Crochet for Cancer Crochet Along and Givaway!!!!

April 6, 2014 By Beatrice Ryan Designs 7 Comments

Are you ready for another Crochet Along?? How about helping out those in need?? And an awesome prize package!!

You know I have a heart for Cancer Awareness and Charity!! So~ I would love for you to join me and 9 of my Crochet Blogging Friends… Over the next two weeks we all will be participating in an all out crochet, hat making fun time!! We all will be making hats and other crochet items to donate to Crochet For Cancer and Hooks of Hope!! And to top it off,,, My Crochet Friends and I have put together a whole list of Free Crochet Patterns just for you to use!!! And guess what else?? Red Heart has put together a great prize package to worth $125…

Great Cause, Free Patterns and a Giveaway!!

My Friend Sara at My Merry Messy Life has organized this wonderful event… and here are my other great friend who have provided some of their free patterns…

Petals to Picots • I’m Hooked •

Curious Tiff Crochet • KT and the Squid •

EKKStudio • Moogly •

Grammy Dirlam • Tales of a Crafty Mommy

This is such a great chance to meet some of my Crochet Blogger Friend,,, Try some new FREE Patterns and Pay it forward!! Here is a list of our Free Patterns:

My Merry Messy Life

Moose Beanie All Sizes
Fox Beanie All Sizes
Lion Beanie All Sizes
Sugar Love Beanie Baby Sizes
Cheery Lime Adult Beanie Adult Size
Baby Boy Beanie with Pom Pom Preemie and Baby Sizes
Crochet Monster Hat Toddler and Child Sizes

Beatrice Ryan Designs

I’m Hooked

Basic Single Crochet Beanie All Sizes
Basic Half Double Crochet Beanie All Sizes
Jake the Dog Hat Child Size
Blue’s Clues Hat Child Size
Cute and Warm Beanie with Bow All Sizes
Holiday Hats All Sizes

Curious Tiff Crochet

Pixie Hood Hat

KT and the Squid

Free Simple Single Crochet Beanie All Sizes
Bright Stripes Beanie Child and Adult Sizes
Walkabout Slouch Toddler, Child, Adult
Easy Preemie Hat

Elk Studio

Morning Frost Hat Adult Size
Country Appeal Hat and Matching Scarf Adult Size
Mystic Beanie Adult Size

Grammy Dirlam

Cabled Hat with Brim Adult Size

Moogly

Leaping Stripes and Blocks Beanies All Sizes

The Crochet Along will run from now through April 21, 2014. In order to qualify for the Red Heart Yarn prize package, you must complete 4 Hats or 2 larger projects like Shawls and or Blanket and mail them to Hooks of Hope. Here are the requirements for your donation, per the Crochet for Cancer website:

Must be new – never worn
Clean – free of perfume, pet hair and smoke
Placed individually in clear ziplock style plastic bags
Soft yarn is best cotton, acrylic, silk, fleece or a blend is best.
Do not use wool or alpaca as they can irritate the scalp.
We accept baby, children, youth, and adult hats.
Please use patterns that do not have gaps or large holes.
A tighter stitch is best so that it covers the scalp.
Be sure to wash your hands on a regular basis while making the caps.

If you would like to donate another item or something else… Here is what they will accept!!!~

Scarves
Blankets (all sizes)
Prayer Shawls
Be creative, we accept any type of gift item to give to a person fighting cancer. For
example, a crochet pink ribbon pin to support breast cancer awareness.
Yarn, Yarn, Yarn!!!
Gift cards to purchase yarn and supplies from the following locations:
Hobby Lobby, Michael’s, AC Moore Crafts, WalMart, and JoAnn Fabric.

Please Mail Your Package to:

Hooks of Hope
c/o Melissa Wortmann
P.O. Box 163
Neffs, PA 18065

International Readers

We would still love for you to participate by donating your projects to your local hospitals

or charities. Let us know what you’re up to by sharing on social media!

The Fabulous Prize ~ $125 Worth of Yarn From Red Heart!

In order to qualify for the Red Heart Yarn prize package ~

The Crochet-A-Long is open worldwide, but the contest is better suited to residents of the US and Canada, although anyone is welcome to mail a package to Hooks of Hope. Contest rules:

1. Complete the challenge by making at least 4 projects (or two large projects, like a blanket or shawl)

2. Mail your package to Hooks of Hope (address above)

3. Make sure your package is postmarked on or before April 28, 2014

4. All packages with that postmark will be entered into a raffle three weeks after April 28 on May 19 (to give time for all the packages to come in the mail).

5. The first package drawn will receive the grand prize from Red Heart. The 2nd through 5th packages will received handmade plarn bags with yarn goodies inside from Hooks of Hope!

I will be Hosting a CROCHET FOR CANCER Show and Tell on my Facebook page each Friday to show off what you are making and donating… Feel free to post to my Facebook Page any day and especially on Friday evenings at 5pm EST… Make sure you put the hashtag #CrochetForCancerCAL anytime you show off your work or talk about it on Social Media.. That will help us all find each other!!!

LET’S MAKE A DIFFERENCE!!!!!

Happy Crocheting …

Elena

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Beatrice Ryan Designs… Week 10 CAL Instructions!!

March 22, 2014 By Beatrice Ryan Designs 19 Comments

So here we are… Our final week! I have enjoyed making this Crochet-A-Long with all of you so much!! I love the way it turned out and I sure hope you do to!! Let me know what you think!!

Beatrice Ryan Designs Crochet-A-Long Afghan~Completed

This week we will be doing our edging… It is a very simple Reverse Single Crochet Edging! If you haven’t worked this stitch yet… there is a photo tutorial for you!! The Reverse Sc makes a great rope like edging and is easy to make once you have the hang of it!! You basically do a single crochet working to the right instead of to the left… No biggie!! I chose this simple edging so it wouldn’t take away from all of the other great stitching you did over the last 9 weeks… If you prefer a different edging you are more than welcome to change it up… and you will still qualify for the Giveaway as long as you are done by the deadline…

* To complete your edging you will make the last 2 rows using the same color… I chose to use my neutral, but you can make it with any of your colors you prefer!

Row 35: You will be working in the Back loops for this row. Join with Sl St to any stitch in the Back Loop. Ch 1, Sc in the same stitch (Back Loop Only), *Sc across to corner stitch. 3 Sc in the corner stitch*. Repeat * * around to the beginning. Join with Sl St.

Row 36: Working in both loops and using the Reverse Single Crochet, Ch 1, Rev Sc in first stitch to the right and each stitch to the corner. *3 Rev Sc in the corner stitch, Rev Sc across.* Repeat * * around. Join to beginning. Finish off.

Weave all loose ends in. You may want to steam block or wet block your afghan into the final shape. This will help make it nice and straight!!

Done!!! Congratulations!!

Charlie,, Always ready to help and always guarding my crochet!!

Now for the GIVEAWAY!! You will have 10 full days to complete your project. You must have all 36 rows complete to qualify. On Tuesday April 1st 2014 you will need to either email me your completed picture to [email protected] or post your picture to ourSpecial Facebook Finale!!! All pictures must be submitted by Midnight PST to qualify. The winner will be drawn at random and will be announced on Thursday April 3 2014! Good Luck!!

Over the next few weeks I will be putting a collage/gallery together and posting various pictures of all of your wonderful afghans!! Thank you all for participating and stay tuned for more free patterns!!

Happy Crocheting!!

Elena