Disclaimer: This post includes affiliate links that I may get compensation from if you decide to make a purchase. Thank you for the support!

Sunday Afternoon Crochet…What’s on your hook??

.

Today I am finalizing our Crochet-A-Long week one pattern section!!  I took the pictures and have been typing up the instructions for the first week… I can’t wait!!!  I hope you will be joining in,,, This will be so  much fun!!!  I have chosen Vanna’s Choice Yarn to make mine.. I am loving it!!!  Do you have your yarn and what are you using for this CAL??

.

The first pattern section will be posted next Saturday  morning right here… So stay tuned!!!  Here is another peek at one of the blocks I made…

.

wpid-IMG_20140112_131237_504-1.jpg

Vanna’s Choice Yarn,,, Taupe, Silver Gray, Dusty Green, Charcoal Gray and Dusty Purple!

.

Get your Crochet Hooks and Yarn ready,,, And we will meet up Saturday for some real Crochet Fun!!!!  Happy Crocheting… Elena

.

.

.

.

.

Weekend WIP’s and Free Crochet Pattern Review!!! What’s on your hook?? Let’s Chat….

.

Saturday night and time to crochet!!!!  Last night I started a whirlwind of crocheting… I have a charity donation coming up to send off some hats to… So I thought it was time to get “Hookin“!!  I looked over some of the Free Crochet Patterns I hosted over on my Facebook daily segment “Would you wear it, Would you make it?? Tell me what you think…”  I found 3 patterns that I really wanted to try!!!

I made 4 great hats in the last 24 hours… 3 of them from that segment!!!  So here we go… A Saturday Night Free Crochet Pattern Review!!

The first hat is from my great friend Kathy Lashley from ELK Studio Handcrafted Crochet Designs…  This is her Inspired by Taylor Beret/Tam Hat Pattern…  It was the easiest to make of the three patterns.  Her directions are clear and simple,,, And she uses very basic crochet stitches to make this cute hat! I was able to crochet this hat while watching a movie and not look at the pattern to many times… voila… easy!~ If you like Beret Style Hats… This one is for you!!  Click here for the Free Crochet Pattern!~

.

wpid-IMG_20140111_161356_712.jpg

Inspired by Taylor Beret/Tam by ELK Studio Handcrafted Crochet Designs

.

The second hat was the most interesting to make…  It is the Mariposas Beanie by “e” Lee over at the Crochet Lounge…  This was a fun Bright Purple Hat!  The reason I say “The most interesting to make” was due to the stitches and the crochet terminology she used…  She goes out of her way to have a full description of every stitch used and explains it perfectly!  She uses the standing DC, Foundation SC, Chainless Start DC and much more!  If you havent used these stitches before… This pattern was well written with tutorials on these stitches and it will boost your skills to the next level!!  To get this Free Crochet Pattern Click Here!

.

wpid-IMG_20140111_161937_733.jpg

Mariposas Beanie by “e” Lee at The Crochet Lounge

.

The third hat is the hat that falls into “My Style”… This definitely is a hat I would wear and I think I may be making another one to keep!  The pattern is written in Italian… But also has a graph and English directions! I am not clear if they wrote this pattern or translated it from another site…  The pattern is made of basic stitches and was very easy for an intermediate crocheter!  The only problem I ran into was… They left out the directions for rows 11-14… It was simple for me to figure out by looking at the hat that we were just going to repeat the 9 & 10 two more times and then continue to the directions for rows 15-20… The nice thing about this hat was… It turned out exactly like the picture and I love it!!  If you want to make this hat don’t shy away because of the multi language  directions… The English version is typed in red and easy to see… and if you remember to repeat rows 9 & 10 for the missing directions you will have no problem if you are a beginner!  Click Here for the Free Crochet Pattern!

.

wpid-IMG_20140111_161805_465.jpg

SCHEME WITH FANS HAT by PBI… 

.

The fourth and final hat was not from a pattern… I had some cool yarn I wanted to make a simple beanie with.. I added a Twisted Stitch row around the center… It was easy and fun to make and my daughter loved this yarn and wants me to make her something out of it!!

.

wpid-IMG_20140111_161434_884.jpg

Simple Beanie,,, no pattern…

.

I hope you enjoyed this Free Pattern Review!!  Let me know what you are working on this weekend!!  Let’s Chat…

.

Elena

Beatrice Ryan Designs,,, Crochet-A-Long… Are you ready??

.

Just a few more days to go and our hooks will all be working on a new fabulous project!!!!  Next Saturday (the 18th)  I will post the first segment of the pattern for our Crochet-A-Long…  This is a Free Crochet Pattern to all participants and the only requirement is that you have FUN!  Thanks to all of you who voted for  our Viewers Choice Crochet-A-Long!!!  I was excited you chose an Afghan!! I have designed it, crocheted the first section and have written it for  next Saturday!!!

.

If you haven’t done a Crochet-A-Long before… This is how it will work!…..

1.You can find the Materials List already posted in the Crochet-A-Long tab at the top of the page.  As well as each weekly pattern post!

2.Each Saturday I will post the weekly segment of the pattern that you will complete by the next Friday.

3.Friday Evenings we will have Show and Tell on my Facebook Page… You can post comments and pictures on the designated Pinned Post on Facebook.

4.You can Join in on Ravelry in my CAL Group for more fun and discussions…

5.And… I have an official Pinterest Page where we can post and pin our CAL pictures!!! Beatrice Ryan Designs CAL 2014

6.One last thing… We will be having a vote at the end to name this afghan!!! So stay tuned and let’s have some fun!!!

.

Oh… And would you like a peak at Week One???  Shhhhhh…. Yes we begin with a Granny! But, that is just the beginning!!  Lots of design elements and  fun,,, I can’t wait for you to see how this design turns out!!

.

wpid-IMG_20140109_193405_709-1.jpg

Beatrice Ryan Designs CAL

.

Happy Crocheting!! Elena

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

%d bloggers like this: