Damn Fine YarnContest Info!

YarnCon is this weekend!!!

Bring your #damnfineyarncontest entries to the contest table on the first floor to enter BEFORE 2pm on Saturday (for the following categories: Accessories, Twin Peaks Prop, and Use of Handspun) or 12pm on Sunday (for Toy and Garment). You CAN bring your entries early! If you want to enter a Sunday category, you can drop it off on Saturday.

For those of you who have some questions, this may help:

YarnCon site
Directions to the show
Damn Fine YarnContest FAQs and Rules
Meet the Judges
What's a Twin Peaks Prop? (and more Twin Peaks props)

I hope to see you there! For those of you playing along at home, follow my instagram for contest posts! Comment and heart your favorite entries to help them win!

Twin Peaks props!

The Damn Fine YarnContest is shaping up to be a ton of fun. Lots of people are asking questions (see the rules and FAQ here) and we've expanded the categories to include weaving and felting (along with knitting and crochet).

Check out Lindy's awesome post explaining the concept of a Twin Peaks prop to the uninitiated. It's a very specific category, I know, but a cult classic like Twin Peaks tends to bring out the creative crafters!

Along with Lindy's fab suggestions, what else can we make for a Twin Peaks prop?



Well, there's a lot of food-talk on the show. Cherry pie, coffee, donuts, creamed corn, a smoked cheese pig, more coffee, hospital food, brie and butter sandwiches, black coffee, coconut, diner food, coffee with fish in it...

• What about a knitted dinner, like the one Donna delivers during her brief Meals On Wheels stint? (The creamed corn could be removable!)
• A coconut with a secret compartment?
• A fish in the percolator?

There are so many fun possibilities!


YarnCon begins April 2nd... get your entries ready!!!

A Damn Fine YarnContest

Exciting news for those of you going to Chicago's fabulous YarnCon, which will be held this year April 2nd and 3rd... YarnCon and GreatNorthern are teaming up for a contest!!! Enter your knitted things to win big prizes in 5 categories, and have a shot at the Best In Show prize.

We're going to announce the amazing prizes in the coming weeks. And check out those judges! The log does not judge, but we will.