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2 September 2026

August 2026 Crochet and More!

September 2, 2026 By Beatrice Ryan Designs Leave a Comment

August 2026 was a busy month… 4 New Crochet Patterns and 10 Squares for the Eye of the Storm CAL, plus a fun trip!

August 2026 Free Patterns in Review!!!!

I was so excited to be able to crochet and design so much in August… I hope you all enjoyed the patterns and will be making them!

Amazing Grace Bucket Hat… Made from cotton yarn, simple stitching and as usual… The Amazing Grace Patterns are all dedicated to Breast Cancer Awareness! Easy to make and fun to wear!!! Free pattern on the website

Simple Crochet Placemat… A fun and stylish placemat! It is beginner friendly and quick to make. It is a one skein per placemat project and used cotton yarn! Basic crochet stitches, yarn, hook and the easy to read pattern is all you need to whip this up in just a couple of hours! Free Pattern on the website

Designer Camo Bag…. A large tote style bag, Fun textual stitching, decorate with bobbles to set it off! This pattern is free and also has a paid pdf available!

Crochet Acorn Pillow… Just in time for Fall Decorating! This is a simple, fun pattern! Free on the website! I used my stash to make this one!!! I am in love!!!

The Eye of the Storm Afghan CAL… The first 5 weeks were completed in August… This CAL has options… You can make as many squares as you like to make the right size afghan for your home! I am making mine extra large, 2 squares per week and a total of 24 squares… August provided 10 of the squares! You can join in anytime. Free pattern or paid pdf!

Make sure to stay up to date for every new Post/Pattern…. You can receive them in your email as soon as they come out!!! Fill out the “Stay Connected” in the right sidebar at the top of the website!

Next… Frank(my best friend) and I took a trip to Southern California for a week… Spent the day at the beach… Great meals and cocktails, shopped in the cute boutiques(I bought a dress) and did some antiquing. Then, headed to the cutest German Style Town on the way back (Solvang) and then into wine country for more great times!

I even bought a lovely Cuckoo Clock in that cute German Town I have always wanted one!!!!

Also, The beautiful mountain I live by always has the best clouds… Thought I would share a few!

I hope your August was fantastic… Stick around in September for more Free Crochet Patterns… I have a few on the hook now! And the September 2026 in Review post… Frank and I are headed on another trip… But I need to get my yard winterizes… Can’t believe it is that time already!

And, Don’t forget to follow me on my social media sites for more fun! And, most important you share your creations

Facebook, Instagram, My 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!!

Until we meet again, Happy Crocheting!!!

Elena

©Copyright 2026 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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22 August 2021

Mariposa Prairie Summer Bag Crochet Along… Week 3!

August 22, 2021 By Beatrice Ryan Designs Leave a Comment

Let’s finish this bag up and start using it! Week 1, we made the bottom of the bag, Week 2 we made the sides… This week we will put it all together and finish it up!

You can find the links for this CAL and all my others in the Crochet with Me tab at the top of this page including the Festival of Fall Afghan CAL we just started!! I update them each post.

Also, you can subscribe to my posts by email in the Stay Connected box in the right sidebar on this page.

At the end of the CAL, this pattern will be posted in full on my free pattern page and also be available for sale as a PDF… Stay tuned

Join the Beatrice Ryan Designs CAL Facebook Group for more fun!

Stitches:

Week 3 stitching:

Ch–Chain St -Stitch Sl St – Slip Stitch Sc – Single Crochet Blsc–Back Loop Single Crochet Dc – Double Crochet

Dec – Decrease

X St – Sk next st, Dc in the next st after sk, dc back into the first sk st.

Rev Sc – Reverse Single Crochet

Finished Size:

9″ dia. base x 13 1/2″ tall x 13 1/2″ dia. top of bag

Instructions for Week 3:

Joining to the bottom:

Staying with Color A

The bottom of your bag has 78 Stitches and your sides have 100 rows. You will be sc around joining the side edge of rows to your bottom bag sts. To do this, pin your side edge around the bottom to space it out before you begin. See the picture below.

Row 1. Join your last st of the side row to any st in the last row of the bottom of the bag using a sl st. Sc through both stitches of the side of the bag row ends and bottom of the bag sts all the way around. You should have 78 Sc, if you are close that will be just fine.

You should now be at the seam of the side of the bag and you will be working up the side to join.

Row 2: Continuing up the side of the bag, sc in both sts of the last row of the side and the first row of the side. = 100 sc (See pic)

*Once the bag is stretched out you will barely be able to see the seam.

Top of Bag

Continuing with Color A and the outside of the bag facing you… around the top of the side edges of your bag.

Round 1: Ch 1, sc 100 evenly around, Join with sl st to beginning sc. = 100 sc

Finish off

Changing to color B, join with sl st to any bl st.

Round 2: Ch 1, blsc around, join with sl st to beginning blsc. = 100 blsc

Round 3: Ch 1, sc around, join with sl st to beginning sc. = 100 sc

Round 4: Ch 3(counts as dc), dc in next st, X st over the next 2 sts, *dc in next 2 sts, X st over the next 2 sts*, repeat *to* around, join with sl st to top of beginning ch 3. = 50 dc & 25 Xsts

Round 5: Ch 1, sc around, join with sl st to beginning sc. = 100 sc

Finish off

Join Color A with a sl st to any st.

Round 6: Ch 1, sc in 1st 18 sts, dec over the next 2 sts, * sc in next 18 sts, dec*, repeat *to* around. Join with sl st to beginning sc. = 95 sc

Round 7: Ch 1, rev sc around, Join with sl st. = 95 rev sc

Finish off

You are now done with the bag and we will move on to the strap.

Strap

Cut 9 – 88″ pieces of yarn (6 color A and 3 color b)

Using 2A and 1 B each and leaving a 4″ tail, make a knot. Then braid the 3 groups of yarn together. to bottom with a knot at the end and a 4″ tail.

Trim the ends to be even.

Using your braid, weave behind the X sts and in front of the 2 dc’s(both) from round 4 all the way around. Knot the braid together approximately 8″ above the knots.

That’s it… You have completed your Mariposa Prairie Bag!!! You can pull up 1 long loop of the braid in the back of the bag for a long strap or 2 shorter straps on each side of your bag! I hope you love it!

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

Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, My CAL Facebook Group, and Pinterest

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! Why share?? Because it shares our Love of Crochet!!

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Happy Crocheting!!

Elena

©Copyright 2021 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 link

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8 August 2021

Mariposa Prairie Summer Bag Crochet Along.. Week 1!!!

August 8, 2021 By Beatrice Ryan Designs Leave a Comment

Are you ready for a simple, fun Crochet Along? This fun Mariposa Prairie Summer Bag will be a 3 week project… Two colors of yarn, one great bag!

This fun bag is a draw string style bag, you can open easily to put items in, and you can make 1 or 2 straps by just pulling up sections of the strap to create either strap style… Pictures below

One strap style drawn at the back of the bag

Two strap style, drawing up one strap on the left and one on the right

Here are the details:

Week 1 (8/8/21) Grab your yarn and crochet the bottom of the bag
Week 2 (8/15/21) Crochet the side of the bag
Week 3 (8/22/21) join the bottom to the sides, make top of bag, make strap

It is that easy, I will walk you through each week!

You can find the links for this CAL and all my others in the Crochet with Me tab at the top of this page. I update them each post.

Also, you can subscribe to my posts by email in the Stay Connected box in the right sidebar on this page.

At the end of the CAL, this pattern will be posted in full on my free pattern page and also be available for sale as a PDF… Stay tuned

Join the Beatrice Ryan Designs CAL Facebook Group for more fun!

And, don’t forget to add this to your Ravelry Favorites for easy access!

Supplies:

Yarn:

2 skeins of Hobby Lobby Yarn Bee Glowing Mariposa Prairie (Color A) 198 yards each

1 Skein of Red Heart Coral or any contrasting scrap yarn (Color B) approx. 100 yards

Hook:

H Hook

Stitches:

Week 1 stitching: Ch – Chain St – Stitch Sl St – Slip Stitch Sc – Single Crochet

Size:

9″ dia. base x 13 1/2″ tall x 13 1/2″ dia. top of bag

Instructions for Week 1:

Bottom of the bag ~ Using 2 strands of Color B your contrast color.

Round 1: Chain 2, 6 sc in the 1st chain, join with sl st to beginning sc. = 6 sc

Round 2: Ch 1, 2 sc in each st around, join with sl st to beginning sc. = 12 sc

Round 3: Ch 1, sc in 1st st, 2 sc in next st, *sc in next st, 2 sc in next st*, repeat * to * around, join with sl st to beginning sc. = 18 sc

Round 4: Ch 1, 2 sc in 1st st, sc in next 2 sts, *2 sc in next st, sc in next 2 sts*, repeat * to * around, join with sl st to beginning sc. = 24 sc

Round 5: Ch 1, sc in 1st 3 sts, 2 sc in next st, *sc in next 3 sts, 2 sc in next st*, repeat * to * around, join with sl st to beginning sc. = 30 sc

Round 6: Ch 1, 2 sc in 1st st, sc in next 4 sts, *2 sc in next st, sc in next 4 sts*, repeat * to * around, join with sl st to beginning sc. = 36 sc

Round 7: Ch 1, sc in 1st 5 sts, 2 sc in next st, *sc in next 5 sts, 2 sc in next st*, repeat * to * around, join with sl st to beginning sc. = 42 sc

Round 8: Ch 1, 2 sc in 1st st, sc in next 6 sts, *2 sc in next st, sc in next 6 sts*, repeat * to * around, join with sl st to beginning sc. = 48 sc

Round 9: Ch 1, sc in 1st 7 sts, 2 sc in next st, *sc in next 7 sts, 2 sc in next st*, repeat * to * around, join with sl st to beginning sc. = 54 sc

Round 10: Ch 1, 2 sc in 1st st, sc in next 8 sts, *2 sc in next st, sc in next 8 sts*, repeat * to * around, join with sl st to beginning sc. = 60 sc

Round 11: Ch 1, sc in 1st 9 sts, 2 sc in next st, *sc in next 9 sts, 2 sc in next st*, repeat * to * around, join with sl st to beginning sc. = 66 sc

Round 12: Ch 1, 2 sc in 1st st, sc in next 10 sts, *2 sc in next st, sc in next 10 sts*, repeat * to * around, join with sl st to beginning sc. = 72sc

Round 13: Ch 1, sc in 1st 11 sts, 2 sc in next st, *sc in next 11 sts, 2 sc in next st*, repeat * to * around, join with sl st to beginning sc. = 78 sc

Finish of and weave ends in.

This should measure approx. 9″ across

That’s it for week 1, Join me next Sunday for Week 2!