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12 April 2015

Crochet With Me!! Winter CAL 2015… Week 12 Finale

April 12, 2015 By Beatrice Ryan Designs 4 Comments

Crochet with Me!! Winter 2015 Crochet-A-Long Retro Afghan is now complete!!

I love my new Retro Style Afghan… It is colorful, whimsical and it was so much fun to make!! I hope you will love yours just as much!! Granny’s Circle in Square, Chevrons, Stripes and Blocks brought this fun Afghan to life… Easy stitching techniques and bright bold colors make it pop!!

What do you think??

If you love this afghan,,, But didn’t participate in the Crochet-A-Long… I will be posting this pattern in full in a couple of weeks…

This week we finish the edging… I chose to design a super simple edging! If you would like to change yours up and make it a little different, No worries… It is your afghan and I would love to see your finished photos!!

Week 12 Edging Instructions…

Row 1: Ch 2 (Counts as Hdc now and throughout), Turn, Hdc in next 132 Sts, 3 Hdc in 1st corner St, Hdc in next 145 Sts, 3 Hdc in 2nd corner St, Hdc in next 133 Sts, 3 Hdc in 3rd corner St, Hdc in next 145 , 3 Hdc in 4th corner St. Join with Sl St to top of Ch 2. = 568 Hdc

Row 2: Ch 2, Turn, Hdc in next St, 3 Hdc in next St (1st corner), Hdc in next 147 Sts, 3 Hdc in next St(2nd corner), Hdc in next 135 Sts, 3 Hdc in next St(3rd corner), Hdc in next 147 Sts, 3 sc in next St(4th corner), Hdc in last 133 Sts. Join to the top of Ch 2. = 576 Hdc

Row 3: Do not turn. Ch 4(Counts as Dc +Ch 1), Dc in the same St, Sk 2 Sts, (Dc, Ch 3, Dc) in next St(1st corner made), *Sk 2 Sts, (Dc, Ch 1, Dc) in next St*, Repeat * * 48 times, Sk 2, (Dc, Ch 3, Dc) in next St(2nd corner made), *Sk 2 Sts, (Dc, Ch 1, Dc) in next St*, Repeat * * 44 times, Sk 2 Sts, (Dc, Ch 3, Dc) in next St(3rd corner made), *Sk 2, (Dc, Ch 1, Dc) in next St*, Repeat * * 48 times, Sk 2 Sts, (Dc, Ch 3, Dc) in next St(4th corner made), *Sk 2 Sts, (Dc, Ch 1, Dc) in next St*, Repeat 43 times. Join with Sl St to the 3rd Ch of the beginning Ch. = 188 (Dc, Ch 1, Dc) and 4 (Dc, Ch 3, Dc).

Row 4: Do not turn. Sl St in next Ch 1 Sp, Ch 1, (Sc, Ch 3, Sc) in the same St. Working around your afghan, (Sc, Ch 3, Sc) in each Ch 1 space around. In each of the Ch 3 Sp (the corners) you will (2 Sc, Ch 3, 2 Sc). Join with Sl St to the beginning. Finish off! = 188 (Sc, Ch 3, Sc) and 4 (2 Sc, Ch 3, 2 Sc)

That’s it!! Congratulations on finishing your Crochet with Me!! Winter 2015 CAL!!

And… If you were wondering if I had any help.. Yes, as usual I had my best friend Charlie every step of the way!!

Stay tuned this summer for a special Crochet Along I will be working on with a really special partner!!! I can’t wait to share it with you!!

Happy Crocheting!!

Elena

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29 March 2015

Crochet With Me… Winter 2015 CAL!! Week 10

March 29, 2015 By Beatrice Ryan Designs 2 Comments

Are you ready for ~ Crochet with Me… Winter 2015 CAL Week 10??

I hope you all have had a great last couple of week and are all caught up on our CAL!! I enjoyed my time away with my family and I am ready to finish our Retro Afghan,,, How about you??

Below is my Week 10 progress picture in Loops & Threads Impeccable Yarn!

We are so close to the finish line with this fun Retro Afghan!!

This week we will be working around each strip with our neutral color getting ready to join the strips and do the edging… Just 2 more weeks and you will have a finished project!! I can’t wait,,, I bet you can’t either!!

Let’s get started with this weeks assignment!

Week 10 Instructions…

(*Tip ~ To make sure you get your stitches spaced evenly, Before you start crocheting,,,Fold your strip in half and place a marker at the fold(your mid point of the strip), you will want approx. 70 stitches on each side of the marker. To make it even easier, place another marker half way from the the middle to each end.. You will have 4 sections using this method down the side of the rows. This will divide your strip into 4 sections down the row sides)

1: Using your Block Strip first, we will begin by working down the side of the rows. We will be Single crocheting all the way around to make our strips uniform and even! Begin by joining your neutral yarn to the top row at the side. Single crochet 141 Stitches evenly down the side of your rows. 3 Sc in the corner stitch. Sc 27 stitches across the bottom of your strip(Not including the last stitch of the bottom, this will be your corner). 3 Sc in the next corner stitch. Sc 141 evenly across the next side of your strip. 3 Sc in the next corner stitch. Sc 27 across the top or your strip(not including the last stitch. 3 Sc in the last corner stitch. Join with Sl St to the beginning Sc. Finish off.

2: Using the remaining 6 Strips.Repeat this for each strip ~ Single crochet 141 Stitches evenly down the side of your rows. 3 Sc in the corner stitch. Sc 13 stitches evenly across the bottom of your strip(Not including the last stitch of the bottom, this will be your corner). 3 Sc in the next corner stitch. Sc 141 evenly across the next side of your strip. 3 Sc in the next corner stitch. Sc 13 evenly across the top or your strip(not including the last stitch. 3 Sc in the last corner stitch. Join with Sl St to the beginning Sc. Finish off.

Yay… You are now down with this weeks assignment!! Make sure to hop over to Facebook this Wednesday at 6pm PST for our “Show and Tell”…

Happy Crocheting!!

Elena

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15 March 2015

Crochet With Me… Winter 2015 CAL!! Week 9

March 15, 2015 By Beatrice Ryan Designs 2 Comments

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 Using Loops and Threads Impeccable Yarn…

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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