Mistake in the pattern?

For those of you who have Jan's book 200 stitches... could you do me a favor.

On page 115, pattern # 190 Granny Chevrons. I think there is a problem with the pattern. I started using it last night on my BRITES ripple. I love how calming doing granny's can be.. and a granny style ripple is even better! There's just something about 3 dc groups!! Anyways.....lol.......

On row 2: your doing a 3 dc group in one sc... then skipping 2 sc. My problem is right before the first star thing used to mark where you should repeat. 3dc ch3 3dc in next. But if I'm reading the pattern correct... there would be no 2 sc space. Perhaps I am just reading it wrong... but could you all take a quick look at the pattern and let me know what you think.

The picture at top shows that there is a 2 sc space before and after the peak. When I started mine last night thoe, I chained 115 +2. I split up the 2 sc space after the peak and put one before and one after. However I did not end where the pattern says I should. I was at the end of a decrease.

Thanks to everyone to looks.

Another newbie!

Hello! I'm another newbie to the Ripple-Along. I found the project from my SP9's blog, after she sent me a cute set of crochet hooks of my own, and I've been following you all avidly for weeks now -- everyone has such fantastic projects! I really want to crochet a ripple afghan of my own (maybe one like this eventually, though probably a pillow cover or baby blanket to start out with), and there's just one little glitch... I have no idea how to crochet! I'm a knitter but I have never seemed to be able to wrap my head around crocheting. You'd think it'd be in my blood since my mother crochets constantly and my late grandmother -- who is actually the inspiration for me to make a ripple afghan -- was never without her Red Heart Super Saver close to hand. I was wondering if any of you might happen to be in or around Chicago, and interested in helping get someone else off the ground?

I can't wait to have something charming and striped of my own to post! Have yarn, will travel!

Dilemma

I just signed up for the ripple-along today, although I've been watching you all ripple for a while now.

This isn't the first time I've made ripples. Here's a blanket for our queen-size bed which I made 5 or 6 years ago now -- it took me a long time. It's been several years since I've had my crochet hook out. I've been doing more knitting and sewing in recent times.

I have some Red Heart Yarn that's been sitting waiting for me to be ready to make an afghan (cheap and easy to wash is good for an afghan in my book, especially now that I have a baby in the house). Depending on how big I decide to make this afghan I may have to get more, but I have supplies to get started.

Now for the dilemma. My problem is what stitch pattern to use. The ripples I've done before came from a pattern booklet called "Rippling Effects" by Carole Prior. I've been looking through and trying to decide whether I want to use one of those patterns this time. One thing I don't like is that they mostly seem more zig-zag than ripple to my eye. But I can't find my other crochet pattern book at the moment, and I don't want to risk getting sidetracked searching around the Internet...

So I made this swatch using the "rustic ripple" pattern from my booklet. I can't decide whether or not I like the way the colours transition. It's a bit like the back of plain knitting which can be great.

Any thoughts? Or recommendations for a ripple pattern online that's fluid not pointy?!

(I also posted about this at my own [new] blog - Commonplace Iris)

How wide is yours?

I'll be starting a gift ripple-ghan soon, and it has struck a nerve of curiousity deep within my hook-ed soul.

The question: How wide is your afghan?



I'd muchly appreciate some feedback here - you all serve to inspire me so much, my muses!

Thanks in advance,

Jen