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Eye Of The Storm Afghan CAL ~ Week 3!

Eye Of The Storm Afghan CAL ~ Week 3!

Eye of the Storm Afghan CAL… Week 3! We are up to a total of 6 blocks at week 3. I hope you are enjoying this CAL whether you are making on or just following along with me!

If you are seeing this for the first time… This is a Crochet Along that goes for a total of 15 weeks… You can choose how many squares you want to make and the size of your project… You will make 1 or 2 squares per week depending on what you choose. I am making the large afghan with 24 squares… 4 across x 6 down. Each square is 12″ x 12″, so my approximate size will be 56″ x 80″ with the joining and border.

Below are my first 6 squares for the first 3 weeks!

Weeks 1-3 CAL

Here is a brief bit of info about this Crochet Along ~

Each block is approximately 12″ x 12″. Then there is joining allowance and the border. The border will be approximately 6 total inches and joining is just a couple of extra inches.

Blocks

  • 3 x 4 (12 blocks) Afghan 44″ x 56″ Make 1 Block Per Week
  • 3 x 5 (15 blocks) Afghan 44″ x 68″ Make 2 Blocks This Week
  • 4 x 5 (20 blocks) Afghan 56″ x 68″ Make 2 Blocks This Week
  • 4 x 6 (24 blocks) Afghan 56″ x 80″ Make 2 Blocks This Week

The Eye Of The Storm Pattern

You can come directly to my website for the FREE Pattern which is a separate post, ***Click here for the Eye of the Storm Square Free Pattern Post***

It is the same pattern each week, just 2 different colorways each week. Or you can purchase the PDF version for $5 USD on Ravelry.

Make sure to head to Ravelry and add this to your projects and favorites.. Or purchase the PDF… Click Here!

Here are this weeks squares and since I am using 12 colors and randomly drawing 6 colors each week for each of the squares it is super fun and whimsical! Also below you can see the colors for this week I drew!

Week 3 CAL

For all the information and each previous weeks post, here is the list below with the links. Or, you can head to the Crochet With Me tab at the top of the page to get all the posts!

  • The information post, Click Here
  • Week 1 – Saturday August 1: 1 or 2 squares… Click here for the post
  • Week 2 – Saturday August 8: 1 or 2 squares… Click here for the post
  • Week 3 – Saturday August 15: 1 or 2 squares… TODAY
  • Week 4- Saturday August 22: 1 or 2 squares
  • Week 5 – Saturday August 29: 1 or 2 squares
  • Week 6 – Saturday September 5: 1 or 2 squares
  • Week 7 – Saturday September 12: 1 or 2 squares
  • Week 8 – Saturday September 19: 1 or 2 squares
  • Week 9 – Saturday September 29: 1 or 2 squares
  • Week 10 – Saturday October 3: 1 or 2 squares
  • Week 11 – Saturday October 10: 1 or 2 squares
  • Week 12 – Saturday October 17: 1 or 2 squares
  • Week 13 – Saturday October 25: Join Squares
  • Week 14 – Saturday October 31: Border
  • Week 15- Saturday November 14.. Finale of fan project post and Grand Prize winner announcement
Yarn

I have chosen to make mine in the whimsical chaos style! What is that? I purchased yarn kits with 12 colors of Red Heart Super Saver that all go together on Amazon. I made a small card for each color(see my pics) and for each square I am randomly drawing 6 cards. I make the square in the order of how I pulled the card for A, B, C, D, E and F colors.

I purchased this yarn kit(4 of them) from Amazon for my CAL Afghan… Click here if you want to see this yarn on Amazon

How to receive new posts by email

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Where You Can Participate

Please share you project on social media… Spread the Love Of Crochet! If you would like to participate in my Beatrice Ryan Designs CAL Group of Facebook, You can join here! We share progress photos, help with questions, and there are prizes during each CAL.

Now, Let’s talk prizes!!!

As mentioned before… Fun prizes are given away in the Facebook CAL Group throughout the CAL… But – There is a GRAND PRIZE at the end of the CAL for those who finish the blanket by the designated time! It’s a $50 Amazon Gift Card!!! Perfect timing for Christmas shopping! See all the rules below!

More about the weekly prize drawings and Grand Prize:

Grand Prize – There will be a $50 Amazon Gift Card for 1 lucky winner at the end of the CAL. The grand prize will be drawn on Wednesday November 11th 2026 . To be eligible, you must email a picture and permission by 11:59pm pst on Tuesday November 10th 2026 to [email protected] showing your completed project. Entries will be numbered by the order they arrive and the number will be drawn using a random number generator. The winner will be announced on November 14th 2026 in the final post!

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

FacebookInstagramMy 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

Eye of the Storm Afghan CAL… Week 2!

Eye of the Storm Afghan CAL… Week 2!

Welcome back to the Eye of the Storm Afghan CAL… We are now on Week 2! Anytime is a good time to join the fun!

CAL

My 2 squares this week are so fun and whimsical! I now have the pattern down and whipped right thru them. I am working ahead so you can see how the Crochet Along is turning out, if you are participating you should have one or two squares done depending on the size of your project!

Week 2 squares

Here are my first 2 weeks completed, I am making the large afghan with 24 squares… 4 across x 6 down. Each square is 12″ x 12″, so my approximate size will be 56″ x 80″ with the joining and border.

Here is the yarn colors I randomly drew this week…

This CAL is a nice pace and will finish mid November. There is no actual joining… just crochet when you can and hopefully you can make 1 or 2 Eye of the Storm Squares per week… If you missed the information post or week 1 post… You can find them below in the list of the CAL schedule or in the Crochet With Me tab at the top of the page. Week 1 has tons of CAL info, so make sure to take a look at that as well as the info post if you are thinking of joining the fun!

Here is a picture of all 4 squares for week 1 & 2

All 4 squares

Here is a brief bit of info about this Crochet Along ~

Each block is approximately 12″ x 12″. Then there is joining allowance and the border. The border will be approximately 6 total inches and joining is just a couple of extra inches.

Blocks

  • 3 x 4 (12 blocks) Afghan 44″ x 56″ Make 1 Block Per Week
  • 3 x 5 (15 blocks) Afghan 44″ x 68″ Make 2 Blocks This Week
  • 4 x 5 (20 blocks) Afghan 56″ x 68″ Make 2 Blocks This Week
  • 4 x 6 (24 blocks) Afghan 56″ x 80″ Make 2 Blocks This Week

The Eye Of The Storm Pattern

You can come directly to my website for the FREE Pattern which is a separate post, ***Click here for the Eye of the Storm Square Free Pattern Post***

It is the same pattern each week, just 2 different colorways each week. Or you can purchase the PDF version for $5 USD on Ravelry.

Make sure to head to Ravelry and add this to your projects and favorites.. Or purchase the PDF… Click Here!

Here is last week’s 2 blocks

  • The information post, Click Here
  • Week 1 – Saturday August 1: 1 or 2 squares… Click here for the post
  • Week 2 – Saturday August 8: 1 or 2 squares… Today!
  • Week 3 – Saturday August 15: 1 or 2 squares
  • Week 4- Saturday August 22: 1 or 2 squares
  • Week 5 – Saturday August 29: 1 or 2 squares
  • Week 6 – Saturday September 5: 1 or 2 squares
  • Week 7 – Saturday September 12: 1 or 2 squares
  • Week 8 – Saturday September 19: 1 or 2 squares
  • Week 9 – Saturday September 29: 1 or 2 squares
  • Week 10 – Saturday October 3: 1 or 2 squares
  • Week 11 – Saturday October 10: 1 or 2 squares
  • Week 12 – Saturday October 17: 1 or 2 squares
  • Week 13 – Saturday October 25: Join Squares
  • Week 14 – Saturday October 31: Border
  • Week 15- Saturday November 14.. Finale of fan project post and Grand Prize winner announcement

I have chosen to make mine in the whimsical chaos style! What is that? I purchased yarn kits with 12 colors of Red Heart Super Saver that all go together on Amazon. I made a small card for each color(see my pics) and for each square I am randomly drawing 6 cards. I make the square in the order of how I pulled the card for A, B, C, D, E and F colors.

How to receive new posts by email

If you would like to receive the latest posts in your email, fill out the “Stay Connected” box in the right side at the top of this website…

Where You Can Participate

Please share you project on social media… Spread the Love Of Crochet! If you would like to participate in my Beatrice Ryan Designs CAL Group of Facebook, You can join here! We share progress photos, help with questions, and there are prizes during each CAL.

Now, Let’s talk prizes!!!

As mentioned before… Fun prizes are given away in the Facebook CAL Group throughout the CAL… But – There is a GRAND PRIZE at the end of the CAL for those who finish the blanket by the designated time! It’s a $50 Amazon Gift Card!!! Perfect timing for Christmas shopping! See all the rules below!

More about the weekly prize drawings and Grand Prize:

Grand Prize – There will be a $50 Amazon Gift Card for 1 lucky winner at the end of the CAL. The grand prize will be drawn on Wednesday November 11th 2026 . To be eligible, you must email a picture and permission by 11:59pm pst on Tuesday November 10th 2026 to [email protected] showing your completed project. Entries will be numbered by the order they arrive and the number will be drawn using a random number generator. The winner will be announced on November 14th 2026 in the final post!


Also, This square tends to be a bit wonky… It will need to be blocked to take shape…

I use the wet blocking method and they turn out great. I just get the squares wet in warm water, roll them flat in a towel to get most of the water out… Then I pin them on my blocking mats until dry!

If you need blocking mats, here s the link to what I use. I purchased these on Amazon… Click here to shop!


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

FacebookInstagramMy 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

Amazing Grace Bucket Hat

Amazing Grace Bucket Hat

Amazing Grace Bucket Hat! The perfect Summertime hat… And, This is the 29th Amazing Grace Pattern! All of the Amazing Grace Crochet Patterns are dedicated to Breast Cancer Awareness. Read more about this in the Amazing Grace Pattern tab at the top of the page!

Amazing Grace Bucket Hat

Crocheted Bucket Hats seem to be the thing this year and I was so excited to combine this style hat with the special stitch that I use in all of my Amazing Grace Crochet Patterns…

This is a two row repeat for the special Amazing Grace Stitch, one row has (sc,ch2,sc) I say this is catching the prayers for the next row that represents the prayer for those who we give these to. The second row of the special Amazing Grace Stitch is 3 dc in the ch 2 of the previous row. If you believe in the Father, Son and Holy Spirit, this is what I pray in the 3dc sts for the ones who are suffering from cancer or any life altering event. This hat only has one set of the Amazing Grace Stitch Pattern for sun protection!

The hat uses cotton yarn and is so soft! This makes a great light weight hat for someone who may have lost their hair! Make on to give or just for your self!

Bucket Hat, Amazing Grace

Materials

Yarn – 180 yards of cotton yarn. I used Walmarts brand, Mainstay Cotton Yarn. One hat is in Brownstone and the other is in Daylily Pink

Hook – I

Scissors, Yarn needle and Place Markers

This hat fits an average size womens head, make sure you check your gauge to get it to work correctly. Additionally, yarn will change the way the hat works up… So, if you need it larger or smaller the crown of the hat is in increments of 3.

Also, the pattern is written in US terms.

Stitches

  • St – Stitch
  • Ch – Chain
  • Sk – Skip
  • Sl St – Slip Stitch
  • Sc – Single Crochet
  • Blsc – Back Loop Sc
  • Dec – Decrease (work 1 st over 2 sts to decrease)
  • Inc – Increase (work 2 sts in indicated st)
  • PM – Place Marker
  • FO – Finish Off

Gauge

2″ x 2″ = 9 rows x 8 sc sts

Instructions

Crown of Hat

Ch 75, join with sl st to form ring(make sure not to twist the chain while joining)

Round 1: Ch 1, sc in each st around, join with sl st. = 75 sc *Tip – Make sure this row fits comfortably around your head, if not go up/down a hook size

Rounds 2-6: Ch 1, blsc in each st around, pm in 1st st! You will work in continuous rounds and not joining. Move marker at each row completion. = 75 blsc for each round

Round 7: *(sc,ch2,sc) in next st, sk 2 sts*, repeat *to* around and join beginning sc. = 25 (sc,ch2,sc)

Round 8: Sl St in next ch 2 sp, ch 3(counts as dc now and throughout), 2 dc in same sp, 3 dc in each ch 2 sp around, join with sl st to top of beginng ch 3. = 25 3dc groups

Round 9: Ch 1, blsc in each st around, do not join, you will start continuous rounds again. = 75 blsc

Rounds 10-16: Sc in each st around in continuous rounds, pm in 1st st and move it each round to keep track= 75 sc in each round

Round 17: Ch 1, *blsc in each st around, join with sl st to beginning sc. = 75 blsc

Top of Hat

Round 18: Ch 1, sc in 5 sts, dec, *sc in next 10 sts, dec*, repeat *to* 5 more times, sc in next 5 sts, dec, sc in last st, join with sl st to beginning sc. = 68 sc

Round 19: Ch 1, sc in 3 sts, dec, *sc in next 9 sts, dec*, repeat *to* 4 more times, sc in last 8 sts, join with sl st to beginning sc. = 62 sc

Round 20: Ch 1, Sc in 5 sts, dec,*sc in next 8 sts, dec*, repeat *to* 4 more times, sc in last 5 sts, join with sl st. = 56 sc

Round 21: Ch 1, sc in 4 sts, dec, * sc in next 7 sts, dec*, repeat *to* 4 more times, sc in last 5sts, join with sl st. = 50 sc

Round 22: Ch 1, sc in 4 sts, dec, *sc in next 6 sts, dec*, repeat *to* 4 more times, sc in last 4 sts, join with sl st. = 44 sc

Round 23: Ch 1 sc in 2 sts, dec, *sc in next 5 sts, dec*, repeat *to* 4 more times, sc in last 5 sts, join with sl st. = 38 sc

Round 24: Ch 1, sc in 1 st, dec, * sc in next 4 sts, dec*, repeat *to* 4 more times, sc in last 5 sts, join with sl st. =32 sc

Round 25: Ch 1, sc in 1 st, dec, *sc in next 3 sts, dec*, repeat *to* 4 more times, sc in last 4 sts, join with sl st. = 26 sc

Round 26: Ch 1, *sc in 2 sts, dec*, repeat *to* around, sc in last 2 sts, join with sl st. = 20 sc

Round 27: Ch 1, *sc, dec* repeat *to* around, join with sl st.= 14 sc

Round 28: Ch 1, dec around, join with sl st. = 7 sc

FO, leave a long tail, with yarn needle, weave the tail through each of the 7 sts and draw closed, secure and weave in the ends.

Brim

With right side facing, join yarn in any st of round 1. You will be working in the sts of round 1 of the crown

Round 1: Ch 1, sc in each st around, pm in 1st st, you now will work in continuous rounds, = 75 st

Round 2: *Sc in next 6 sts, inc* repeat around 9 more times, sc in 4 sts, inc. = 86 sts

Round 3: Sc around. = 86 sts

Round 4: Sc in 3 sts, inc, *sc in next 6 sts, inc*, repeat *to* 10 more times, sc in last 5 sts. = 98 sc

Round 5: Sc around. = 98 sts

Round 6: Inc, *sc in next 6 sts, inc*, repeat *to* 12 more times, sc in last 6 st. = 112 sc

Round 7: Sc around. = 112 sc

Round 8: Sl st in each st around(not to tightly), join. = 112 sl sts

FO, Weave in tail with yarn needle. Lightly stretch the hat, steam if needed to get shaping and fit!

Finally, now you have an Amazing Grace Bucket Hat!!! I hope you love it, I love mine!

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

FacebookInstagramMy CAL Facebook Group, and Pinterest

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 2026 Elena Hunt/Beatrice Ryan Designs.  All of my patterns and posts are my own work. Do not copy them in any way.

Additionally, 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