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Yarn Product Review… Love the Yarn Tender!

Yarn Product Review… Love the Yarn Tender!


Recently I was asked if I would like to sample and review a product by a fellow yarnie Susan from www.SkerinKnittingandCrochet.com… She gave me a brief rundown and link to the product she wanted me to review and once I took a look,, I was sure I wanted to give it a try!


It goes by some fun names… Yarn Bras Yarn Sleeves Best Darn Yarn Tenders! What is it you wonder… Well, it is a mesh sleeve that you put your skein of yarn in and it keeps your yarn all tidy and pretty while you work on your projects… They are thin, mesh sleeves that are very stretchy and work wonderfully!

Below is a picture from her Amazon site of the product before use:

I recently used these on my large 2020 Crochet with Me… Winter Mystery CAL… 7 colors of yarn, all kept tidy… My pictures are below… And also the link to her Amazon page where you can purchase them too! They come in Small(white) and Large(multicolor)… I used both and really thought they were the bee’s knee’s!


Here is the Amazon Link!!


This is how my package arrived!!
One of my full skeins I put in the Yarn Tender
Different skeins, with different amounts used… See how tidy???
Here is my finished project… 2020 Crochet with Me!! Mystery Winter Afghan CAL… The Yarn Tenders made it so easy to keep my project organized and the color changes easy!

I hope you give them a try.. and best of all they are reusable!!!!


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

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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

2020 Crochet with Me!! 7th Annual Winter Mystery Afghan CAL… Week 2

2020 Crochet with Me!! 7th Annual Winter Mystery Afghan CAL… Week 2



Welcome back! If you have already started this Mystery Afghan CAL, I hope you are having a great time… If you are just joining in now, Welcome! As you saw last week, this is a traditional chevron pattern and it has some twists and turns… During this CAL, hopefully you will learn some new stitches and/or advance your crochet ability!!

If this is your first Mystery CAL with me… Check out the past 6 years of the Winter Mystery Afghans and all of the other CAL’s we have done in the Crochet with Me tab at the top of the page! Each week I will post a easy section for you to complete, and in 12 weeks… You will have a fun, whimsical afghan! 

For the Material List and all of CAL details…

Click HERE! For Week 1 Instructions… Click Here!!


There are a few prizes involved in this years 2020 Winter Mystery Afghan CAL..

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 May 24th 2020. To be eligible, you must email a picture and permission by Friday May 22nd, 2020 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.

Monday Treasure Hunt Weekly Prize – Each Monday starting March 2nd, 2020 a $10 Amazon Gift Card will be given away to one member in the Beatrice Ryan Designs CAL Group on Facebook. Each Monday, a post will be made explaining the rules to enter. The entry time will only last part of the day… so stay tuned in the group!

Congrats to Donna M., last weeks Monday Treasure Hunt winner!!!


Here is my color line up… You can choose your colorway to be in any order you like… The way my eye liked my colors was from lightest to darkest… A~White B~Stone C~Sweet Pink D~Light Gray E~Cameo F~Pewter

Don’t forget to add this to your Ravelry Favorites… Click here!!!


Stitches:

  • St ~ Stitch
  • Sl St ~ Slip Stitch
  • Sk ~ Skip
  • Ch ~ Chain
  • Bl ~ Back Loop
  • Dec Sc ~ Decrease Single Crochet *Insert hook in next st, pull up loop, insert hook in next st, pull up loop, Yo and draw through all 3 loops on hook*
  • Sc ~ Single Crochet
  • Blsc ~ Back Loop Single Crochet
  • Dc ~ Double Crochet
  • Bobble St ~ Yarn over, insert hook in indicated stitch or space, yarn over, pull up a loop, yarn over, draw through 2 loops on hook, (yarn over, insert hook in same stitch or space, yarn over, pull up a loop, yarn over, draw through 2 loops on hook) 2 times (4 loops on hook), yarn over, draw through all remaining loops on hook.

Instructions:

**Each week you will be repeating the blsc row 3 several times(in the color indicated for the row repeat) … Here it is so you don’t have to go back to week 1…

Row 3: Ch 1, turn, dec blsc over the next 2 sts, blsc in next 8 sts, *3 blsc in next st, blsc in next 9 sts, sk 2 sts, blsc in next 9 sts*, repeat *to* 9 more times, 3 blsc in next st, blsc in next 8 sts, dec blsc over the last 2 sts. =231 blsc


Join Color C

Rows 21-30: Repeat Row 3

Finish off after row 30

Join Color D

Rows 31-34: Repeat Row 3

*Tip for row 35 ~ Work in the back loops. Also, Watch your chains and sk sts, they are in specific places to make the count work. In some areas you do not ch or sk.

Row 35: Ch4(dc + ch1), turn, sk 2 sts, * Bl bobble st in next st, ch 1, sk st*, Repeat *to* 2 more times, Bl bobble st in next st, {3 bldc in next st, repeat *to* 4 times, Bl bobble st in next st, sk 2, repeat *to* 4 times, Bl bobble st in next st}, repeat {to} 9 more times, 3 bldc in next st, repeat *to* 3 times, Bl bobble st in next st, ch 1, sk 2 sts, bldc in last st. = 35 bldc, 88 ch & 108 bl bobble sts

*Tip for row 36: You will be working in the chains and sts, make sure you recognize the 4th ch at the end of the row as a st to go in then the 3rd ch as the last st

Rows 36-39: Repeat row 3.

Finish off at the end of row 39

** The approx. length at the end of this week is 16″ laid flat not stretched


That’s it… you have completed week 2!!! Meet me back here next Sunday for Week 3, more color, more fun stitching!!!


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

FacebookTwitterInstagramMy 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


©Copyright 2020 Elena Hunt/Beatrice Ryan Designs.  All of my patterns and posts are my own work. Do not copy them in any way. If you want to share this information with someone, share the link to this post. If you want to share on your own blog, website or social media, then you may use the first photo in this post and link back to this post. You may not give away printed copies of this post. Thank you. This post may contain affiliate links/ads. If you purchase something from a link in this post, I may be compensated.

2019 Crochet with Me!! Mystery Afghan Gallery and Giveaway Winner!!!

2019 Crochet with Me!! Mystery Afghan Gallery and Giveaway Winner!!!

This year’s Crochet with Me!! Mystery Afghan CAL was the best ever… So many beautiful afghans have been made.. Below please check out the fan gallery of all the finished projects! I truly love all the different color choices I have seen so far… Don’t worry, if you aren’t done you can send me your picture later and I will add it to the gallery… And if I missed yours.. Please shoot me a new email [email protected]!

If you are just seeing this and you want to get started… All the weekly links are in the Crochet with Me tab at the top of the page… And soon, there will be a PDF of this years pattern available! Red Heart was a great supporter of this years CAL, they gave a discount to my fans on the yarn and have provided a $75 yarn package as this years grand prize… Find out who the winner is below!


Since the giveaway was for US residents, I didn’t want to leave out my fans from around the world.. So I am giving away a $25 Amazon Gift Card in another drawing.. See details below!!


More Gallerys coming soon as the projects roll in.. Make sure to email me your finished photo! [email protected]


Thank you Red Heart Yarns!

Now for the Red Heart $75 Prize Package Giveaway Winner… Drum Roll… And the Winner is ~ Adeline K… I have sent her an email… Congratulations Adeline!!!


On to the Amazon Gift Card Giveaway…This is open to everyone… A big thank you from me to all of you who tune in to Beatrice Ryan Designs… I love our community! The giveaway starts now and ends tomorrow, April 22nd at 12am PST… Good luck!!
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Thank you all for stopping by and also those of you who participated in this years 2019 Crochet with Me!! Mystery Afghan CAL.. Stay tuned for more fun patterns and Crochet Alongs!


I also wanted to tell you about my favorite hooks.. I have been using Laurel Hill Crochet hooks for years… Their hooks are hand made in Vietnam using repurposed wood(wood left over from furniture, instrument and other items)… They are super comfortable to use and so beautiful! And the price for these handmade hooks is right on point! To check out all of their line… Click Here!!

My favorite hooks.. Start your collection today!

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

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And don’t miss out with one of my favorite crochet sites.. All Free Crochet.. Check out my designer page.. Click here!


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


©Copyright 2019 Elena Hunt/Beatrice Ryan Designs.  All of my patterns and posts are my own work. Do not copy them in any way. If you want to share this information with someone, share the link to this post. If you want to share on your own blog, website or social media, then you may use the first photo in this post and link back to this post. You may not give away printed copies of this post. Thank you. This post may contain affiliate links/ads. If you purchase something from a link in this post, I may be compensated.

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