Well, I didn’t take a ribbon in at the State Fair this year. I was a little disappointed as I thought I had a good chance this year. As a reminder, here are the mittens I entered.
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Aug 25, 2014
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Yesterday was the first day to drop off entries for the Creative Activities competitions at the MN State Fair.
I’ve never seen a line as long as it was this year. There seemed to be the same am...
Aug 11, 2014
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It’s creeping up on State Fair time here in Minnesota. Once again I will be entering a pair of mittens in the colorwork mitten category. The difference is this year I am not knitting like crazy ...
Jul 28, 2014
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Well, the Minnesota State Fair is over for another year and I walked away without a ribbon. You might remember I knit theses Retro Goldy Gopher mittens and entered them in the colorwork mittens catego...
Sep 04, 2013
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Well, I finished and just under the wire again.
I’m entered in the color work mittens category and also eligible for sweepstakes prizes for projects done in wool and original designs. We’...
Aug 12, 2013
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Oh my gosh, it is less than a month to the Minnesota State Fair and of course, I’m sprinting to finish my entry. I am entering the colorwork mittens category again and once again using my own de...
Jul 18, 2013
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It’s just three months until the Minnesota State Fair, which means I need to get in gear if I’m going to enter something. You might remember last year I took Second Premium in the Colorwor...
May 16, 2013
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So, the Minnesota State Fair officially ended this week. It is a big deal around here, 1,788,512 people passed through its gates. I’ve never lived anywhere else where the fair was such a big ...
Sep 05, 2012
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Ok, time until my mittens have to be delivered to the MN State Fair is quickly ticking away. To make things worse, I seem to have developed a case of seconditous, you know that knitters’ disease...
Jul 23, 2012
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Do you have a Life List, a list of things to do before you go? Maggie Mason over at Mighty Girl got me thinking about the idea. I’ve never really sat down and written my list, but I have thought...
Jul 02, 2012
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