Gather Up Your Crochet Hooks For A Little Contest

We wrote about the Knitting Olympics yesterday. Apparently that’s not the only competition in the sweater- and mitten-making world. There’s the Yarn Smackdown, which sounds a little sweaty and less peaceful than the event organized by Yarn Harlot. Here’s the deal with the smackdown (which organizers claim is the “largest and most organized death-by-knitting and death-by-crocheting tournament in the world”): the lace and Olympic-themed competition has 12 events: beginner sock, advanced sock, bookmark, dishcloth, knitted animal, scarf, knitted stole, crochet stole, amigurumi, crochet hat, granny square, and the food fight event.