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Wednesday Facebook Fan Favorite… Week 30

March 12, 2014 By Beatrice Ryan Designs Leave a Comment

It’s time again to show off a Free Pattern Find that was chosen by my Facebook fans!! This last week was filled with tons of great Free Pattern Finds… Hard to choose a favorite… With the voting being close once again,,, Your likes, comments and shares of this great pattern made it this weeks winner!!!

So here is this weeks Fan Favorite… This is the Lacy Trellis Poncho by Jennifer at Tw-In Stitches… I love this soooo much! I am definitely going to make this project!!! What about you?? Hop over to Tw-In Stitches and check out all of Jennifer’s great crochet projects and ideas!!

Also… Our Crochet-A-Long is coming along great… So many great CAL projects being posted on Facebook Show and Tell Friday evenings… I love it!!! Stop by and check it out this coming Friday at 5pm EST!

I am working on a really great project… It is a colorful baby blanket… The shower is coming up soon… I would love to show it to you now…But the mother-to-be occasionally hangs out with us here at Beatrice Ryan Designs!! So,,, I will show you after the baby shower!! You will love it!!

I hope you have a great crochet week… What are you working on??

Happy Crocheting!!

Elena

Filed Under: Patterns and Projects Tagged With: Beatrice Ryan Designs, CAL, Crochet, Crochet-a-Long, Facebook, Free Pattern

Monday Makings…

March 10, 2014 By Beatrice Ryan Designs 14 Comments

I have a large stack of WIP’s… What about you?? The majority of them are crochet projects that I fully intend to finish!!! But this week, my daughter asked me if I could Knit (yes Knit) a hat for her friend’s birthday,,, And she would by the yarn… How can you say no to that?? Well I guess if you didn’t know how to knit you would say no…lol.

So, She brought the yarn home… A gorgeous skein from Cascade Yarns Eco Duo line… It was a Alpacha/Merino Wool blend.. undyed. I don’t knit often, but I can do the basics… So I had her show me a picture of what type of beanie she wanted, and I dug out my knitting needles(well found them in my knitting drawer)! Then the fun began… I was nervous, I wanted it to turn out just as she wanted and also,,, not ruin the great yarn she bought… When you are making something for someone else’s vision,,, It is always a little scary!

Finally a few hours later… The hat was complete!! Yay,,, But I was worried it wasn’t what she had pictured,,, I thought it may be a little more slouchy than she wanted… When she arrived home later that evening I showed it to her and she was very happy… I was greatly relieved!!! So here it is,,, One of my few knitted projects…

Back to crocheting… Do you hear a sigh of relief?? I am so much faster and proficient with crochet, it is really my craft of choice!! But after knitting this hat,,,I thought… Hmmm maybe I will try a little more knitting in the future!

This week I also completed Week 8 of the Crochet-A-Long… We are nearing the end… The edging will be started in the next week or so… I am really happy with the afghan so far! All the pictures on Facebook Show and Tell have been really great… If you have time,, hop over to last Friday’s Show and Tell and check them out!!

Charlie could hardly sit still for this picture… All he wanted to do was bounce all over the yard!!

Happy Crocheting!!!

Elena

Filed Under: Patterns and Projects Tagged With: Afghan, Beanie, Charlie, Crochet, Hat, Pattern, Yarn

Beatrice Ryan Designs CAL… Week 8

March 8, 2014 By Beatrice Ryan Designs 8 Comments

Almost to the finish line with this fun Crochet Afghan!!! I hope you are all loving your projects… I am absolutely loving all the ones being posted to Facebook!!! If you forgot to post last night… head over anytime and add to the most recent Show and Tell… Or email me you picture and I will add them for you!!

Are you ready for Week 8?? This is another easy week, we will be repeating the Granny Stripe to tie it all together! And don’t forget… If your are working on this CAL, and you finish it within the time frame… You will be eligible for the CAL Giveaway… A $25 gift card for Jo Anns!! Details are posted on the Crochet-A-Long tab…

Beatrice Ryan Designs CAL Afghan…

*Tip~ You will want the same number of 3Dc Clusters on Top/Bottom and Right/Left. Make sure you double-check this before you move to the next row.

*Tip~For the Granny Strip section you will be turning after each row and no longer working in the round.

Row 25: With non-neutral color – Join with Sl St to Second Stitch from corner, Chain 3 (counts as Dc now and throughout) and 2 DC in same stitch,* Sk 2 stitches, 3 Dc in next stitch(3Dc Cluster)*, Repeat ** across, until you reach the last 2 stitches from the next corner(you may be short a stitch and end up with only 1 stitch before the center stitch of the corner. In this case just skip the 1 stitch), 3 Dc in center stitch of the corner, Ch 2, 3 Dc in same stitch(Corner Cluster made), Sk 2 stitches. Repeat 3Dc Clusters, Sk 2 stitches and Corner Cluster, Sk 2 stitches, around. Join to beginning Ch 3 with Sl St. Finish off.

Row 26-29: Change to next color, Turn work over and Join with Sl St between any two 3Dc clusters. Ch 3 and 2 Dc in same space,* 3 Dc Cluster in next space*, Repeat * *across to corner, 3Dc Cluster, Ch 2, 3Dc Cluster in chain 2 space of previous row. Continue around with 3Dc Clusters in spaces and 3Dc Cluster, Ch 2, 3Dc Cluster in each corner. Join with Sl St to beginning Ch 3. Finish off.

This completes Week 8… Congrats… You are so close to finishing your afghan!!!