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Natalie Bayer
Virginia Beach, VA |
Grand Prize:
Trip to NYC + $1,000
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| I was inspired to
challenge my ability by knitting and submitting a child's sweater using a lion theme.
This original lion safari-themed sweater is hand-knitted using Wool-Ease colors Wood, Caramel and Camel.
The tail was fringed up and added after knitting was complete. The lion was knitted using the intarsia method.
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Alice Hermann
Muscatine, IA |
Second Place:
$500 Hancock Fabrics Gift Card |
| I've been
making 18-inch doll clothes for years.
When I came across this felted hat pattern and had
made several, I really wanted a felted coat and purse
to match, but could not find a felted coat
pattern. The Yarn Imagination Contest inspired
me to create the coat and purse myself. After 6
weeks experimenting, the end results were knitting big
squares and felting them. Then I cut out
the coat pieces as you would any fabric and sewed them
together on the sewing machine. The flower on
the hat is left over pieces from felted squares. The
purse was my own design, knitted and then
felted. The button on the coat were crocheted.
The final results were a pleasant surprise as it
really turned out the way I had pictured. I love
working with Lion Brand 100% wool yarn and have had
great results with it.
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Felted Coat Hat and Purse
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Katrina O'Rellly
Crystal Lake, IL
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Second
Place:
$500 Hancock Fabrics Gift Card |
The original
design is called Bookworm. It's approximately
39". The body is knitted in stockinette and seed
stitch for 36" then bound off. It was turned
inside out and stuffed, then closed openings using
glued I-Cords arms and legs. The Vanna's Choice
"Woods Print" was run around stockinette
indentations for stomach. The stocking cap was knitted
with circular needles, adding striping. I made a
pom-pom for hat combining Vanna's Choice and Thick and
Quick with colors "Woods Print" and
"Claret". The eyes were made from Jiffy
Yarn, making an I-Cord with the color
"Paprika" with a small piece of Thick and
Quick "Claret" for the bead eyes. I
constructed and cross-stitched the book that the
Bookworm holds. I knitted the Jiffy Yarn scarf and
fringe using "Paprika" color. I used the
"Butterscotch" Thick and Quick for the nose,
that was rolled up and glued on.
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Rachel Weiher
Harland, WI |
Third Place:
$100 Hancock Fabrics Gift Card |
Each pattern piece (original design) was first knitted
flat using Lion Brand Homespun, then sewn up to make
the dog shape. After the project was sewn, individual
strands of additional Homespun were tied into the
wholes of the knitting. The little strings that hold
the yarn together were removed and the project was
brushed to make the yarn appear to look like fur.
Areas of hair that would be shorter on a real dog
(i.e. face and legs) were trimmed appropriately. The
brushing caused a lot of additional fuzz to come off,
though instead of being disposed of, this fuzz (along
with the little strings that hold the yarn together)
was used for stuffing, making this creation 100% Lion
Brand Homespun yarn, in some way, shape, or form.
Black Homespun yarn was used to embroider facial
features. The finished dog stands 11 inches high and
is approximately 12 inches long. For the photos,
picture 1 and 2 are the finished product, and pictures
3 and 4 are works in progress shots showing the
techniques used.
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Susan Considine
Sacramento CA |
Third Place:
$100 Hancock Fabrics Gift Card |
This bag was made using a single crochet stitch then
felted in the washing machine. I added the ruffle
using a triple crochet stitch after the bag was
felted. I then sewed on black leather handles. It is
lined with Pellon which is fused to a black silky
fabric. The pattern is a variation of one published in
Crochet magazine last year.
This bag won 2nd place at the 2010 California State
Fair in the creative Arts Fiber Art Competition.
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