Archives for February 2014

The Blessing of Charity Crochet…

February 20, 2014 By Beatrice Ryan Designs Leave a Comment

The last few months I have been so blessed to be a part of ELK Studio From the Heart!!! Kathy Lashley from ELK Studio Handcrafted Crochet Designs has put together a group that donates once a month to a designated charity… Each month a different charity is chosen and all the items are sent in to help those in need… This month we are donating to Halos of Hope… If you would like to participate in the future you can contact Kathy at [email protected].

This month I made only 4 hats for the charity… But I love these hats,,, Great Patterns and if you would like to make any of these… I have the link for the patterns below each picture!!

February Charity Donation to Halos of Hope!!

Surface Braid Hat… Click Here for the link!

Country Appeal Hat… Click Here for the link!!

Morning Frost Hat…Click Here for the link!!

Don’t forget to check in on Facebook tomorrow at 5 pm EST for our Crochet-A-Long “Show and Tell” ,,, We will see some amazing pictures!!!!

Happy Crocheting!

Elena

Filed Under: Patterns and Projects Tagged With: Beatrice Ryan, Beatrice Ryan Designs, Charity, Crochet, Free Patterns

Wednesday Facebook Fan Favorite… Week 27

February 19, 2014 By Beatrice Ryan Designs Leave a Comment

This week was another success over on Facebook!! You may have noticed that I am featuring more free patterns beside the Daily Free Pattern Find segment each day on Facebook… I scout these extra patterns out on other Facebook Crochet Pages. The Daily Free Pattern Find Segment patterns are found on internet searches for Free Patterns and found on Pinterest, Ravelry, The Yarn Box and many other sites… So starting next week all of the free patterns I post will be eligible for Fan Favorite…

The Daily Free Pattern Finds will still be placed in my Photo Album Library on Facebook so you can go back and find them there!! I just think it is way more fun to have several Free Patterns a day!!

So here is this weeks Facebook Fan Favorite!! It is an adorable Simple Ripple Baby Blanket… This pattern is by Lauren at Daisy Cottage Designs… If you like this pattern and missed it on Facebook…Click Here to get the free pattern!

… On another note… WOW, the Crochet-a-Long projects are looking fantastic!! I am so blessed to see all the beautiful afghans that have been shared… You can hop over to Pinterest to see some of the CAL Pins!!

Here is Week 5’s Progress Picture… Week 6 is on the hook… Can’t wait for you to see it!!

Also… The Sunburst Granny is done… I will post that in full in the next couple days… But here is a sneak peek~

And a quick shot of the mountain from my work desk… It finally has a little snow!

Mt. Shasta, California…

Filed Under: Patterns and Projects

Monday Makings and Pattern Reviews….

February 17, 2014 By Beatrice Ryan Designs 5 Comments

What a fun last week!!! I released my latest Free Crochet Pattern… Winter’s Twist Headband,,, The Crochet-A-Long is going fantastic,,, lots of great projects shared on Facebook last Friday on Show and Tell!!! My Sunburst Granny is now all most done… Squares are completed and joined,,, Now just for the edging!! And, I made 3 more hats for our upcoming charity drive at ELK Studio From The Heart… Wow… Now that’s alot of crochet!!

So here are some pictures and then… Reviews of the hats I made… Just in case you would like to make them too!!

First here is my Winter’s Twist Headband… Click Here for the link to the Free Pattern!

Next,,, Week 5 Crochet-A-Long… Click the tab “Crochet-A-Long at the top of the page to get going on this great afghan!!

And here is how my Sunburst Granny Square Blanket is coming along… All that’s left is the edging… I hope to finish that up by tonight!!

Now on the the reviews…

The first hat is from ELK Studio Handcrafted Crochet Designs… This is Kathy’s Country Appeal Hat… This is a Free Pattern! As usual, this pattern is easy to read and can be made in one evening… Kathy is quite the hat designer and as you know,,, I have made several of her wonderful patterns… This hat is one of my favorites!! The texture she designed makes this very cozy and comfortable to wear! It is worked from the bottom up to assure a great fit!! So if you would like to make this Country Appeal Hat, Click Here

Country Appeal Hat

The Second Hat I made is the Surface Braid Hat by The Laughing Willow… To make this hat, Click Here for the Free Pattern… I have wanted to make this style of hat for a while and just found this pattern recently!! It is a great technique to get the fun effect on the right side of the hat… This technique makes the hat very stretchy and plush!!! I actually ended up making two… I need to send off at least 4 hats to the charity… so now I am ready… I have these 3 hats and one from last weeks review.