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Fun Friday Crochet!!

Once again it’s Friday and I love Friday’s!!!!  First… Our CAL Show and Tell is this evening over on Facebook at 5pm EST... Stop by to post your progress pictures or just see what fun we are having!!  A couple of weeks ago… I mentioned there is a Giveaway at the end of the CAL!!  So, would you like to know what is up for grabs??    A yarn lover’s favorite thing…

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So here is how you can win…

1. Make the Beatrice Ryan Designs CAL Afghan during the January-March 2014.

2. Finish your Beatrice Ryan Designs CAL Afghan within 10 days of the last pattern post. Date will be posted soon.

3. Email your completed Beatrice Ryan Designs CAL Afghan picture to [email protected] or post your completed Beatrice Ryan Designs CAL Afghan picture to Beatrice Ryan Designs Facebook Final Show and Tell which will be held 10 days after the final pattern section is posted.

*This giveaway is donated by Beatrice Ryan Designs and has no affiliation with Jo~Anns.

One winner will be drawn at random and announced here!  Your final pictures will be posted here, on Facebook and Pinterest!  Good luck and I can’t wait to see all the Afghans!!

Also…

Our monthly charity drive is once again coming up quickly… I will be sending my hats  for this months ELK Studio From The Heart to my friend Carolyn at The Purple Poncho… She has organized this months drive and we are donating to St Baldricks Foundation…They are having a fundraiser to raise funds for childhood cancer… Children participating are shaving their heads to raise money and our hats will keep them warm until their hair grows back…

Here is what I am sending…

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4 Great Hats for the St Baldricks Foundation!!

I reviewed another pattern while making these hats…and I would love to share it with you!!

Here are 2 Easy HDC Beanies from Carolyn The Purple Poncho,, These are super easy to make and her instructions are great!!  If you are looking for a hat to make in an evening… This is a great choice… Click here for the pattern link!

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2 Surface Braid Hats that I featured the free pattern for a couple weeks ago… Click here for the pattern!

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I loved making all four of these hats and can’t wait for next months charity drive!!  Happy Crocheting!!

Elena

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Wednesday Facebook Fan Favorite… Week 29!

This week is one of my favorite choices from the Facebook posts… I just smile every time I see it!!  I really want to make this and am waiting for just the right baby to give it too!!!  I think you all agreed,,,  The votes are cast by your Likes, Comments and Shares for each Free Crochet Pattern I post… At the end of the week I tally them up and voila… We have a Facebook Fan Favorite… So here it is…  Teddy Bear Granny Squares.. by Dada’s Place… Swing by and check this pattern out and  some of her other great items…

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So Adorable!!

Happy Crocheting

Elena

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Tuesday Tidbit…. Find The Answers To Your Crochet Questions!

Recently my good friend Kathy Lashley started a new Crochet Advice Column on her website ELK Studio Handcrafted Crochet Designs…  She calls it Dear ELK Studio!  It is fashioned to resemble the Dear Abby column from years ago…  Each week her fans email crochet questions directly to her… She has a panel of crochet experts that answers the questions and then she post them in her weekly column!

Head over to ELK Studio today to see her latest round of Dear ELK Studio…  It is alot of fun and you may just find some answers to your own Crochet Question!

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