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Beatrice Ryan Designs Crochet-A-Long Week 5

February 15, 2014 By Beatrice Ryan Designs Leave a Comment

Wow… Amazing! Week 5 already and our Afghans are really taking shape!! This has been a wonderful week,,, I am celebrating my 1 year blogversary,,, Released a New Free Crochet Pattern~Winter’s Twist Headband and Having a great time with our CAL!!! Thanks so much for joining me here and Loving Crochet!!!

So here we go… Week 5 CAL Afghan Pattern…

*Tip~ You will want to make sure that you have the same number of stitches Top/Bottom and Right/Left.

*Tip~ You will continue working your afghan turning the work after each row.

*Tip~ For Row 16 it will be very important that each side of your afghan has an “even” amount of stitches between the corner spaces… This with be necessary for week 6 to turn out correctly!!

*Puff Stitch~ YO, insert hook in stitch, pull up loop, *YO, Insert hook in same stitch, Pull up loop*, Repeat 2 more times, Yo and draw yarn through all 9 loops. You will be Sc in the next stitch to lock in the Puff Stitch.

Row 12: With Right Side facing, Join your neutral yarn with Sl St to any corner space. Ch 3(Counts as Dc), 2 Dc, Ch 2, 3 Dc all in the same corner space. *Dc in the next stitch and each stitch across to the next corner space, 3 Dc, Ch 2, 3 Dc in corner space*. Repeat * * around. Join with Sl St to beginning Ch 3. finish off.

Row 13: Turn, With Wrong Side Facing, Join contrasting color with Sl St to any corner, Sc in next 2 stitches (Not in corner), [*Puff St, Sc 3*, Repeat * * across to corner, 5 Sc in corner space, Sc in next 2 stitches], Repeat [ ] around. Join with Sl St to beginning Sc. Finish Off. Make sure you have the same number of Puff Stitches Top/Bottom & Right/Left.

Row 14: Turn, With Right Side Facing, Join with new color in any stitch. Ch 3, Dc across to corner stitch (Middle stitch of 5 corner Sc), *Dc,Ch 2, Dc all in the corner stitch, Dc across to next corner*, Repeat * * around to beginning Ch 3. Join with Sl St to beginning Ch 3. Finish Off.

Row 15: Repeat Row 13

Row 16: Turn, With Right Side Facing, Join with neutral color to any stitch. Ch 3 *Dc across to Corner Stitch (3rd Sc of 5 corner Sc), Skip Corner Stitch, Ch 2, Dc in next St*, Repeat * * around. Join to beginning Ch 3. Finish Off. **Make sure each side of your afghan has even amounts of Dc… See Tips**

Congratulations… Another Week done and your afghan is looking wonderful!!

Happy Crocheting!!!

Elena

Filed Under: Patterns and Projects Tagged With: Afghan, Beatrice Ryan, Beatrice Ryan Designs, CAL, Crochet, Crochet-a-Long, Free Pattern, Puff Stitch

Wednesday Facebook Fan Favorite… Week 26 and A Crochet Secret!!

February 12, 2014 By Beatrice Ryan Designs Leave a Comment

Week 26 Facebook Fan Favorite was a fun choice!!! This Free Pattern Find had over 10,000 views and seems to be very popular!!! You can find this fun Free Crochet Pattern at one of my favorite Crochet Directories…The Yarn Box! The Yarn box has thousands of free patterns in their library and fun articles and information too! This weeks Facebook Fan Favorite is a Ripple Infinity Scarf by “I am Stacey Lynn”… Great, bright colors and looks like alot of fun to wear!! For the free pattern Click Here.

Ripple Infinity Scarf

Now,,, On to some exciting Crochet Secrets…

1. Yesterday I announced a Crochet-A-Long Giveaway…

How do you qualify??

1. You must complete the full afghan pattern within 10 days of the final pattern section post!

2. You must post a picture on Facebook on the designated post (directions will be with the final pattern post) or Email me a picture of the completed afghan within 10 days of the final pattern post!

3. You must complete this third and final step… To be revealed in the final pattern section post!!! Don’t worry… It will be simple!!

It’s not to late to participate in the Crochet-A-Long, It is a Free Crochet Pattern and the instructions are posted in the Crochet-A-long tab at the top of the page… We are just finishing up week 4 and Saturday I will be posting Week 5 instructions!

2. This Friday is my 1 year Blogversary… Can you believe it… One year of my Ramblings, Crochet Inspirations and Free Patterns!! I so much appreciate all of you who have decided to swing in and visit me!!!! To celebrate I have a brand new Free Crochet Pattern that I will release on Friday!!! Yes… I have been working my fingers and creative mind to design pattern sections each week for the CAL… But,,, Out of gratitude for all of you I wanted to give you a little something extra!!! So tune in Friday for my next Free Pattern!! Here is a sneak peek…

Happy Crocheting!!

Elena

Filed Under: Patterns and Projects Tagged With: Afghan, Beatrice, Beatrice Ryan, Beatrice Ryan Designs, Crochet, Crochet-a-Long, Facebook, Free Pattern, Give-Away, Infinity Scarf

Throw Back Thursday Crochet…. The 1940’s

February 6, 2014 By Beatrice Ryan Designs 9 Comments

I have always love the styles of the early through mid 1900’s!!! I decided to check out what crochet styles were popular starting with the 1940’s… Oh how I love this crochet era!!!! So many fabulous Hats, Snoods, Shawls, Purses and Filet Crochet Art Pieces!!!

My Grandmother Beatrice Ryan would have been in her 30’s in the 1940’s… She would have had two young boys and have just moved to the United States from her home in Canada!! Her life was changing rapidly! They moved to Mt Shasta to start their own general store, which is still run by my family today!! A few short years after moving to the US,,, my grandfather was killed in an automobile accident in 1946… Beatrice was left to run the store with her teenage sons.. After serving in the Korean War, my father took over the family store and transitioned it into a hardware store.. almost 70 years later and my father, two brothers, my husband and all of our children are(or have) working in the store in the same building Harold and Beatrice started in!

I think in the 1940’s Beatrice probably didn’t have much time to crochet!!! But, when she did… I bet she made some great, stylish pieces… I love the pictures of the Crochet Styles and wanted to see what you think… Do you love this style or is there another era you love??