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2023 Crochet with Me Temperature Afghan CAL… The 1st 31 Days!

2023 Crochet with Me Temperature Afghan CAL… The 1st 31 Days!



2023 Crochet with Me Temperature Afghan CAL… The 1st 31 Days! Wow, my first 31 days flew by… The temperatures here in Mt. Shasta CA were on the colder side… down into the low teens and highs were in the 40’s. Lots of snow and rain too! I also used my “Special Color” for New Years Day and my oldest son’s 40th birthday!

2023 Temperature blanket 30 days in

I was using my lowest colors of Gray’s and Pinks so far… I am excited for the upcoming days when I get to use some of my other colors! Each day only takes a few minutes… So it is super easy!

If you haven’t started the 2023 Crochet with Me Temperature Afghan yet… Head to the Crochet with Me tab at the top of the page for the Material/Info post and the first 9 weeks(this is a 7 row repeat so you only need the 9 week instructions and the yarn temperature chart!!! Easy to catch up by heading to Weather.com where you can get your historical temps in their monthly tab!

You can just do this in one season for a small lapghan or continue through the full year… So Much Fun!

I cant wait to see yours! Make sure you join the Beatrice Ryan Designs CAL Facebook Group to share your pics, see all the inspiring fan pics and play the games prizes!


Also, Don’t forget to follow me on my social media sites for more fun!

FacebookTwitterInstagramMy CAL Facebook Group, and Pinterest

I hope you love this project!!  Finally, make sure to share your finished projects on my Beatrice Ryan Designs Facebook Page and make sure to share around social media too! Why share?? Because it shares our Love of Crochet!!

Happy Crocheting!!

Elena


©Copyright 2023 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. Additionally, 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 link

Happy National Hat Day – 21 Free Hat Patterns!

Happy National Hat Day – 21 Free Hat Patterns!



Happy National Hat Day… I started Beatrice Ryan Designs in 2013 and have 21 Free Crochet Hat Patterns… Wow, 10 years! It has been so much fun. To celebrate National Hat Day, I put together a round up of all of my hats… Hope you enjoy!!!

National Hat Day

My go to hat is number 19… So soft and warm and I will be wearing it on National Hat Day!!!

1. Amazing Grace Hat.. This was my first and most precious design, dedicated to Breast Cancer Awareness…

2. Sunshine and Shells Summer Hat… Fun to make and perfect for warm weather…

3. Amazing Grace Blissful Beanie… An updated whimsical version of the original…

4. Amazing Grace Blissful Slouchy…  Super stylish version of the charity drive theme hat…

5. Mountain Berry Beanie…  Quick and fun to make using Bulky Yarn

6.  Effortless Chic Beanie… A stylish hat featuring one of my lovely daughters…

7. Children’s Whimsical Warmth Beanie… A fun hat to make for the angel in your life…

8. Ladies Whimsical Warmth Beanie… A lovely adult version of the series…

9. Simply Shells Beanie…. My latest release using self striping yarn!!

10. Amazing Grace Blissful Summer Hat… Made from bulky cotton yarn!

11. Winter Walk Beanie… Easy to make using self striping yarn!

12. September Jewel Hat… Perfect for the in between weather!

13. Steel Ridge Beanie… A fun 2 color stitch hat!

14. Snowboarders Slouchy Hat… Fun and whimsical hat!

15. Snowy Beanie Hat… One skein of self-striping yarn makes all 3 hats!!

16. Winter Tide Beanie… One of my most popular hats!

17. Amazing Grace Simple Slouchy… Easy to wear!

18. Boreal Bun Hat… Wear your hair in a bun with a hat!

19. Wildwood Waves Hat… Made with super soft yarn!

20. Simple Squiggle Hat… Knit look hat!

21. Soft & Chic Beanie… Simple style hat!

Pick one or all 21 free patterns and get started today!


I has been so wet and cold here in Mt Shasta CA, I have been using these great Rechargeable Hand Warmers,,, Love them.. If your hands get cold give these a try!


Also, Don’t forget to follow me on my social media sites for more fun!

FacebookTwitterInstagramMy CAL Facebook Group, and Pinterest

I hope you love this project!!  Finally, make sure to share your finished projects on my Beatrice Ryan Designs Facebook Page and make sure to share around social media too! Why share?? Because it shares our Love of Crochet!!

Happy Crocheting!!

Elena


©Copyright 2023 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. Additionally, 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 link

My Favorite Cat Blanket! Easy, Free Crochet Pattern!!!

My Favorite Cat Blanket! Easy, Free Crochet Pattern!!!



My Favorite Cat Blanket… Easy, Free Crochet Pattern… So fun to make and accessorize with! Also, this is a great gift idea! You can do it in any color scheme or use your stash!!! My daughter swooped this up for her home!

Surprisingly so easy with a 3 row repeat (actually 2 rows, one you repeat twice!). Once you get the first few rows complete, it is a great tv watching project!

Add the My Favorite Cat Blanket to your Ravelry favorite queue for easy access… Click here!!!

My Favorite Cat Blanket

Will the My Favorite Cat Blanket be your favorite too??? I sure hope you love my latest free crochet pattern

Materials:

Yarn ~

Lion Brand Pound of Love – 3 skeins (1020 yds each): Color A – Cinnabar Color B – Quartz Color C – White

Hook ~

H hook


Using 2 or more colors makes the cat design pop!

Tips:

  • It is super easy, there are only a few ends to weave in for this project.
  • Use two or more contrasting colors to get the best effect.
  • You can choose any color scheme to make it your own.
  • After the first 2 rows, each color is used for 3 row repeating
  • I carry my yarn up the sides instead of finishing off and work over it when doing the edging

Size ~

46″ x 60′ – This can vary due to personal tension or yarn differences

My Free Cat Blanket up close

Stitches ~

  • Ch – Chain
  • St – Stitch
  • Sl St – Slip Stitch
  • Sk – Skip
  • Sc – Single Crochet
  • Hdc – Half Double Crochet
  • Dc – Double Crochet
  • YO – Yarn Over
  • DS Cl – Drop Stitch Cluster: Yo, insert hook 2 rows below between (2dc, ch1, 2dc)’s encapsulating both rows, pull up loop, yo, draw up loop in same space, yo, draw through all 5 loops on hook. Keep your loops you pull up to the same height as the row you are working on. See Picture below

My Favorite Cat Blanket Instructions ~

Color A

Ch 155

Row 1: Dc in 4th ch from hook(counts as 2 dc), * sk 3 chs, (2 dc in next ch, ch 1, 2 dc in next ch)*, repeat *to* 28 times, sk 3 chs, dc in last 2 chs. = 29 (2 dc, ch1, 2 dc) & 4 dc

Row 2: Ch 3(counts as dc now and throughout), turn, dc in next st, (2 dc, ch 1, 2 dc) in next ch 1 sp*, repeat *to* across, dc in last 2 sts. = 29 (2 dc, ch 1, 2 dc) & 4 dc

Drop color A and Pick up color B

Row 3: Ch 3, turn, dc in next st, * ds cl 2 rows in sp 2 rows below (between last rows)see pic above), (2 dc, ch 1, 2 dc) in next ch 1 sp*, repeat *to* 28 more times, ds cl in next sp 2 rows below, dc in last 2 sts. = 29 (2 dc, ch 1, 2 dc), 30 ds cl & 4 dc

Rows 4 & 5: Repeat row 2 in same color

Drop color B and Pick up color C

Row 6: repeat row 3

Row 7 & 8: Repeat row 2 in same color

Drop color C and Pick up color A

Rows 9-98: For each color you will do 3 rows (row 3 once, and row 2 twice).

You will end with color C

Edging

My Favorite Cat Blanket Edging

Continuing with Color C

Row 99: Ch 1, turn, sc in next 2 sts, *(ds cl in next sp 2 rows below, 4 sc in next ch 1 sp*, repeat *to* 28 more times, ds cl 2 rows below in sp, sc in next st, 3 sc in next st(corner), evenly sc 164 sts down row edges, 3 sc in next st of bottom row(corner), evenly sc 148 sts across bottom row until you are to the last st of that row, 3 sc in next st(this is the 1st ch of starting ch row 1)(3rd corner), evenly sc 164 sts up side rows, 2 sc in same st as 1st st of row 99. = 636 sc

Row 100: Ch 2(counts as hdc), turn, 3 hdc in next st, hdc in next 166 sts, 3 hdc in next st, hdc in next 150 sts, 3 hdc in next st, hdc in next 166 sts, 3 hdc in next st, hdc in next 149 sts, join with sl st to beginning ch 2. = 644 hdc

Finish off, Turn and join color B in top Right Hand Corner St.

Row 101: Ch 2, 2 hdc in same st, hdc in next 152 sts, 3 hdc in next st, hdc in next 168 sts, 3 hdc in next st, hdc in next 152 sts, 3 hdc in next st, hdc in last 168 sts, join with sl st to beginning ch 2. = 652 hdc

Finish off, Turn and join color A in top Right Hand Corner St.

Row 102: Ch 2, 2 hdc in same st, hdc in next 154 sts, 3 hdc in next st, hdc in next 170 sts, 3 hdc in next st, hdc in next 154 sts, 3 hdc in next st, hdc in last 170 sts, join with sl st to beginning ch 2. = 660 hdc

Row 103: Ch 1, turn, loosely *sl st across to corner st, (sl st, ch 1, sl st) in corner st*, repeat *to* around, join to beginning sl st.

Finish off

That’s it… You now have My Favorite Cat Blanket!!! I hope you enjoy it as much as I did and now my daughter does!!!

For another great crochet cat item, you can try the Easy Cat Dishcloth Pattern too!

Easy Cat Dishcloth

Also, I have been using these great Rechargeable Hand Warmers,,, Love them.. If your hands get cold give these a try!


Also, Don’t forget to follow me on my social media sites for more fun!

FacebookTwitterInstagramMy CAL Facebook Group, and Pinterest

I hope you love this project!!  Finally, make sure to share your finished projects on my Beatrice Ryan Designs Facebook Page and make sure to share around social media too! Why share?? Because it shares our Love of Crochet!!

Happy Crocheting!!

Elena


©Copyright 2023 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. Additionally, 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 link

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