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2 April 2023

2023 Crochet with Me… Temperature Afghan CAL… Jan. – March 2023

April 2, 2023 By Beatrice Ryan Designs Leave a Comment

Temperature Afghan CAL… 2020 Crochet with Me! January – March is now complete… So much fun! The first season flew by, looking back it was a little crazy in my neck of the woods, How about you??

If you don’t know about a Temperature Afghan CAL… You crochet a row each day(the pattern here is provided by me) in the daily average temp for your area using a color chart provided… So as the seasons go by… it shows a gradient color change… And for special occasions/holidays you can use a special color to make it more fun… Mine is sparkly blue! More info at the bottom of the post on how to get started!

January was a new year and my son turned 40! Our weather here in the small Northern California town of Mt. Shasta was one of the biggest start to snow in many years… In February, I retired from my day job and took one quick trip to the coast, got a new tattoo and one of my precious grandsons turned 2! My Granddaughter continued to race and went to States in Alpine Skiing… and guess what? More snow! In March we were buried in snow, temps ranged from low 20’s to a day that reached a high of mid 50… Yep once again my life was filled with shoveling! So I tucked in and did some pickling and bread baking… But, I was able to start my walking routine of 3-5 miles per day again… Felt great! See a few pics below of my March life! I also published 2 new patterns, Easy Elegant Shawl and Springtime Tic Tac Toe! Both free crochet patterns… so check those out!

To read my January post click here… To read my February post click here…

I haven’t bought bread in years… Love to bake!

Pickled Jalepeno’s, Dilly Beans ad Carrots!

The piles of shoveled snow were almost as tall as me, and the 53″ shovel…

Way to much show! — Digging out the car!

Snowy Walk — A break in the weather for a nice Springtime walk!

I love this 2023 Crochet with Me… Temperature Afghan CAL… I can’t wait for it to warm up a bit so I can use more of my lovely colors… April will bring Spring weather I hope! Mine now measures 27″ x 60″… At this pace it should be about 110″ x 60″ which will be a perfect large afghan!

If you haven’t started the 2023 Crochet with Me Temperature Afghan CAL yet… Head to the Crochet with Me tab at the top of the page for the Material/Info post and the first 9 weeks(this is a 7 row repeat so you only need the 9 week instructions and the yarn temperature chart!!! Easy to catch up by heading to Weather.com where you can get your historical temps in their monthly tab!

Happy Spring and catch up with me in early May for the next monthly post about April!!!

I cant wait to see yours! Make sure you join the Beatrice Ryan Designs CAL Facebook Group to share your pics, see all the inspiring fan pics and play the games prizes!

Also, Don’t forget to follow me on my social media sites for more fun!

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I hope you love this project!! Finally, make sure to share your finished projects on my Beatrice Ryan Designs Facebook Page and make sure to share around social media too! Why share?? Because it shares our Love of Crochet!!

Happy Crocheting!!

Elena

©Copyright 2023 Elena Hunt/Beatrice Ryan Designs. All of my patterns and posts are my own work. Do not copy them in any way. If you want to share this information with someone, share the link to this post. Additionally, If you want to share on your own blog, website or social media, then you may use the first photo in this post and link back to this post. You may not give away printed copies of this post. Thank you. This post may contain affiliate link

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30 March 2023

Timeless Crochet Beanie… Free Crochet Pattern

March 30, 2023 By Beatrice Ryan Designs Leave a Comment

Timeless Crochet Beanie… Free Crochet Pattern is a super simple half double crochet V-stitch project… This lovely hat is a single row repeat too! I have provided two stiles for the brim and it is also available for sale in a PDF format…. Works up quickly and is stylish to wear! Great gift idea too!

Make sure to save this Timeless Crochet Beanie to your Ravelry favorites for easy access or purchase the PDF download $2.99! Click Here!!!

Materials:

Yarn: 175 yards of worsted weight yarn. I used Hobby Lobby I love this yarn in Linen or Eddington Ridge

Hook: H & I

Scissors and Yarn needle

Size: 21″ diam. not stretched x 9″ tall

Stitches:

St – Stitch
Ch – Chain
Sl St – Slip Stitch
Sp – Space
Sk – Skip
Fhdc – Foundation Half Double Crochet
Sc – Single Crochet
Hdc – Half Double Crochet

Instructions:

Row 1: Make 58 Fhdc, join without twisting the row with a sl st to 1st Fhdc. = 58 Fhdc *you can also ch 60, hdc in 3rd ch from hook and each across

*You will now work in the round

Round 2: Ch 1, (hdc, ch1, hdc) in 1st st, * sk st, (hdc, ch1, hdc) in next st*, repeat *to* around, sk last st. join with sl st to 1st hdc. = 29 (hdc, ch1, hdc)

Round 3-15: Sl st in 1st ch1 sp, (hdc, ch1, hdc) in each ch1 sp around, join with sl st to 1st hdc. = 29 (hdc, ch1, hdc)

Round 16: Sl st in 1st ch1 sp, (hdc, ch1, hdc) in 1st ch 1 sp, *sc in next ch 1 sp, (hdc, ch1, hdc) in next 6 ch1 sps*, repeat *to* 3 more times, join with sl st to 1st hdc. = 4 sc & 25 (hdc, ch1, hdc)

Round 17: Sl st in 1st ch1 sp, (hdc, ch1, hdc) in each ch1 sp around skipping over the sc’s(this makes the decrease row). Join with sl st to 1st hdc. = 25 (hdc, ch1, hdc)

Round 18: Sl st in 1st ch1 sp, (hdc, ch1, hdc) in 1st 4 ch1 spc’s, *sc in next ch1 sp, (hdc, ch1, hdc) in next 4 ch1 spc’s*, repeat *to* 3 more times, join with sl st to 1st hdc. = 5 sc & 20 (hdc, ch1, hdc)

Round 19: Sl st in 1st ch1 sp, (hdc, ch1, hdc) in each ch1 sp around skipping over the sc’s(this makes the decrease row). Join with sl st to 1st hdc. = 20 (hdc, ch1, hdc)

Round 20: Sl st in 1st ch1 sp, (hdc, ch1, hdc) in 1st 3 ch1 spc’s, *sc in next ch1 sp, (hdc, ch1, hdc) in next 3 ch1 spc’s*, repeat *to* 3 more times, join with sl st to 1st hdc. = 5 sc & 15 (hdc, ch1, hdc)

Round 21: Sl st in 1st ch1 sp, (hdc, ch1, hdc) in each ch1 sp around skipping over the sc’s(this makes the decrease row). Join with sl st to 1st hdc. = 15 (hdc, ch1, hdc)

Round 22: Ch 1, sc in ea ch1 sp around, join with sl st to 1st sc. = 15 sc

Finish off leaving a long tail, using a yarn needle, weave the yarn tail in and out of each sc from round 22 and pull tight to close top of hat. secure end and weave in end.

Timeless Crochet Beanie Brim Choices:

Brim choice 1: With the right side facing join the yarn in the bottom of row 1 fhdc in any stitch

Round 1: Ch 1, sc around in each st, join with sl st to 1st sc. = 58 sc

Round 2: Ch 1, reverse sc in each stitch around, join with sl st to beginning. = 58 reverse sc

Finish off

Brim Choice 2: **Switch to I Hook – With the right side facing join the yarn in the bottom of row 1 fhdc in any stitch

Round 1: Ch 1, sc in each st around, join with sl st to beginning. = 58 sc

Rounds 2: Ch 1, sl st in each st around loosely, join to 1st sl st. = 58 sl sts

**For the next 2 rounds you will work in the stitches as indicated above to get the effect.

Round 3: Ch 1, Sl st loosely in each “back” st as indicated in the picture, join to 1st st. = 58 sl sts

Round 4: Ch 1, sc in each ” back” st in previous row around, join with sl st to beginning. = 58 sc

Finish off

That’s it, you now have a Timeless Crochet Beanie!!! I hope you love your new project and make tons!

Make sure to check out all of my Free Crochet Patterns! Click here to go to the page…

Don’t forget to follow me on my social media sites for more fun!

Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, My CAL Facebook Group, and Pinterest

I hope you love this project!! Make sure to share your finished projects on my Beatrice Ryan Designs Facebook Page and make sure to share around social media too! Why share?? Because it shares our Love of Crochet!!

Happy Crocheting!!

Elena

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20 March 2023

Springtime Tic Tac Toe… Free Crochet Pattern!

March 20, 2023 By Beatrice Ryan Designs Leave a Comment

Springtime Tic Tac Toe… Free Crochet Pattern!!! This fun and whimsical pattern is a super fun twist on a traditional game! Chicks and Bunnies are used to play on this textural crocheted board. The pattern is easy to make and fun for all ages!

Make sure to save this Springtime Tic Tac Toe to your Ravelry queue/favorites for easy access! Also available in PDF Format on Ravelry $4.99… Click here to head To Ravery!

The Springtime Tic Tac Toe board is made with single crochet and treble crochet to make the textured squares then topped off with surface stitching to form the grid! I loved using the Red Heart Super Saver Ombre for the color changing effect it had on the grid!

The Board and 5 Chick and 5 Bunnies make up the set!!

Crochet Supplies:

Yarn: Red Heart Super Saver

Mat you will need 250 yards of Ombre’ in Spearmint and White
Bunnies you will need 100 yards of White, Safety Eyes and Noses
Chicks you will need 100 yards of Bright Yellow, Safety Eyes and scraps of Orange Yarn
10 Small Bean Bags 2 1/2″ x 2 1/2″
Yarn Needle and Scissors

Hooks: D and H

Fronts and back prior to sewing together and stuffing with bean bags

Stitches:

St – Stich
Sp – Space
Ch – Chain
Dec – Decrease
Sl St – Slip Stitch
Sc – Single Crochet
Hdc – Half Double Crochet
Dc – Double Crochet
Trc – Treble Crochet
Fsc – Foundation Single Crochet

Size:

Mat – 15″ x 15″ Chick 3 1/2″ x 3″ Bunny 4″ x 3″

Instructions for the Springtime Tic Tac Toe:

Game Board/Mat-

Using your Spearmint Ombre Yarn and the H hook

*Odd rows are the right side, even rows are the wrong side

Row 1: 49 Fsc

Row 2: Ch 1 Turn, sc in 1st st, *sc in next st, trc in next st*, repeat *to* 6 more times, {sc in next 2 sts, repeat *to* 7 times}, repeat {to} one more time, sc in last 2 sts. = 28 sc & 21 trc *The trc are pushed to the back to create the texture

Row 3: Ch 1, turn, sc in each st across. = 49 sc

Row 4: Ch 1, turn, sc in 1st 3 sts, {*trc in next st, sc in next st*, repeat *to* 5 more times, sc in next 4 sts}, repeat {to} 2 more times ending with only sc in the last 2 sts. =18 trc & 21 sc

Row 5: Ch 1, turn, sc in each st across. = 49 sc

Rows 6-15: Repeat rows 2-5, ending with rows 2 & 3

Row 16-17: Ch 1, turn, sc in each st across.=49 sc

Rows 18-33: Repeat rows 2-17

Rows 34-47: Repeat rows 2-15

Border

Row 48: Continuing around with rightside facing, 2 more sc in same st(corner), evenly sc 47 sts across row ends, 3 sc in 1st st of row 1(corner), sc in next 47 sts, 3 sc in next last st of row 1(corner), evenly sc 47 sts across row ends, 2 sc in 1st st of row 1, sl st in same st(4th corner) = 200 sc all the way around

Row 49: Ch 1, turn, sc in sl st, *3 sc in next sst, sc in next 49 sts*, repeat *to* around ending with only 48 sc, join with sl st to beginning st. =208 sc

Row 50: Ch 1, turn, loosly sl st all the way around in each st making (sl st, ch 1, sl st) in each corner st. = 212 sl sts & 4 ch1

Finish off

Top Stitching the Grid

Using White Yarn and H hook

Middle Grid Lines– Top stitch approximately 50 sc sts across each of the 2 horizontal lines and the 2 vertical lines in the sc areas between textural squares, crossing over each other as seen in the picture below. You will join at the right side of each top stitch row and finish off at the left of each top stitch row

Outer top stitch border-

Join the white yarn in the top right corner base of the stitches of row 49, sc top stitch around working over the tops of the beginning and end of the grid top stitching ends you just made. See the picture above for reference. There will be approximately 50 sc top stitches on each side of the outer square when done.

Finish off and weave ends in. Block project to make square

Bunnies and Chicks

Make 5 bunnies and 5 chicks

Chicks: Make 10 pieces

With Bright Yellow Yarn and D hook

*All done with Right Side Facing

Row 1: Ch 2, 6 sc in 2nd ch from hook, join with sl st to beginning sc. = 6sc

Row 2: Ch 1, 2 sc in each st around, join with sl st to beginning sc. = 12 sc

Row 3: Ch 1, 2 sc in 1st st, sc in next st, *2 sc in next st, sc in next st*, repeat *to* around, join with sl st to beginning sc. = 18 sc

Row 4: Ch 1, 2 sc in 1st st, sc in next 2 sts, *2 sc in next st, sc in next 2 sts*, repeat *to* around, join with sl st to beginning sc. =24 sc

Row 5: Ch 1, 2 sc in 1st st, sc in next 3 sts, *2 sc in next st, sc in next 3 sts*, repeat *to* around, join with sl st to beginning sc. =30 sc

Row 6: Ch 1, 2 sc in 1st st, hdc in next st, dc in next 2 sts, hdc in next st, *2 sc in next st, sc in next 4 sts*, repeat *to* around, join with sl st to beginning sc. = 32 sc, 2 hdc & 2 dc

Row 7: Ch 1, sc in next st(you will not work in the traditional 1st st), hdc in next st, dc in the next 2 sts, hdc in next st, sc in next st, sl st in next 29 sts, join with sl st to the joining sl st of row 6. = 30 sl sts, 2 sc, 2 hdc & 2 dc

Finish off

Chick Faces: Place 2 black safety eyes on each of 5 right sides and make a french know for the beak using orange yarn. (you can also use a yarn needle to make eyes with black yarn if you want). See picture above for reference.

Joining backs and fronts: Using Bright Yellow Yarn and D hook, you will have one face and one back with wrong sides together and the face of the chick facing you. Sc the 2 pieces together going around in each st from the row 7 of each piece together. * add the small bean bag when you have a small section unworked then finish stitching together.

Bunnies: Make 10 pieces

With White Yarn and D hook

*All done with Right Side Facing

Row 1: Ch 2, 6 sc in 2nd ch from hook, join with sl st to beginning sc. = 6sc

Row 2: Ch 1, 2 sc in each st around, join with sl st to beginning sc. = 12 sc

Row 3: Ch 1, 2 sc in 1st st, sc in next st, *2 sc in next st, sc in next st*, repeat *to* around, join with sl st to beginning sc. = 18 sc

Row 4: Ch 1, 2 sc in 1st st, sc in next 2 sts, *2 sc in next st, sc in next 2 sts*, repeat *to* around, join with sl st to beginning sc. =24 sc

Row 5: Ch 1, 2 sc in 1st st, sc in next 3 sts, *2 sc in next st, sc in next 3 sts*, repeat *to* around, join with sl st to beginning sc. =30 sc

Row 6: Ch 1, 2 sc in 1st st, hdc in next st, dc in next 2 sts, hdc in next st, *2 sc in next st, sc in next 4 sts*, repeat *to* around, join with sl st to beginning sc. = 32 sc, 2 hdc & 2 dc

1st Ear

Row 7: Ch 1, sc in 1st 4 sts(this will be in the sc’s, hdc and 1 dc) = 4 sc

Row 8-10: Ch 1, turn, sc in 4 sts = 4 sc

Row 11: Ch 1, turn, dec sc two times. = 2sc

Row 12: Ch 1, turn, dec sc. = 1 sc

Finish off

2nd Ear

With Right Side Facing, join yarn in the next st to the left of the 1st ear(this should be in a dc)

Repeat rows 7 – 12 and finish off

Bunny Faces: Place 2 safety eyes and 1 pink safety nose on each of 5 right sides. (you can also use a yarn needle to make eyes with black yarn and pink yarn to make the nose if you want). See picture above for reference.

Joining backs and fronts: Using White Yarn and D hook, you will have one face and one back with wrong sides together and the face of the Bunny facing you. Sc the 2 pieces together going around in each st and ear row ends from the row 6 for the face and 7-12 row ends of each piece together. * add the small bean bag when you have a small section unworked then finish stitching together.

Congratulations! You now have a Springtime Tic Tac Toe Game!!! I hope you love this and make several as gifts!

Make sure to check out all of my Free Crochet Patterns! Click here to go to the page…

Don’t forget to follow me on my social media sites for more fun!

Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, My CAL Facebook Group, and Pinterest

I hope you love this project!! Make sure to share your finished projects on my Beatrice Ryan Designs Facebook Page and make sure to share around social media too! Why share?? Because it shares our Love of Crochet!!

Happy Crocheting!!

Elena

©Copyright 2023 Elena Hunt/Beatrice Ryan Designs. All of my patterns and posts are my own work. Do not copy them in any way. If you want to share this information with someone, share the link to this post. If you want to share on your own blog, website or social media, then you may use the first photo in this post and link back to this post. You may not give away printed copies of this post. Thank you. This post may contain affiliate link

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2023 Crochet with Me… Temperature Afghan CAL… Jan. – March 2023

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