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13 February 2016 Crochet with Me!! Winter 2016 Crochet-A-Long… Week 6!!

Crochet with Me!! Winter 2016 Crochet-A-Long… Week 6!!

February 13, 2016 By 3 Comments

Welcome to week 6 of our Crochet with Me!! Crochet-A-Long… The afghans are looking so beautiful and I have loved seeing all of them around on social media!!  At the end of this week your project will be halfway completed… So exciting!!

 

 

Crochet with Me!! Week 6 2016

This week we will be repeating our chains and shells section to start the center part of our project…  I know some of us have had this type of stitching seem to be tighter than the other stitching techniques… So, because this will be a large area you may want to switch up to one size larger hook or just work hard at keeping your tension on the looser side!!  I know at the end of the afghan… you will love how this looks!!

Our bit of weekly housekeeping…  For those who have missed the chats about length and width… We will be adding 3″ to each side of the afghan in the last sections and then an over-all border.. I am shooting to end up with the afghan being 65″-66″ wide and 75″- 80″ long…  You will be able to add to the width a bit at the side sections if desired and/or the width and length during the edging.  We will also be blocking this project to get the stitching to relax and become even…

Let’s get started!!

 

Instructions:

*Tip~ Since changing colors can be confusing, your shells are always worked on the right side of the project(this is where your textural stitching shows)

Change to Color “B”

Row 68 – 69:  Ch 1, Turn, sc across. = 152 sc

Row 70:  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 (yes you will have an extra st on this side for this week), 25 sc

Change to Color “A”

Row 71:  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 72:  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 73:  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 74:  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 75-98: Repeat rows 71-74 (6) more times.

Change to Color “A”

Row 99:  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 100:  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 (See picture 1 at the bottom)*, Repeat * * Across, sc in the last 2 sts. = 25 shells, 27 sc

 

Congratulations!!!  You are now over halfway done with your afghan!!!  It sure is flying by!!  I hope you are loving yours as much as I love mine!!

 

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!!

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

 

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23 January 2016 Crochet With Me!! Winter 2016 Crochet A Long… Week 3!!!

Crochet With Me!! Winter 2016 Crochet A Long… Week 3!!!

January 23, 2016 By 2 Comments

Welcome back to this weeks Crochet with Me!! Winter 2016 CAL Afghan Project!!  I am so excited to share with you the next section of our afghan!!  This week we get colorful and all fun texture!!

 

 

Crochet with Me week 3 2016

 

Week 1 was the material list, Week 2 we went over gauge and made our first few inches of our afghan!  There were a few questions about making the afghan larger, in the last weeks we will be adding 3 ” to each side then making our edging… So our afghan will become quite bit wider that what we are working with now!!

Also, I have loved seeing all of the pictures on Facebook of our progress for week 2 afghans… If you missed out, make sure to head over to my page and post yours and see what everyone else is doing!!

I have love using my Red Heart With Love Yarn,,, It sure does make a great afghan!!  What do you think?

Are you ready to start Week 3??  Here we go!!

 

This week’s stitches:

st ~ Stitch     sk ~ Skip    ch ~ Chain   sl st ~ Slip Stitch     sc ~ Single Crochet     hdc ~ Half Double Crochet     dc ~ Double Crochet     trc ~ Triple/Treble Crochet     fl ~ Front Loop     bl ~ Back Loop   RS ~ Right Side (where bobbles, ridges and all fun textures show the most)

This week we will be making an “X” stitch pattern, there is a photo tutorial bottom of the pattern.

Week 3 upclose

Instructions:

Change to Color “C”

Row 21:  Ch 1, turn, fl sc in each st across. = 152 sts

Change to Color “B”

Row 22:   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**

Change to Color “C”

Row 23:  Ch 1, turn, sc in each st across. = 152 sts

Row 24: 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 25:  Ch 1, turn, sc in each st and ch 1 space across. = 152 sts

Change to Color “B”

Row 26:  Repeat row 22

Change to Color “C”

Row 27: Ch 1, Sc in each st across. = 152 sts

**Correction Made Here from original post** Forgot the color change and it added a row

Change to Color “A”

Row 28:  Ch 1, turn, sc in each st across. = 152 sts

Row 29:  Ch 2(counts as hdc now and throughout), turn, fl hdc in each st across. = 152 sts

Rows 30 – 32:  Ch 2, hdc in each st across. = 152 sts.

 

“X” Stitch Photo Tutorial

X stitch tutorial

Congratulations… You have just finished Week 3!!  Your afghan should now be approximately 12″ long…  Stay tuned next week for more fun color and texture!!

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and don’t forget to add your projects to Ravelry and make it one of your favorites!!

Happy Crocheting!!

Elena

 

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16 January 2016 Crochet With Me!! Winter 2016 Crochet-A-Long… Week 2 Let The Stitching Begin!!

Crochet With Me!! Winter 2016 Crochet-A-Long… Week 2 Let The Stitching Begin!!

January 16, 2016 By 20 Comments

Here we are… Week 2 of the  Crochet with Me!! Winter 2106 Crochet-A-Long!!  Last week we covered the materials list and a few housekeeping items on how the CAL will work… If you missed that you can Click Here.. or head to the Crochet with Me tab at the top of the page!!

 

Crochet with Me 2016 week 2

 

Gauge:

For the most part, gauge is not important for an afghan.  But, because each one of us crochets slightly different I wanted to make sure to give you all the information possible to make our projects turn out how we intend them to be.  I measured my gauge using my Red Heart with Love yarn and my J Boye hook.  After making your swatch, if your measurements are different from mine you may want to go up or down a hook size.  I tend to crochet on the larger size.

Swatch:  Double Crochet 3″ x 3″ = 8 stitches x 5 rows

 

Stitches:

Each week I will post the stitches used for the week…

ch ~ Chain

sk ~ Skip

st ~ Stitch

sc ~ Single Crochet

hdc ~ Half Double Crochet

dc ~ Double Crochet

fl ~ Front Loop

bl ~ Back loop

 

Tips:

This project can be made using 1, 2 or 3 colors… If only using one color you will ignore the notations of changing color. If using 2 colors, you will use the second color for color changes B & C. Color A will be your primary color.

Make sure to check your stitch count as you go to stay on track.

 

Colors:

For visualization, I am listing the colors in my project.  If you are using different colors you will label each of yours as A,B or C

A: Eggshell          B: Peacock          C: Boysenberry

 

Instructions:

With Color (A)

Chain 153 sts.

Row 1:  Sc in the 2nd st from hook and each across. = 152 sts

Row 2:  Ch 1, turn;  Sk 1st sc, (sc,dc) in the next st; *sk next st, (sc,dc) in next st*; Repeat * * across.  = 152 sts

Row 3:  Ch 1, turn; (sc,dc) in each sc from the previous row across, you will sk working in the dc sts. = 152 sts

Row 4-7:  Repeat row 3 four more times.

Row 8:  Ch 1, turn.  sc in each st across.  = 152 sts

Row 9:  Ch 2 (counts as hdc now and throughout), turn; hdc in each st across. = 152 sts

Change to Color (B)

Row 10:  Ch 1, turn; sc in the bl of each st across. = 152 sts  **This is your right side of your afghan**

Change to Color (A)

Row 11:  Ch 1, turn; sc in the fl of each st across.  = 152 sts

Change to Color (C if working with 3 colors or back to B if working with 2 colors)

Row 12:  Ch 1, turn; sc in the bl of each st across. = 152 sts

Change to Color (A)

Row 13:  Ch 1, turn; sc in the fl of each st across.  = 152 sts

Change to Color (B)

Row 14:  Ch 1, turn; sc in the bl of each st across.  = 152 sts

Change to Color (A)

Row 15:  Ch 1, turn; sc in the fl of each st across. = 152 sts

Row 16:  Ch 2, turn; hdc in bl of each st across.  = 152 sts

Row 17-20: Ch 2, turn; hdc in each st across. = 152 sts.

 

At this point your afghan will be approximately 56″ across, We will be adding  3 ” to each side at the end for a total of approximately a 62″ width, then we will add a border all the way around…  So the total will be much wider when finished.

 

Week 2 progress CAL

 

Congratulations! You have completed week 2 of our CAL.  Make sure to share your progress next Saturday on our 3pm pst Facebook Crochet with Me post!!

Next week we will be adding more texture and color… This will be a beautiful afghan that will wow all of your friends!!!

 

Happy Crocheting!!

Elena

 

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