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5 January 2019 2019 Crochet With Me!! Mystery Afghan CAL… Material list!

2019 Crochet With Me!! Mystery Afghan CAL… Material list!

January 5, 2019 By 13 Comments

2019 Crochet with Me!! Mystery Afghan Crochet Along…

Material List

Welcome to the  2019 Crochet with Me!! Mystery Afghan Crochet Along!!  This is the 6th year and below you can see all the past finished designs!  This week you will find the material list and all of the fun information you will need to participate… I hope you will join me for a great time and end up with a beautiful afghan!!

So… you may wonder what is a CAL-Crochet Along…

Each week I will post a section of the pattern for you to complete.. After the 12 weeks of  posts, you will end up with a lovely afghan.  For this Mystery Afghan, you won’t know what the pattern will look like until complete… But I know you will love it.  I use easy stitching at an easy pace. *This will be an average size queen topper.

How do you join?  Easy!  

Each week when I post, you can come back to the site and follow the directions,

In the Crochet with Me tab at the top, I will leave the links or each week so you can grab them there too!

If you like to receive the posts by email, you can sign up for that on the right hand side bar under Stay Connected.. You will receive all of my post if you choose to sign up!

Also, you can join the Beatrice Ryan Designs Facebook CAL Group… You will see the posts there and be able to participate in the group conversations and help.. as well as post your pictures for everyone to see…  Of course, you can also check out my Beatrice Ryan Designs Facebook page if you don’t want to be in the group… I will put the links up each week there too!

Also, join the fun on Ravelry and add this to your favorites…Click here!

2019 Crochet with Me! Mystery Afghan CAL Schedule

Today January 5th… Material List 

Yarn~ Red Heart with Love Yarn Worsted Weight Yarn 370 yds each skein.  The design is made using 3 colors, but you can make it in solid if you like.  Total yardage -4070 yds   I chose to use Color A: White (5 skeins)*Main Color*, Color B: Dusty Grape (3 skeins and Color C: Grape Jam ( 3 skeins)

Hook ~ I (we will talk about gauge in the first week, you may need to adjust your hook size if you crochet tight or loose)

*Great News… Red Heart Yarns is giving all of the Beatrice Ryan Designs fans 15% off the purchase of this(with LOVE yarn) on RedHeart.com… Just use code BRD15WITHLOVE to receive your discount!!

Week 1- January 19th

Week 2 – January 26th

Week 3 – February 2nd

Week 4 – February 9th

Week 5 – February 16th

Week 6 – February 23rd

Week 7 – March 2nd

Week 8 – March 9th

Week 9 –  March 16th

Week 10 – March 23rd

Week 11 – March 30th

Week 12 – April 6th

Amazing Announcement!!!

At the end of the this 2019 Crochet with Me! Mystery Afghan CAL… Red Heart Yarns has been so generous to my fans… They also are doing a $75 Grand Prize Giveaway… Stay tuned towards the end of the CAL for more information on how you can enter!!

Past Years CAL’s

2014              

2015              

2016            

2017           

2018            

All of these are available in the Crochet with Me!! CAL Tab at the top of the page.

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

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I hope you love this project!!  Make sure to share your finished projects on my Beatrice Ryan Designs Facebook Page and make sure to share around social media too!
Happy Crocheting!!

Elena

©Copyright 2019 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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1 January 2019 Berry Blitz Infinity Scarf

Berry Blitz Infinity Scarf

January 1, 2019 By 4 Comments

Berry Blitz Infinity Scarf

This fun and whimsical Berry Blitz Infinity Scarf is super easy to make using the Berry Stitch!  Easy repeats and one skein of yarn, you can whip this free crochet pattern up in just one weekend… Great trip project too!  If you love to crochet like I do.. This is going to be one of my favorite go to project for the season!!!

If you love this pattern, Save it to your Ravelry Queue, Click Here!… Also available in PDF!

Materials:

Yarn ~ 280 yards of worsted weight yarn… Pictured here in Red Heart With Love in Boysenberry.

Hook ~ H

Scissors

Yarn Needle

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Size:

52″ x 6″

Stitches:

St ~ Stitch

Ch ~ Chain

Sl St ~ Slip Stitch

Sc ~ Single Crochet

Rev Sc ~ Reverse Single Crochet

Fsc ~ Foundation Single Crochet

Bs ~ Berry Stitch (Insert hook in st, draw up loop, ch 3, draw yarn through both loops on hook.)

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Instructions:

*Leave 4″ tail in beginning for securing round 1

Round 1:  142 Fsc. Join with sl st to beginning st. Be very careful not to twist round when joining. = 142 fsc

Round 2 & 3:  Ch 1, turn, sc in each st around, join with sl st to beginning sc. = 142 sc

Round 4:  Ch 1, turn, sc in 1st st, bs in next st, *sc in next st, bs in next st*, repeat *to* around, join with sl st to beginning sc. = 71 sc & 71 bs

Round 5:  Ch 1, turn, sc in each st around, join with sl st to beginning st. = 142 sc

Round 6:  Ch 1, turn, bs in 1st st, sc in next st, *bs in next st, sc in next st*, repeat *to* around, join with sl st to beginning st. (your bs should be offset from the bs’s in round 4) = 71 bs & 71 sc

Round 7: Repeat round 5

Round 8:  Repeat round 4

Round 9:  Repeat round 5

Round 10:  Repeat round 6

Rounds 11-13:  Repeat round 5

Rounds 14-23: Repeat rounds 4-13

Round 24:  Ch 1, rev sc around, join with sl st to beginning. = 142 rev sc.

Finish off

Using 4″ tail from beginning, secure round 1.

Round 25:  Join yarn to any st in round 1, Ch 1, rev sc around, join with sl st to beginning.

Finish off

Weave ends in.

That’s it… You now have a Berry Blitz Infinity Scarf!!!

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I hope you love this project!!  Make sure to share your finished projects on my Beatrice Ryan Designs Facebook Page and make sure to share around social media too!
Happy Crocheting!!

Elena

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29 December 2018 Wildwood Waves Cowl… Free Crochet Pattern

Wildwood Waves Cowl… Free Crochet Pattern

December 29, 2018 By Leave a Comment

Wildwood Waves Cowl

Soft, cozy and a great fashion accessory! The Wildwood Waves Cowl is a simple crochet pattern repeat and works up in just a few hours.  Using Red Heart Hygge Yarn, it makes a plush and warm accessory to wear in the cold months… Make the companion hat pattern too… Wildwood Waves Hat

If you love this free pattern, Save it to your Ravelry queue… Also available in PDF!

Click Here to head to Ravelry… 

Materials:

Yarn~ 2 colors of bulky #5 yarn 132 yards each. Photographed in Red Heart Hygge Yarn in  Color A: Slate Blue and Color B: Pearl.

Hook~ K

Or shop at Red Heart Yarns Directly, Hygge Yarn on sale for $4.99! Shop Redheart Affiliate Today!

Size:

33″ around x 8″ Height

Gauge:

Double Crochet 3″ x 3″ = 8 stitches x 4 rows

Stitches: 

St – Stitch

Sp – Space

Sl St – Slip Stitch

Ch – Chain

Sk – Skip

Dc – Double Crochet

Fpdc – Front Post Double Crochet

Rev Sc – Reverse Single Crochet

Cl – Cluster: Yo, insert hook in designated st or sp, draw up loop, Yo, draw through 2 loops, Yo, insert in st or sp, pull up loop, Yo,  draw through 3 loops, Yo, draw through 2 loops, ch 1, Yo, insert in st or sp,  pull up loop, Yo, draw through 2 loops, Yo, insert in st or sp, pull up loop, Yo, draw through 3 loops, Yo, draw through 2 loops.

Tips:

*By joining around instead of in the top of the beginning sts, you will make them shape into a fpdc.

*Carry your yarn up the hat when changing colors

*When changing colors, join with the next color in the joining st

*You will be working in the round

Instructions:

Ch 80, Join with sl st to form a ring. Be very carful not to twist your chain.

Color A

Round 1:  Ch 3(counts as dc now and throughout), *sk st, cluster in next st, sk st, dc in next st*, repeat *to* around. Join with sl st(using next color) “around” beginning ch 3. = 20 dc & 20 clusters

Color B

Round 2:  Ch 3, *cluster in ch 1 sp of previous row cluster, fpdc around next fpdc of previous round*, Repeat *to* around, cluster in last ch 1 sp, join with sl st(using next color) “around” beginning ch 3. = 20 fpdc & 20 clusters.

Rounds 3-13: Repeat round 2, changing colors every round.

Edging:

Round 1: Ch 1, work rev sc around, join with sl st to beginning. Finish off

Round 2: Join with sl st in any st of beginning ch on opposite end. Ch 1, rev sc around, join with sl st to beginning. Finish off.

That’s it.. Congratulations, you now have a Wildwood Waves Cowl!

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

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I hope you love this project!!  Make sure to share your finished projects on my Beatrice Ryan Designs Facebook Page and make sure to share around social media too!
Happy Crocheting!!

Elena

©Copyright 2018 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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