And this is the back. Because I ended up making the ripple a bit too long, I overlapped it on the back as a flap, closed with buttons. Blogged in more detail here - http://randomapplique.blogspot.com
Wednesday, May 30, 2007
Ripple Cushion Finished
It's done and I'm in love with it! What do you think of the pompoms!! I adore them and was so pleased with myself finding a way to use up those remnants of wool that were left after finishing the cushion.
And this is the back. Because I ended up making the ripple a bit too long, I overlapped it on the back as a flap, closed with buttons. Blogged in more detail here - http://randomapplique.blogspot.com
And this is the back. Because I ended up making the ripple a bit too long, I overlapped it on the back as a flap, closed with buttons. Blogged in more detail here - http://randomapplique.blogspot.com
DONE :-)
...with my first ripple so far. I'm more than satisfied with this one. I was in a 'party-mood' all day after finishing this :-).
Facts:
But I already miss making the blanket...and the cure must be to make a new one.
So that's what I do. I have found/bought the yarn - the colors are a bit different than these ones:
I love them! This yarn is thinner than I'm used to - so I will have to use a small needle. But it's ok. I will make use the pattern called 'soft waves' from the Jan Eaton book. And I will start today :-).
Have a nice day.
Gitte B
Facts:
- It measures 140 cm X 160 cm
- Yarn used: 'Bali' from GGH - a soft cotton/acrylic blend, about 18 balls
- Needle used: nr. 3½ or E
But I already miss making the blanket...and the cure must be to make a new one.
So that's what I do. I have found/bought the yarn - the colors are a bit different than these ones:
I love them! This yarn is thinner than I'm used to - so I will have to use a small needle. But it's ok. I will make use the pattern called 'soft waves' from the Jan Eaton book. And I will start today :-).
Have a nice day.
Gitte B
Tuesday, May 29, 2007
My Ripple Mat
Hey ripplers, wanted to let you see my first ripple. I've been watching and lurking here for a couple of months, the anticipation of my own ripple building....
I decided to go small to start with, so a mat in Sugar & Cream 100% cotton was started...
This was to help me decide if I wanted to start a larger project, because, to tell the truth, the idea of a cotton blanket really appeals to me....
Had to run to the store to pick up 2 colors for the mat, and look what I found:
Yep, I'm in it for keeps now!!! Blankie here I come....
See my blog at bumpydoink. blogspot. com
Got It!
Thanks everyone for your help- I was definately not decreasing correctly!
Now I just need swatch again to decide if I should move up a hook size so the fabric will be drapier... that and await the arrival of the rest of my yarn! (Pretty much every color of Cascade 220 Superwash that WEBS had on sale)
I've seriously been obsessed with you guys' ripples for MONTHS now, and I'm glad I'll finally get to join in :)
The Curve of Duh!
So, I just looked up the dc2tog on nexstitch.com and I was leaving out a huge chunk of the process. I was basically doing this: YO, draw through 1 loop, then drawing through 3 loops. (twice)
D'Oh!
D'Oh!
The Curve of Doom
Okay, Ripplers. I took some close-ups of my doomed ripple and marked the increases with pink markers and the decreases with aqua markers. Take a look-see and see if you can figure out what I'm doing wrong- in other words, why the *&%^$$#* is my ripple curving? (I'm using the Soft Waves pattern)
Thanks for your help!!
Changes, they are a comin!
Hey All!
Just a note to state the obvious...the site revamp is kicking in to high gear! I've made some preliminary changes, so do me a favor and check the new sidebar features out for me before I spend loads of time entering all the bio info, patterns, online links. The labels are, for now, gone...need to figure out how to make them useful. I think we really need to try to stick with labeling only with your name "tag" so folks can search by person to find their various projects and the details. With 200+ ripplers, additional labels for fiber type, pattern type, yada makes the list quite daunting.
Let me know what you think, or what you'd like to see, or what you think could be done better.
Ta for now!
Dawn
Just a note to state the obvious...the site revamp is kicking in to high gear! I've made some preliminary changes, so do me a favor and check the new sidebar features out for me before I spend loads of time entering all the bio info, patterns, online links. The labels are, for now, gone...need to figure out how to make them useful. I think we really need to try to stick with labeling only with your name "tag" so folks can search by person to find their various projects and the details. With 200+ ripplers, additional labels for fiber type, pattern type, yada makes the list quite daunting.
Let me know what you think, or what you'd like to see, or what you think could be done better.
Ta for now!
Dawn
returned from hiatus
Hello Fellow Ripplers!
I haven't posted in a very long time here, as I didn't have anything new in the works, ripple-wise. The baby blanket turned out great, and was well received too! The new mommy's grandmothers were also adept with the hook and made some precious layettes as well.
Here's a pic of the finished blankie, just to remind one:
I decided to make a bigger throw for a friend who is getting married soon, with two rows of DC's in each color, with my favorite gorgeous L hook(made of tiger wood in vietnam):
All the yarn is from my stash, washable acrylic and other fibers--lots of red heart soft, mixed with more scratchy red heart cheap, then some fuzzy stuff and yarn from a recycled sweater, and some lion suede (which I normally hate the feel of, but was 99c at a discount store! 6 bucks off!). I am trying to keep all the color values in the same family, no lighter colors or pastels, and it's turning out really well so far. I think there are about 17 different colors:
Enjoy!
I haven't posted in a very long time here, as I didn't have anything new in the works, ripple-wise. The baby blanket turned out great, and was well received too! The new mommy's grandmothers were also adept with the hook and made some precious layettes as well.
Here's a pic of the finished blankie, just to remind one:
I decided to make a bigger throw for a friend who is getting married soon, with two rows of DC's in each color, with my favorite gorgeous L hook(made of tiger wood in vietnam):
All the yarn is from my stash, washable acrylic and other fibers--lots of red heart soft, mixed with more scratchy red heart cheap, then some fuzzy stuff and yarn from a recycled sweater, and some lion suede (which I normally hate the feel of, but was 99c at a discount store! 6 bucks off!). I am trying to keep all the color values in the same family, no lighter colors or pastels, and it's turning out really well so far. I think there are about 17 different colors:
Enjoy!
There is an End!!
Don't mind how I look, it was 7 am :( And I finally got a picture of it flat when my daughter Shade felt like getting off of it! :) It came out to be 70 inches from tip to tip. I used 6 skeins of RH Buff and 3 skeins of fun fur! I already have another one planned out but right now I need to get some small projects done to get my motivation back up!! Hope everybody ahs a great day.
Monet
Finished the baby ripple!
I have finished the baby ripple I was asking you all for advice on last week (thanks a ton, by the way!). Boy, were there a lot of ends to sew in (I guess that is what you get for changing colour every two rows!), but two hours later it was time to block (my favourite part!)
For more info you can check out my blog.
Monday, May 28, 2007
Yeah I finished the Spiderman Afghan
I finished the Spiderman round ripple afghan for a friends grandson. I still have to do another for my youngest grandson. I got this pattern off the internet. I just love the ripple afghans.
The End of the Ocean
...of ripples!
I finally got the pictures of my finished Soft Waves Ripple off my camera!
It took me one week and one day to make this blanket for a friend of mine back at the end of April/beginning of May. In order to use up some of my scrap yarn, I used two main colors of three rows each, with one row of scrap yarn in between. That way, if I only had a little bit of something left, I only had to do one row with that color. The finished size came out to be approximately 40x60", perfect size for a lap blanket.
I really liked the way it came out and my friend was speechless when I gave it to her. I didn't know what her favorite colors were, so I picked something I knew I would like, and it was perfect. She teaches, so she keeps the blanket in her office to wrap up with when it gets cold in the building. 
I really liked the Soft Waves pattern a lot. I found the pattern to be easier to use with a larger size hook, which helps the project go really fast and makes the fabric drape really well. For this afghan, I used a size K, which seems to be my hook of choice right now because I made another ripple using size K that I also love, love, LOVE! I don't have pictures of that one finished, but it turned out beautifully, as a gift for myself (hey, I can't give all my ripples away!). I even put an edging around the finished piece, which I thought might not work, but ended up making the afghan absolutely perfect! Ripple afghans seem to be hard to put edges on; you have to find just the right one to balance the ripples in the body of the afghan.
So far, I have made three ripples to date, I am almost finished with my fourth ripple, and I have plans for another one already! There truly is no end in sight for my ripples!
I finally got the pictures of my finished Soft Waves Ripple off my camera!
It took me one week and one day to make this blanket for a friend of mine back at the end of April/beginning of May. In order to use up some of my scrap yarn, I used two main colors of three rows each, with one row of scrap yarn in between. That way, if I only had a little bit of something left, I only had to do one row with that color. The finished size came out to be approximately 40x60", perfect size for a lap blanket.
I really liked the way it came out and my friend was speechless when I gave it to her. I didn't know what her favorite colors were, so I picked something I knew I would like, and it was perfect. She teaches, so she keeps the blanket in her office to wrap up with when it gets cold in the building. 
I really liked the Soft Waves pattern a lot. I found the pattern to be easier to use with a larger size hook, which helps the project go really fast and makes the fabric drape really well. For this afghan, I used a size K, which seems to be my hook of choice right now because I made another ripple using size K that I also love, love, LOVE! I don't have pictures of that one finished, but it turned out beautifully, as a gift for myself (hey, I can't give all my ripples away!). I even put an edging around the finished piece, which I thought might not work, but ended up making the afghan absolutely perfect! Ripple afghans seem to be hard to put edges on; you have to find just the right one to balance the ripples in the body of the afghan. 
So far, I have made three ripples to date, I am almost finished with my fourth ripple, and I have plans for another one already! There truly is no end in sight for my ripples!
Help, O Humble Ripplers
This is my first crochet project and I learned the stitches from the videos at www.nexstitch.com. I'm practicing swatches using the Soft Waves pattern, but my swatches keep coming out curved. At first I thought it was cause I was using too small of a hook. The top two were done with worsted weight yarn and 4.0mm hook. I then switched to a H8/5.0mm hook for the third swatch, and then to a I9/5.5mm for the bottom swatch. Now, I'm thinking the curve must not just be my gauge, but something else. Is this normal- will it straighten out as I go along? Have any of you had this?
Random Stripe Generator
Granted, I haven't added any new posts to my ripple 'ghan, because I've stalled work on it for a while. Will be able to post when the weather turns cooler in the fall. It's too big and heavy to work on during Spring and Summer.
Anyway...
I thought I'd share this link to a Random Stripe Generator. I think someone out there might find it a usefull tool in selecting colors for their next ripple.
Anyway...
I thought I'd share this link to a Random Stripe Generator. I think someone out there might find it a usefull tool in selecting colors for their next ripple.
Ripple 1 ,2, and 3 ?
This is the original ripple that I started. ripple #1
Ripple #2 using Manos Del Uraguay 
And Ripple #3 Maybe...See I was teaching someone how to amke a ripple and it seemed like it would be easiest to just start one from the beggining, so here it is #3 it would have to be made using a variety of yarns because this yarn is hard to find and cost too much for a whole blanket.
I haven't seen many ripples that use a variety of yarns. I would need to vary my yarn gauges slightly because this is an odd yarn. It's slightly thicker then a worsted .
Ripple #2 using Manos Del Uraguay And Ripple #3 Maybe...See I was teaching someone how to amke a ripple and it seemed like it would be easiest to just start one from the beggining, so here it is #3 it would have to be made using a variety of yarns because this yarn is hard to find and cost too much for a whole blanket. I haven't seen many ripples that use a variety of yarns. I would need to vary my yarn gauges slightly because this is an odd yarn. It's slightly thicker then a worsted .To get all the info on my 3 ripples you can check out my blog. I have more pictures there too.
Call Me Crazy.
Call me crazy. Call me obsessed. Both are accurate at this point. I started another ripple. The first is almost 50% complete. My son suggested that I make his girlfriend a ripple as her graduation present from us. Sounded like a good idea at the time. Yarn was purchased (Simple Soft in a mixture of Brites and regulars). Rippling commenced. Soft Waves pattern, in case you were wondering.You can read a few more details on my blog.Sunday, May 27, 2007
Wow, Ive finally finished up on my Granny Square Along afghan so now Im starting my Round Ripple Soft Waves afghan. Im making it for a friend of mines friend. huh? I cant write poetry!
I got the pattern from Mik Knits & Crochets, Too!. Its a great pattern very easy and simple to read. I love the colors. Its going to a baby boy that is due in September. Its my first ripple attempt. If I like it Im thinking of making a big one for my king bed.
Ok Ill send more pics as I progress along. Have a very Happy Memoria Day!
Say ooooh! Say aaaah!
I just had to show off again. The little-boy-big-bed-blanket arrived at its intended destination. This picture made it worth the pricey shipping it cost me to get it there. My daughter says he loves it and I can't believe it was the perfect size because it was my practice peice and I was just using up odd skeins of yarn plus a few I had to buy to make it big enough. I was guessing at the size. I think I guessed pretty good.
Addendum to the finished ripple
I just wanted to share this: I just washed my purple ripple in cold water with Ivory Snow, on the delicate cycle, and fabric softener in the rinse. Then dried it on delicate low heat setting. OMG it is so soft and cuddly I just wanted to wrap up in it and nap! It turned out beautiful!
My first ripple-DONE!
I finished it today......Caron Simply Soft in every shade of purple available. I am pretty happy with it. This one will go to my daughter. Now I'm going to start a Halloween granny square afghan I found on line....it is AWESOME. But I have been toying with the idea of making an orange and black Halloween ripple too. Then some Christmas throws...maybe a granny and ripple. I will be crocheting nonstop to the end of the year..........then start all over!
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