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A New Crochet Adventure in The Yarn Box!!!!

October 29, 2013 By 4 Comments

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I have had such a great month Crocheting, Designing my Amazing Grace Free Pattern Series and Blogging!!!!  There was one more thing that happened that was so far over the moon, I hardly could wait to share it with you… (I did sneak in a couple mentions earlier this month).  I was hired by one of my favorite Free Pattern Websites to write an article once a month… A dream come true!!!!  .

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Let me introduce you to my latest adventure over at….  The Yarn Box…  If you are a Crochet-a-holic like me,,, you will love this site!!!  They are dedicated to providing a mammoth library of Free Crochet Patterns!!!!  Along with the free patterns, they have great information about all things crochet,,, They have a blog section with great articles!!!  If you are a Crochet Designer,,, You can submit your Free Crochet Patterns and get a whole new community  looking at your creations…

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Yesterday my first article was published and posted to their website…  I was soooooo nervous about writing for someone else, but it turned out better than I could have imagined!!!  Please stop by and check my article… And PLEASE leave a comment at

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the bottom of the article… I would love to hear what you think!!!   A How-To Guide: Deodorizing Yarn

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The wonderful ladies over at The Yarn Box have been so Awesome!!!! Miranda is a website designer and has casuallyfriday.com  and her sister Corina has stitch11.com  Both are great sites and I hope you have time to stop by and check them out too!!!

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Elena

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New Crochet Pattern Coming and Lots of Crochet on the Hook!!!!!

October 28, 2013 By Leave a Comment

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What a busy week… I tested a really great pattern for a fellow Crochet-a-holic, Carolyn from The Purple Poncho… It is soooooo cute… I will post the pictures when she releases it!  One of my favorites so far!!!  I made two more Slouchy Hats designed by my really good fried Kathy over at ELK Studio Handcrafted Crochet Designs… Incredibly Simple Slouchy Hat!   I love this too… It was incredibly easy to work up,,, I made two in one evening!!!

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Incredibly Simple Slouchy Hat by ELK Studio Handcrafted Crochet Designs…

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Love these Hats…The gray one is made using Bernat Sequins,,, The pinkish one is made using Lion Brand Homespun…  Same hook,,, Different results!!!!

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I started a really cute Baby Blanket too…  How could I not have another WIP…

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I will post a picture when its done…..

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Thanks to all of you who voted… We have a new Fan Choice Amazing Grace Free Crochet Pattern on the way… Amazing Grace Snoodie… I bought some fallish yarn to make this one… I think I may keep it for myself… Snow is coming soon!!!

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Looks like alot of fun!

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Stay tuned for the pattern in the next few days… I am trying to squeeze it in before the end of the month to honor Breast Cancer Awareness…

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So here is to Slouchy Hats,,, Crochet Friends,,, New Patterns and Fan Votes!!!

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Elena

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Wednesday Facebook Fan Favorite… Week 9

October 16, 2013 By Leave a Comment

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This week’s Facebook Fan Favorite doesn’t surprise me a bit!!!  I have been wanting to make it for several months and it looks like all of you over on Facebook do too!  This week was another landslide… All the Free Patterns in the “Would you use this? Would you make it? Tell me what you think…” segment have been over the moon… But this weeks favorite was the biggest hit to date…  So,,, Here it is...  Crochet African Flower Pincushion!  This adorable pincushion is from Sandra over at Cherry Heart Crochet… You can find it on Ravelry for the written pattern or… On her site she has a full photo tutorial!  Lovely!!

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African Flower Pincusion… Week 9 Facebook Fan Favorite!

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Also… It has been another great week for Beatrice Ryan Designs… My Amazing Grace Headband has been extremely popular…  The YarnBox has featured it on their Free Pattern Site and It was #2 on Hookin on Hump Day 57… Yippee!

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Free Pattern Directory…

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Amazing Grace Headband…#2

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I am hard at work finishing up my next free pattern… Amazing Grace Prayer Shawl… And Sadie, 1920’s Style Cloche that will be available for sale soon!

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Amazing Grace Prayer Shawl….                                                           Sadie…1920’s Style Cloche……

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Some even bigger news… I have been asked to write on one of my favorite sites….The Yarn Box… I will be writing an article once a month… I will keep you posted when my first article comes out!!!

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Thank you all for your support during Breast Cancer Awareness Month and spreading the love by making and donating items from my patterns!!! It means so much to me!  .

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Don’t forget to hop over to my Facebook page and check out all the free patterns in my daily segment… “Would you wear it, Would you make it??  Tell me what you think…”.   Your votes are cast from liking, commenting and clicking on the posts for next weeks Facebook Fan Favorite!!!  All past segments are available in the photo album with the same title … It is a full library of great free patterns!!!!

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So here is to Amazing Grace, Facebook Fan Favorites and The Yarn Box!

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Elena

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