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Wednesday Facebook Fan Favorite… Week 27

February 19, 2014 By Beatrice Ryan Designs Leave a Comment

This week was another success over on Facebook!! You may have noticed that I am featuring more free patterns beside the Daily Free Pattern Find segment each day on Facebook… I scout these extra patterns out on other Facebook Crochet Pages. The Daily Free Pattern Find Segment patterns are found on internet searches for Free Patterns and found on Pinterest, Ravelry, The Yarn Box and many other sites… So starting next week all of the free patterns I post will be eligible for Fan Favorite…

The Daily Free Pattern Finds will still be placed in my Photo Album Library on Facebook so you can go back and find them there!! I just think it is way more fun to have several Free Patterns a day!!

So here is this weeks Facebook Fan Favorite!! It is an adorable Simple Ripple Baby Blanket… This pattern is by Lauren at Daisy Cottage Designs… If you like this pattern and missed it on Facebook…Click Here to get the free pattern!

… On another note… WOW, the Crochet-a-Long projects are looking fantastic!! I am so blessed to see all the beautiful afghans that have been shared… You can hop over to Pinterest to see some of the CAL Pins!!

Here is Week 5’s Progress Picture… Week 6 is on the hook… Can’t wait for you to see it!!

Also… The Sunburst Granny is done… I will post that in full in the next couple days… But here is a sneak peek~

And a quick shot of the mountain from my work desk… It finally has a little snow!

Mt. Shasta, California…

Filed Under: Patterns and Projects

Monday Makings and Pattern Reviews….

February 17, 2014 By Beatrice Ryan Designs 5 Comments

What a fun last week!!! I released my latest Free Crochet Pattern… Winter’s Twist Headband,,, The Crochet-A-Long is going fantastic,,, lots of great projects shared on Facebook last Friday on Show and Tell!!! My Sunburst Granny is now all most done… Squares are completed and joined,,, Now just for the edging!! And, I made 3 more hats for our upcoming charity drive at ELK Studio From The Heart… Wow… Now that’s alot of crochet!!

So here are some pictures and then… Reviews of the hats I made… Just in case you would like to make them too!!

First here is my Winter’s Twist Headband… Click Here for the link to the Free Pattern!

Next,,, Week 5 Crochet-A-Long… Click the tab “Crochet-A-Long at the top of the page to get going on this great afghan!!

And here is how my Sunburst Granny Square Blanket is coming along… All that’s left is the edging… I hope to finish that up by tonight!!

Now on the the reviews…

The first hat is from ELK Studio Handcrafted Crochet Designs… This is Kathy’s Country Appeal Hat… This is a Free Pattern! As usual, this pattern is easy to read and can be made in one evening… Kathy is quite the hat designer and as you know,,, I have made several of her wonderful patterns… This hat is one of my favorites!! The texture she designed makes this very cozy and comfortable to wear! It is worked from the bottom up to assure a great fit!! So if you would like to make this Country Appeal Hat, Click Here

Country Appeal Hat

The Second Hat I made is the Surface Braid Hat by The Laughing Willow… To make this hat, Click Here for the Free Pattern… I have wanted to make this style of hat for a while and just found this pattern recently!! It is a great technique to get the fun effect on the right side of the hat… This technique makes the hat very stretchy and plush!!! I actually ended up making two… I need to send off at least 4 hats to the charity… so now I am ready… I have these 3 hats and one from last weeks review.

Flat Braid Hat

I hope you had a great Crochet Week!!!

Happy Crocheting!!

Filed Under: Patterns and Projects Tagged With: Afghan, Crochet-a-Long, Free Pattern, Granny Square, Hat, Sunburst

Beatrice Ryan Designs Crochet-A-Long Week 5

February 15, 2014 By Beatrice Ryan Designs Leave a Comment

Wow… Amazing! Week 5 already and our Afghans are really taking shape!! This has been a wonderful week,,, I am celebrating my 1 year blogversary,,, Released a New Free Crochet Pattern~Winter’s Twist Headband and Having a great time with our CAL!!! Thanks so much for joining me here and Loving Crochet!!!

So here we go… Week 5 CAL Afghan Pattern…

*Tip~ You will want to make sure that you have the same number of stitches Top/Bottom and Right/Left.

*Tip~ You will continue working your afghan turning the work after each row.

*Tip~ For Row 16 it will be very important that each side of your afghan has an “even” amount of stitches between the corner spaces… This with be necessary for week 6 to turn out correctly!!

*Puff Stitch~ YO, insert hook in stitch, pull up loop, *YO, Insert hook in same stitch, Pull up loop*, Repeat 2 more times, Yo and draw yarn through all 9 loops. You will be Sc in the next stitch to lock in the Puff Stitch.

Row 12: With Right Side facing, Join your neutral yarn with Sl St to any corner space. Ch 3(Counts as Dc), 2 Dc, Ch 2, 3 Dc all in the same corner space. *Dc in the next stitch and each stitch across to the next corner space, 3 Dc, Ch 2, 3 Dc in corner space*. Repeat * * around. Join with Sl St to beginning Ch 3. finish off.

Row 13: Turn, With Wrong Side Facing, Join contrasting color with Sl St to any corner, Sc in next 2 stitches (Not in corner), [*Puff St, Sc 3*, Repeat * * across to corner, 5 Sc in corner space, Sc in next 2 stitches], Repeat [ ] around. Join with Sl St to beginning Sc. Finish Off. Make sure you have the same number of Puff Stitches Top/Bottom & Right/Left.

Row 14: Turn, With Right Side Facing, Join with new color in any stitch. Ch 3, Dc across to corner stitch (Middle stitch of 5 corner Sc), *Dc,Ch 2, Dc all in the corner stitch, Dc across to next corner*, Repeat * * around to beginning Ch 3. Join with Sl St to beginning Ch 3. Finish Off.

Row 15: Repeat Row 13

Row 16: Turn, With Right Side Facing, Join with neutral color to any stitch. Ch 3 *Dc across to Corner Stitch (3rd Sc of 5 corner Sc), Skip Corner Stitch, Ch 2, Dc in next St*, Repeat * * around. Join to beginning Ch 3. Finish Off. **Make sure each side of your afghan has even amounts of Dc… See Tips**

Congratulations… Another Week done and your afghan is looking wonderful!!