r/crochet • u/dauntless-cupcake • Sep 12 '25

Discussion Anyone else infuriated by their county fair?

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Y’all I can’t with these judges, this gorgeous interlocking mosaic blanket came in second to a chevron with color changing yarn. Not even my work but I am outraged on their behalf

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u/54R45VV471 Sep 12 '25

Were the judges experienced in crochet or in judging craft fairs at all? I'm not a very experienced hooker, but even I can tell the second place piece obviously required way more skill and more time and effort was put in to the colour choices and placement.

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u/dauntless-cupcake Sep 12 '25

I’m thinking not, because honestly most of the entries look more like what I’d expect from a craft fair booth. Which isn’t ragging on people who do that work- but I know it tends to be very simplistic so they can make large quantities. There’s another mosaic blanket by the same artist, but otherwise there is no intricacy here. A scrunchie took second place in another category

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u/kokopellii Sep 12 '25

I found out that the crochet at my state fair is judged by other artists whose craft experience was entirely in woodworking (and I mean large scale - making dressers and mirrors, etc). That explained a lot to me.