Thank you for our Freedom!

This is a Memorial Day Tribute to all of our brave soldiers current and past. GOD BLESS YOU!!!!!!!!!!



Have a glorious Memorial Day Weekend. Stay safe. Thank God for your life and for brave men and women who are willing to fight for your freedoms.

HUG THE ONES YOU LOVE!
Bev

http://www.bevscountrycottage.com

Crochet Traditional Granny Square 5 Rounds

Make some granny squares and then share them with a charity who will make them into warm blankets:

Granny Needs

HUG THE ONES YOU LOVE!

Libera - Once In Royal David's City (2008 - Aled's)

For my hubby

An insurance poll-- we really want to know what you think even if you don't live anywhere near us: Just click on the link below and let us know your honest thoughts..


#1 quality in your Insurance agent?

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New pattern!!

Years ago we went to Colonial Williamsburg and I bought my baby girl a Mop Cap! I love those things. Well I finally created a crocheted version for newborns

http://www.bevscountrycottage.com/bevs-mop-cap.html

ENJOY!!
HUG the ones you love!
Bev

Cool edge on a dishcloth!

This edge could be used on blankets too. The video shows her crocheting around my dishcloth pattern.

Basket-Weave Dishcloth
Copyright 2000, 2009 Beverly A. Qualheim

My mother used to make blankets using this stitch, so I figured it would make a good dishcloth too! These cloths last a really long time too!

Materials:
Size 8 knitting needles
2 oz skein of Sugar and Cream worsted weight cotton ~ or your fave brand

Cast on 30 stitches
Row 1: k5, p5, k5, p5, k5, p5
Rows 2-5: repeat row 1
Row 6: p5, k5, p5, k5, p5, k5
Rows 7-10: repeat row 6
Rows 11-15: repeat row 1
Rows 16-20: repeat row 6

Keep going in this manner until you have desired length of cloth, or through 50 rows. Looks very pretty. Can also be knitted using some netting yarn intertwined with the cotton, to make a scrubby type cloth.

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Hug the ones you love!!! And do something kind for someone today. :)

Bev

Bev's Country Cottage- change is in the air!!

I have been updating my main page at Bev's Country Cottage, and am looking for some honest feedback. What do you like? Do you miss anything that was on the old page?
If you hate it, it's ok to tell me! Really, be constructive, I can take it.
I also added a 'READERS FEEDBACK' in the dropdown menu. It's for people to email me comments about the website, how they have used the patterns, etc.

I'd love to have a forum on there, but just am not sure how to create one actually ON my site, not one people leave the site to go to.

I am also thinking of having a 'HOW TO KNIT' page and a "HOW TO CROCHET' page, with links to tutorials, abbreviations on site, links to you-tube videos for various techniques... anything else you would like to see? I want to bring the readers back. It's not growing and it's time to change that!! :)

Thoughts? Feedback?

HUG THE ONES YOU LOVE!
Bev
http://www.bevscountrycottage.com

The Remarkable Women of God

Videos to relax and be uplifted by...

Happy Mom's Day!

My mother died 27 years ago, when I was a young mom. So I can't wish her a Happy Mother's Day tomorrow. I hope by the way I conduct my life, by the way I am raising and loving my children and grandchildren, that I honor her memory and bring her much joy in Heaven. I love you mom...



All women are 'Mothers' whether or not we give birth to, or are privileged to raise a child.
We nurture many.
We tend to needs that no one else can tend to.
We embrace little ones who are crying.
We tie shoelaces, and wipe runny noses.
'Boo-boos' require a kiss from us.
We mend hearts with a word.
We lift burdened minds with a smile.
Little birds are fed by us.
Flowers are watered by us, and blossom.
Songs sung by us fill the air with joy.
The world is a better place, because there are women in it.
We are all 'Mothers'.

So many mom need your talents to help lift them and bring them joy. Please find a hospital near you this week who can use handmade hats, booties, blankets, sweaters and so forth.

Here are many patterns for you and your friends to make to help those little ones start out life right.

http://www.bevscountrycottage.com/abctree.html

Hug the ones you love, and if your mom is still with you, make sure she is ok. Speak kind words to her tomorrow and always.

Bev
http://www.bevscountrycottage.com