I've been making a lot of blankets with squares lately, lots of joining and lots of end weaving....the more labour intensive type of crochet I guess! Sometimes it's nice to have a little break from that and the ripple is always the go to for me when I want something a bit more mindless and quick to work on and by working 3 rows of each colour there aren't too many ends to weave in.
My favourite ripple pattern is Attic24's neat ripple. Sometimes I like to change it up a bit like I have done here by working into the back loops which creates a more squishy texture.
Sticking with Yarnsmiths Create DK again.....I'm really enjoying working with this yarn! I used the following colours in my ripple blanket and have called this combo Lily!
- Off White
- Light Sage
- Antique Gold
- Plum Purple
- Vanilla Fudge
- Champagne
- Rose Pink
I've mentioned this before but I don't count the whole foundation chain, I just count the stitch multiple (pattern repeat) over and over until it is the width I want it. I did 8 pattern repeats here. I find it easier to keep count that way rather than trying to count a huge long foundation chain all at once!
The colour placement is random although I do have a bit of a method with random ripples which I will have to try and do a video for at some point. It basically involves pairing colours up and alternating their placement but I need to find a way to explain it in simple terms.........I will work on it! I did 20 stripes (60 rows) for this blanket which comes out at a nice baby size
You don't have to but I like the square off the top and bottom of my ripple blankets before I add a border. You can see how I do this here....
How to square off your neat ripple wavy edges
Simple border for this one, five rounds of double crochets (UK). I like my ripples to have clean, crisp lines to give them a modern look so I do tend to keep their borders very plain although I have been known to add a scalloped edge sometimes!
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Thank you and happy crocheting
Faye :)
