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Beatrice Ryan Designs,,, Crochet-A-Long… Are you ready??

January 10, 2014 By 11 Comments

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Just a few more days to go and our hooks will all be working on a new fabulous project!!!!  Next Saturday (the 18th)  I will post the first segment of the pattern for our Crochet-A-Long…  This is a Free Crochet Pattern to all participants and the only requirement is that you have FUN!  Thanks to all of you who voted for  our Viewers Choice Crochet-A-Long!!!  I was excited you chose an Afghan!! I have designed it, crocheted the first section and have written it for  next Saturday!!!

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If you haven’t done a Crochet-A-Long before… This is how it will work!…..

1.You can find the Materials List already posted in the Crochet-A-Long tab at the top of the page.  As well as each weekly pattern post!

2.Each Saturday I will post the weekly segment of the pattern that you will complete by the next Friday.

3.Friday Evenings we will have Show and Tell on my Facebook Page… You can post comments and pictures on the designated Pinned Post on Facebook.

4.You can Join in on Ravelry in my CAL Group for more fun and discussions…

5.And… I have an official Pinterest Page where we can post and pin our CAL pictures!!! Beatrice Ryan Designs CAL 2014

6.One last thing… We will be having a vote at the end to name this afghan!!! So stay tuned and let’s have some fun!!!

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Oh… And would you like a peak at Week One???  Shhhhhh…. Yes we begin with a Granny! But, that is just the beginning!!  Lots of design elements and  fun,,, I can’t wait for you to see how this design turns out!!

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Beatrice Ryan Designs CAL

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Happy Crocheting!! Elena

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Wednesday Facebook Fan Favorite… Week 21

January 8, 2014 By Leave a Comment

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As the Arctic Vortex whips through the United States and freezes a large part of our country, many of us are crocheting to pass the time while we are trying to stay warm…What a way to start the new year!!!!  Today’s Facebook Fan Favorite it the first one for the year and it will keep you cozy in this chilly weather!  This design is from one of my favorite designers,,, Bonita Patterns… She is famous for her Crocodile Stitch projects and I have made several of her patterns!  This is a free one from her and well worth checking out!!!  So here it is… Our first Fan Favorite for the year… Reversible Textured Slouch & Crocodile Stitch DOUBLE LAYERED Flower by Bonita Patterns!  Click here for the Free Crochet Pattern.

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Don’t you love this hat?? I do and the flower is made from her signature Crocodile Stitch Pattern!!!  This will definitely be on my to-do a list for this year!!.

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On another note…. Are you ready for our Crochet-A-Long??? If you missed my last post containing the Material List… You can Click Here to see it… And at any time you can click on the Crochet-A-Long tab at the top of the page to see all the posts for this upcoming project… Each Saturday starting January 18th I will begin to post a pattern section for a weeks worth of crochet…  And every Friday Evening we will have a “Show and Tell” on my Facebook page where you can post your comments and progress pictures!!! And,,, Hang out on Ravelry too… We have a large group of you who have joined  over there… It will be another great place to hang out and crochet!!  I am beyond excited!! I have written and crocheted the first weeks section and will be taking the pictures this weekend…

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I think you are going to love it… It is a combination of all my favorite stitches and pattern pieces… Contemporary yet modern!!!  So get your yarn and hook… come hang out with me and crochet!!!

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Happy Crocheting… Elena

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Final Crochet Project of the Year and Pattern Review….

December 30, 2013 By Leave a Comment

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What a year…2013 is almost over!  I have loved every minute of sharing my crochet folly with all of you!!!  I worked right up to the deadline and finished my final (or almost final) project last night… I may be able to slip a hat or two in on New Years Eve,,, I would love to crochet into the new year!!!  I had forgotten how much I enjoyed crocheting with thread. On day while shopping for yarn I spotted a new color of the most fabulous size 10 thread… PEACOCK!!!  I had to have it, even though I didn’t have a project in mind… I scooped it up!  Once I arrived home I scanned the internet for a doily pattern and found one I loved…

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In only a few short hours I whipped up this wonderful doily named Summer Splendor by Denise’s Crochet Paradise!  The pattern was easy to follow and worked up quite well… Each round was a nice repetitive pattern, which I loved!  I was able to read the pattern row and complete each round while watching t.v or chatting online with my good friend Kathy Lashley from ELK Studio Handcrafted Crochet Designs… And speaking of Kathy and our chatting… I will have a great story to share with you on New Years Day that will have you rolling with laughter!!!  We can bring in the New year on a joyous note!!!    If you would like to try this pattern out Click Here for the Free Pattern.

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The doily was made using Aunt Lydias size 10 classic thread in peacock and measures 13 inches across.  A perfect doily for my coffee table…Let’s see if I keep this or give it up!

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One of my favorite memories of my Grandmother Beatrice Ryan Ramshaw was her thread-work… She was a master at doilies, tablecloth’s and much more!  I was blessed to inherit her collection, at least the ones she kept for herself.  I am pretty sure she was like the rest of us crochet-a-holics… she gave most of her work away as gifts…  I have dozens of her doilies and I use them all around my house!!  I look at them and think of all the hard work that went into them,,, Many of them were worked with the finest thread,,, Thousands of stitches!!  I am so happy she taught me to crochet!!!   What about you??  Who was your crochet mentor??

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Tune in tomorrow for a year-end photo celebration featuring many of my projects that were done in 2013!!!  Let’s bring in the New Year together!!!  Crochet Hooks in hand and new projects began… And don’t forget,,, Our Viewer’s Choice Crochet-A-Long will be starting in the next couple weeks… The materials list will be posted in the next few days… Yippeeeeee!!!

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Happy Crocheting,,, Elena

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