Ok, so I am finally on the right track with my ripple blanket. I had to start over twice due to problems at the edges of my blanket. I didn't end my rows at the correct place in the ripple so I was ending up with too many stitches on one side and not enough on the other side. In case anyone else is having the same problems starting out, I wanted to refer you to some great advice I got on the Livejournal CrochetCrochet community. The not-so-mathematical chain stitch start (chain more than you need and then just rip some of the chains out when you get to the point where you want to end your first row) worked so much better for me than trying to count out 200-something chain stitches. Maybe I'm just not good at counting, but I thought the advice might be helpful in case anyone else is experiencing the same thing. Also, drawing a diagram of the last ripple helped me see where I would increase and decrease to keep the number of stitches the same.
http://community.livejournal.com/crochetcrochet/237901.html
~amanda
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3 comments:
Amanda, your Not-So-Mathematical chain stitch is the ONLY way to go for an afghan in my opinion. I am 5 feet tall. I wanted an blanket for a queen sized bed which is exactly 5 feet across. Because the ripple draws up the chain I made the chain a good bit longer than I am tall then crocheted the pattern to my stats. Simple, no?
Very simple! I'm pretty much self-taught on crochet and generally make smaller projects (like amigurumi) so I just wasn't familiar with any tricks for starting afghans. Doing ripples has definitely been a learning experience :)
Thanks for the tip...I did this, but felt guilty about it...like I was cheating or something. Ha!
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