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Weekend WIP’s and Free Crochet Pattern Reviews…

Weekend WIP’s and Free Crochet Pattern Reviews…

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Time fly’s when you’re having fun…Especially when you are crocheting!!  It has been another busy week… Getting packages off to family and Etsy sales… Crocheting new items for sale at Alpine Originals, a cute hat for a friend’s son and trying to get ready at home for Christmas!!!

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Here are a couple of projects I whipped up this week…The first one is an adorable Sly Fox Hat...  I can’t believe how cute it turned out… And the pattern was easy to follow… The Free Pattern is available on goodknits… She has great patterns for both Crochet and Knitting!

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Sly Fox Hat…

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The next pattern is a hat I tested for my friend Maria over at Pattern Paradise… This is her latest free pattern… The Rina Hat… The pattern is written for a variety of sizes ranging from newborn to adult… Super easy and soooo cute!!!  The one I made is child size and only took a couple of hour to make!

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The Rina Hat

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The last project I worked on was a hat for my friend’s son…  I made it up as I went… So there is no pattern, but you can find similar hat patterns and beard patterns on Ravelry by typing Santa Hat and Beard in the search bar…

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Santa Hat with detachable beard…

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I’m now in the home stretch and finishing up all the last-minute crochet goodies…  And getting a NEW FREE PATTERN ready too… Do you know what it is??   That’s right… our pattern for the Viewer’s Choice Crochet-A-Long…  A gorgeous AFGHAN!!!  I have been having fun sketching out the design.  I hope you will be joining in the fun… We will be working on this project for several weeks starting in January.    Each week I will post a pattern section that will be  easy to complete for all of us!  We will be sharing our progress photos on Facebook and our Ravelry Group…   In just a couple of weeks I will post the materials list so everyone has a chance to get what they need in plenty of time to get started…  I am so excited!.

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Happy Crocheting!!  Elena

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Fun and Fantastic Friday Crochet….

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     Happy Friday… What are you crocheting this weekend???
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I am working on my “Pewter and Berries” Afghan…”True Colors” Afghan…”Sunburst  Granny” Afghan and New Hat Patterns!
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Chime in and let me know what you are up too… And if you have a moment… Post  your WIP’s on my Facebook Page!  I would
love to see you there!!!!
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So here is to Fridays, Work’s in Progress, and Being Happy!
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Elena

Summer Crochet Hat….

Last night I sat down to do a little crochet work…  I have 4 Afghans in progress, 2 of them are almost finished…  If you are like me, I love quick projects and Afghans aren’t usually in that category!  Hmmm,,, I really debated on trying to finish up one of the Afghans, but I decided to start something new and something I could finish in one evening…

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My friend Kathy Lashley over at Elk Studio Handcrafted Crochet Designs has been designing hats and wow are they beautiful!  This time I choose her latest hat, “Hounds Tooth Hat” and to top it off it is a free pattern… Click here to get the pattern.  While you are there, check out her other patterns too!

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I loved this pattern and it was easy to follow and I was able to finish it in just a couple of hours!  I did make some personal modifications, I added the brim and flower for a little femininity.  I made it out of a nice cotton yarn for summertime too!  I can’t wait to make more of these with and without the brim and flower… I think they will be a hit especially in the winter and in wool!!

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So here is to Quick Projects, Hounds Tooth Hats and Flowers!

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Elena