Gearing up for the Pumpkin Festival

So it's time to gear up for another festival. This time I'm doing the pumpkin festival in Edmonton, KY.

My long list of things to do:

Get new tags on new products.

Redo inventory counts

Gather up all of my display items (have some new ones, and others have migrated)

Make duplicates of items that sold last time, and I just have listed as made to order.

gather up the little things I need (change, receipt book, tape, etc.)

and must remember to get there early enough that I will be able to get a spot in the busy part.

I've already gotten my new signage, new business cards, business card magnets and a T Shirt.

Free Crochet Pattern: Long Granny Dangle Earrings

Pattern for long earrings made from 2 different granny squares

                                      

Materials Needed:
*1 pair ear wires
*1 pair 4mm jump rings to match ear wires
*ball of size 10 crochet cotton thread. (one ball will make many pairs of earrings)

Tools Needed:
size 1 / 2.75mm crochet hook
jewelry pliers


You will need to know:
basic jewelry techniques (opening and closing loops)
double crochet
Chains
working in the round

Gauge:

Small Square: 4 cm corner to corner

Large Square: 6 cm corner to corner

Size: hangs 4 inches long from ear wire, and 6 cm wide

Notes:

*do not turn

*joins are made with a sl st

*ch 3 counts as 1 dc throughout.

Pattern:

Small Square (make 2):

Row 1: working in adjustable loop, ch 3, 2 dc, ch 2, 3 dc, ch 2, 3 dc, ch 2, 3 dc, ch 2,join (12 dc)

Row 2: sl stitch to first ch, (ch 3, 2 dc, ch 2, 3 dc) in ch-2 sp, ch 1, (3 dc, ch 2, 3 dc) in next ch-2 sp, ch 1, (3 dc, ch 2, 3 dc) in next ch-2 sp, ch 1 (3 dc, ch 2, 3 dc) in next ch-2 sp, ch 1, join, (24 dc)

fasten off, weave in ends.

Large Diamond (make 2):

Rows 1-2: make small diamond, do not fasten off

Row 3: sl st to corner, (ch 3, 2 dc, ch 2, 3 dc) in corner space, ch 1, 3 dc in next ch sp, ch 1, (3 dc, ch 2, 3 dc) in next corner space, ch 1, 3 dc in next ch sp, ch 1, (3 dc, ch 2, 3 dc) in next corner, ch 1, 3 dc in next ch sp, ch 1, (3 dc, ch 2, 3 dc) in next corner space, ch 1, 3 dc in next ch sp, ch 1, join, (36 dc)

fasten off, weave in ends

 Assembly:

attach jump rings and ear wires through the corner spaces.
assemble as shown in diagram below

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