Okay…so the Colorado State Fair ended in September, and this post is a little late, but I still thought it would be fun to show a photo of my prize winning knitted jacket/coat/sweater. It won first place for combination knitted and crocheted items. I loved the photo in the pattern book, but I must admit that while making it I had doubts about whether it would come together or even be wearable. It has large holes covered by crocheted flowers, and I wondered if it would be too cold.The moment that the blocking was complete all my doubt vanished. This sweater is amazingly soft, warm, comfy, and I wear it often!

I also won first place for my beaded tatted ornament, and for my beaded hummingbird. The hummingbird pattern is from the book “Bead and Button Critters” and I found the tatted ornament pattern online.