I don’t know if I’ve ever told you the story of the “fair cardigan”
Way back when I was a child, and Mom was entering knitting in the fair, Mom garnered many first prize ribbons for her entries. But one first prize she could never win was for the baby cardigan category.
She knit many-a beautiful cardigans, but year after year, a cardigan knit in a particular pattern always took first place. She searched and searched for the pattern but couldn’t find it.
Years after she stopped entering the fair, she finally found it. It’s an old Beehive pattern.
I didn’t think much about, until last year when my beautiful grey baby cardi only got third prize at the fair. Can you guess which pattern won first?
So this year I borrowed the pattern from Mom and decided to give it a whirl. Only… well… I don’t really like it that much. I don’t like the garter around the yoke. I don’t really like the lace pattern on the sleeves and body. The only part I do like it the leaves… (surprise, surprise).
So… I’m using it as an inspiration, but designing my own.
What’s the point in winning first place if you don’t enjoy getting there?
That’s just so crazy. I do love old time baby cardi’s though. That leaflet is a treasure.
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Funny! I wonder if the judges are the same year after year!
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It will be interesting to see what happens with this entry, won’t it!? Fun to see how you give it your own style!
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I agree completely and love the yarn you are using. Weird that the same pattern wins time after time after time. Just Weird.
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Absolutely spot on. Vera is right . . . that yarn is beautiful. Good luck! Let us know what happens.
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Yours is already so much prettier! Have fun, and win big.
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That is a beautiful pattern. You better make room for the BLUE ribbon!
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An interesting post. Your adaptation should be a show stopper – eager to hear the Fair results. Happy knitting.
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Your yarn is just beautiful! From what you have knitted thus far, it it looking awesome. Hope you take home first place for your entry. Really looking to seeing this as it progresses.
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Funny how that one pattern keeps taking the top prize, when we all know that your grey cardigan was gorgeous!
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