Monthly Archives: August 2012

As usual, I am really behind posting this. For June 2012 I sent two baby blankets and eleven lap blankets with the batch of items for hospice.

These two preemie blankets are made with donated Knitting Fever King Tut cotton yarn. They are my own patterns – King Charles Brocade and Little Checks.

These three lap blankets are from my own patterns. The first is made with Caron Simply Soft, Sunshine color. The pattern is Soft Clusters Ripple Afghan. The second is made with Bernat Soft Bouclé and the pattern is Lacy Check Ripple Afghan. The third is made with King Tut Knitting Fever and the pattern is Shell and Post Stitch Ripple Afghan.

These three are made from some yarn my aunt and uncle bought at a yard sale. There was no label, so I don’t know what it is. It felt like it was mostly acrylic. It had an ecru base with a variegated thread wrapped around it. The first is Lyn’s Round Ripple, the second is Delectable Shell Afghan, and the third is Climbing Shells.

These three are made with Jo-Ann Sensations Rainbow Bouclé. The two blue ones are my No Beginning Chain Crazy Block Afghan. The green one is based on the Asymmetrical Shell stitch pattern from Donna Kooler’s Encyclopedia of Crochet.

These are both made from King Tut Knitting Fever cotton yarn. The first is my Little Shell Ripple Afghan. The second is Speed Hook Shell Afghan.

Mary Ellen had a great idea – using a single repeat of the Eyelet Ripple Afghan for a scarf. The problem with a ripple is that the two ends are opposite to each other, and for a scarf, she wanted the ends to be the same.

I don’t think this is a perfect solution, but it’s what I came up with. Maybe some other readers would have some ideas.

I think the beginning ripple is the most attractive for a scarf, so my idea would be to make two halves and meet in the middle. I made a small insert to fill the resulting hole. The three sections would have to be sewn together like granny squares. I made my insert as follows:

Ch 6. Dc in 4th ch from hook. 5 dc in next ch. In first chain do all of the following – 2 dc, 2 tr, 1 dtr, 2 tr, 2 dc. Rotate to do 5 dc on the other side of the 2nd ch from the beginning. In the next chain do 2 dc, 2 tr, 1 dtr, 2 tr. Join in third chain.

The two panels would be joined at the first two dc and ch. The dtr on either side would join to the next dc. Then each stitch would be joined stitch by stitch.

This is a lightweight and gender neutral blanket. It works well in a solid color or multiple colors.

The example is made in light worsted weight mercanized cotton.

Size: This blanket can be made any size. Five widths are given in the directions.

Materials: Worsted weight yarn Size H (5mm) crochet hook

Abbreviations:
ch = chain
dc = double crochet

Special stitch:
v-stitch – in stitch indicated, 1 dc, ch 1, 1 dc.

The beginning chain should be a multiple of 36 plus 2.

There is also a chart available.

For these widths, start with this number of chains:

32″ = 182
38.25″ = 218
44.75″ = 254
51″ = 290
57.25″ = 326

After the first row, make all stitches in both loops.

Row 1: V-stitch in 5th ch from hook, v-stitch in next ch, skip 4 ch, v-stitch in each of next two ch, skip 4 ch, v-stitch in next ch, dc in next ch, skip 4 ch, dc in next ch, v-stitch in next ch, (skip 4 ch, v-stitch in each of next two ch) twice, **skip 1 ch, dc in each of next two ch,  skip 1 ch, (v-stitch in each of next two ch, skip 4 ch) twice, v-stitch in next ch, dc in next ch, skip 4 ch, dc in next ch, v-stitch in next ch, (skip 4 ch, v-stitch in each of next two ch) twice. Repeat from ** across to last 2 ch, skip 1 ch, dc in last ch. Turn.

Row 2: Ch 4, dc in first dc, skip 1 dc, (v-stitch in each of next two dc, skip 2 dc) twice, v-stitch in next dc, skip 2 dc, v-stitch in next dc, (skip 2 dc, v-stitch in each of next two dc) twice, ** skip 1 dc, v-stitch in each of next two dc,  skip 1 dc,  (v-stitch in each of next two dc, skip 2 dc) twice, v-stitch in next dc, skip 2 dc, v-stitch in next dc, (skip 2 dc, v-stitch in each of next two dc) twice. Repeat from ** across to last dc and turning ch, skip 1 dc and v-stitch in top of turning ch. Turn.

Row 3: Ch 3, v-stitch in first dc, (skip 2 dc, v-stitch in each of next two dc) twice, skip 2 dc, dc in each of the next two dc, (skip 2 dc, v-stitch in each of next two dc) twice, ** skip 2 dc, v-stitch and dc in next dc, dc and v-stitch in next dc, (skip 2 dc, v-stitch in each of next two dc) twice, skip 2 dc, dc in each of the next two dc, (skip 2 dc, v-stitch in each of next two dc) twice. Repeat from ** across to last 2 dc and turning ch, skip 2 dc, v-stitch and dc in third ch of turning ch. Turn.

Row 4: Ch 4, dc in first dc, v-stitch in next dc, (skip 2 dc, v-stitch in each of next two dc) twice, skip 4 dc, (v-stitch in each of next two dc, skip 2 dc) twice, ** v-stitch in each of next 4 dc, (skip 2 dc, v-stitch in each of next two dc) twice, skip 4 dc, (v-stitch in each of next two dc, skip 2 dc) twice. Repeat from ** across to last 3 dc and turning chain, v-stitch in last dc, v-stitch in top of turning chain. Turn.

Row 5: Ch 3, v-stitch in second dc, v-stitch in next dc, skip 2 dc, v-stitch in each of next two dc, skip 2 dc, v-stitch in next dc, dc in next dc, skip 2 dc, dc in next dc, v-stitch in next dc, (skip 2 dc, v-stitch in each of next two dc) twice, **skip 1 ch, dc in each of next two dc,  skip 1 ch, (v-stitch in each of next two dc, skip 2 dc) twice, v-stitch in next dc, dc in next dc, skip 2 dc, dc in next dc, v-stitch in next dc, (skip 2 dc, v-stitch in each of next two dc) twice. Repeat from ** across to turning chain, skip 1 ch, dc in third ch. Turn.

Repeat rows 2 through 5 until afghan is desired length. Finish off and weave in end.

The blanket can be made in a solid color or can be made with any number of color changes. The best way to make a color change is to finish all but the very last pull through of the two loops of the last stitich of a row. Cut yarn with a few inches of tail and join with new color next to stitch. Pull new color through last two loops. Weave in ends.

This isn’t the best drawing in the world, but for you guys that prefer charts, here is a chart for the Fans and Pansies Ripple Blanket.

I found an error in the chain row and first row of the chart on 8/8/2013 and replaced it.