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Welcome to our

3rd Annual Happy Hooker Happening:

A month-long competition celebrating all things crochet!

Events/Prize Categories are listed below:

Biggest Granny Square: 1st: Sari Holt 26 rounds; 2nd: Kalra Jenkins 24 rounds; 3rd Scott Davis 23 rounds

Speediest Stitcher: 1st: Megan Jones; 2nd: Sari Holt: Tied for 3rd: Scott Davis AND Klara Jenkins

Most Granny Squares (4” x 4”): 1st: Elizabeth Howe with 105!; 2nd: Erin Dowd with 43.

Best Original Design: 1st Sari Holt, 2nd Scott Davis

Fashion: 1st Kesh Coutain; 2nd Amanda Burk

Accessories: 1st: Willie Santiago; 2nd: Klara Jenkins; 3rd: Michael DiJulia

Tapestry/Mosaic Crochet: 1st: Klara Jenkins, 2nd Scott Davis

Home Décor & Afghans: 1st: Scott Davis; 2nd: Sari Holt; 3rd: Anthony Holc

Amigurumi: 1st: Sari Holt; 2nd: Amanda Burk; 3rd: Morgan Boyer

Rookie Hooker: 1st: Willie Santiago; 2nd Michael DiJulia; 3rd: Anthony Holc

Artistic Expression: 1st: Abby Rammelkamp; 2nd: Erin Dowd; 3rd: Meghan McDonnell

Thread Crochet: 1st: Erin Dowd

Best Technical Merit: 1st: Sari Holt; 2nd: Morgan Boyer; 3rd: Amanda Burk

Best Overall: 1st: Amanda Burk; 2nd: Kesh Coutain; 3rd: Willie Santiago

HUGE THANKS to all of our fabulous vendor sponsors: Ancient Arts, Accessories Unlimited, Brediculous Yarns, Flying Goat Farm, Cascade Yarns, Berroco Yarns, Sweet Georgia, Dream in Color, Urth Yarns, Universal Yarns, Diamond Yarns, Wonderland Yarns, and Illimani Yarns.

Welcome to Our Happy Hooker Gallery!
And the Winners Are...

Stuffed VW bus with crocheted applique and hand embroidery.

Crocheted angel ornaments displayed on a baking sheet.

open topped hat with a wide lacy brim and a wire edge to hold the brim shape.

Backless bikini dress and bottom!
Pattern can be found here on Ravelry: https://www.ravelry.com/patterns/library/cancun-dress
This one is lizard green and made with 8/2 cotton.

A rainbow of 105 granny squares put together on the bias for this great looking blanket!

a rainbow of roses attached to a sparkly silver stretchy head band

Triangular shawl made with alternation sections of variegated pink and solid deep red-violet. Each section is a little different, some have lace and some have more texture.

This is a detail image of this very very long crocheted garland. Not just chains, this garland is made of loads of little scallops and some very pretty had dyed yarns. Perfect to brighten up your home at any time of the year!

Deep purple Voodoo Doll missing an eye, pins are sticking out of the head and one arms and it is wearing a crown of thorny roses!

White beanie with stripes of directional ribs and topped with a faux fur pom.

Gorgeous granny square throw made with a huge assortment of hand dyed yarns. This blanket is an original design by the crocheter who figured our how to make a massive granny square heart.

Green beanie with stripes of directional ribs and topped with a faux fur pom.

Turban style twisted headband in pumpkin.

Bernie Sanders crocheted and stuffed riding a stuffed democratic donkey.

This bed-sized granny square afghan is designed to depict the Argentina flag on a field of PRIDE stripes.

Similar to the very popular "Virus Shawl", this blanket is essentially two triangular shawls stuck together. Worked from the center outward, the scallop pattern repeats make regular increases so the square blanket gets larger with each round.

Who doesn't love the Unicorn? Textured white hooded poncho with a golden unicorn horn and a purple/gray mane with fringe along the bottom hem to match!

Asymmetrical triangle shawl with varying stitches made with hand dyed alpaca yarn.

Teal and grey textured earflap beanie with pom on the crown and braids on the earflaps.

Rectangular-ish shawl/wrap making great use of mitered corners.

Tapestry/Mosaic Crochet bag. Very cleverly made with a mosaic technique stranding contrast colors on the back of the work.

Little amigurumi dumpster fire.

Two color baby blanket made with Bavarian stitch.

Tapestry crochet shawl custom made for Megan Roher, an American pastor, bishop, and activist. Rohrer is the first openly transgender minister to be ordained by the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America, and to serve the denomination as bishop.