Animals Smell When Wet- the contestants are in! Polls Close 12pm  Friday sept. 7th.

Here are all of the beautiful, funny and amazing yarns spun for this challenge. Now it's time to vote. In my opinion they are all incredibly unique and wonderful. any one could win.

Vote here on this blog entry using the "comment" button. Use the anonymous option if you would like. (some votes have already been cast on the prior entry, that's fine...i'll count them.)

Keep the criteria for the challenge in mind when casting your vote:
1. Is waterproof/water resistant
2. Is NOT made from any animal fiber
3. Is knit/crochet-able and wearable

To see more views and pics of yarns and materials  please refer to the challenge page at The Yarn Museum! (Thanks Linda for putting that together!!)

ENTRANTS:

#1- Midian from Switzerland
Plastic nets for fruits, + plied




#2- Stephanie Nerriccio/Stitch Ewe Yarns
Ball of white twine - cotton/poly, white plastic grocery bags, iridescent Christmas tinsel, horrible nylon costume wig, plastic pink sparkle fiber.




#3- Linda Scharf/Stoneleafmoon
Bamboo tape, raffia, acrylic thread, sparkle, punked out pompom + assorted thingamajigs




#4- Jacey Boggs/Insubordiknit
Ecospun, ramie, shredded black plastic yard bag, green packing plastic, bubble wrap, shredded mesh sure-grip liner, nylon threads, black tencel, black ramie and metal studs.




#5- Julie/Flawful Fibers & Yarns
Recycled rayon threads, waxed linen cord, nylon (or polyester) mesh, angelina, plastic mesh, metallic flowers (supposed to have been silk, but I seriously doubt it), serated beads, suspended metal beads, nylon/plastic trims, wallpaper shreds, metal trims, & nylon wire ribbon.




#6- Roxanne McHenry
Bamboo fiber, recycled Winnie the Pooh bath toy bag, blue mesh pockets and trim bits from a used Patagonia jacket, nylon thread, microfiber towel strips and plastic bag.




#7- Cindy Alexander
Dry cleaner bags




#8- Michelle Snowdon/Wooldancer
Raffia, plastic shopping bag, flower shower curtain, metallic threads in varying gauges, tinsel & sequins all spun around a plastic poly string core, with softness added from a handcarded batt: denim bits, ingeo, soysilk, cotton fluff, tinsel, glitz, and plied with linen & cotton threads.




#9-   Tove Skolseg
Recycled plastic bottles, plastic bags, nylon fiber,
scobidou plastic cords, wrapping paper, synthetic kemp and metallic polyester.




#10-   Elizabeth O'Donnell/YarnPunk
Deconstructed water resistent coat- outer shell, polyfill and lining were used along with shredded plastic bag, vintage oil cloth, foam packing sheet and red polar fleece peices threaded on plastic coated wires.




#11- Liz Mitchell




#12- Tracie/Lampe's Lumps
Plastic grocery bags, plastic lanyard string, pony beads, synthetic gold thread.