Crochet ripple afghan lesson"Quick & easy crochet"
Todays crochet classes deal with the rippleFree and easy crochet classes for the crochet ripple afghan, instructions and photos. Beginners can find a ripple a little bit confusing when they are just learning to crochet. But after you do a few rows and get going you will find that making a ripple afghan is just about the easiest blanket you can make.
Showing you how to make a ripple crochet blanket using written instructions with pictures. You will need to think of the ripple as mountains and valleys. To create the up and downs for your Crochet ripple afghan you may want to think of it as mountain peaks (above picture) you will add 3 single crochet in one stitch and in the valleys (below picture) you will skip two stitches. This will create the up and down or zig zag of the ripple. Your first couple of rows will not look like much but by the time you have 4 or 5 you will see this clearly.
How to crochet a blanketYou can make this blanket in any color or size you choose. You may design your blanket from the size of doll blanket to a huge king size cover with just the amount of chain you start with. The yarns you can choose is also very flexible, the ripple crochet blanket can be made using cotton or wool thread to synthetic yarns.Thread crochet (which will take forever) to bulky yarns (quick and easy). Any choice is open to you there is no rule on yarns. Also the hook you use will be according to the yarn you choose and how tight you want the single crochet. When you crochet this afghan you can use any hook, any stitch, any yarn or any colors you want the crochet ripple afghan is the most flexible of all the afghans
The stitches you use could also be popcorn stitch, shell stitch or plain single crochet. With this blanket there is just no end to the designs and variations you can come up with.
Remember you can use any size hook and whatever type of yarn you desire. I am going to instruct you how to make one and I will be using a "I" hook with sports weight yarn in the pictures shown and making it with the single crochet stitch. Step by step crochet directions
Baby afghan pattern rippleTwo sizes - 15" X 17" preemie size - 30" X 34" baby size. Yarn: Soft Sports or 4 ply Yarn - 4 (8) oz, Color A, 3(7) oz color B Crochet hook IFoundation: chain 76 for doll or preemie size ( Baby size 152) Row 1 : SC into second chain from hook and next 4 chains. *3 SC in next chain. SC in next 4 chains. Skip 2 chains. SC in next 4 chains.* Repeat from * to the end. CH 1, turn. Row 2 : Skip first SC. Working in back loops only, SC in next 4 SC. *3 SC in next SC. SC in next 4 SC. Skip 2 SC. SC in next 4 SC.* Repeat from * to end. CH1, turn. Attach Color B. Row 3 : Using Color B, Skip first SC. Working in back loops only, SC in next 4 SC. *3 SC in next SC. SC in next 4 SC. Skip 2 SC. SC in next 4 SC.* Repeat from * to end. Row 4 : Skip first SC. Working in back loops only, SC in next 4 SC. *3 SC in next SC. SC in next 4 SC. Skip 2 SC. SC in next 4 SC.* Repeat from * to end. CH1, turn. Drop Color B, pick up Color A. Rows 5 - 46 (94) : Repeat Rows 3 & 4. End with Color A. Are You Addicted To Knitting and/or Crochet?
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