IAGARB YARN CONTEST!


Dear IAGARB Friends,

Here is the completed Yarn Contestflyer. Please send it out to your friends and groups.
We are very much looking forward to seeing what everyone can do with this beautiful yarn!
Results will be posted on our website this spring.

You can download the flyer below to send to your interested friends and groups.

Good luck!

Link to Contest Flyer for friends and groups:

iagarb knitting contest 2021 Fin. 2

ANGORA BLIZZARD YARN – ONE SKEIN CONTEST

We have a fun challenge for you. What can you knit with one skein (approximately 2 oz or 60 grams) of Angora Yarn?

The International Association of Germany Angora Rabbit Breeders (IAGARB) is holding a contest to promote luscious, humanely harvested German Angora Rabbit Wool. We want to spread the word of the pleasure of knitting with our yarns and the beauty of the finished items.

Angora Blizzard and Angora Ice Yarns are a blend of 85% Prime Angora and 15% domestic Cormo sheep wool.

Angora Blizzard is a 2-ply (approximately 240 yards)

Angora Ice is a 1-ply. (approximately 480 yards)

They are available in either white or natural grey or dyed colors.

Our yarn is 100% grown and spun in North America.

PRIZES

There will be two categories for entry – Blizzard (2-PLY) and Ice (1PLY).

Prizes in each category will be Amazon gift cards in US dollar amounts:

1st – $100.00

2nd – $50.00

3rd – $25.00

HOW TO ENTER

Entry is free and open to IAGARB members and the public.

Please send your contact information and 3 digital photos to:

nancyneverswept [at] gmail [dot] com

  1. One close-up
  2. One showing the piece being worn
  3. One of your choice
  4. Tell us about your pattern (please include measurements)
  5. Include your proof of purchase

Our Judge is a fiber arts professional, not affiliated with IAGARB

RULES

  1. Work must have been completed in 2021.
  2. Items will be knitting only from IAGARB Blizzard or Ice yarns and weigh no more than 2 ounces or 60 grams.

3. Please indicate if your pattern is original.

If you are using someone else’s pattern, please include credit to the owner.

4. Contest deadline will be midnight May 1st, 2021

5. By participating, you agree that All photos will become property of IAGARB for promotional purposes

6. Winning photos and names of the winners will be posted on the IAGARB web site.

Questions? Please contact:

Erin Maclean: angora [at] bungalowfarm [dot] com

Catherine Fulbright: fulbrightfibers [at] gmail [dot] com

 

VENDORS who carry IAGARB Co-op Yarns

Prairie MoonRise Farm, Minnesota

Please email: jane [dot] killpack [at] gmail [dot] com for color options

Blizzard Yarn: White, Silver, Dyed

 

Bungalow Farm Angora
Erin Maclean, California

www.bungalowfarm.com

angora [at] bungalowfarm [dot] com

Angora Blizzard and Ice in natural, hand dyed using natural & synthetic dyes

Ice in Silver and natural dyes

 

Desert Garden Farms
Andrea Miranda

DesertGardenFarms.com

Info [at] desertgardenfarms [dot] com

Angora Blizzard in dyed and natural

 

Fulbright Fibers
Catherine Fulbright

Eugene, Oregon

Fulbrightfibers [at] gmail [dot] com

I have one ply and two ply yarn available in white and dyed.

 

Susan Wagner

sw6789587 [at] gmail [dot] com

Angora Blizzard in natural white

 

Samson Angora
Leslie Samson

Ontario, Canada

llbsamson [at] gmail [dot] com

Angora Blizzard and Angora Ice Yarns in white and silver

 

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