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16 October 2021

Festival of Fall Afghan Crochet Along… Week 10!!! Finishing your project!

October 16, 2021 By Beatrice Ryan Designs Leave a Comment

This is it, Week 10 of our Festival of Fall Afghan CAL! You have 10 squares joined, now we will complete the edging and you will have a lovely Fall Afghan to keep in your home or give as a gift!

This project seemed to go so quickly! I hope you enjoyed it! If you haven’t finished or you haven’t even started, Good news… The full instructions are in the Crochet with Me tab at the top! And don’t forget to see how to enter the Grand Prize Drawing at the bottom of the page!!

My finished size after blocking is 43″ x 68″

Yarn:

Red Heart ~ I recommend 5 colors, but minimum of 2 to show off the textural stitching. I used both With Love (370 yds ea) and Super Saver (364 Yds ea)colors to get the color scheme I wanted:

A~ With Love in Boysenberry (2 skeins)
B~ Super Saver in Gold (3 skeins)
C~ Super Saver in Dark Orchid (3 skeins)
D~ Super Saver in Carrot (2 skeins)
E~ With Love in Spinach (2 skeins)

Edging

There are 6 Rounds of this projects edging. I recommend using the 5 different colors or at least each round be a different color. I will share each round what I used, and you can do the same or a different color scheme.

Using the H hook and color B(which is the color I joined the squares with), Join with sl st in top right hand corner stitch Right side facing.

Round 1: Ch 1, *3 sc in same st(corner), sc 99 sts evenly across to the next corner st(this is a st in each st and in the join), 3 sc in next corner st, sc 167 evenly across to the next corner st*, Repeat *to* one more time. Join with sl st to beginning sc. = 544 sc Finish off

With color D, Join with sl st in top right hand corner stitch Right side facing.

Round 2: Ch 3, 2 dc in same st, {dc in next 6 sts, *ch 5, sk 5 sts, dc in next st*, repeat *to* 14 more times, dc in next 5 sts, 3 dc in next corner st, dc in next 7 sts, repeat *to* 26 times, dc in next 6 sts}, 3 dc in next corner st, repeat {to} 1 more time, join with sl st to top of beginning ch 3. = 82 ch 5, & 142 dc. Finish off

With color E, Join with sl st in top right hand corner stitch Right side facing.

Round 3: Ch 3, 2 dc in same st, {dc in next 7 sts, *(2 dc in next ch 5 sp, trc in 3rd st of empty sts from round 1 of edging(see pic), 2 dc in same ch 5 sp), fpdc around next dc st*, repeat *to* 13 times, (2 dc in next ch 5 sp, trc in 3rd st of empty sts from round 1 of edging(see pic), 2 dc in same ch 5 sp), dc in next 7 sts, 3 dc in next corner st, dc in next 8 sts, repeat *to* 25 times, (2 dc in next ch 5 sp, trc in 3rd st of empty sts from round 1 of edging(see pic), 2 dc in same ch 5 sp), dc in next 8 sts, 3dc in next corner st}, repeat {to} 1 more time, join with sl st to top of beginning ch 3. = 400 dc, 78 fpdc & 82 trc. Finish off

With color A, join with sl st in top right hand corner stitch Right side facing.

Round 4: Ch 3, 2 dc in same st, (dc in each dc, fpdc in each fpdc & trc across to next corner st), 3 dc in next corner st*, repeat *to* around, join with sl st to top of beginning ch 3. = 408 dc & 160 fpdc. Finish off

With color B, join with sl st in top right corner st. **Wrong Side of project facing**

Round 5: Ch 2, 2 hdc in same st, hdc in each st across to next corner, *3 hdc in next corner st, hdc in each st across*, repeat *to* around, join with sl st to top of beginning ch 2. = 580 hdc. Finish off

With color C, Join at top right corner st. Right Side Facing

Round 6: Ch 1, 3 sc in corner st, sc across to next corner st*, Repeat *to* around. Join with sl st to beginning sc. =588 sc

Finish off and weave in ends

Block entire project into shape.

That’s it… You have completed your Festival of Fall Afghan!!! Congratulations… I can’t wait to see all of them.

All weekly links will be updated in the Crochet with Me tab at the top of this page for future use.

You can have more fun by joining the Beatrice Ryan Designs Crochet Along Group on Facebook

Grand Prize

Here are the details of the Grand Prize: A drawing will be held for a $50 Amazon Gift Card.

To enter you will email me a picture of your finished Festival of Fall Afghan by 10/26 to [email protected]. One entry per finished project, each entry will be numbered as they come in and I will use a random number generator to pick the winner on October 30th. I will make a Fan Gallery post of all entries that I received so we can see all the beautiful afghans and announce the winner in the same post!

Good Luck and I can’t wait to see your Festival of Fall Afghans!

Don’t forget to follow me on my social media sites for more fun!

Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, My CAL Facebook Group, and Pinterest

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I hope you love this project!! Make sure to share your finished projects on my Beatrice Ryan Designs Facebook Page and make sure to share around social media too! Why share?? Because it shares our Love of Crochet!!

Happy Crocheting!!

Elena

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15 April 2021

Crochet with Me!!! Mystery Afghan CAL… Week 10!

April 15, 2021 By Beatrice Ryan Designs Leave a Comment

Well, this is it.. Week 10 and the final instructions of this years Crochet with Me!!! Mystery Winter Afghan CAL… I have had so much fun making my project in 2 color schemes and I love all of your color choices too!

So.. This week is just one quick round, then blocking… See below for the rules to enter the Grand Prize Givaway too!

This was a 10 week CAL, plus the finale post(Fan Gallery and Grand Prize Winner Announcement)… If you are interested in making this CAL, each weekly post will remain in the Crochet with Me tab at the top of the page! For those of you who made this with me… Make sure to show off your pic on the Beatrice Ryan Designs CAL Facebook Group .

These are style A border in the self stripping neutral color scheme… I loved the way this double thick border turned out!

These are the style B border in the scrapbusting color theme… I love this one so much too!

For Easy access, make sure to add this to your Ravelry favs and queue!… Click Here!!!

Now for some of the details:

This year the project is worked in the round, turning over each round(unless indicated differently). It is a Square Afghan approx. 65″ x 65″ (both of mine turned out slightly larger). You can make it in your choice of worsted weight yarn #4. Stashbuster, Ombre’, Self- Striping or even a color theme… At least 2 colors are recommended.

Tips:

Style A uses an I Hook, Style B uses your H Hook

You will continue to use your contrasting color for the border

Week 10 size – Style A double thick border after blocking 69″ x 69″, Style B whimsical border after blocking 72″ x 72″ … Different yarns and tensions may make your slightly different..

Week 10 Stitches:

Style A – Sl St – Slip Stitch St – Stitch

Style B –

Ch – Chain St – Stitch Sk – Skip Sl St – Slip Stitch

Sp – Space Sc–Single Crochet

Week 10 Border Instructions: Continue with Style A or B

Style A is a Double Sided Border, one side worked on the wrong side and one worked on the right side then joined at the top edge. This is a double thick boarder much like the satin blanket binding you would sew on both sides of a blanket edging found on baby blankets or quilts. It is a great technique and many people use this when they have a lot of tails left on the ends.. You dont have to weave those ends in when using this technique

**Now the style A border will enclose both sides or the work you did in week 8 and 9. Any tails can be enclosed with in this double thick edging, no need to weave them in.**

Style B is a whimsical style, much like any other of my edging designs on past afghans.

Week 10 Style A Instructions:

*This week you will be stitching the two sides together at the top

Joining Round

Holding both sides together and working into the top of round 5(front side of border) and 8(back side of border), Join yarn in any corner sts(front and back border) with a sl st through both sets of stitches, lining up your sides together, sl st the sides together all the way around your afghan to enclose the two sides in the top of both sides of the boarders.

Finish off

Block your afghan either with the wet method or steam method to shape it and lock it into shape!

Congratulations!!! You are now done if you did style A border!!!!!

Week 10 Style B Instructions:

Round 7: Do not turn, Ch 1, *sc in st, ch 3, sk st, (sc,ch3,sc) in next st, ch 3, sk st, sc in next st, sl st in next sc*, repeat *to* 24 more times, {sc in next st, ch 3, sk st, sc in next st, ch 3, sk st, (sc,ch3,sc) in next st, ch 3, sk st, sc in next st, ch 3, sk st, sc in next st, sl st in next sc, repeat *to* 25 times}, repeat {to} 2 more times, sc in next st, ch 3, sk st, sc in next st, ch 3, sk st, (sc,ch3,sc) in next st, ch 3, sk st, sc in next st, ch 3, sk st, sc in next st, sl st in next sc, join with sl st to beginning sc. = 104 (sc,ch3,sc), 216 ch 3, 104 sl st, 216 sc

Finish off

Block your afghan either with the wet method or steam method to shape it and lock it into shape!

Congratulations!!! If you made style B you are now all done!!!

Now for the Grand Prize information….

Grand Prize – There will be a $50 Amazon Gift Card for 1 lucky winner at the end of the CAL. The grand prize will be drawn on Monday April 26th 2021. The original date was April 18th… Due to delays, I have given more time to complete your project .

To be eligible, you must email a picture showing your project completed through week 10 and permission to use your photo on beatriceryandesigns.com by Sunday April 25th, 2021 at 11:59pm PST To: [email protected]. Entries will be numbered by the order they arrive and the number will be drawn using a random number generator.

Dont forget to continue to share your progress photos in our Facebook group if you are behind or start at a later date… I love to see them!

Thank you everyone for participating!!! I have had so much fun this year with all of you!

Don’t forget to follow me on my social media sites for more fun!

Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, My CAL Facebook Group, and Pinterest

I hope you love this project!! Make sure to share your finished projects on my Beatrice Ryan Designs Facebook Page and make sure to share around social media too! Why share?? Because it shares our Love of Crochet!!

Happy Crocheting!!

Elena

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21 March 2021

2021 Crochet with Me!!! Mystery Winter Afghan CAL… Week 7!

March 21, 2021 By Beatrice Ryan Designs Leave a Comment

Are you ready to start Week 7 of the 8th Annual 2021 Crochet with Me!!! Mystery Winter Afghan CAL?? This week you will be 70% done…. Isn’t that amazing? AND this week is the last week of the blanket base.. Next week we will start the border!!! I will be giving you 2 choices of boarders…

I love it at this point, while working on it, I actually can use it as an afghan to keep warm! If you are just getting started.. You can find the first 6 posts in the Crochet with Me tab at the top of the page including the material/info post, you can catch up at any time and the pattern will remain there permanently.

This is a 10 week CAL, plus the finale post… Each week an easy section will be posted on Sunday. There are 3 Ways to get the post… One, just come here on Sunday afternoon, 2 sign up for email delivery of all Beatrice Ryan Design posts on the right sidebar in the “Stay Connected” or 3 join the Beatrice Ryan Designs CAL Facebook Group and links will be announced there every Sunday! Make sure to join the group for the weekly prize drawing, group progress pics and help by members for this years project!

For Easy access, make sure to add this to your Ravelry favs and queue!… Click Here!!!

If you missed out on any of the posts or are just joining in, all links are in the Crochet with Me tab at the top of the page. The Material post can also be found in there… or by clicking here.

Don’t forget the other fun, there will be a Grand Prize at the end and weekly prizes too! Details at the bottom of the post!

For sneak peaks, join me on Instagram.. I sometimes show off early pics!

Now for some of the details:

This year the project is worked in the round, turning over each round(unless indicated differently). It is a Square Afghan approx. 65″ x 65″ . You can make it in your choice of worsted weight yarn #4. Stashbuster, Ombre’, Self- Striping or even a color theme… At least 2 colors are recommended. I am making 3, Caron Cake Self- Striping, a Stashbuster… And I and now making a Red heart Ombre in Sweet Treat afghan… Trying to catch up…

**Finally Caught Up To Week 3 in Ombre Color Theme**

Let’s get the stitching started!

Tips:

If using self striping yarn, it will change sometimes in the middle of the row… This is ok

If changing colors,(not using self striping or ombre’) The instructions don’t say to when to change color due to the use of self-striping/ombre being used, but you will change every row and join in the space you joined in unless otherwise stated using a slip stitch.

Work your ends in with a yarn needle as you go…This makes it much easier in the end…

WS vs RS Odd rows are the right side(RS) and Even rows are the wrong side(WS)

Week 7 size 60″ x 60″ … Different yarns and tensions may make your slightly different.. Don’t let it be to much of a variance or your project will be way to big or way to small

Week 7 Stitches:

Ch – Chain St – Stitch Sl St – Slip Stitch Sp – Space

Sc–Single Crochet Hdc-Half Double Crochet

Dc – Double Crochet

Week 7 Instructions:

*Instructions are written for use of Self-Striping or Ombre yarn. If using other yarn, 2+ colors are recommended and you will change the color every round.

Round 56: Turn, sl st in ch 1 sp, ch 3, 2dc in same sp, ch 1, 3dc in next st, {ch 1, (3dc,ch1,3dc) in corner ch 1 sp, *ch 1, 3dc in next ch 1 sp*, repeat *to* 44 more times}, repeat {to} 2 more times, ch 1, (3dc,ch1,3dc) in next corner, repeat *to* 43 times, ch 1, join with sl st to top of beginning ch 3. = 180 3dc groups & 184 ch 1 sps and 4 (3dc,ch1,3dc).

Round 57: Turn, sl st in ch 1 sp, ch 3, 2dc in same sp, ch 1, *3dc in next ch 1 sp, ch 1*, repeat *to* 42 more times, {(3dc,ch1,3dc) in next sp, ch 1, repeat *to*46 times}, repeat {to} 2 more times, (3dc,ch1,3dc) in next sp, ch 1, repeat *to* 2 times, join with sl st to top of beginning ch3. = 188 ch 1 sps, 184– 3dc groups, & 4(3dc,ch1,3dc)

Round 58: Turn, sl st in ch 1 sp, ch 3, 2dc in same sp, *ch1, 3dc in next ch 1 sp*, repeat 1 more time, {ch 1, (3dc,ch1,3dc) in corner ch 1 sp, repeat *to* 47 times}, repeat {to} 2 more times, ch 1, (3dc,ch1,3dc) in next corner, repeat *to* 44 times, ch 1, join with sl st to top of beginning ch 3. = 188 3dc groups & 192 ch 1 sps & 4(3dc,ch1,3dc).

Round 59: Ch 2(counts as hdc), turn, *hdc across to corner ch 1 sp, 5 hdc in corner ch 1 sp*, repeat *to* around, hdc across to beginning ch 2, join with sl st to top of beginning ch 2. = 800 hdc

Finish off… You are now done with the blanket base!!!

I can’t wait to see all of your color choices! See you back here next week for the next set of instructions!

Im so excited to start the border next week.. There will be 2 choices!!!

More about the weekly prize drawings and Grand Prize:

Grand Prize – There will be a $50 Amazon Gift Card for 1 lucky winner at the end of the CAL. The grand prize will be drawn on Sunday April 18th 2021. To be eligible, you must email a picture and permission by Friday April 16th, 2021 to [email protected] showing your completed project. Entries will be numbered by the order they arrive and the number will be drawn using a random number generator.

Weekly Prize – Each Saturday starting Feb. 13th 2021 – Saturday April 10th 2021 a $10 Amazon Gift Card will be given away to one member in the Beatrice Ryan Designs CAL Group on Facebook. Each Saturday, a post will be made explaining the rules to enter on this group Facebook page. The entry time will only last part of the day… so stay tuned in the group!

Week 1 winner: Wendy M. – Congrats!!
Week 2 winner: Andrea S. – Congrats!!
Week 3 winner: Melissa S. – Congrats!!
Week 4 winner: Joan P. – Congrats!!
Week 5 winner: Sue D. – Congrats!!
Week 6 winner: Diane S. – Congrats!

Are you ready to have some fun?? Grab your yarn and hooks and meet me back here next week for the week 4’s set of instructions!!

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