
We packed a lot into the CGOA’s Chain Link Conference in July (2019) in Manchester, NH. I tried to savor every moment since it had been 5 years since I was able to attend a conference and see many of my crochet friends.
Fastest Fingers
I wanted to give the Fastest Fingers contest a try on Friday. For 10 minutes a bunch of us crocheted like crazy and then those who had the highest stitch count were entered into the Finals.

On Saturday we repeated the same task of crocheting rows and rows of double crochets in just 10 minutes. I completed 221 stitches and won Second Place! Bonnie Barker (who won this competition last year) came in third and Ellen Moray won First Place with 236 stitches (I think)! Yay, Ellen!

Saturday Evening Banquet
On Saturday evening we attended a special banquet when we honored the winner of the Crochet Hall of Fame award and watched several crocheters model their beautiful designs and projects on the runway.


Nancy gave a nice speech about the importance of crochet in her life and how crochet has changed over the years. She has been collecting antique crochet hooks for a while and now has a collection of thousands!
Fashion Show

Marly Bird and Tamara Kelly emceed the Fashion Show. There were many beautiful crochet projects – here are just a few from the evening:
Friends
I had a wonderful time seeing friends and catching up.




Phillipa, Bonnie, Marcia, Carlotta, Susan Lowman
Thank you for stopping by and reading about the conference!
Happy crocheting!

Jennifer
Congratulations on your second place win. Beautiful crocheted items show so much artistic creativity. Makes me want to grab my hook and start something new. Not in record time though.
Thank you! Fast crocheting is fun but any crocheting is good for the soul. 🙂
Jennifer
I Have been to two and would love to go to another. Thanks for the great post.
You are welcome!
Jennifer
Every item is gorgeous.
Thank you!
Jennifer
Wow, there were some really fast crocheters in your group. Congratulations to you on winning second place! I really like some of the beautiful fashions and hope to see patterns of them soon.
Thank you! It was fun to crochet with a crowd cheering us on. 🙂
Jennifer
What a wonderful recap of the conference!! I didn’t know you got second place in the Fastest Fingers Contest! Way to go!! 😀
Thanks, Amanda! It was great to see you – Have a good Fall! Jennifer