Congratulations to all our members who won ribbons at this year’s MN State Fair! We can’t wait to see all your
entries at our State Fair Review in September.
Let’s see who won the Minnesota Knitters’ Guild Rosettes. Each of these winners will get a year membership to the Guild as well as their ribbon.
Class 9068 – Sweepstakes – Susan Rainey
Class 9069 – Best Overall Shawl or Stole – Alison Heussler
Class 9070 – Best Overall Mittens – Shelley Balfe
Class 9071 – Best Overall Hat – Joy Malm
Class 9072 – Best Overall Afghan – Amy Schoen
Class 9073 – Best Overall Sweater, Coat, Sleeveless Sweater, or Vest – Linda Mcshannock
Class 9074 – Best Overall Socks – Shelley Balfe
Class 9075 – Best Overall Gloves – Rebecca Anspach
Now on to the rest of the winners!
NEEDLEWORK
Class 290 — Afghan, one piece, 2700-3800 sq. in.
2 Sue Ellen Riese
Class 293 — Lap robe, min. size 1444-2699 sq. in.
1 Stephanie Daily
5 Shira Burton
Class 294 — Shawl or stole, heavy weight yarn, 16 in. or more in width
1. Amy Roos
4 Deepa Nirmal
Class 295 — Shawl or stole, medium weight yarn, 16 in. or more in width
3 Amy Roos
5 Peggy Mann Rinehart
Class 296 — Stole (rectangle), lightweight yarn, 16 in. or more in width
4 Amy Roos
Class 297 — Shawl, fine weight yarn, 25 in. and over in depth from neckline
4 Amy Roos
5 Susan Rainey
Class 298 — Shawlette; fine weight yarn, up to 25 in. in depth from neckline
5 Christine Petterson
Class 299 — Shawlette, medium weight yarn, up to 25 in. in depth from neckline
2 Christine Petterson
4 Delia Lam
Class 300 — Mittens (includes fingerless gloves), plain
3 Deepa Nirmal
Class 301 — Mittens (includes fingerless gloves), texture
5 Shira Burton
Class 302 — Mittens (includes fingerless gloves), color pattern
2 Katherine Lewinski
4 Shira Burton
Class 303 — Scarf, heavyweight yarn, less than 16 in. wide
4 Anna Sorgert
5 Bonnie Esplie
Class 305 — Scarf, lightweight yarn, less than 16 in. wide
1 Susan Rainey
Class 306 — Gloves
1 Rebecca Anspach
2 Amy Roos
4 Bonnie Esplie
Class 307 — Cap or hat, plain
2 Kelly Auer
4 Ann Barrett
5 Bonnie Esplie
Class 308 — Cap or hat, texture
1 Shira Burton
2 Susan Rainey
5 Anna Sorgert
Class 309 — Cap or hat, color pattern or intarsia
2 Rebecca Anspach
3 Susan Rainey
4 Bonnie Esplie
Class 310 — Socks, solid, texture
2 Christine Petterson
3 Bonnie Esplie
4 Kristi Peterson
Class 311 — Socks, open work
2 Ann Barrett
3 Christine Petterson
Class 312 — Socks, color or intarsia
5 Kelly Amoth
Class 313 — Socks, plain or ribbed
2 Kelly Amoth
Class 316 — Child sweater, dress or suit, texture, size 3 – 12
1 Elizabeth Nee
2 Peggy Mann Rinehart
Class 317 — Child sweater, dress or suit, color pattern or intarsia, size 3 – 12
1 Delia Lam
2 Alla Hale
3 Elizabeth Nee
Class 318 — Adult sweater, plain pullover
1 Kristine King
3 Elizabeth Nee
Class 319 — Adult sweater, plain cardigan
1 Kristine King
Class 320 — Adult sweater, texture pullover
1 Linda Mcshannock
3 Peggy Mann Rinehart
Class 321 — Adult sweater, texture cardigan
2 Elizabeth Watkins
Class 322 – Adult Sweater, limited use, texture pullover
1 Alla Hale
3 Susan Rainey
4 Kristine King
Class 323 – Adult Sweater, limited use, texture cardigan
1 Susan Rainey
3 Delia Lam
Class 324 – Adult Sweater, color pattern pullover
3 Lucy Norman
Class 325 – Adult Sweater, color pattern cardigan
1 Susan Rainey
2 Alla Hale
3 Kristine King
Class 326 — Adult sweater, limited use, color pattern pullover
1 Alla Hale
3 Kristine King
4 Anna Sorgert
Class 327 — Adult sweater, limited use, color pattern cardigan
1 Deepa Nirmal
Class 328 — Adult sweater, intarsia
3 Kristine King
Class 329 — Adult jacket/coat, outerwear
1 Katie Block
2 Susan Rainey
3 Anna Sorgert
4 Deepa Nirmal
Class 330 — Sleeveless sweater or vest, plain or texture; color pattern or intarsia
2 Susan Rainey
5 Stephanie Emerich
Class 331 — Cowls
1 Elizabeth Nee
2 Stephanie Daily
5 Stephanie Emerich
Class 333 — Knit bag, felted
4 Christine Petterson
5 Ann Barrett
Class 335 — Knit item, wearable, felted
3 Ann Barrett
Class 336 — Holiday sock
3 Ann Barrett
Class 337 — Not otherwise specified, wearable
1 Ann Barrett
Class 338 — Not otherwise specified, not wearable
2 Kristine King
Class 340 — Sweepstakes, hand knitted articles
1 Susan Rainey
Class 9060 – The Yarnery Award for best child size garment
1 Delia Lam
Class 9064 – A Sheepy Yarn Shop Award for best adult jacket/coat, outwear
1 Katie Block
Class 9066 – Ingebretsen’s Scandinavian Gifts Award for best sweater of traditional Norwegian Design
1 Delia Lam
Class 9076 — Penelope Knitters “We live to knit and knit to rip.” Rosette for winner of cap or hat, texture
1 Shira Burton
Class 9078 — StevenBe Award for best original design
1 Alla Hale
Class 9084 — Northfield Yarn Award for best multi-colored sweater
1 Susan Rainey
HANDICRAFTS
Class 681 — Doll, character type (fairy, elf, mermaid, imaginary character, etc.) single, 8 in. or over
3 Carrie Ohnstad
Class 682 — Doll, character type (fairy, elf, mermaid, imaginary character, etc.) single, under 8 in.
1 Katherine Lewinski
Class 690 — Puppet, hand, single or pair
1 Karen Lehman
GARMENT MAKING
Class 453 — Bonnet or cap, knitted infant
1 Ann Barrett
Class 456 — Dress, hand knit infant
2 Ann Barrett
Class 459 — Afghan, knit, no larger than 42 in. x 42 in.
3 Ann Barrett
Class 464 — Sweater or jacket, knitted infant
1 Susan Rainey
WORK OF SENIOR CITIZENS
Class 937 — Knitted baby sweater
1 Peggy Mann Rinehart
4 Susan Rainey
Class 940 — Knitted adult vest or sweater
1 Susan Rainey
3 Kristine King
Class 941 — Knitted scarf
2 Bonnie Esplie
3 Susan Rainey
Class 943 — Knitted, not otherwise specified in above
3 Bonnie Esplie
BEE AND HONEY (These results have not been published online yet, so these are the winners we know)
Class 108 Any craft artwork; stenciling, drawing, etc
3 Katherine Lewinski
Class 109 Wearable
2 Susan Rainey
Roxanne Richardson is a knitting communicator who lives in Minneapolis. Her YouTube channel explores a variety of knitting-related topics, including knitting history and techniques, and she writes technical knitting articles for Interweave publications. She’s a certified master hand knitter and certified knitting teacher, and she can’t wait to answer your burning knitting questions.
Project HandWork is an exhibit of photos by photographer Christopher Dykes. Using flash, a backdrop, and the infinite human variety, Christopher is collecting a series of images of hands at work in the fiber community. Manicures, hangnails, tattoos, wristwatches, cheap yarn, expensive silk, easy socks and exquisite lace all show the human diversity and the compulsion to create.
After growing up in the city and suburbs, the owners of Get Bentz Farm felt a need to be closer to nature and to be more connected to where their food came from. 
