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Crochet Hat Obsession….

August 8, 2013 By Beatrice Ryan Designs Leave a Comment

Once again when I sat down to crochet last night, I pondered what to work on… I have several works in progress… Lots of things on the back burner and I really felt like whipping something quick up… again!

I loved the hat I made the day before! Kathy Lashley’s Hounds Tooth Hat from her Free Pattern Page at Elk Studio Handcrafted Crochet designs… I made some adjustments to make it feminine… I got a great response to the additions of the brim and flower… But last night I really just wanted to make her pattern and follow it to see what I thought of just the beanie… Masculine or Feminine would only be determined by the colors…

This is my first hat with the feminine touch… Tuesday nights project!

I decided to go with my daughters school colors for the first hat of the night.. “Blue and Gold”… I loved the way it turned out!!!

Blue and Gold Hounds Tooth Hat…

The second one I whipped up was just colors I love… Grey and Berry!

Grey and Berry Hounds Tooth Hat….

Wednesday Night Crochet… 2 Hats in 4 hours… Whew!!!!!

I can see making tons of these for my shops I sell in… They will be a hit! Pop over to Kathy’s Blog to see more of her fantastic designs!!! Elk Studio Handcrafted Crochet Designs, Great designs and wonderful Southern Style… Love her sight and Love her too,,, She is so inspirational!

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So here is to Hounds Tooth Hats, Crochet Obsession and School Colors!

Elena

Filed Under: Patterns and Projects Tagged With: Color, Crochet, Flower, Free Pattern, Hat

Summer Crochet Hat….

August 7, 2013 By Beatrice Ryan Designs 14 Comments

Last night I sat down to do a little crochet work… I have 4 Afghans in progress, 2 of them are almost finished… If you are like me, I love quick projects and Afghans aren’t usually in that category! Hmmm,,, I really debated on trying to finish up one of the Afghans, but I decided to start something new and something I could finish in one evening…

My friend Kathy Lashley over at Elk Studio Handcrafted Crochet Designs has been designing hats and wow are they beautiful! This time I choose her latest hat, “Hounds Tooth Hat” and to top it off it is a free pattern… Click here to get the pattern. While you are there, check out her other patterns too!

I loved this pattern and it was easy to follow and I was able to finish it in just a couple of hours! I did make some personal modifications, I added the brim and flower for a little femininity. I made it out of a nice cotton yarn for summertime too! I can’t wait to make more of these with and without the brim and flower… I think they will be a hit especially in the winter and in wool!!

So here is to Quick Projects, Hounds Tooth Hats and Flowers!

Elena

Filed Under: Patterns and Projects Tagged With: Afghan, Hat, Pattern

A Crochet Addict’s Mother-Daughter Weekend…

August 6, 2013 By Beatrice Ryan Designs Leave a Comment

Yes, I love to crochet,,, Rarely does a day go by that I am not working on a project! Today I wanted to share a little mother-daughter bonding/fun/vacation tradition.

For the last decade, I have taken my youngest daughter on a weekend trip every summer. The focus is to buy her school clothes and spend some quality time together… This was her final year… She will be a senior and my last one at home… Kinda bittersweet!

Over the last decade our trip has evolved from the types of clothes she chose, the city we go to and what we do to entertain ourselves. It use to be great to spend a day in the mall,,, grab the clothes (of which she wasn’t very picky)… and hit the hotel swimming pool after a quick dinner at a homey restaurant… To a decade later we seem to do a large city excursion, 2 days filled with multiple malls, pedicures, movie theaters, hot tubs, fancy restaurants, longer stays and more thought put into the wardrobe!.

So I wanted to share just a few pictures of our weekend excursion…

The drive… With my baby driving… Yummy food at a great restaurant,,, Trying a new guitar out for this years school project (Learning to Play)

We got our noses pierced…

Stopped by my longtime BFF’s Antique Store in Sacramento

A stop at a great orchard for some fresh produce…

Yarn shopping for something special

So for this last year,,, we did a few special things… here is the rundown!

Drive to Sacramento,,, Stayed in an extra nice room for 3 nights… Shopped for 2 days at 2 major malls, pedicures, great lunches at nice restaurants, evening hot tubing, nose’s pierced, fancy dinner at a Japanese restaurant, Two evenings at movie theaters,,,one of them at an IMAX Theater, friends antiques store, yarn shopping, great orchard where we picked out all our favorites including dehydrated chili-sugar encrusted mango’s… stopped by to see family on the trip home and yes,,, I did crochet in the evenings in the room! It was a great trip and we both have looked forward to being with each other (sometimes rare with a teenager)…

Lots of crochet coming down the line! Hope your weekend was great!

So here is to Tradition, Mother-Daughter Weekends and Crochet!

Elena