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Crochet With Me… Winter 2016 Crochet-A-Long!!  Week 1~Material List

Crochet With Me… Winter 2016 Crochet-A-Long!! Week 1~Material List

Welcome to the Crochet With Me… Winter 2016 Crochet-A-Long!!!  This week we will be gathering our materials and preparing to start our 2016 Afghan!!  I’m so excited you will be joining in the fun!!


 

2016 CAL Week 1


 

If this is your first Crochet-A-Long here is how it works…

This is a Mystery Afghan… It will unfold as we make it!!

Each week over the next 12 weeks I will post a section of the afghan we all will complete together… Don’t worry!!  I work full-time and only have a few hours a week to work on my project, so my instructions will be easy to follow and easy to keep up with the groups pace!!  If you are wondering how you join this Crochet-A-Long, all you need to do is check back each Saturday evening for the next post.  If you would like to be notified by E-Mail… You can sign up on the right sidebar of this page where it says “Stay Connected”…

 


 

Now for the Material List!!

I loved seeing what you all voted for in the polls for this years Crochet With Me… Winter 2016 Crochet-A-Long!!  The winning yarn was Red Heart With Love… It is a great worsted weight yarn that is soft, washable and easy to work with!!  Best of all it is on sale now at JoAnn if you like to shop at that fabulous craft store!!


Joann.com

This afghan will be approximately 70″Long x 65″ Wide.

Your will need approximately 3600 yards total of Red Heart With Love Yarn. This Afghan can be made in a monotone style or using 2-3 colors. Instructions will be for both.  You can use any worsted weight yarn you desire, but the end result may turn out slightly different depending on the yarn.  It is best to use a main color and one or two accent colors….

With Love Yarn

I will be using Red Heart With Love ~ 3 Skeins of Boysenberry, 3 Skeins of Peacock and 5 Skeins of Eggshell.  Since this project is being made as we do this Crochet-A-Long, I am only able to estimate the amount of each I will be using.

Boysenberry Yarn  peacock yarn  Eggshell Yarn

 

I will be using a J Hook… We will be going over the gauge next week along with starting our first few rows of our projects…


 

Are you ready… I am and I am sooooo excited!!  Each post will be saved in the Crochet With Me tab at the top of the page for easy reference or if you join us late!!

Also,,, Each Saturday evening we will be sharing our photos and chatting about the project at 8 pm PST on my Facebook page… So make sure to hop over and check in next Saturday and show off the yarn you purchased…  I will have a specific Facebook post for this event each week!!  You can also follow along with the fun on the following social media sites…

Facebook

Instagram

Twitter

Ravelry

 

Happy Crocheting!!

 

Elena


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Crochet With Me.. Winter 2016 Crochet-Along… Time to vote…

Crochet With Me.. Winter 2016 Crochet-Along… Time to vote…

Its time again to get ready for Beatrice Ryan Designs Crochet With Me… Winter Crochet~Along!!


 

 

Winter 2016 CAL

Each winter we all have a great time making a one of a kind afghan by participating in my annual Winter Crochet~Along!!

In the past years, I have designed a mystery pattern that has turned out to be very popular… This year will not disappoint!!!  I have been working on a fun and unique design that we will make over a 12 week time frame.  I will post the material list on January 9th and then beginning on January 23 we will start our project!!

Here are the past years Crochet With Me… Winter CAL projects!!!

Crochet with Me Winter 2015 week 12

2015

 

 

 

week-101

2014


 

Now, I would like to see what you all like so I can include some of the favorites in this years pattern… Let’s Vote!!

You can vote for multiple choices!!

What brand/type of yarn do you like to use for afghans?

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What colors of yarn do you like for afghans??

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What are your favorite stitches to use in afghans?

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What type of edging do you like?

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What style/color way do you prefer for your afghan?

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Ok.. Lets have some fun and check back often to see how the voting is going by clicking on “view results” under each poll!!

 

Happy Crocheting

 

 

Crochet With Me… Winter 2015 CAL!! Week 9

Crochet With Me… Winter 2015 CAL!! Week 9

Crochet with Me… CAL Week 9 is now available… If you love Retro Crochet Afghans… This is the one for you!!

This week is kinda special… We are finishing up all of our strip bases!!!  What do you think??  I am so excited to be to this point in our afghan!  You may have guessed what to do already… And some of you have already completed your strip… But just in case you are sticking to the plan… or playing catch up… Lets get down to business!!

Crochet with Me... Week 9 Impeccable

Crochet with Me… Week 9 Using Loops and Threads Impeccable Yarn…

Crochet with me... Week 9 Unforgettable

Crochet with Me… Week 9 Using Red Heart Unforgettable Yarn!!

Week 9 Instructions:

Part 1

This week we will be completing our final strip and adding the last 4 Granny’s Circle in Square!!  You will have a total of 9 Squares… If you need the instructions for the square… Click Here!

Part 2

Next… You will join your squares just like you did in Week 2… If you need the instructions for that week… Click Here!

Part 3

You will also be finishing off you last Chevron Strip… For those instructions… Click Here!

WOW… All done with the bases of your strips…

IMPORTANT!!!!

Next week there will be no instructions… Both of my girls will be coming home from college for spring break and I will be taking some time away  for family time…  I hope this is not an inconvenience to any of you… We have about 2-3 weeks left… So stay tuned in 2 weeks for the next part of your Retro Afghan

I will be posting the Show and Tell Segment on Facebook Wednesday Evening… so make sure to hop over and share all of your progress pics!!

Happy Crocheting!

Elena

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