Second!

Mar18

Ailsa and I went to the Easter Show Arts Preview tonight, and checked it all out. Unfortunately, my Wedding Shawl didn’t even get displayed, but the Shetland Shawl?


That’s a very pretty red second place ribbon attached to my (badly displayed) shawl. And I’m over the moon with that, the shawl that won was incredible, and actually took out the overall knitting award for the whole show. Hand spun, incredibly fine, it made my cobweb look chunky!
I’m so proud I could burst! Unfoirtunately a great deal of the knitting is very badly displayed, many of the stockinette based shawls have actually been hung wrong side out. I wish I were joking.

44 thoughts on “Second!”

  8. Congratulations!!
    And I hope that people are able to comment on how badly everything is displayed, maybe it will be improved on next year.

  20. Congratulations – I was going to ask about the winner so I’m glad it was such a fine piece to beat yours!! Am hopefully going to the show on the weekend (mainly to look at the knitting!! And maybe buy some yarn…were there many yarn stalls? I saw Belisa was going to be there)

  24. Congratulations, Donna,
    You did a beautiful job there! It is such a shame that the display is so bad. It was worth all the effort and the issues with the border pattern. (And my mum sends her congrats, too.)

  27. Wow,Condradulations!! Wish I could have been there to see! The Perth Show wasnt too bad but I expected more being a big city show! Was the Sydney one heavy on the entries?
    The people who arrange the items are sometimes volunteers,maybe they didnt have th expert eye for the Good Stuff!!! Well Done!!!

  30. Congratulations , what a pity people won’t be able to appreciate the shawl fully. Must say since the show has moved to Homebush it’s just not the same. We have in the past exhibited dogs, but the facilities are terrible, people come to see the displays and animals, and it’s just not set up to do this. At least the knitting judging seems honest and it’s worth entering, more than I can say for the dog judging :-\\. Will you be entering any of the local ag shows?

  32. And did you have any doubts!? It’s beautiful Donna and we all know how hard you worked on it. You deserve it 🙂 Congrats!

  37. that is so awesome! Congrats! Eh, the same person who displayed the knitwear just might be the same daft bitty to which you referred in a secret email correspondence. (Don’t want to get too specific, just in case…)

  38. Congratulations!! Well deserved too. Did you leave some feedback at the show about the display? It sounds like they could do with it!

  40. WOOO HOOO!!! How could you NOT win a prize??!! So proud of you 😀
    The badly-displayed thing seems to be rife, it is a problem here at the Canberra Show too…

  41. You’re right, it’s not the best display, but what a beautiful shawl. Whatever won first place must have been quite impressive to beat it.

  42. It was Karma. 2nd row, wow. If they allow it take pictures. Maybe with your phone? How to dress like a 13 yr old.
    Dig out an old t-shirt from the “good old days” I know you must have some. I know I have mine from the 70’s & 80’s up in the attic.
    I received my Brown Zephyr yesterday. Thank you so much for making something you did not like. I have a lot of catching up to do with my blog so will be posting this weekend.

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