The last of the 8 blankets I have crocheted for my Grandchildren. It is quite a relief to know they all have one now.
I am following in the footsteps of my paternal Grandmother who crocheted a blanket for each of her 14 grandchildren, luckily, I only have 8.
The brief: Big Bro wanted ripples like his brother’s blanket, but different.
He wanted bright rainbow colours and lots of blues. I made a sample in all Stylecraft Special DK yarn, but the purple, orange and some of the blues were not quite right, so we scoured the internet to find the colours he liked.
I always really enjoy the design process with my Grandchildren. They have very clear ideas about what they want and I like to encourage them. I believe it is important to give children opportunities to make creative decisions – a life skill worth having which encourages them to develop their own style.
The pattern is Attic24’s Neat Ripple Blanket using Acrylic DK and 4.5mm hook
I did a starting Chain of 213
It measures 1m 34cm x 1m 94cm
Each row of colour (2 rows of crochet) takes about 15 gms of SSDK yarn.
The mix of repeating colour orders and random mixes makes the blanket more interesting – well I think so. Do you agree? Or would you prefer a strict repeating pattern?
Colour Order:
You can find the colour order for the first 30 rows in this post.
Rows 31 onwards
Geraardsbergen (2011). Scheepjes Colour Crafter
Petrol James C Brett Top Value Shade 846
Hayfield Bonus Extra Value Shade 0824
Turquoise SSDK (Stylecraft Special Double Knit)
Petrol SSDK
Green SSDK
Grass Green SSDK
Sunshine SSDK
Bright Orange – James C Brett
Matador SSDK
Fuchsia Purple SSDK
Orchid – King Cole Pricewise DK
Purple – King Cole Pricewise DK
Lobelia – SSDK
Royal – SSDK
Lapis – SSDK
Aster – SSDK
Turquoise – SSDK
Azure – Hayfield Bonus DK, Extra Value (0824)
Empire – SSDK
Petrol – SSDK
Bottle – SSDK
Green – SSDK
Grass – SSDK
Sunshine SSDK
Bright Orange – James C Brett
Matador – SSDK
Raspberry – SSDK
Fuchsia Purple – SSDK
Orchid – King Cole Pricewise DK
Purple – King Cole Pricewise DK
Royal SSDK
Geraardsbergen (2011). Scheepjes Colour Crafter
Aster – SSDK
Lapis – SSDK
Empire – SSDK
Azure – Hayfield Bonus DK, Extra Value (0824)
Turquoise – SSDK
Petrol James C Brett Top Value Shade 846
Petrol – SSDK
Bottle – SSDK
Green – SSDK
Grass – SSDK
Sunshine SSDK
Bright Orange – James C Brett
Matador – SSDK
Fuchsia Purple – SSDK
Orchid – King Cole Pricewise DK
Purple – King Cole Pricewise DK
Lobelia – SSDK
Royal – SSDK
Geraardsbergen (2011). Scheepjes Colour Crafter
Aster – SSDK
Turquoise – SSDK
Azure – Hayfield Bonus DK, Extra Value (0824)
Petrol – James C. Brett
Empire – SSDK
Petrol – SSDK
THE BORDER
The first row in Petrol – James C. Brett, filled in the troughs of the waves, following the instructions onAttic24’s website.
The second row of single crochet (US) is in the same yarn.
Third row in Azure – Hayfield Bonus DK, Extra Value (0824) is double crochet (US)
Fourth and last row is in Turquoise SSDK in Crab Stitch.
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Ta Dah!!!
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For other crocheted blankets go to my THROWS page
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