360 100 610 Wearable - garment or personal
accessory (hat, purse, bag, scarf, etc)
360 100 620 Non-wearable - toys or items for
the home (pillows, holiday decorations, pot holders,
washcloth, blankets, etc)
360 100 630 Hands for Larger Service - item or
clothing to be donated to someone in need
adding flat designs with needle felting, etc
360 300 130 Advanced – items made incorporating
more advanced knitting techniques including cables
or more difficult knitting
patterns, knitting in the
round with four needles, I-cord for handles or design
pieces, maintaining holes in knitted and felted item,
attaching three dimensional design pieces, etc.
Knitting with Looms, Boards,
and Machines Division
Knitting using looms and boards
Beginning skills: One article using beginning skills
such as: Cast on, e-wrap [twisted knit stitch], gath-
ering or flat removal method, simple stripe color
changes, flat or tubular shapes
360 200 110 Wearable item - garment or person-
al accessory (hat, purse, bag, scarf, etc.)
360 200 120 Non-wearable item – toys or items
for the home (pillow, blanket, etc.)
360 200 130 Hands for Larger Service – item or
clothing to be donated to someone in need
Expanding skills: One article showing skills in
addition to the beginning skills such as: alternate cast
on methods-crochet-on, cable cast on; purl stitch, knit
stitch, garter stitch, ribbing, increasing, decreasing,
adding or joining tubes, combination round and flat
shaped items
360 200 210 Wearable item - garment or per-
sonal accessory (hat, purse, bag, scarf, socks, slippers,
mittens, sweater, etc)
360 200 220 Non-wearable item – toys (puppet,
doll, stuffed animal, doll sweater) or items for the
home (pillow, blanket, afghan, etc.)
360 200 230 Hands for Larger Service – item or
clothing to be donated to someone in need
Advanced skills: designs using multiple color(s),
seed stitch, rice stitch, moss stitch, box stitch, single
chevron, cables, basket
weave or checkerboard
patterns, creating eyelets or holes
360 200 310 Wearable item - garment or person-
al accessory (hat, purse, bag, scarf, etc)
360 200 320 Non-wearable item – toys or items
for the home (puppet, doll, stuffed animal, doll sweat-
er, pillow, blanket, afghan, etc)
360 200 330 Hands for Larger Service – item or
clothing to be donated to someone in need
Crocheting
Members may enter up to three classes (all in the
same phase) based on the phase in which they are en-
rolled and one class in Felted Crochet. Members must
mark skills on the level in which they are enrolled.
If they show skills beyond their level, they will not
receive extra consideration.
A 4-H Crocheting Exhibit Explanation Card (370-01)
must be securely attached to the exhibit. The card
requests information about the exhibited item and
skills learned in construction. Form is available from
the County Extension office or the State 4-H website
http://oregon.4h.oregonstate.edu/contest-materi-
als-family-and-consumer-science.
Refer to the “4-H Crocheting Project Member’s
Guide and Record” (4-H 962 R) for detailed informa-
tion on specific skills to be learned in each phase. A
pair of gloves, slippers, etc. is considered one article.
Swatches are not acceptable. Judging criteria is
outlined on the 4-H Crocheting Check Sheet (370-02),
available from the county Extension office or the State
4-H website http://oregon.4h.oregonstate.edu/
Each garment or article must be labeled with the
member’s name, county and project phase. This label
should be typed or printed in
indelible ink on a piece of white fabric and sewn or
written with.
Knitting machine One article made using a knitting
machine
360 200 410 Wearable item - garment or person-
al accessory (hat, purse, bag, scarf,)
360 200 420 Non-wearable item – toys or items
for the home (puppet, doll, stuffed animal, doll sweat-
er, pillow, blanket, afghan, etc)
360 200 430 Hands for Larger Service – item or
clothing to be donated to someone in need
Phase 2 One article showing one or more of the
following stitches: treble crochet, double treble, or v
stitch; may be in combination with stitches learned in
a previous level.
370 100 210 Wearable - garment or personal
accessory (hat, purse, belt, gloves, etc)
370 100 220 Non-wearable - toys or items for the
home (coasters, doilies, pillows, holiday decorations,
etc)
370 100 230 Hands for Larger Service - item or
clothing to be donated to someone in need
Phase 3 One article showing one or more of the
following stitches: open or filet mesh, block or solid
mesh, long single stitch, shell stitch, shell stitch varia-
tion may be in combination with stitches learned in a
previous level.
370 100 310 Wearable - garment or personal
accessory (hat, purse, belt, gloves, etc)
370 100 320 Non-wearable - toys or items for the
home (coasters, doilies, pillows, holiday decorations,
etc)
370 100 330 Hands for Larger Service - item or
clothing to be donated to someone in need
Felted Knitting Division
Items may be knitted using needles, looms, boards, or
machines. Felting may be done by hand or washing
machine wet methods and/or dry needle felting
techniques.
360 300 110 Beginning - items made with begin-
ning knitting skills including knit and/or purl stitches
and single strands of yarn.
Simple flat or tube
shapes.
360 300 120 Expanding – items made with more
expanded knitting skills including use of multiple
strands of yarn, inclusion of
non-felting yarns,
changing colors, attaching simple handles or tabs,
Phase 1 One article showing one or more of the
following stitches: chain stitch, single crochet, double
crochet, or slip stitch.
370 100 110 Wearable - garment or personal
accessory (hat, purse, belt, gloves, etc)
370 100 120 Non-wearable - toys or items for the
home (coasters, doilies, pillows, holiday decorations,
etc)
370 100 130 Hands for Larger Service - item or
clothing to be donated to someone in need
Phase 4 One article showing one or more of the
following stitches: waffle (or rib) stitch, picot (Irish
crochet), cluster, popcorn, star, or puff stitch, may be in
combination with stitches learned in a previous level.
370 100 410 Wearable - garment or personal
accessory
370 100 420 Non-wearable - toys or items for the
home
370 100 430 Hands for Larger Service - item or
clothing to be donated to someone in need
Phase 5 One article showing one or more of the
following stitches: afghan stitch, hairpin lace, broom-
stick lace.
370 100 510 Wearable - garment or personal
accessory
370 100 520 Non-wearable - toys or items for the
home
370 100 530 Hands for Larger Service - item or
clothing to be donated to someone in need
Phase 6 One article showing skills learned, select
from the following options: Item made from member’s
original design (include written instructions with ex-
hibit, Crocheting combined with fabric or leather, item
made with fine thread, item made with cloth strips
rather that yarn, item with multi-colored patterns (jac-
quards) using charts (include copy of chart), Garment
made from pattern drafted to fit a specific person (sub-
mit drafted pattern with exhibit)
370 100 610 Wearable - garment or personal
accessory
370 100 620 Non-wearable - toys or items for the
370 100 630 Hands for Larger Service - item or
clothing to be donated to someone in need
Felted Crochet
Felting may be done by hand or washing machine (wet
methods) and/or needle felting (dry) techniques.
370 300 110 Beginning - items made with begin-
ning crochet skills and single strands of yarn.
370 300 120 Expanding -items made with more
expanded crocheting skills including use of multiple
strands of yarn, inclusion of
non-felting yarns,
changing colors, attaching simple handles or tabs, or
adding flat designs with needle felting, etc
370 300 130 Advanced - items made incorporating
more advanced crocheting techniques including cables
or more difficult crochet patterns, maintaining holes in
crocheted and felted item, or attaching three dimen-
sional design
pieces, etc.
Clothing/Sewing
Members must currently be enrolled in the Clothing
and Textiles project. All Exhibits must be in the same
level. Members may enter
three construction classes and any of the creativity and
service classes for the project level in which they are
enrolled. Members and clubs are also encouraged to
enter Educational Displays under the Home Economics
class divisions.
All items should be clean and in good repair. Judg-
ing criteria are outlined in 4-H Sewing/Clothing
Construction Score Sheet (40-465), 4-H Sewing/
Clothing Creative Expression Score Sheet (40-467).
Judging standards are listed in Measuring Up: Quality
Standards for Sewn Items/Projects (PNW 197). Skills
appropriate for each project level are listed in Sewing
Skills Checklist, CO677. Each entry will be evaluat-
ed on ALL features, not just the skills listed in the
respective enrollment levels.
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