For Pam Dodge, the knitting gene runs in her family. Her mom and grandmother knit, and she picked it up from them when she was just a teenager.

Now, the West Newbury woman has shared the fiber art with her 10-year-old daughter, Christine, who knits and also makes beaded jewelry.

The two will exhibit their wares as a mother-daughter pair at the 26th annual Great Pumpkin Craft Fair tomorrow at the Dr. John C. Page School on Route 113 in West Newbury. This weekend kicks off the season for holiday fairs throughout the region. (See Fair Listing page 10.)

"I've always wanted to be a vendor at this fair, but am usually traveling this time of year," Pam Dodge said. "This year, because my daughter wanted to do this so badly and because I thought it would be fun to do, I made it a point to put the craft fair commitment on my calendar before anything else."

For 10-year-old Christine, who is in the fifth grade at the Page School, participation in the craft fair is a chance to share the results of her new hobby with the public: making beaded jewelry, with earrings being her specialty. Christine learned jewelry-making from a shopkeeper during a family vacation to Nantucket this summer. Her dad, Brian Dodge, has helped out by wielding the pliers to add the hooks to the earrings.

Pam Dodge's knitted creations include scarves, baby sweaters, hats and mittens and little stuffed hedgehogs, which she said are a favorite of fair-goers. She said knitting is a relaxing respite from her job in technical marketing for a Texas company, which she now does from her home office.

Tomorrow, the Dodges will join the more than 80 artisans displaying handmade goods, including pottery, clothing, home decor and holiday items, at the Great Pumpkin Craft Fair, which takes place from 8:30 a.m. to 3 p.m. Lunch, snacks and baked goods will be for sale, and dozens of prizes — including Red Sox tickets, a weekend getaway to Cape Cod and gift certificates to local restaurants — will be up for grabs. Admission and parking are free. Proceeds from the event will benefit programs at the Page School.

Mother and daughter have been working feverishly to ensure they have enough goods on hand to entice shoppers.

"For me, the hardest part is setting a price for the items," Pam Dodge said. "Fortunately for my daughter, I think she knew the price before she even had the product.

"We are both looking forward to sharing this day together and selling our handcrafted items to the public."