Jumping on the wave pattern bandwagon, I've been rippling for almost a month, yet it seems like I haven't done much at all. Only 11 colors so far (2 rows per color). I can partially blame the slow progress on how naive I was when I tried to determine how much yarn I would need to make a queen-size blanket. I now have another huge bag of yarn and can finally continue on my way. I'm using Knit Picks shine worsted yarn, which is a cotton/modal blend and is machine washable. Except for the two first rows, which I'm intending to always stick on the end of the bed that you don't really see.
My sister-in-law, Leah - also a rippler here - got me started on the ripple-along. She agreed that the dips in the waves are the best parts. It's just more fun than the rest of the pattern, and I look forward to them. But maybe she was just humoring me...
When I am not rippling, I am cooking, and you can check out those disasters at my blog.
5 comments:
Your ripple is beautiful, I had contemplated using that yarn as well--how do you like working with it? I'm with you, I love the dips...I really enjoy doing the dc2tog stitches.
I love working with the shine, it is very silky and pretty easy to deal with. It does have a tendency to slip off the hook a little bit because it is so smooth, but it really does look nice. The only real problem is that the balls are quite small, and I can only get 1 stripe (2 row) out of 1 ball, using an H hook and with a foundation of 300 stitches. So while it's not an expensive yarn, completing a queen size blanket will still cost over $100.
But so worth the effort. I was just going to ask about the total yarn calculation, but I see you have it right here. I think a queen size for $100 isn't that bad. But I have to say that the Palette queen size really spoiled me. I am having a hard time getting over the fact she only cost about $65.
totally agree with you - the dips are definately the best part. i'm going to ripple now.
susan - I think in my head I was assuming something like $65 for an afghan, but seeing as how the largest thing I had ever crocheted before I started this blanket were life-size donuts and pastries, I obviously had no clue. If I knew anything about calculating yard requirements, I probably would have gone for something like Palette instead of the pricier shine. But I'm just such a sucker for shiny stuff...
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