Rippling in The City of Roses

Yeah... First week of Rose Festival here in the City of Roses, Portland Oregon.So it seems only appropriate to hike a whole three blocks over to one of our neighborhood rose gardens...since it's not raining as one would expect this week. This also happens to be a spot I enjoy sitting and rippling. :D

Pattern here 200 Ripple Stitch Patterns .Yes.. yet another Soft Waves. Why reinvent the wheel.. the original popular choice is grand.

Yarns.. Caron Simply Soft, RH Soft Yarn, and a few pale tones of TLC Essentials.

Hook : Clover Soft Touch sizes G / 4.4 mm and H / 5.0mm .

Started with 200 ch. wide. Measures 50 inches wide.

* Now... confession time,

I'm brandie new at bloggin'...so back when I started our Head Ripple Mistress's vacation started and I needed to wait to join all of you. No biggie.. BUT in the process I did not post my first ripple photos here in this blog. Sorry... :(

So............ If I do this right....???

Plaidkitty Crochet...my blog

HOORAY !!!! It worked !

So while I continue patting myself on the back...

go there if you wish.. and see where this all started.

June's Afghan, a Ripple, Has Been Started

I am keeping on track for an afghan a month (crocheted, or knitted) so that I have enough for each family member. June's afghan is a ripple for one of my 6 brothers. This one is in Lionbrand Woolease (soft!) with a J hook and using Strata from 200 Ripple Stitch Patterns. I had started this exact color sequence in the stitch pattern called Lavender Fields, but didn't like the holey gaps that come from skipping stitches. And, the pattern was full of errors - easy enough to figure out and correct, but I just didn't like it. I decided it wasn't worth sucking it up for a full afghan's worth, so I tore it out.

I can't post this to my regular site because this particular brother visits my website and will know it is for him.

I finished the May afghan; a non-ripple one for my mom. I think it turned out very nice.



Peace!

Susan (aka ZenKnit)

Yay, I am ready to start

I am so ready to start my ripple. I keep lurking at all the beautiful color combinations and I get more excited about making mine. It took me forever to pick my colors. I do love the pastels but my home is more earth tones and it just would not go. Then arranging the colors made me feel very indecisive but finally I just said this is it and I'm sticking with it. I am using RH soft and a couple of Bernat Satin. I am using the soft waves pattern and was questioning the edges like the previous poster. It just does not seem like it is going to be straight. I will do a couple of rows more and see what happens. I hope I don't have to frog.

My End Is Looking Weird

I have a strange feeling that this edge is just going to keep getting wider every row. Does it look weird to you guys? (I'm using the Soft Waves pattern) When I was working the chain, I ended up doing the increases into the last two chains. Now, every row after that, I still have stitches to work after those last increases. Is this how its supposed to be?

I started my ripple.....

Yay, I finally started my ripple blanket! Using my own pattern, which I'll post on my blog tomorrow. Had all this yarn sitting there for days waiting for me...

So yesterday I just jumped in and started. I'm using my own pattern, deviating from the previous color arrangement I used in my test piece.


Decided to go with a double row of dc instead of alternating dc/sc, similar in appearance to most people's on the blog here. I'll post my pattern soon--it's easy.

I like everyone's ripples here--I am very inspired by all the creative people out there in yarn-land. Opal has made so many of these it makes my head spin!!! My objective is to make a summer weight blanket. I love the weight of the Sugar & Cream after washing and shrinking, and I love the way it drapes. So in spite of other projects still unfinished, I started. It's been fun so far!

Progressing on the ripple!

Well, it seems that it takes me about an hour per row, so my ripple is going slowly. I don't know if I'm slow or if that's about par, but I kinda wish I could go faster! Oh well. It helps that I recently got addicted to a new TV show and got the DVDs, so now I have an excuse to camp out in front of the TV for 4 hours at a time. :)

I haven't posted about my progress since I had only three stripes, and now I have 14! When I made that last post, I only had three colors (and I was sure I hadn't bought enough yarn). Now I have 8 colors, and two skeins of several of them, so I hope I won't run low. Although I do kind of wish I had started out with a larger hook -- I'm using an I; it was the largest I had -- so that it might be a little bit lighter and drapier. Though I'm certain I'll appreciate the thick warm cosiness of this dense fabric, come January!

Another new rippler!

Hi, I've been admiring these for a while, and joined when I first started my first ripple - the pattern is feathery fans afghan. This is where I am so far, but I think I got lost somewhere in the last row. Most likely when I set it down for a couple days as I'm 2 stitches short at the end of the row I just finished (my first repeat, about 7 rows into it). I'm not sure where, but it also seems much looser for this section than the first - and I'm pretty sure I've not changed tension, but I guess perhaps I did. Heh.

Here is a photo of it, and I may have to frog back to the solid blue to figure out where i went wrong. I'm going to get a stitch counter, or those flip notecards to keep track of it next time. :)

Ready to Start Soft Waves afghan

I have gathered my yarn, Red Heart Soft - 11 different colors, maybe a few more. I've agonized on what order to place the colors
and have finally decided on a sequence (really just tired of obsessing on it).

I'm making this for my son's girl friend for her birthday. We were chatting on AIM a few days ago and she asked me if I could repair her baby blankie. She sent a picture and it was full of holes... I mean really full. It was the epitome of the well loved and well used blankie. She jokingly said maybe she should just frame it. I thought that was a good idea.

I had already been thinking of making her an afghan before this conversation, but afterwards it seemed like the perfect gift for her. She will be 21 in November and an adult blankie to curl up with when the big bad adult world kicks her around might be a welcome thing,

So I've decided on Soft Waves. I'd like it to be a generous size but I'm not sure how many repeats to use . The pattern repeat is 12 plus 3.

Soft Waves has been a popular pattern here. How many repeats have the rest of you used for an adult sized afghan?

Christmas ripple-first repeat

Yes I did start a Christmas ripple. I plan on making a few for gifts so thought I might need to start now. I scoured the stores for holiday yarn and well....there is none. The lady in the yarn department at Walmart said the holiday yarns come in around September. So I got the multicolor red-white-green on Ebay and bought solid red and green Caron Perfect Match locally.

The red stripe in the photo looks a little orange, but it is not. Will post the finished product.

(Megan: thanks for your encouragement-I mastered the granny ripple pattern!)

Pattern: Granny chevrons #190 (200 Ripple Stitches)

I hook

here

My ripple along has gone awry. Can anyone help. My pattern is off I want the soft waves but I know this isn't looking right. Now I should probably mention I learned to crochet while watching my son's basketball game. And only after seeing this joining this blog. You have inspired me. My daughter is leaving for college and I am having a maternal breakdown I am not sure what else to call it. so I found this incredibly soft yarn



and matched it to her very happy room and searched to find someone to teach me to crochet. I won't rest until I know that when she is off in that strange country (dorm life) she will have this blanket to wrap her self up in and feel close to home. (Me stomping my foot.) now it's doing something wrong...it's not me of course... (similar obsession to that pregnancy nesting stuff)


It looks right here....
The clips are the first row.



but definitely not here...


Help???

questions questions....

In the current questioning spirit that seems to be with us today I was wondering what is the biggest hook that anyone has used to make a ripple. I am loving my current blanket, but with a 4.5mm hook and dk yarn (as well as 240 chains) I am definitely in it for the long haul. I feel the need for some relatively instant gratification. Also, what is the thickest yarn anyone has gone for? (as a brit, I am a little hazy on the US nomenclature, but I will do my best!).
Thanking you all in advance (and happy June, by the way).

cotton classic ripple

Has any one seen or made a ripple using tahki cotton classic? I did a google search but all I found were people who were thinking about it. I'm wondering what hook size, pattern and how much yarn it would take ,as well as how long it took. It's pretty small guage wise. I think I use a 6 or 7 when I knit with it.

Help with Susan B's Easy Ripple Pattern!

Hi all- I'm knew to crochet. I've tried several times over the last few years to learn, but always ended up frustrated - not able to read the patterns. I decided to call it quits until I stumbled onto this website and was inspired by all the beautiful ripples. I pulled out yarn from my stash of incomplete (knitting and crochet projects) and am raring to go.

I have a question for all of you that have used the easy ripple pattern. When you get to the end of the chain/row do you complete six dc before you dec2? I chained 178 and when I got to the end of the chain I dc 6 then 3 dc in next chain and then decreased the last 2 stitches. Does that sound right?

This is my second attempt, I ripped out my first because after the 3rd color change my rows weren't lining up. Any suggestions would be much appreciated!

loomed ripple? - treasure hunt

While looking for patterns for my kniffy knitter loom I stumbled across this blog, and a ripple!

A ripple done on a knitting loom... how cool is that! She's still writing up the pattern, but it will soon be available. There are a few more pictures on her blog, and another made with just 1 color. It looks so fun... I have to do this!

New ripple started & another planned

Well I couldn't wait too long before I started a new ripple blanket. I'm using Jan Eaton's Soft waves pattern again, I like the flow of it.

Don't know how big this one will be, I'm using up more of my stash & don't want to buy more yarn.

It's about 90 cm wide, so only time will tell how long it will be, it's a present for a family member.

I also have a new ripple planned & bought the yarn for it yesterday, check out the photo on my blog www.jaggedrose.se.

I haven't started it yet, I will when I've finished the black/red ripple.

A Camo Round Ripple

Hi All!
I've been following this blog for quite a while and finally decided to take the plunge. This round ripple is for my youngest son. It's not done yet, he wants it big. I thought about redoing the center as it's a bit loose, but I've decided it's ok as is...does that make me lazy? LOL. Anyway, I love everyone's ripples...What great inspiration!!

New Rippler

I kept coming back to this site just to drool and then finally decided that I must have a blanket for my very own. Here's a photo of the blanket as of this afternoon (the fuchsia edge is the working edge). I'm using a bunch of worsted weight wools and acrylics and I think I may need a few more colors, but then I'm just going to repeat colors until I run out of yarn. The one stripe I'm not a fan of is the deep green in the middle. I used a chunky weight acrylic thinking it wouldn't really matter and it just looks so bulky. I didn't have the heart to rip it out, though.

I love ripples! I want to make a dozen of these blankets. I will, when I have enough money. It's summer and hot, but I can't wait for the temperatures to fall again so I can cuddle under this growing beast.

Also, feel free to check out my fairly new blog: http://swayswish.blogspot.com

Happy rippling!

-Sway

HELP!!

Ripple is growing. I just laid out my first ripple to measure it and discovered it's growing. Very slightly but it is growing. The row I just finished is almost 2 inches longer then my first row. It's turning into a strange non rectangular shape. It's not very obvious unless you really get it laid out that's whay I hadn't noticed. I'm going to take it apart and start all over. I'm so sad!! I don't want to make the same error again. Any idea what I'm doing wrong? I thought I had that darn soft waves figured out. I can't believe I have to take it apart..

I've STARTED! Finally!

I think the pattern is #179 from Jan Eaton's book (Old Shale), but the link to the post with photo is here. I started because it's one of the most meditative knits I know, and I needed the calming influence. The colors work in my living room beautifully - and this will be throw-sized, not bed-sized!
(((hugs)))

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