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Crochet With Me!!! CAL… Week 9 And A Special Surprise!!

Crochet With Me!!! CAL… Week 9 And A Special Surprise!!

As I stitch the last quarter of the afghan,,, I am reminiscing over the stitches we have used in this project!!  As you can now see on the final stretch, we are working backwards towards the end of the length of this fun afghan…  Only a couple more weeks and we will add the sides and the border!!


 

Crochet with Me!! 2016 Week 9


 

To make this size afghan, we are pushing a bit each week to complete a certain amount of rows to be able to finish in the 12 week time frame…  I know some of you may feel a bit overwhelmed and have fallen behind, but no worries!!!  The project posts are staying on the site and you will be able to keep working!!  I totally get time crunches,,, I work at my “regular” job 45-50 hours a week… do all the stuff us ladies do around the house and try to crochet as much as I can!!  I put several hours a week into this project, both in the crochet part, the design elements, the website and keeping up on the social media to encourage all of you to participate with me….  Soooooooo…..

As a big Thank You and a bit of encouragement not to let this project get tucked away and not finished….. I have a special GiveAway…  For each of you that finish the project in the designated time frame listed below, and who Email me a picture of your completed afghan… You will be entered in a special prize drawing!!  Here are the rules…

  1. Complete this afghan as directed (small personal variations are ok… like color changes, width of the final piece and the border style).
  2. Email me a picture of the fully completed afghan by April 8th, 2016 at 11:59 pm to [email protected].
  3. Include in your email permission to allow me to post your picture on my site and my social media sites with your first name an last initial.
  4. If you are the winner of the prize drawing, provide a mailing address once contacted as the winner

The winner will be chosen by using a Number Randomizer on the internet. Each entry will be assigned a number as the email entry is received.  Once all valid entries are received, I will use the number randomizer to choose the winner and announce who won on Saturday April 9th, 2016!!!!

So,,, now the prize!  I am providing a $50 JoAnns Craft Store Gift Card to the winner!!!! Yippee,,, just think of all the yarn you can buy with that!!

giveaway


Now… Let’s get started with Week 9!!

Instructions:

Change to Color “A”

Row 143:   Ch 1, turn, sc in the 1st 2 sts, ch 2, skip 2 sts, sc in the next st, *ch 5, sk 5 sts, sc in the next st*, Repeat * * across to the last 3 sts, ch 2, sk 2 sts, sc int he last st. = 24 ch5 spaces, 2 ch2 spaces and 28 sc.

Change to Color “C”

Row 144:  Ch 1, turn, sc in the 1st st, *5dc shell in the  next sc (skipping the chain), sc around the chain into the 3rd dc of the previous rows shell*, Repeat * * Across, sc in the last 2 sts. = 25 shells, 27 sc

Change to Color “A”

Row 145:  Ch 1, turn, sc in the 1st 2 sts, *ch 5, sk the 5dc shell, sc in the next sc*, Repeat * * across = 25 ch5, 27 sc

Change to Color “B”

Row 146:  Ch 3, 2 dc in the same st, * sc around the chain into the 3rd dc of the previous rows shell (See picture 1 at the bottom), 5dc shell in the next sc*, Repeat * * across to the last ch5 space, sc around the chain and into the 3rd dc from the previous row shell,  3 dc in the next sc, dc in the last sc.  = 24 5dc shells, 2 3dc shells, 1 dc, 25 sc

Rows 147-150: Repeat rows 143-146 (changing colors as directed again)

Row 151: Staying with Color “B”, ch 1, turn sc in the next 4 sts, hdc in the next st(this will be a sc), *sc in the next 5 sts(the shell sts), hdc in the next st*, Repeat * * across, sc in the last 3 dc’s. = 152 sts

Change to Color “A”

Row 152-155: Ch 2, Turn, hdc in each st across.  = 152 hdc

Row 156:  Ch 1, Turn, sc across. = 152 sc

Change to Color “C”

Row 157: Ch 1, turn, flsc(front loop single crochet) in each st across. = 152 flsc

Change to Color “B”

Row 158:   Ch 1, Turn, sc in the same st and the next st, *trc in next st,(make  sure to push to the front), sc in next 2 sts*, repeat * * across. = 152 sts (102 sc & 50 trc)  ** This is the RS of your project**

Change to Color “C”

Row 159:  Ch 1, turn, sc in each st across. = 152 sts

Row 160: Ch 3(counts as dc now and throughout), turn, * sk next 2 sts, trc in the next st, ch 1, trc in 1st sk st (see photo tutorial) “X” stitch made*, repeat * * across to the last st, dc in last st. = 152 sts (2 dc, 50 “X” sts)

Row 161:  Ch 1, turn, sc in each st and ch 1 space across. = 152 sts

Change to Color “B”

Row 162:   Ch 1, Turn, sc in the same st and the next st, *trc in next st, sc in next 2 sts*, repeat * * across. = 152 sts (102 sc & 50 trc)

Change to Color “C”

Row 163: Ch 1, sc in each st across. =152 sc

Congratulations… You are now done with Week 9 and one step closer to the end!!


 

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Happy Crocheting!!

Elena


 

©Copyright 2016 Elena Hunt/Beatrice Ryan Designs.  All of my patterns and posts are my own work. Do not copy them in any way. If you want to share this information with someone, share the link to this post. If you want to share on your own blog, website or social media, then you may use the first photo in this post and link back to this post. You may not give away printed copies of this post. Thank you. This post may contain affiliate links/ads. If you purchase something from a link in this post, I may be compensated.

Crochet with Me!! Crochet-A-Long… Week 8

Crochet with Me!! Crochet-A-Long… Week 8

Welcome back to our Crochet with Me!! Crochet-A-Long…  As we finish up this weeks assignment,  we will be 3/4 of the way done with our project… Can you believe it??  I am really loving my afghan and each week I am enjoying the process of  the few hours it takes to complete!!  I hope you are loving it too!!


 

Crochet with Me week 8


 

For our weekly housekeeping I will address a question I had this week….  Some of us have wondered about  the yardage and needed to buy yarn to continue.  Some people are making this scrappy, others are doing monochrome or 2 color,,, The rest of us are doing the 3 color.  As listed in the original directions, We will be very close to the estimated amount I stated in the directions…. I purchased 3 skeins each of my Boysenberry and Peacock and at the end of week 8 I have used 2 of each and will have to start with my 3rd skeins for week 9, I will have plenty of each to finish the project… For my Eggshell which is my main color, I originally purchased 5 skeins and at the end of week 8~ I am in my 3rd skein.  I will need my 4th skein for sure and think I will have to go into my 5th skein by the end… I hope that helps with any questions about yarn!!

This week we are back to a quick work up of the rows… The last couple of weeks our shells and chains were a lot of work and many people are still catching up!  So I think you will all be happy to have an easy week!!

Lets get started!!


** Any errors after posting that have been fixed have been shaded in green…**

Instructions:

Continuing with Color “A”

Row 125-128: Ch 2, Turn, hdc in each st across. = 152 hdc

Change to Color “C”

Row 129: Ch 1, Turn, flsc(front loop single crochet) in each st across. = 152 flsc

Change to Color “B”

Row 130:  Ch 1, Turn, sc in the same st and the next st, *trc in next st(this will make a slight bobble that you will make sure to push to the front), sc in next 2 sts*, repeat * * across. = 152 sts (102 sc & 50 trc)  ** This is the RS of your project make sure your bobbles  are to the front**

Change to Color “C”

Row 131: Ch 1, turn, sc in each st across. = 152 sts

Row 132:  Ch 3(counts as dc now and throughout), turn, * sk next 2 sts, trc in the next st, ch 1, trc in 1st sk st “X” stitch made*, repeat * * across to the last st, dc in last st. = 152 sts (2 dc, 50 “X” sts)

Row 133:    Ch 1, turn, sc in each st and ch 1 sp  across. = 152 sts

Change to Color “B”

Row 134:  Ch 1, Turn, sc in the same st and the next st, *trc in next st(this will make a slight bobble that you will make sure to push to the front), sc in next 2 sts*, repeat * * across. = 152 sts

Change to Color “C”

Row 135:  Ch 1, turn, sc in each st across. = 152 sts

Change to Color “A”

Rows 136-140: Ch 2, Turn, hdc in each st across.  = 152 hdc

Change to Color “B

Row 141:  Ch 1, Turn, sc in each st across. = 152 sc

Row 142: Ch 3, 2 dc in the same st, * sk 2 sts, sc in the next st, sk 2 sts, 5 dc in the next st(shell made)*,  Repeat * * across to the last 7 sts, sk 2 sts, sc in the next st, sk 2 sts, 3 dc in the next st, dc in the last st. = 24 5dc shells, 2 3dc shells, 1 dc, 25 sc

That’s it… Congratulations!!  You have now completed 3/4 of your afghan!!


 

Don’t forget to join me on Facebook each Saturday and post your progress pictures at 3pm pst… And you can also join the fun on Ravelry by joining my Beatrice Ryan Designs Group , Also, don’t for get to add your projects to your revelry page and connect it to this pattern so we can all see the pictures on Ravelry!!

If you would like to pin your 2016 Crochet with Me!! Winter CAL progress pictures to our Pinterest Group page,,, Just shoot me an email so I can send you an invite!!  [email protected]

Happy Crocheting!!

Elena


 

©Copyright 2016 Elena Hunt/Beatrice Ryan Designs.  All of my patterns and posts are my own work. Do not copy them in any way. If you want to share this information with someone, share the link to this post. If you want to share on your own blog, website or social media, then you may use the first photo in this post and link back to this post. You may not give away printed copies of this post. Thank you. This post may contain affiliate links/ads. If you purchase something from a link in this post, I may be compensated.

 

 

Crochet with Me!!! Crochet-A-Long… Week 7!!

Crochet with Me!!! Crochet-A-Long… Week 7!!

This week we can really see our Crochet with Me!! Crochet-A-Long Afghan really starting to take shape… We are well past half way and headed towards the finish line…


 

Crochet with Me!! Week 7


 

This week we will be doing just a few more rows of the Shells and Chains… Then back to our section of bumpy texture!!  You will fly thru this section since you have used all of these stitches in the previous week…  Since this is all stitching we have done before… there really are no tips to share…  You may still be noticing some areas seem a bit smaller or tighter and a bit of waviness…  Just to remind you that by doing our thick side edges and a border,,, Then followed by blocking, your project should lay nicely at the end!!

 

Lets get started…


 Instructions:

Change to Color “A”

Row 101:  Ch 1, turn, sc in the 1st 2 sts, *ch 5, sk the 5dc shell, sc in the next sc*, Repeat * * across = 25 ch5, 27 sc

Change to Color “B”

Row 102:  Ch 3, 2 dc in the same st, * sc around the chain into the 3rd dc of the previous rows shell, 5dc shell in the next sc*, Repeat * * across to the last ch5 space, sc around the chain and into the 3rd dc from the previous row shell,  3 dc in the next sc, dc in the last sc.  = 24 5dc shells, 2 3dc shells, 1 dc, 25 sc

Change to Color “A”

Row 103:  Ch 1, turn, sc in the 1st 2 sts, ch 2, skip 2 sts, sc in the next st, *ch 5, sk 5 sts, sc in the next st*, Repeat * * across to the last 3 sts, ch 2, sk 2 sts, sc int he last st. = 24 ch5 spaces, 2 ch2 spaces and 28 sc. (you will be skipping over the shells with the chain and sc in the sc spaces)

Change to Color “C”

Row 104:  Ch 1, turn, sc in the 1st st, *5dc shell in the  next sc (skipping the chain), sc around the chain into the 3rd dc of the previous rows shell *, Repeat * * Across, sc in the last 2 sts. = 25 shells, 27 sc

Rows 105-112: Repeat rows 101-104 two times.

Rows 113-114: Repeat rows 101-102

Row 115:  (Still using Color B)  Ch 1, turn, sc in each dc and dc in each sc across. =127 sc  25 dc

Row 116:  Ch 1, turn, sc across. = 152 sc

Change to Color “C”

Row 117:  Ch 1, turn, sc across. = 152 Sc

Change to Color “B”

Row 118:  Ch 1, turn, sc in the 1st 2 st, *trc in next st, sc in next 2 sts*, Repeat * * Across

Rows : 119- 122: Repeat rows 117- 118 two times changing colors as directed in those rows.

Change to Color “C”

Row 123: Repeat row 117

Change to Color “A”

Row 124:  Ch 2, hdc in each st across. = 152 hdc

Congratulations… You have completed Week 7!!

 

 


*Make sure to keep tuning in on my Facebook page each Saturday at 3pm pst for progress picture sharing!!  I love how all of your afghans are turning out and hope you will all stop by and comment on each others photos!!

 


©Copyright 2016 Elena Hunt/Beatrice Ryan Designs.  All of my patterns and posts are my own work. Do not copy them in any way. If you want to share this information with someone, share the link to this post. If you want to share on your own blog, website or social media, then you may use the first photo in this post and link back to this post. You may not give away printed copies of this post. Thank you. This post may contain affiliate links/ads. If you purchase something from a link in this post, I may be compensated.

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