Wednesday, March 22, 2017

Come cast your votes in the Battle of the Stitches Round 13 Crochet Challenge!

ARE YOU READY???

We are thrilled to bring you another round of the Battle of the Stitches!  We've changed things up a little and want to have some fun along with you so be sure to follow along and enter to win as many prizes as you can. Also, be sure to go vote for your favorite designs!

This time, instead of the designer winning some prizes, we will be offering prizes for YOU to enter to win.  Keep reading for details...


Penelope Tunic Tank... Battle of the Stitches

Spring: Battle of the Stitches Slanted Puff Stitch 
Blog hopping ist it so much fun!...if you missed the blog before this one...stop by and check it out..you wont want to miss it..So you can get a change to win a copy of all the designs that were made using this fantastic stitch ..here is the link before this blog

http://www.thecountrywillows.com/blog/battle-of-the-stitches-round-13


What is spring...its all about the new fun and inspiring new sense of everything that we see. It brings warmth and sun and laughter and a new sense of life... What could I make to bring that all back to you. Using the battle stitch chosen called ...the slanted puff stitch... had me thinking of something light and airy and just fun. What better way then to choose a pattern that reflected that in something my little girl would love and enjoy waring this spring. A tunic tank top ..that's it...that's what she needs...it will be perfect with some cute leggings or some fun shorts. As soon as I finished up the pattern and worked it all together, my daughter was thrilled and could not wait to try it on...She wanted to ware it that day.. of corse not all the finished touches were done yet on the tunic tank so she had to wait the next day. The next day came and she was ready for it and it was ready for her... This tunic tank is soft and fun and so easy to slip on and off and how cute are the buttons and tie waist?...perfect for any little girl to feel like she can do anything or become anything this spring with her new fun spring top.. Of to school she went and all day she said there were girls coming up to her and saying how cute her top was and how fun it would be if there mom could make one for her...or better yet they said, maybe your mom could make me one..She lit up with joy as she was the favorite that day with her perfect spring top. You will love making this Penelope tunic top and your little favorite girl will love it too. I hope you enjoyed in the sharing of making this tunic top, I would love to see your design when you have worked one up...Stop by my page on Daisy Hand Mades and share.. I would love to see and share with others too.. here is my link https://www.facebook.com/Daisyhandmads/ on my page I will have these photos posted there comment that you have checked out the other blogs and loved my pattern on Raverly for a chance to win any one pattern of mine.. 5 lucky winners will be announced !!.. you wont want to miss it 

Now on to share with you my photos of The Penelope Tunic Tank 







If this is a favorite of yours too...stop by and love it in your Raverly to show ..I hope to see you there... And go and vote for your chance to win all of these wonderful patterns

Click HERE to be taken to the Giveaway page


Monday, March 20, 2017

Round 13 Challengers - Who will make 13 their lucky number?


We're back for another great round of the 

Battle of the Stitches!  

This round, we've changed things up a bit so we hope you'll stick around and have some fun with us.  You'll get your chance to vote for your favorite crochet design out from 10 different designers all using the same crochet stitch.  While we no longer will be releasing an eBook with all of the designs, each designer will be releasing them on the same day.  Be sure to follow us for your chance to win some prizes along the way!

All 10 challengers are returning Battle of the Stitches Alumni and we're excited they joined us!
First up, we have Cylinda from Crochet Memories.  Cylinda is well known for her work with thread and has such a wonderful collection of designs for the home.  You can find her work here: www.crochetmemories.com
   






Our 2nd challenger is Lisa from Kaleidoscope Art & Gifts. Lisa has a good variety of designs ranging from hats and scarves to table runners and other things for the home.  

You can find her work here: http://www.ravelry.com/designers/lisa-jelle



Christine from Sweet Potato 3 Patterns is our 3rd challenger.  She has a great selection of newborn photography prop crochet patterns in her shop and a fun variety of other designs.  You can find her work here: http://www.ravelry.com/designers/christins-from-my-sweet-potato-3




The 4th crochet designer joining us just celebrated her 10 year anniversary for her business and is SO close to reaching 10k Facebook fans.  Such wonderful milestones!  Kristine from Ambassador Crochet has a nice range of patterns to keep you warm from hats and scarves to afghans.  You can find her work here: http://www.ravelry.com/designers/kristine-mullen



Sheri from The Country Willow Designs has joined round 13 as our 5th challenger.  She has a some adorable infant crochet patterns along with a good variety of designs for women.  Her work can be found here:  http://www.ravelry.com/designers/sheri-weber 


Kate from Crafting Friends Designs rounds up our challenger count to 6.  Kate is best known for her textured afghan crochet patterns.  You can find a beautiful collection of crochet patterns for your home here: http://www.craftingfriendsdesigns.com


Who do you think will be challenger #7?  You've got it!  Rebecca from Desert Diamond Crochet.  Rebecca is very well known for her character designs and you can find them all here: http://www.ravelry.com/designers/desert-diamond-crochet 




Challenger #8 is Shelley from The Blue Star Boutique.  Shelley has a wide variety of designs ranging from Infant props to women's clothing.  


You can find more of her work here: http://www.ravelry.com/designers/shelley-moore




Challenger #9 is Elizabeth from Daisy Hand Mades.  Elizabeth has a good selection of infant clothing, hats, cowls and many more designs!  You can find her work here: http://www.ravelry.com/designers/daisy-hand-mades---elizabeth-burk




Our 10th and final challenger for Round 13 is Laura from Laura Mae's Crochet.  You can find a fun selection of headbands, cup cozies, hats, bags and much much more in her shop!  You can find them all here: http://www.ravelry.com/designers/lauramae-fanelli




Stick around for the final reveals and voting later this week!  Be sure to follow us on Facebook so you don't miss a thing!!!