Best Day Ever at the CA State Fair - Part 1

This was the last weekend of the 2014 California State Fair, so we got up bright and early for our drive to Sacramento to see our entries. Lucky for us, (can you hear the sarcasm?) it was only going to be 104 degrees in Sacramento. We look happy, don't we?


Best Day Ever

My plan was to take photos of 1st, 2nd, and 3rd place winners as well as other entries that I liked. Well, those plans soon went out the window as I was snap, snap, snapping away and I felt like I had taken 100 photos in the first 1/4 of the exhibit hall. Anyway, I hope you enjoy these photos of some of this year's entries.

The exhibits looked like this:


California Crafts Exhibit


California Crafts Exhibit

Oh hey, she looks familiar! Let's take a closer look at what she's photographing.


Entries from The Kangs

And closer yet.


Best of Division, 1st Place, 165 - Other Fiber Art, 03 - Any Other Fiber Art
Grace Kang
Emanation


2nd Place, 160 - Knitting, 02 - Knitted Wearing Apparel
Janice Kang
Wind on a Wheat Field

How cool is it that they put our entries together? That was probably the highlight of the day for me.

With regards to the photos, let me say that the lighting and the colors in the room were very challenging for my (albeit limited) photographic skills. Case in point, this is probably the worst photo of my handspun ever. The persistent yellow background and glass display case wreaked havoc on the colors in the image. Believe me, the yarn looks better than this.


Honorable Mention, 165 - Other Fiber Art, 03 - Any Other Fiber Art
Janice Kang
Merino, Baby Camel, Silk


Honorable Mention, 160 - Knitting, 02 - Knitted Wearing Apparel
Janice Kang
Mixed Tide Shawl


2nd Place, 165 - Other Fiber Art, 03 - Any Other Fiber Art
Janice Kang
Crackle Sac

Those are all of our entries and what follows are the rest of the knitted & crocheted entries I took photos of. Why I there are more photos of the latter, I have no idea.


1st Place, 160 - Knitting, 02 - Knitted Wearing Apparel
Inger Blood
All About Texture


1st Place, 160 - Knitting, 03 - Any Other Knitted item
Betty Fryer
Medallion Lace Shawl


1st Place, 160 - Knitting, 01 - Knitted Afghans, 14 - Camellia City Stockinettes Sacramento Knitting Guild Award
Jardee Worcester
Sunshine Christening Blanket


1st Place, 155 - Crochet, 01 - Large Crocheted Afghans (over 3' x 4')
Kathleen Bennett
Bordeaux Matelasse


2nd Place, 155 - Crochet, 01 - Large Crocheted Afghans (over 3' x 4')
Alice Smith
California Splash Afghan


3rd Place, 155 - Crochet, 01 - Large Crocheted Afghans (over 3' x 4')
Lynda Brushia
Thread Beauty


1st Place, 155 - Crochet, 02 - Small Crocheted Afghans (under 3' x 4')
Cynthia Chally
Kevin's Peacock Kolors


1st Place, 155 - Crochet, 03 - Wearing Apparel Adult
Noelia Briones
peacock shall [sic]


3rd Place, 155 - Crochet, 03 - Wearing Apparel Adult
Wilma Keith
Birds & Blossoms Shawl


1st Place, 155 - Crochet, 05 - Coverings
Kathleen Bennett
Peacock Eyes


2nd Place, 155 - Crochet, 05 - Coverings
Kathleen Bennett
Baby Animals Filet


1st Place, 155 - Crochet, 06 - Any Other Crocheted Item
Amy Lin
Spike the Dragon


2nd Place, 155 - Crochet, 06 - Any Other Crocheted Item
Linda Olinger
Amigurumi Bunny Backback


Honorable Mention, 155 - Crochet, 06 - Any Other Crocheted Item
Kim Raven
Summer Leaves Parasol


Honorable Mention, 155 - Crochet, 06 - Any Other Crocheted Item
Kim Raven
Summer Leaves Parasol

I'll have more photos of other divisions in the next blog post.