Ripple Lap Blanket - Scraps in Pinks, White, Cream, Blues, Purple, Yellows

Size: 33 inches x 48 inches
Colors: Scraps in Pinks, White, Cream, Blues, Purple, Yellows
Pattern: Ripple (p. 116) (modified)
Book: 40 Fabulous Afghans - ISBN 0-696-02357-1 - Designs by Patricia Bevens - Copyright 1993 - Meredith Press
Hook: K
Date: January 2006

The ripples are smaller than the original pattern: The number of stitches is 7 up and 7 down. The original pattern is 11 stitches up and 11 down. The smaller ripple makes it easier to adjust the blanket's width.

4 Comments

Heather T. | January 16, 2006 11:18 AM | Reply

LOVE the afghan! You did a great job and what a wonderful way to use up scraps. The colors are wonderful. What a wonderful one of a kind afghan.

alice | January 16, 2006 11:35 AM | Reply

Those ripple blankets are some of the coolest afghans i've ever seen!!!! How much time did you spend weaving in ends?

Cheryl | January 18, 2006 6:16 PM | Reply

Hi, Alice - Ah, yes, weaving in yarn ends! A tedious task! For many of the change-color-each-row (or every few rows) type blankets I make, I carry the yarn up the side of the blanket. Doing this leaves a loop on the edge, but I try to keep it to 4 inches or less. A finishing touch (after hiding the yarn ends) is to put a border around the blanket. The first border row is single crochet stitches that are made over the loops on the edge so they're captured under the sc stitches. Additional border rows are whatever I think is appropriate for that blanket's design.

-Cheryl

Cheryl | January 18, 2006 6:19 PM | Reply

Thank you, Heather! I was on a use-up-scrap-yarn kick and was able to trim down the supply of misc. yarns quite a bit since Thanksgiving.
-Cheryl

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Enjoys crocheting, gardening, cats, NASCAR (especially Tony Stewart and Kyle Busch!), reading, photography, snorkeling in Kailua-Kona with sea turtles, Sizzler's Mega Bacon Cheeseburgers, hot and iced decaf coffee, dark chocolate, color (yarn, fabric), playing around with web technologies - not necessarily in that order! Still very much a beginner with quilting, knitting, and sewing. Donates crocheted lap blankets.

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