Friday, August 24, 2007

Second Annual Knit Out & Crochet Day 2007



KNIT-OUT & CROCHET DAY OCTOBER 6, 2007

Save the date:
The Virginia Beach Farmers Market
and the
Tidewater Knitting Guild of Virginia
presents
Knit-Out & Crochet Day
October 6, 2007

at the City of Virginia Beach Farmers Market
3640 Dam Neck Road, Virginia Beach Va 23453

Join us for a day of knitting and crochet events including lessons, contests, fashion show, sit & knit corner and much more!

All Day Events:
10:00 a.m. – 3:00 p.m. Sit and Knit/Crochet – bring your projects and knit and crochet with fellow enthusiasts

Local Yarn Store Displays – local yarn shops will display the newest in yarns, needles, hooks and patterns

Fix-it Clinic – have a question about your knitting or crochet project? Stop by and ask one of our on-site experts

Learn to Knit/Crochet - we'll help you learn the basics

Breast Cancer Awareness – join us to knit scarves to donate to Breast Cancer Survivors.

Charity Knitting Drop-off – bring knitted or crocheted items for charity and receive a chance to win a yarn related gift

Drawings – sign up for a chance to win a yarn related gift drawn each half hour; must be present to win

Demonstrations – Knitting, Crocheting, Spinning

Competitions – Submit a Hat from a pattern or design an original Hat or Scarf (see rules below)



11:00 a.m. Fastest Knitter Contest – bring your needles, we’ll supply the yarn

11:30 a.m. Fastest Crocheter Contest - bring your hooks, we’ll supply the yarn

Noon Fashion Show

1:30 p.m. Hat Pattern Winner Announced

1:45 p.m. Hat Original Design Winner Announced

2:00 p.m. Scarf Original Design Winner Announced

2:45 p.m. Charity Drop –Off Winner Announced

Competitions
1 Division: HAT PATTERN - Knit or crochet a hat for infant, child or adult from a pattern.
2 Division: HAT ORIGINAL* - Design and knit or crochet an original hat for infant, child or adult.
3 Division: SCARF - Design and knit or crochet a scarf

1.entries must be dropped off at the Information Desk before 11:00a.m. on Oct 6th and be picked up before 3:00pm same day
2. entries must be the handiwork of the exhibitor; judging will consider technical merit
3. *entries must be original patterns and the handiwork of the exhibitor; judging will consider originality of design and technical merit request complete Competition Rules and Regulations from http://www.tkgv@cox.net/