{"id":52000,"date":"2020-01-03T13:09:55","date_gmt":"2020-01-03T22:09:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.alaskastatefair.org\/site\/result\/handwork-needlework-special-awards-2023\/"},"modified":"2025-08-27T12:11:44","modified_gmt":"2025-08-27T20:11:44","slug":"handwork-needlework-special-awards-2025","status":"publish","type":"result","link":"https:\/\/www.alaskastatefair.org\/site\/result\/handwork-needlework-special-awards-2025\/","title":{"rendered":"Handwork & Needlework Special Awards – 2025"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
PRIZE<\/th>CHAMPION NAME<\/th>HOMETOWN<\/th>ENTRY DESCRIPTION<\/th><\/tr><\/thead>
BEST OF SHOW<\/strong>
Special Award Presented by: Global Credit Union<\/em><\/td>		Bethany McElroy<\/td>Wasilla, AK<\/td>Beaded Purse<\/td><\/tr>
SUPERINTENDENT\u2019S AWARD<\/strong><\/td>Becky Simpson<\/td>Anchorage, AK<\/td>Martina in Wheelchair<\/td><\/tr>
JUDGE\u2019S CHOICE<\/strong><\/td>Gina Herron<\/td>Palmer, AK<\/td>Green Knit Dress<\/td><\/tr>
JUDGE\u2019S CHOICE<\/strong><\/td>Vivian Wagner<\/td>Palmer, AK<\/td>Embroidered Jean Jacket<\/td><\/tr>
PEOPLE’S CHOICE<\/strong><\/td>TBD at Later Time<\/td><\/td><\/td><\/tr>
FIBER N’ ICE<\/strong>
Special Award <\/em><\/td>		Becky Simpson<\/td>Anchorage, AK<\/td>Cowl<\/td><\/tr>
FIBER N’ ICE<\/strong>
Special Award <\/em><\/td>		McKenzi Topp<\/td>Palmer, AK<\/td>Shawl<\/td><\/tr>
NELL LOUISE WILLIAMS MEMORIAL AW<\/strong>ARD<\/strong>
Special Award – Outstanding Junior Exhibitor<\/em><\/td>		Alba Houvener<\/td>Sutton, AK<\/td>Multiple Items<\/td><\/tr>
TANGLED SKEIN YARN SHOP<\/strong> (Shawnalee Whitney)<\/strong>
Special Award – Outstanding Jr (B) Crochet Award<\/em><\/td>		Cortana Pirolo <\/td>Palmer, AK<\/td>Pair of Chickens<\/td><\/tr>
TANGLED SKEIN YARN SHOP<\/strong> (Shawnalee Whitney)<\/strong>
Special Award – Outstanding Jr (A) Crochet Award<\/em><\/td>		Christina Pepper<\/td>Palmer, AK<\/td>Multiple Items<\/td><\/tr>
NORTHERN LIGHTS VALLEY KNITTERS<\/strong>
Special Award<\/em><\/td>		Mary Moses<\/td>Wasilla, AK<\/td>Box of Socks<\/td><\/tr>
NORTHERN LIGHTS VALLEY KNITTERS<\/strong>
Special Award<\/em><\/td>		Candie Graham<\/td>Palmer, AK<\/td>Bag<\/td><\/tr>
NORTHERN LIGHTS VALLEY KNITTERS<\/strong>
Special Award<\/em><\/td>		Linda Creed<\/td>Anchorage, AK<\/td>Memorial Romper<\/td><\/tr>
NORTHERN LIGHTS VALLEY KNITTERS<\/strong>
Special Award<\/em><\/td>		Kymberly Miller<\/td>Chugiak, AK<\/td>Fair Isle Hat<\/td><\/tr>
FAR NORTH YARN CO.-SHAWNALEE WHITNEY<\/strong>
Outstanding Jr. Knitter<\/em><\/td>		Evangeline Bentle<\/td>Anchorage, AK<\/td>Multiple Items<\/td><\/tr>
FAR NORTH YARN CO.-SHAWNALEE WHITNEY<\/strong>
Outstanding Jr. Knitter<\/em><\/td>		Anna Buist<\/td>Palmer, AK<\/td>Turned Heel Sock<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"featured_media":53418,"template":"","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"_uag_custom_page_level_css":""},"class_list":["post-52000","result","type-result","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"\nHandwork & Needlework Special Awards - 2025 - Alaska State Fair<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/www.alaskastatefair.org\/site\/?post_type=result&p=52000\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Handwork & Needlework Special Awards - 2025 - Alaska State Fair\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"PRIZE CHAMPION NAME HOMETOWN ENTRY DESCRIPTION BEST OF SHOW Special Award Presented by: Global Credit Union Bethany McElroy Wasilla, AK […]\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:url\" content=\"https:\/\/www.alaskastatefair.org\/site\/?post_type=result&p=52000\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"Alaska State Fair\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:publisher\" content=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/alaskastatefair\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:modified_time\" content=\"2025-08-27T20:11:44+00:00\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:card\" content=\"summary_large_image\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:site\" content=\"@alaskastatefair\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:label1\" content=\"Est. reading time\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data1\" content=\"1 minute\" \/>\n<script type=\"application\/ld+json\" class=\"yoast-schema-graph\">{\"@context\":\"https:\\\/\\\/schema.org\",\"@graph\":[{\"@type\":\"WebPage\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.alaskastatefair.org\\\/site\\\/?post_type=result&p=52000\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.alaskastatefair.org\\\/site\\\/?post_type=result&p=52000\",\"name\":\"Handwork & Needlework Special Awards - 2025 - Alaska State Fair\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.alaskastatefair.org\\\/site\\\/#website\"},\"primaryImageOfPage\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.alaskastatefair.org\\\/site\\\/?post_type=result&p=52000#primaryimage\"},\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.alaskastatefair.org\\\/site\\\/?post_type=result&p=52000#primaryimage\"},\"thumbnailUrl\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.alaskastatefair.org\\\/site\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2022\\\/06\\\/Logo-Feature-Box.jpg\",\"datePublished\":\"2020-01-03T22:09:55+00:00\",\"dateModified\":\"2025-08-27T20:11:44+00:00\",\"breadcrumb\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.alaskastatefair.org\\\/site\\\/?post_type=result&p=52000#breadcrumb\"},\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"ReadAction\",\"target\":[\"https:\\\/\\\/www.alaskastatefair.org\\\/site\\\/?post_type=result&p=52000\"]}]},{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.alaskastatefair.org\\\/site\\\/?post_type=result&p=52000#primaryimage\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.alaskastatefair.org\\\/site\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2022\\\/06\\\/Logo-Feature-Box.jpg\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.alaskastatefair.org\\\/site\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2022\\\/06\\\/Logo-Feature-Box.jpg\",\"width\":1280,\"height\":720},{\"@type\":\"BreadcrumbList\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.alaskastatefair.org\\\/site\\\/?post_type=result&p=52000#breadcrumb\",\"itemListElement\":[{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":1,\"name\":\"Home\",\"item\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.alaskastatefair.org\\\/site\\\/\"},{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":2,\"name\":\"Handwork & Needlework Special Awards – 2025\"}]},{\"@type\":\"WebSite\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.alaskastatefair.org\\\/site\\\/#website\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.alaskastatefair.org\\\/site\\\/\",\"name\":\"Alaska State Fair\",\"description\":\"Welcome to the Alaska State Fair, home of an abundance of diverse vendors, food to please every palate, rides, concerts, acrobats, animals, exceptional educational exhibits, record-setting giant vegetables and beautiful flower gardens.\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"SearchAction\",\"target\":{\"@type\":\"EntryPoint\",\"urlTemplate\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.alaskastatefair.org\\\/site\\\/?s={search_term_string}\"},\"query-input\":{\"@type\":\"PropertyValueSpecification\",\"valueRequired\":true,\"valueName\":\"search_term_string\"}}],\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\"}]}<\/script>\n<!-- \/ Yoast SEO plugin. -->","yoast_head_json":{"title":"Handwork & Needlework Special Awards - 2025 - Alaska State Fair","robots":{"index":"index","follow":"follow","max-snippet":"max-snippet:-1","max-image-preview":"max-image-preview:large","max-video-preview":"max-video-preview:-1"},"canonical":"https:\/\/www.alaskastatefair.org\/site\/?post_type=result&p=52000","og_locale":"en_US","og_type":"article","og_title":"Handwork & Needlework Special Awards - 2025 - Alaska State Fair","og_description":"PRIZE CHAMPION NAME HOMETOWN ENTRY DESCRIPTION BEST OF SHOW Special Award Presented by: Global Credit Union Bethany McElroy Wasilla, AK […]","og_url":"https:\/\/www.alaskastatefair.org\/site\/?post_type=result&p=52000","og_site_name":"Alaska State Fair","article_publisher":"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/alaskastatefair\/","article_modified_time":"2025-08-27T20:11:44+00:00","twitter_card":"summary_large_image","twitter_site":"@alaskastatefair","twitter_misc":{"Est. reading time":"1 minute"},"schema":{"@context":"https:\/\/schema.org","@graph":[{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https:\/\/www.alaskastatefair.org\/site\/?post_type=result&p=52000","url":"https:\/\/www.alaskastatefair.org\/site\/?post_type=result&p=52000","name":"Handwork & Needlework Special Awards - 2025 - Alaska State Fair","isPartOf":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.alaskastatefair.org\/site\/#website"},"primaryImageOfPage":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.alaskastatefair.org\/site\/?post_type=result&p=52000#primaryimage"},"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.alaskastatefair.org\/site\/?post_type=result&p=52000#primaryimage"},"thumbnailUrl":"https:\/\/www.alaskastatefair.org\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/Logo-Feature-Box.jpg","datePublished":"2020-01-03T22:09:55+00:00","dateModified":"2025-08-27T20:11:44+00:00","breadcrumb":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.alaskastatefair.org\/site\/?post_type=result&p=52000#breadcrumb"},"inLanguage":"en-US","potentialAction":[{"@type":"ReadAction","target":["https:\/\/www.alaskastatefair.org\/site\/?post_type=result&p=52000"]}]},{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-US","@id":"https:\/\/www.alaskastatefair.org\/site\/?post_type=result&p=52000#primaryimage","url":"https:\/\/www.alaskastatefair.org\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/Logo-Feature-Box.jpg","contentUrl":"https:\/\/www.alaskastatefair.org\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/Logo-Feature-Box.jpg","width":1280,"height":720},{"@type":"BreadcrumbList","@id":"https:\/\/www.alaskastatefair.org\/site\/?post_type=result&p=52000#breadcrumb","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"name":"Home","item":"https:\/\/www.alaskastatefair.org\/site\/"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"name":"Handwork & Needlework Special Awards – 2025"}]},{"@type":"WebSite","@id":"https:\/\/www.alaskastatefair.org\/site\/#website","url":"https:\/\/www.alaskastatefair.org\/site\/","name":"Alaska State Fair","description":"Welcome to the Alaska State Fair, home of an abundance of diverse vendors, food to please every palate, rides, concerts, acrobats, animals, exceptional educational exhibits, record-setting giant vegetables and beautiful flower gardens.","potentialAction":[{"@type":"SearchAction","target":{"@type":"EntryPoint","urlTemplate":"https:\/\/www.alaskastatefair.org\/site\/?s={search_term_string}"},"query-input":{"@type":"PropertyValueSpecification","valueRequired":true,"valueName":"search_term_string"}}],"inLanguage":"en-US"}]}},"uagb_featured_image_src":{"full":["https:\/\/www.alaskastatefair.org\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/Logo-Feature-Box.jpg",1280,720,false],"thumbnail":["https:\/\/www.alaskastatefair.org\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/Logo-Feature-Box-150x150.jpg",150,150,true],"medium":["https:\/\/www.alaskastatefair.org\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/Logo-Feature-Box-300x169.jpg",300,169,true],"medium_large":["https:\/\/www.alaskastatefair.org\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/Logo-Feature-Box-768x432.jpg",768,432,true],"large":["https:\/\/www.alaskastatefair.org\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/Logo-Feature-Box-1024x576.jpg",838,471,true],"1536x1536":["https:\/\/www.alaskastatefair.org\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/Logo-Feature-Box.jpg",1280,720,false],"2048x2048":["https:\/\/www.alaskastatefair.org\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/Logo-Feature-Box.jpg",1280,720,false],"et-featured-first":["https:\/\/www.alaskastatefair.org\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/Logo-Feature-Box-578x420.jpg",578,420,true],"et-featured-second":["https:\/\/www.alaskastatefair.org\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/Logo-Feature-Box-578x208.jpg",578,208,true],"et-featured-category":["https:\/\/www.alaskastatefair.org\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/Logo-Feature-Box-578x280.jpg",578,280,true],"et-featured-third":["https:\/\/www.alaskastatefair.org\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/Logo-Feature-Box-287x208.jpg",287,208,true],"et-recent-post-image":["https:\/\/www.alaskastatefair.org\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/Logo-Feature-Box-160x160.jpg",160,160,true],"et-popular-post-image":["https:\/\/www.alaskastatefair.org\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/Logo-Feature-Box-319x160.jpg",319,160,true],"et-popular-post-big-image":["https:\/\/www.alaskastatefair.org\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/Logo-Feature-Box-639x160.jpg",639,160,true],"et-category-image":["https:\/\/www.alaskastatefair.org\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/Logo-Feature-Box-240x240.jpg",240,240,true],"et-recent-first-image":["https:\/\/www.alaskastatefair.org\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/Logo-Feature-Box-321x214.jpg",321,214,true],"et-tabs-image-small":["https:\/\/www.alaskastatefair.org\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/Logo-Feature-Box-60x60.jpg",60,60,true],"et-blog-page-thumb":["https:\/\/www.alaskastatefair.org\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/Logo-Feature-Box-184x184.jpg",184,184,true],"et-gallery-page-thumb":["https:\/\/www.alaskastatefair.org\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/Logo-Feature-Box-207x136.jpg",207,136,true],"et-portfolio-medium-page-thumb":["https:\/\/www.alaskastatefair.org\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/Logo-Feature-Box-260x170.jpg",260,170,true],"et-portfolio-medium-portrait-page-thumb":["https:\/\/www.alaskastatefair.org\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/Logo-Feature-Box-260x315.jpg",260,315,true],"et-portfolio-small-page-thumb":["https:\/\/www.alaskastatefair.org\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/Logo-Feature-Box-140x94.jpg",140,94,true],"et-portfolio-small-portrait-page-thumb":["https:\/\/www.alaskastatefair.org\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/Logo-Feature-Box-140x170.jpg",140,170,true],"et-portfolio-large-page-thumb":["https:\/\/www.alaskastatefair.org\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/Logo-Feature-Box-430x283.jpg",430,283,true],"et-portfolio-large-portrait-page-thumb":["https:\/\/www.alaskastatefair.org\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/Logo-Feature-Box-430x720.jpg",430,720,true]},"uagb_author_info":{"display_name":"Arlene Larsen","author_link":"https:\/\/www.alaskastatefair.org\/site\/author\/"},"uagb_comment_info":0,"uagb_excerpt":"PRIZE CHAMPION NAME HOMETOWN ENTRY DESCRIPTION BEST OF SHOW Special Award Presented by: Global Credit Union Bethany McElroy Wasilla, AK […]","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.alaskastatefair.org\/site\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/result\/52000","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.alaskastatefair.org\/site\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/result"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.alaskastatefair.org\/site\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/result"}],"version-history":[{"count":11,"href":"https:\/\/www.alaskastatefair.org\/site\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/result\/52000\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":57439,"href":"https:\/\/www.alaskastatefair.org\/site\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/result\/52000\/revisions\/57439"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.alaskastatefair.org\/site\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/53418"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.alaskastatefair.org\/site\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=52000"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}