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Beatrice Ryan Designs 2025 Crochet Along

Beatrice Ryan Designs 2025 Crochet Along

Beatrice Ryan Designs 2025 Crochet Along, Yes!!! It’s that time… Are you ready to start the 2025 Crochet Along, a fun and simple 9 week(8 weeks of crocheting) CAL?? This year we are going to make my VERY popular crochet blanket... My Favorite Cat Blanket!  Easy, Free Crochet Pattern (Also a paid PDF is available through Ravelry) AND there will be a GRAND PRIZE DRAWING at the end of the CAL(details and rules below)

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!

2025 Crochet Along

2025 Crochet Along Week 1(today) is the information post with all the details and fun! So let’s get too it!!!

First, you can join anytime by just following along here each Saturday or by signing up for all my posts to be delivered to your email… Just click on the Stay Connected tab on the righthand side of the website to receive emails or at the top of the website Crochet with Me tab will have links to past weekly posts.

Secondly, you can join my Beatrice Ryan Designs CAL Facebook Group for more fun and a 50% discount on the Full PDF version of the pattern(the discount code will be available in the group only). Click Here to head to Ravelry if you want the Full PDF version either full price or using the discount code. No discounts will be available after purchase.

Thirdly, the pattern is free here on the website by Clicking Here for the full version!

Next, Each week I will post the instructions for the CAL and any other fun details for the week! The 8 weeks of crocheting will be so much fun and easy to accomplish! If you join the Beatrice Ryan Designs CAL Facebook Group, you will be able to post your progress pics there and be eligible for the PDF Discount and Prizes that are happening throughout this CAL. At the end of the CAL there is also a GRAND PRIZE DRAWING for 1 lucky fan, available to everyone(see the rules below)!

AND, one more fun thing… You can use a specific color scheme(three colors are recommended) or use your stash for a scrapghan!!!!

Stash Yarn

Here is this weeks details for the 2025 Crochet Along:

  1. Decide how you want to use the pattern, 1. Go to the original post on the website each week for the full version, 2. Come to the website each Sunday for the weekly instruction post, 3. Sign up for email delivery of all my posts (Find the Stay Connected tab on the righthand side of the website), 4. Purchase the Full PDF Version for $4.99 or receive the 50% off ($2.49)discount code in my Beatrice Ryan Designs CAL Facebook Group!
  2. Choose Your Yarn and Hook: Here is what I used in the original pattern ~Yarn: Lion Brand Pound of Love – 3 skeins (1020 yds each): Color A – Cinnabar Color B – Quartz Color C – White and an H Hook and Scissors *I will be using scrap yarn this time!
  3. Come back next week for the first week of crochet instructions!

Grand Prize Details:

$50 Amazon Gift Card

There will be a $50 Amazon Gift Card given away on May 3rd 2025 to 1 lucky person who has completed this CAL. To be eligible for the $50 Gift Card, you will email me a picture of your completed afghan to [email protected] by the 2nd of May 2025 and permission to use your photo! I will reply with a number to verify I have received your entry, then use a random number generator on May 3rd to choose the winner and publish a post with all fan pics and the name of the winner!!!

I am so excited to get started on this 2025 Crochet Along! Please share with your friends too… The more the merrier!!!


Also, recently I have found a way to help make my berries last for weeks in my fridge! I place them unwashed in mason jars and use this vacuum sealer… So far so good! They have lasted 3 weeks without any problems… Click here to head to Amazon for the Mason jar sealer!

Vacuum Sealer
Berries
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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 2025 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

Timeless Crochet Beanie… Free Crochet Pattern

Timeless Crochet Beanie… Free Crochet Pattern


Timeless Crochet Beanie… Free Crochet Pattern is a super simple half double crochet V-stitch project… This lovely hat is a single row repeat too! I have provided two stiles for the brim and it is also available for sale in a PDF format…. Works up quickly and is stylish to wear! Great gift idea too!

Make sure to save this Timeless Crochet Beanie to your Ravelry favorites for easy access or purchase the PDF download $2.99! Click Here!!!


Materials:

Yarn: 175 yards of worsted weight yarn. I used Hobby Lobby I love this yarn in Linen or Eddington Ridge

Hook: H & I

Scissors and Yarn needle

Size: 21″ diam. not stretched x 9″ tall


Stitches:

  • St – Stitch
  • Ch – Chain
  • Sl St – Slip Stitch
  • Sp – Space
  • Sk – Skip
  • Fhdc – Foundation Half Double Crochet
  • Sc – Single Crochet
  • Hdc – Half Double Crochet

Instructions:

Row 1: Make 58 Fhdc, join without twisting the row with a sl st to 1st Fhdc. = 58 Fhdc *you can also ch 60, hdc in 3rd ch from hook and each across

*You will now work in the round

Round 2: Ch 1, (hdc, ch1, hdc) in 1st st, * sk st, (hdc, ch1, hdc) in next st*, repeat *to* around, sk last st. join with sl st to 1st hdc. = 29 (hdc, ch1, hdc)

Round 3-15: Sl st in 1st ch1 sp, (hdc, ch1, hdc) in each ch1 sp around, join with sl st to 1st hdc. = 29 (hdc, ch1, hdc)

Round 16: Sl st in 1st ch1 sp, (hdc, ch1, hdc) in 1st ch 1 sp, *sc in next ch 1 sp, (hdc, ch1, hdc) in next 6 ch1 sps*, repeat *to* 3 more times, join with sl st to 1st hdc. = 4 sc & 25 (hdc, ch1, hdc)

Round 17: Sl st in 1st ch1 sp, (hdc, ch1, hdc) in each ch1 sp around skipping over the sc’s(this makes the decrease row). Join with sl st to 1st hdc. = 25 (hdc, ch1, hdc)

Round 18: Sl st in 1st ch1 sp, (hdc, ch1, hdc) in 1st 4 ch1 spc’s, *sc in next ch1 sp, (hdc, ch1, hdc) in next 4 ch1 spc’s*, repeat *to* 3 more times, join with sl st to 1st hdc. = 5 sc & 20 (hdc, ch1, hdc)

Round 19: Sl st in 1st ch1 sp, (hdc, ch1, hdc) in each ch1 sp around skipping over the sc’s(this makes the decrease row). Join with sl st to 1st hdc. = 20 (hdc, ch1, hdc)

Round 20: Sl st in 1st ch1 sp, (hdc, ch1, hdc) in 1st 3 ch1 spc’s, *sc in next ch1 sp, (hdc, ch1, hdc) in next 3 ch1 spc’s*, repeat *to* 3 more times, join with sl st to 1st hdc. = 5 sc & 15 (hdc, ch1, hdc)

Round 21: Sl st in 1st ch1 sp, (hdc, ch1, hdc) in each ch1 sp around skipping over the sc’s(this makes the decrease row). Join with sl st to 1st hdc. = 15 (hdc, ch1, hdc)

Round 22: Ch 1, sc in ea ch1 sp around, join with sl st to 1st sc. = 15 sc

Finish off leaving a long tail, using a yarn needle, weave the yarn tail in and out of each sc from round 22 and pull tight to close top of hat. secure end and weave in end.

Timeless Crochet Beanie Brim Choices:

Brim choice 1: With the right side facing join the yarn in the bottom of row 1 fhdc in any stitch

Round 1: Ch 1, sc around in each st, join with sl st to 1st sc. = 58 sc

Round 2: Ch 1, reverse sc in each stitch around, join with sl st to beginning. = 58 reverse sc

Finish off

Brim Choice 2: **Switch to I Hook – With the right side facing join the yarn in the bottom of row 1 fhdc in any stitch

Round 1: Ch 1, sc in each st around, join with sl st to beginning. = 58 sc

Rounds 2: Ch 1, sl st in each st around loosely, join to 1st sl st. = 58 sl sts

**For the next 2 rounds you will work in the stitches as indicated above to get the effect.

Round 3: Ch 1, Sl st loosely in each “back” st as indicated in the picture, join to 1st st. = 58 sl sts

Round 4: Ch 1, sc in each ” back” st in previous row around, join with sl st to beginning. = 58 sc

Finish off

That’s it, you now have a Timeless Crochet Beanie!!! I hope you love your new project and make tons!

Timeless Crochet Beanie 2 brim choices

Make sure to check out all of my Free Crochet Patterns! Click here to go to the page…

Timeless Crochet Beanie

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

Happy Crocheting!!

Elena


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Springtime Tic Tac Toe… Free Crochet Pattern!

Springtime Tic Tac Toe… Free Crochet Pattern!


Springtime Tic Tac Toe… Free Crochet Pattern!!! This fun and whimsical pattern is a super fun twist on a traditional game! Chicks and Bunnies are used to play on this textural crocheted board. The pattern is easy to make and fun for all ages! In addition to the creative joy of crochet, indulging in games like 카지노 먹튀 can also be an equally rewarding and captivating hobby.

Make sure to save this Springtime Tic Tac Toe to your Ravelry queue/favorites for easy access! Also available in PDF Format on Ravelry $4.99… Click here to head To Ravery!


Front

The Springtime Tic Tac Toe board is made with single crochet and treble crochet to make the textured squares then topped off with surface stitching to form the grid! I loved using the Red Heart Super Saver Ombre for the color changing effect it had on the grid!

Back

Springtime Tic Tac Toe Crochet Game

The Board and 5 Chick and 5 Bunnies make up the set!!


Crochet Supplies:

Yarn: Red Heart Super Saver

  • Mat you will need 250 yards of Ombre’ in Spearmint and White
  • Bunnies you will need 100 yards of White, Safety Eyes and Noses
  • Chicks you will need 100 yards of Bright Yellow, Safety Eyes and scraps of Orange Yarn
  • 10 Small Bean Bags 2 1/2″ x 2 1/2″
  • Yarn Needle and Scissors

Hooks: D and H

Fronts and back prior to sewing together and stuffing with bean bags

Stitches:

  • St – Stich
  • Sp – Space
  • Ch – Chain
  • Dec – Decrease
  • Sl St – Slip Stitch
  • Sc – Single Crochet
  • Hdc – Half Double Crochet
  • Dc – Double Crochet
  • Trc – Treble Crochet
  • Fsc – Foundation Single Crochet

Size:

Mat – 15″ x 15″ Chick 3 1/2″ x 3″ Bunny 4″ x 3″


Instructions for the Springtime Tic Tac Toe:

Game Board/Mat-

Using your Spearmint Ombre Yarn and the H hook

*Odd rows are the right side, even rows are the wrong side

Row 1: 49 Fsc

Row 2: Ch 1 Turn, sc in 1st st, *sc in next st, trc in next st*, repeat *to* 6 more times, {sc in next 2 sts, repeat *to* 7 times}, repeat {to} one more time, sc in last 2 sts. = 28 sc & 21 trc *The trc are pushed to the back to create the texture

Row 3: Ch 1, turn, sc in each st across. = 49 sc

Row 4: Ch 1, turn, sc in 1st 3 sts, {*trc in next st, sc in next st*, repeat *to* 5 more times, sc in next 4 sts}, repeat {to} 2 more times ending with only sc in the last 2 sts. =18 trc & 21 sc

Row 5: Ch 1, turn, sc in each st across. = 49 sc

Rows 6-15: Repeat rows 2-5, ending with rows 2 & 3

Row 16-17: Ch 1, turn, sc in each st across.=49 sc

Rows 18-33: Repeat rows 2-17

Rows 34-47: Repeat rows 2-15

Border

Row 48: Continuing around with rightside facing, 2 more sc in same st(corner), evenly sc 47 sts across row ends, 3 sc in 1st st of row 1(corner), sc in next 47 sts, 3 sc in next last st of row 1(corner), evenly sc 47 sts across row ends, 2 sc in 1st st of row 1, sl st in same st(4th corner) = 200 sc all the way around

Row 49: Ch 1, turn, sc in sl st, *3 sc in next sst, sc in next 49 sts*, repeat *to* around ending with only 48 sc, join with sl st to beginning st. =208 sc

Row 50: Ch 1, turn, loosly sl st all the way around in each st making (sl st, ch 1, sl st) in each corner st. = 212 sl sts & 4 ch1

Finish off

Top Stitching the Grid

Top Stitching

Using White Yarn and H hook

Middle Grid Lines– Top stitch approximately 50 sc sts across each of the 2 horizontal lines and the 2 vertical lines in the sc areas between textural squares, crossing over each other as seen in the picture below. You will join at the right side of each top stitch row and finish off at the left of each top stitch row

Springtime Tic Tac Toe Crochet Mat

Outer top stitch border-

Join the white yarn in the top right corner base of the stitches of row 49, sc top stitch around working over the tops of the beginning and end of the grid top stitching ends you just made. See the picture above for reference. There will be approximately 50 sc top stitches on each side of the outer square when done.

Finish off and weave ends in. Block project to make square

Bunnies and Chicks

Crochet Bunny and Chick

Make 5 bunnies and 5 chicks

Chicks: Make 10 pieces

With Bright Yellow Yarn and D hook

*All done with Right Side Facing

Row 1: Ch 2, 6 sc in 2nd ch from hook, join with sl st to beginning sc. = 6sc

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

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

Row 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

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

Row 6: Ch 1, 2 sc in 1st st, hdc in next st, dc in next 2 sts, hdc in next st, *2 sc in next st, sc in next 4 sts*, repeat *to* around, join with sl st to beginning sc. = 32 sc, 2 hdc & 2 dc

Row 7: Ch 1, sc in next st(you will not work in the traditional 1st st), hdc in next st, dc in the next 2 sts, hdc in next st, sc in next st, sl st in next 29 sts, join with sl st to the joining sl st of row 6. = 30 sl sts, 2 sc, 2 hdc & 2 dc

Finish off

Chick Faces: Place 2 black safety eyes on each of 5 right sides and make a french know for the beak using orange yarn. (you can also use a yarn needle to make eyes with black yarn if you want). See picture above for reference.

Joining backs and fronts: Using Bright Yellow Yarn and D hook, you will have one face and one back with wrong sides together and the face of the chick facing you. Sc the 2 pieces together going around in each st from the row 7 of each piece together. * add the small bean bag when you have a small section unworked then finish stitching together.

Bunnies: Make 10 pieces

With White Yarn and D hook

*All done with Right Side Facing

Row 1: Ch 2, 6 sc in 2nd ch from hook, join with sl st to beginning sc. = 6sc

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

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

Row 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

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

Row 6: Ch 1, 2 sc in 1st st, hdc in next st, dc in next 2 sts, hdc in next st, *2 sc in next st, sc in next 4 sts*, repeat *to* around, join with sl st to beginning sc. = 32 sc, 2 hdc & 2 dc

1st Ear

Row 7: Ch 1, sc in 1st 4 sts(this will be in the sc’s, hdc and 1 dc) = 4 sc

Row 8-10: Ch 1, turn, sc in 4 sts = 4 sc

Row 11: Ch 1, turn, dec sc two times. = 2sc

Row 12: Ch 1, turn, dec sc. = 1 sc

Finish off

2nd Ear

With Right Side Facing, join yarn in the next st to the left of the 1st ear(this should be in a dc)

Repeat rows 7 – 12 and finish off

Bunny Faces: Place 2 safety eyes and 1 pink safety nose on each of 5 right sides. (you can also use a yarn needle to make eyes with black yarn and pink yarn to make the nose if you want). See picture above for reference.

Joining backs and fronts: Using White Yarn and D hook, you will have one face and one back with wrong sides together and the face of the Bunny facing you. Sc the 2 pieces together going around in each st and ear row ends from the row 6 for the face and 7-12 row ends of each piece together. * add the small bean bag when you have a small section unworked then finish stitching together.

Springtime Tic Tac Toe

Congratulations! You now have a Springtime Tic Tac Toe Game!!! I hope you love this and make several as gifts!

Make sure to check out all of my Free Crochet Patterns! Click here to go to 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! 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. 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