KNITTING COMPETITION

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Hand knitted jumper or cardigan made from Pure Wool/Wool Blend of any ply.

Regulations
1. Each garment must be made from Pure Wool/Wool Blend of any ply and must have attached label from wool used or label or receipt from Woollen Mill.

2. An exhibitor may represent only one Society at Group level and one Group at State level.

3. An garment having won at a Show will compete at a Group Final; the winning article will then compete at the next Royal Melbourne Show.

4. The Melbourne Group 14 winner of the current Show will compete as a finalist in the following State Final at the Royal Melbourne Show.

5. An garment, having won a State Final, is no longer eligible to compete in the competition.

6. Each garment entered must be the bona fide work of the exhibitor.

7. If, for any reason, a winner is unable to compete at Group or State Final level, then the second placegetter is eligible to compete.

8. A person will not be permitted to win at more than one Show within the State in any one Show year. Persons not adhering to this rule will be required to forfeit/refund prize money.

9. All work to have been completed within the last twelve (12) months.

It is recommended that these rules be printed in the Schedules under the appropriate classes.

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Following the Group Final, it is the responsibility of each Group Secretary to advise the VAS Ltd Secretariat of:

A. The name and address of the Group winner;
B. The Country Agricultural Society they represent.

VAS Ltd will then pass this information on to the RAS Limited, who in turn contact each Group Finalist, sending them exhibit entry tickets, which enable the articles to be displayed at the Royal Melbourne Show, where the State Final is judged.

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