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Wednesday Fan Favorite… Free Crochet Pattern

September 18, 2013 By Beatrice Ryan Designs Leave a Comment

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So here we are again!!! It has been a big week here at Beatrice Ryan Designs… So let’s get started with all the Crochet Fun!!!

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First on the list of exciting news is this weeks Facebook Fan Favorite… You can tell Fall is setting in with this fan favorite!! It won by a slim margin… The closest one yet! It was not only the Fan Favorite of the week, but I loved it too and plan on making it! So here it is…

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Would you wear this? Would you make it? Tell me what you think… Here is the Free Pattern link if you like it…

http://cottonfables.blogspot.com

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Knot Knitted Headband by Cassie at Ruby Faye, Cottonfables

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She just started her blog this month and this was her very first post!!! Wow… Good for her to earn a Fan Favorite on her first post!!! Check her sight out,,, She just posted a really cute coffee cozy pattern too! Let’s welcome her in a big way to our Crochet Family!!!! Ruby Fave-Cotton Fables

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Don’t forget to check in daily on Facebook for each days free pattern segment and cast your vote for next weeks Fan Favorite! If you have missed out or want to see past free pattern… You can access my Would you make it? Album for all past features!

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So,,, More amazing news… I was honored to be featured on two websites this week… My children’s boot post was #1 on Oombawaka Designs and my Soft and Stylish Cowl Free Pattern was #5 on Moogly/My Merry Messy Life….

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Also,,, In just a couple of days my next free pattern will be released,,, Amazing Grace Hat Charity Crochet... This hat is designed in memory of my dearest friend Sandra Kay Gilb and Breast Cancer Awareness Month (October)…. So, stay tuned for the pattern!!!

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Amazing Grace Hat – Charity Crochet

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So here is to Fan Favorites, Featured Crochet and Amazing Grace Hat!!!

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Elena

Filed Under: Patterns and Projects

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

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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

Beatrice Ryan Designs

I am just a small town girl... well, woman! I was born and raised in Mt Shasta California and have raised my three children here in this mountain community. I have the pure joy of also having three beautiful grandchildren.. When I was 10 my grandmother taught me to crochet,,, A Granny Square patten was my first project. Her name was Beatrice Ryan Ramshaw, a tiny Irish powerhouse! All my memories include her crocheting... Tablecloths, slippers, doilies and blankets. As a young woman the bug got me,,, I began crocheting and haven't stopped! 50 years of experience and many beautiful projects under my belt.... Join me in this journey,,, passed down from generation to generation... keeping alive the skills and beauty of Crochet!

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