Rachel's Square

This pattern was first published February 1, 2010.

Named for Anna's mom, Rachel . . .
 my student,
fellow teacher
and
most of all

friend.

Yarns suggested

Lion Brand Vanna's Choice Solids & Heathers

Yarn weight    Aran / 10 ply (8 wpi) 

Hook size   5.0 mm (H)

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Remember, 100% of the purchase price for the pattern goes to
Natalie's 2nd Chance Shelter,
a no-kill dog shelter in my home state of Indiana.
It is a 501(c) 3 non-profit organization.

12" Wreath Square (double crochet)

This pattern was first published September 11, 2010.

Yarns suggested

Lion Brand Vanna's Choice Solids & Heathers

Gauge   4 stitches and 2 rows = 1 inch

Hook size    4.0 mm (G)  and  5.0 mm (H)

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Natalie's 2nd Chance Shelter,
a no-kill dog shelter in my home state of Indiana.
It is a 501(c) 3 non-profit organization.

12" Wreath Square (single crochet)

This patter was first published September 11, 2010.

This pattern was an idea floating around in my mind.

It worked up rather quickly but took FOREVER to write up correctly . .

and it still may  have a problem, though I don't think so.

If you do have a problem, contact me and I will help you through it.

Holly Berries were made with seed beads.
They could be made out of red french knots also.

Yarns suggested

Lion Brand Vanna's Choice Solids & Heathers

Yarn weight  Aran / 10 ply (8 wpi) 

Hook size   4.0 mm (G)

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Remember, 100% of the purchase price for the pattern goes to
Natalie's 2nd Chance Shelter,
a no-kill dog shelter in my home state of Indiana.
It is a 501(c) 3 non-profit organization.

Americana Baby

This pattern was original publish April 28, 2010.

T his is my Americana Baby Afghan.

I think this is the proudest I have been

for one of my designs

since I designed the baby samplers

for

Allison,

Lauren,

Chris

and Matt.

In all 4 of those

my mind's eye saw what it wanted

and when I finished the samplers

there was the vision

I had imagined.

T hese were the requirements I set for myself:

1. Make an American Flag-ish afghan out of Granny Squares.

2. Connect each one to the previous one in each row as I went along.

3. When on the 2d row and beyond

a. connect to the previous round

b. previous square in the round

4. Have blue squares with 5 pointed stars in their centers.

5. Have a border that complimented the flag.

E verything went GREAT

until I tried to make a

5-pointed white star

in the center of

a blue Granny Square.

5 Points

evenly arranged

inside a 4 sided figure

didn't look the greatest.

So,

back to the drawing board.

What I ended up doing was :

1. make the Granny Squares just like I made all the others

2. attache them in the same manner

3. make 5 pointed stars out of beige yarn and whip-stitch them into place.

WA-LA ! ! ! ! !

or however the magicians say it!

I had now accomplished

my 1st 4 goals.

Now it was onto the border from hell ! ! ! ! !

The border wasn't bad

once I had figured a way to alternate yarn

and not get it so twisted

that it was untwistable.

THAT was achieved easier than I had expected.

All in all, it makes me grin every time I look at it.

Yarns suggested   

Lion Brand Vanna's Choice Solids & Heathers

Yarn weight    Aran / 10 ply (8 wpi)

Gauge   16 stitches and 3 rows = 2 inches

Hook size    4.0 mm (G)

This pattern is available, for $3.00,  through my Ravelry Store,

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Remember, 100% of the purchase price for the pattern goes to
Natalie's 2nd Chance Shelter,
a no-kill animal shelter in my home state of Indiana.

Signed,

Proud Betsy Ross Impersonator

Campfire Squares

These patterns were originally published on March 15, 2010.

These are the squares I have completed for the CAMPFIRE SQUARE Swap in the Vanna's Choice Fan Club group on Ravelry. All of the squares have been done in Cranberry, Terracotta and Mustard. I love the color combination . . and I wanted to make squares that actually looked like the fires in a campfire.

Yarns suggested   Lion Brand Vanna's Choice Solids & Heathers

Hook size   3.75 mm (F)

Sizes Available   9" x 9"

These patterns are available, for $1.00 each,  through my Ravelry Store,

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Remember, 100% of the purchase price for the pattern goes to
Natalie's 2nd Chance Shelter,
a no-kill dog shelter in my home state of Indiana.
It is a 501(c) 3 non-profit organization. 

Campfire #1

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Campfire #3

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Campfire #4

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Campfire #5

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Campfire #7

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Campfire #8 . . .Snowflake

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Do you think I should win the creativity prize in naming? No I didn't think so either.

I am always amazed how these squares look so different done in different colors. So often I just make a square because it looks like it will take the amount of yarn I have . . and then it turns out great . . go figure?

Signed,

Too Many Campfire Squares, Too Little Time

Rose of Sharon Part Deux

These patterns was originally published on February 21, 2010

These are two squares that I made (designed actually) for "Rose of Sharon 43" in our Vanna's Choice "Play Misty For Me" Swap. The name of the swap comed from the fact that all of the colors are in a line from Vanna's Choice that are all referred to as "mists."

The square on the left is Rose of Sharon.

The one on the right is Rose of Sharon Part Deux.

The Rose of Sharon Part Deux is available, for $1.00,  through my Ravelry Store,

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Remember, 100% of the purchase price for the pattern goes to
Natalie's 2nd Chance Shelter,
a no-kill dog shelter in my home state of Indiana.
It is a 501(c) 3 non-profit organization.

 

 

 

Signed,

I Must Get Back To Watching the Olympics

(US vs CANADA in less than an hour . . . .GO GET 'EM RYAN MILLER ! ! !)

Spud's Bunny

This pattern was originally published in February 16, 2010.

Designed for Ceri's baby (who turned out to be a Spudletta, not a Spud) Mary Jane.

Wanna see something cute . . .

I know, I know

patting myself on the back again.

Well, isn't he just adorable?

Don't ask me how I know he is a he

he just looks like a he to me.

(Does that sound Dr. Seuss-ish?)

I have made bunny patterns before:

dishcloth

washcloth

But neither of these patterns

were square

so they couldn't make them into

a 12" x 12" afghan square.

(Well, I tried, but let's not discuss that one.)

I found some quadrille graph paper

you know,

if you are as old as me,

the graph paper we used in algebra and geometry.

(Talk about tiny squares killing the eyes . .WOW!)

I sketched it out

then crocheted it

but it wasn't finished yet.

Next came the eyes,

nose,

whiskers

and teeth.

(Don't you just LOVE the teeth?)

When I was done

I just sat there and laughed at him

he was just so funny

in a cute way.

Yarns suggested   
Lion Brand Vanna's Choice Solids & Heathers

Yarn weight    Aran / 10 ply (8 wpi)

Gauge    4 stitches and 4 rows = 1 inch

Hook size    4.0 mm (G)

Sizes available  12" x 12"

 

This pattern is available, for $2.00,  through my Ravelry Store,

The Fur~Babies Momma.

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Remember, 100% of the purchase price for the pattern goes to
Natalie's 2nd Chance Shelter,
a no-kill dog shelter in my home state of Indiana.
It is a 501(c) 3 non-profit organization.

Signed,

This Pattern Designing is Just Too Much FUN!