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Charity Crochet Hat…

September 16, 2013 By Beatrice Ryan Designs Leave a Comment

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Recently I joined a new venture… Some of my crochet friends and I have put together a Charity Group – Elk Studio -From the Heart! Guess who came up this great idea?? Yep, my very good friend Kathy at Elk Studio Handcrafted Crochet Designs! We are all going to crochet projects each month for a designated charity… Our first donation for October will be headed to Crochet for Cancer!

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As some of you know, Six years ago I lost my very best friend to Breast Cancer... So in honor of Sandra Kay Gilb… I have designed my next free pattern. This pattern will be available later this week! I worked on it all weekend, testing yarns, hooks and different stitches! I am so excited how it turned out! Tell me what you think!!!

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Using different hooks and yarn weights you can see the difference in the hats!

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These hats are all the same yarn and same hook…

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These are double strand, larger hook…

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Double strand, Caron Simply Soft Yarn...

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I will be donating all the hats I make using this pattern over the next couple weeks… Hopefully 15-20 Hats… After that, Staring October… To celebrate Breast Cancer Awareness Month… Each hat in this pattern sold (both at Alpine Originals and Etsy) I will donate 1.00 to Breast Cancer Research… If you love this pattern and make it… I hope you will use it to help someone with cancer…

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So here is to new Free Patterns, Sandy and Charity!

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Elena

Filed Under: Patterns and Projects Tagged With: Breast Cancer, Charity, Free Pattern, Simply Soft, Yarn

Celebrating International Crochet Day…!!!

September 12, 2013 By Beatrice Ryan Designs 16 Comments

Today is International Crochet Day!!! Wow… I think it should be a holiday,,, So we can gather to crochet!!!

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So to celebrate,,, I would love to hear from all of you… Who taught you to crochet and how long have you been “Hooking”?? Here is my short story…

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When I was 10 my grandmother Beatrice Sadie Ryan Ramshaw taught me to crochet… She bought a skein of my favorite color yarn for me to get started, Deep Purple!!!! My first project was a Granny Blanket… Just one big Granny Square! I wish I still had that first project… But, What I do have are several of Beatrice’s Afghans, Doilies, and her love of crochet! For the most part crochet was put in a box for many years, doing a small project once in a while until I reached my mid 20″s… Then the fire was lit… I have crocheted hundreds of projects and learned the true art of crochet… I hope you enjoy my love of crochet!

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So, now you know why I call my website Beatrice Ryan Designs and my upcoming pattern “Sadie”(her middle name) a 1920’s style inspired hat pattern will be released soon in honor of my grandmother!

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Now it’s your turn,,, Tell me your crochet story… Just leave a short comment so we can all celebrate together!

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Elena

Filed Under: Patterns and Projects Tagged With: Crochet, Granny Square, Pattern

Wednesday Facebook Fan Favorite… Free Pattern

September 11, 2013 By Beatrice Ryan Designs Leave a Comment

It’s time again for the top fan choice from my Facebook daily segment…” Would you wear this (Use This)? Would you make it? Tell me what you think… Here is the FREE PATTERN link if you like it.. “!!!!

If you noticed there is a little tiny change to the segment… The winner had “(Use This)” added to the question… Are you ready to see why we would use this and not just wear it??? Well, this weeks Fan Favorite was the biggest landslide to date… Personally, I see why… I have made dozens of these,,, Love the designer and have her Website bookmarked… So here it is… This weeks Facebook Fan Favorite…

Crochet Flower Face Cleansing Pads from Petals to Picots…

Don’t you love these… Here is the link if you would like to make them too! Crochet Flower Face Cleansing Pads Pattern.

Petals to Picots has tons of great patterns and inspirations… So make sure you head over and meet Kara and get inspired!

Here are some of the ones I made!!!!

It was a full week over on Facebook,,, Each Free pattern segment was very popular! Lots of new fans, likes, comments and tons of fun… If you haven’t joined in yet or if you are wondering about the daily Facebook segment… Here is a brief rundown… Each day I post a segment called “Would you wear this? Would you make it? Tell me what you think… Here is the FREE PATTERN link if you like it.. “ On Tuesday night I tally up all the post clicks, comments and likes and then… We have a Fan Favorite!

Also, I have cataloged all the past daily segments in a Album Library over on Facebook… To find those free patterns… Head over to Facebook and click on Photos, then Albums, and then Would you wear it... Each picture in the album will take you to the Free Pattern for that day… Just click on the picture and then the link… Tons of great free patterns and lots of inspiration!

This week I have been truly inspired by all the new great patterns I am finding on Ravelry for sale… I have a great new hat/ headband pattern “Seasonal Bliss” I will be making from my friend Kathy over at Elk Studio Hancrafted Crochet Designs