Crocheted Toys, 2026 PA Farm Show
00:00 - Hi.
00:01 - I'm Judy bowlby
00:02 - i'm a judge at the Pennsylvania state farm show
00:05 - in the family living.
00:08 - And i would like to show you the really neat things
00:12 - that we have this year
00:14 - have you ever heard of the book
00:17 - the very hungry caterpillar
00:19 - i'm sure you have and i know if there's any little children listening
00:22 - they know the story well today at the farm show
00:26 - we have
00:27 - the caterpillar
00:29 - okay
00:30 - and if you remember on day one
00:33 - he ate this red apple
00:35 - and he did
00:36 - and then on day two
00:38 - remember he was still hungry
00:40 - and he ate two pairs.
00:43 - He did
00:44 - and then on day three.
00:47 - he at three
00:49 - purple plums
00:50 - he ate them
00:51 - and
00:52 - did
00:53 - and our caterpillar
00:54 - is getting bigger
00:56 - and bigger all the time
00:58 - and then he ate the strawberries
01:00 - and the oranges and if you look at the oranges
01:04 - they even have
01:05 - the stem and the leaf on them
01:08 - he ate them too
01:11 - and then he ate.
01:14 - Cherry pie
01:15 - remember.
01:16 - If you look carefully you can see the cherries
01:20 - and
01:21 - a salami.
01:23 - Cupcake.
01:27 - Oh my goodness we have a pickle
01:29 - and don't forget the lollipop
01:32 - and then he had some Swiss cheese
01:36 - i know my days aren't right but i want you to see the seedless watermelon
01:40 - it's all there
01:42 - and he topped it
01:43 - off with.
01:45 - chocolate cake
01:46 - So we
01:47 - put that in.
01:49 - look at our caterpillar
01:51 - whoops
01:52 - we lost the strawberry.
01:54 - He was so fat.
01:56 - and then.
02:03 - i think stuck in here
02:06 - and he ate a green leaf and felt so much better
02:12 - okay and if you remember the book.
02:15 - He spinned a cocoon
02:17 - and then when he came out he was a beautiful butterfly.
02:22 - Okay now what do i look for judging one of the things i look for is creativity
02:28 - okay one of the things because this category is a
02:31 - toy is the construction well enough that a child can
02:34 - play with it
02:35 - and we just put all these things in the
02:38 - caterpillar
02:39 - and yes he's good we've been doing it all morning.
02:42 - Another thing i look for look at this fox the tension in the crocheting
02:47 - if you look at him and i'm going to turn him around really slowly
02:51 - the tension stays the same
02:54 - he is so
02:56 - uniform.
03:00 - We look for that we look for
03:04 - It's a toy is it something you would like to play with
03:08 - i have here
03:09 - a very quiet trailer
03:11 - if you open it up for this
03:13 - a person
03:14 - inside we have a doll.
03:17 - Complete with pillow.
03:18 - She has a refrigerator
03:20 - complete with
03:22 - food.
03:24 - We have a carrot.
03:25 - Vitamin a
03:26 - good thing we got that
03:28 - and if you need to cook something
03:30 - you can cook it in the pot on top of the stove.
03:34 - If she gets tired of wearing her green skirt
03:38 - she has clothes in the dresser that she can change
03:41 - into and look out the window and we have a sunny day.
03:45 - Creativity
03:46 - and
03:47 - i look for.
03:50 - Starting and stopping of different colored stitches
03:52 - that things are together
03:54 - that they are not loose.
03:56 - We have a little girl here too.
03:59 - The creativity
04:00 - the different stitches that are on
04:03 - the that are used to make the
04:04 - the project
04:06 - these are things i look for.
04:08 - Uniformity.
04:10 - And over here we have a tree with lots and lots
04:14 - of animals this person was very busy making
04:18 - we've got a chick
04:19 - and she has them on the board so they stay together
04:22 - but could you imagine playing with all these animals
04:25 - even the lion over here
04:27 - and the octopus.
04:30 - Okay
04:30 - so we look for.
04:32 - In the construction i look for tension
04:35 - i look for creativity
04:37 - i look for things that are put together well
04:40 - that if a child
04:40 - plays with it
04:41 - is not going to come apart easily.
04:45 - Alright thank you very much
04:47 - and thank you for letting me show you
04:49 - the hungry hungry caterpillar at the farm show