Scarf is shaped with increases and the last section is shaped with decreases. 3. The increases and decreases create a diagonal pattern on the Scarf. SCARF: Cast on 3 sts. First Section Row 1: kfb, knit to end of row you will have 4 sts at the end of Row 1. Repeat Row 1 until you have 36 sts. Center Section Row 1: kfb, knit to end of row. Row 2: k2tog, knit to end of row. Repeat Rows 1 and 2 until longer side edge measures about 60 in. (152.5 cm), end with a Row 2 as the last row you work. Last Section Row 1: k2tog, knit to end of row you will have 35 sts. Repeat Row 1 until you have only 3 sts remaining.bind off. FINISHING: Weave in ends. ABBREVIATIONS / REFERENCES k2tog = knit 2 stitches together st(s) = stitch(es) Lion Brand Yarn Scarf Contest Open to all ages Exhibitor must bring the Lion Brand Yarn wrapper when he/she submits the entry. Sponsor Prizes will be awarded to 1st Place, 2nd Place and 3rd Place Winners in addition to Dutchess County Fair Ribbons. Lion Brand Scarfie Diagonal Crochet Scarf Pattern Number: L60375 SKILL LEVEL: Easy SIZE: About 7 1/2 x 52 in. (19 x 132 cm) Entrant Chooses Color of Yarn Lion Brand Scarfie (Art. #826) Any color, 1 ball Lion Brand crochet hook size J-10 (6 mm) Lion Brand large-eyed blunt needle GAUGE: 12 hdc = about 4 in. (10 cm). BE SURE TO CHECk YOUR GAUGE. STITCH EXPLANATION: hdc-blo (half double crochet in back loop only) Yarn over, insert hook in back loop only of indicated st and draw up a loop, yarn over and draw through all 3 loops on hook. NOTES: 1. The Scarf is made in one piece with increases on one edge and decreases on the other to create a diagonal look. 2. Because each increase is matched with a decrease, your stitch count will not change. SCARF: Ch 28. Row 1: Hdc in 3rd ch from hook (2 skipped ch count as first hdc) and in each ch across you will have 27 hdc at the end of this row. Row 2: Ch 2 (counts as hdc), turn, sk first 2 sts (decrease made), hdc-blo in each st to last 2 sts, 2 hdc-blo in next st (increase made), hdc in top of beg ch 27 sts. Row 3: Ch 2 (counts as hdc), turn, hdc-blo in first st (increase made), hdc-blo in each st to last 2 sts, sk last st (decrease made), hdc in top of beg ch 27 sts. Repeat Rows 2 and 3 until piece measures about 52 in. (132 cm) from beg, or until almost all of yarn has been used, end with a Row 2 as the last row you work. Fasten off. FINISHING Weave in ends. ABBREVIATIONS / REFERENCES beg = begin(ning) ch = chain hdc = half double crochet sk = skip st(s) = stitch(es) 67
Snowflake Ring and Chain Method/Two Shuttles 2 shuttles Thread - Size 3,5,8,10, or 20 Color: WHITE Wind first shuttle with 4-5 yards thread. Do not cut thread. From ball thread, wind 2 yards on second shuttle. All Outer Rings (OR) are made with the 2nd shuttle. Definitions of Abbreviations: R = Ring LR = Large Ring OR= Outer Ring (- or p) = picot (+) = join rw = reverse work Cl = Close DNR = Do NOT reverse R: 4-4CI rw OR: 4-4 Cl DO NOT Reverse Ch: 9-1 Rw R: 4+(to center p of corresponding R) 4 Cl DNR LR: 6-2-6 Cl DNR * R: 4-4 Cl rw Ch: 1+(top of prev. Ch) 9 rw R: 4+(top of prev. R) 4 Cl rw OR: 4-4 Cl DO NOT Reverse Ch: 9-1 rw R: 4+(to same joining p of prev. R) 4 Cl DNR LR: 6+(to last p of prev. LR) 2-6 Cl DNR* Repeat from *to* 3 more times R: 4-4 CI rw Ch: 1+(to p of prev. Ch) 9rw R: 4+(to p of prev. R) 4 Cl rw OR: 4-4 CI DNR Ch: 9-1 Rw R: 4+(to same p of Corresponding R) CI DNR LR: 6+(to last p of prev. LR) Dutchess County Quilt Square Block Key 1A + 1B Color A Center Fabric + Color B Background Fabric Finished 2 Half-Square Triangle 2C + 2D Color C Fabric + Color D Fabric Finished 2 Half-Square Triangle 3B+3C+3D Color C, Color D and Color B Background Fabric Flying Geese Finished 2 x 4 Rectangle 4E Color E Border Fabric Finished 2 x 8 Rectangle 5B Color B Background Fabric Finished 2 Square This 12 quilt block requires 5 different fabrics and is scrap and fat quarter friendly. Using your favorite method create the squares, rectangles, half-square triangles and flying geese needed to complete the block. The block drawing indicates finished measurements. All seam allowances should be 1/4". Remember: Enlarge the pattern so that the scale bar equals the correct dimension. Finished quilt block dimension should measure 12 ½ x 12 ½. Press all seams flat, match all corners and points 68 2+(first p of first LR made) 6 CI DNR R: 4+(to center p of first R made) 4CI rw Ch: 1+(to p of prev. Ch) 9 rw Join Ch to where the first two R s meet. Tie/Hide/Cut