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Crochet Chiq made it into the top 98!

Thank to Jenny, Christine, all of my readers and the fans of AFC! I know many of you have found me because of AFC Merry Christmas ( almost) Everyone!!! ( Happy Holidays to everyone who doesn't celebrate Christmas) Yesterday I woke up to a very happy email from my awesome AllFreeCrochet  editor Christine ! Complete top 98 list here Not just 1 but 2 of my patterns made it into the top 98 patterns of the year list!! Berries in the Snow Scarf The Berries in the Snow scarf was a fun one to design because I feel the yarn really spoke to me. I went to Joann's looking for a red and white combo to make a candy cane type hat pattern and WOW I had never seen redheart team spirit in person ( only in adds in crochet magazine's! Crochet Today! is my personal favorite! ) This is the White and Burgundy combo but looks more like a deep red to me. I started playing with it when I got home and thought hmm this would make a pretty Queen Annes Lace Scarf but I have made soo m...

A Chiq Almost Floppy Hat for Grandma- a crochet almost floppy brimmed hat

Hello Everyone! For mother's day this year I made my grandma floppy hat that wasn't made from cotton but from soft yarn. If you would like a firmer brim go ahead and use cotton yarn :) supplies size F and J hook 4 ply yarn - your choice. _ I used redheart soft yarn Using size J -make a magic circle and use a yarn marker. R 1- 10 dc in the ring R 2- 2 dc in each R 3- 2dc in the first, 1 dc in the next *repeat pattern (2,1)* R 4-2 dc in the first, 1 dc in the next 3 * repeat pattern (2,1,1,1) R 5-11 1 dc in each (silp stitch at end of round for a clean seamless color change, I didn't however and just put the  Loopy flower  over it) with Black R 12 - 1 hdc in each stitch R 13 - 1 dc in each stitch  With White R 14 - 1 front post dc around each black dc R 15 - work 1 front post DC and one dc in each stitch.. [ we do this to increase the brim diameter, for a larger brim repeat this round only do this pattern ( 1 front post dc , 1 dc, 1 fr...