Queer Beanie 2011

"It was a dark and stormy night" as we all hurried into the warmth and light of The Carrington's Library where the fire was burning bright. The room was warm and the tables covered with clever and creative beanies waiting to be judged in the 2011 Queer Beanie competition.

The Queer Beanie competition is run in conjunction with the Blue Mountains PinkFest and the long standing Winter Magic festival.

 

The entries and winners in this years Queer Beanie 2011 competition were once again, fabulous, creative, innovative and outright queer! Images and a video of the evening can be found below.

We had knitted, felted, quilted, macrame and crocheted entries from beginners through to skilled and long term crafters and all of them are amazing!

We also had a prize winning hat on display, made by milliner Christine Yarker. The hat to the right was a winner of bentArt 2011.

Our wonderful sponsors were there to hand out prizes and to judge the competition, Angela Lougheed of Spirit of Health and Wellbeing, Angela Zadro-Jones of Jasper Cat Designs, Lorna McKenzie of Offbeat Ceremonies and The Tailor's Apprentice and Mark Jarvis of The Carrington, who provided our warm and comfortable venue.

We had an unexpected celebrity, Simon Marnie of ABC Radio 702. Simon got right into the spirit of things and invited me for an interview next morning in his live coverage of the Winter Magic Festival.

and the winners are ....

Queer ~ Intermediate ~ Tracey C ~ Valfreyja

Reduce Reuse Recycle ~ Advanced ~ Angela Z-D ~ Bruce

Reduce Reuse Recycle ~ Beginner ~ Amy B ~ Macrame Dream

Classic ~ Intermediate ~ Kathleen M ~ Carousel

Queer ~ Advanced ~Lorna M ~ Queer Bouquet

Queer ~ Beginner ~ Julie B ~ Three Sisters

Classic ~ Advanced ~ Lynn B ~ Cherry Goosebumps

Classic ~ Judges Prize ~ Susan R ~ Family Beanie

Queer Beanie competition 2010 - the very first winners!

The first ever entries in the Blue Mountains Queer Beanie competition were fabulous, creative, innovative and outright queer!

We had knitted, felted, quilted and crocheted entries from beginners through to skilled and long term crafters and all of them are amazing!

The inaugural Queer Beanie competition was run in conjunction with the first ever Blue Mountains Pink Fest and the long standing Winter Magic festival.

It was a fabulous gala night in The Library of  The Carrington on Friday 18th June, one of our six fabulous sponsors along with:

Hazelbrook Healthfoods
Katoomba Collectables
Offbeat Ceremonies ~ Giving you the Alternative
Renommee: Quality recycled contemporary and vintage fashion and accessories 02 4784 3487
Summit Gear 


Our judging team of Judith Maitland, Rosie Mann, Rachel Mann, Jenny-Lee Heylen, Angela Lougheed and Mark Jarvis took their task very seriously and we thank them for their efforts.

Thanks also to our professional photographer, Elizabeth Walton of Who Needs a Secretary, however, the following photos are MINE as we haven't had a chance to GTG since Friday evening, LOL!

The entrants impressed the judges with their creativity and skills and it was a hard call to choose winners from such a wonderful selection.

 ... and the winners are ......

Queer category-Beginner: 

First prize: Julie Bargenquast "Baby of Twin Towers' - Prize $50 from Offbeat Ceremonies
Highly Commended: Julie Barganquast 'Twin of Queers - MV'

Queer category-Intermediate:

First prize: (two winners in category) Sharn Arcus 'Extermiknit' - Prize: $50 gift voucher from Katoomba Collectables
Highly Commended: Susan Robbins 'The Sorting Beanie'

Queer beanie: Intermediate

First prize (two winners in category): Lorna McKenzie 'Queer Battle Helm' - Prize $50 from Offbeat Ceremonies

 

Queer beanie category: Advanced

First prize: Lynn Burnett 'We are Family' - Prize: $50 gift voucher Summit Gear
Highly Commended: Gillian Hand 'Freeform'







Classic category-Beginner: 
First prize: Tilly 'Beyond the Fringe' - Prize: $50 from Offbeat Ceremonies
Highly Commended: Susan Robbins 'First beanie'

 

Classic category: Intermediate

First prize: Sharn Arcus 'Fair Isle'- Prize: $50 from Offbeat Ceremonies
Highly Commended 1: Sue Guy '12 ply classic'
Highly Commended 2: Kathleen MacDonald 'Landscape'

Classic category: Advanced

First prize: Lynn Burnett  - Prize: $50 from Offbeat Ceremonies

Reuse, Recyle-Intermediate (no entries in any other categories)

First prize: Lorna McKenzie 'Empress Dream' - Prize: $50 from Offbeat Ceremonies
Highly Commended: Judith 'Impromptu'
 

People's Choice:

Susan Robbins 'The Sorting Beanie' - Prize: a beautiful silk/wool Pashmina from Renommee: Quality recycled contemporary and vintage fashion and accessories 02 4784 3487

And here are all the entries in all their clever and skillful glory.....