Granny ripple throw help

[Jamela1989]

I am brand new to crocheting. I am attempting to make a contemporary granny ripple throw by red heart. I have only done row 1 but I am afraid that is already wrong so I attached a photo. Please let me know what I did wrong. My second question is at the end of the pattern for the first row it says " turn- 9 points" what does points mean? What do I do here? The pattern can be found at www.redheart.com/free-patterns/contemporary-granny-ripple-throw . Thanks for your help!

[magiccrochetfan]

welcome to the ville!

 

the 9 points is just telling you that you have created 9 points in this row.  

 

when we crochet a ripple pattern, the first row and even the first several rows do not look like a ripple.  You need to make more rows before the ripple design will be visible.  if there is a problem with your first row, I don't think it can be seen in your photo because the photo is blurry and the work so far is twisted around.  it's possible the twisting is caused by your tension being too tight, or the beginning chain being too tight.  can you straighten it and flatten it out?  

[Jamela1989]

In the pattern instructions it doesn't seem to decrease. I will post another picture. If I did mess up I am not sure where I did go wrong.

[Granny Square]

http://www.redheart.com/free-patterns/contemporary-granny-ripple-throw

I think this is the pattern? 

 

In this case, since it's a granny-type pattern, the decreases are achieved by skipping stitches.

 

A ripple is made up of peaks and valleys, ^^^^^^^^^   The peaks (or points in your pattern) are made by increasing (in your pattern 2 groups of 3 dcs with a ch-3 between), the valleys by decreasing, or in your pattern by skipping 5 chains in row 1.

 

Look at your pattern--here is the middle  of row 1

*(3 dc, ch 3, 3 dc) in next ch for point, [skip next 2 ch, 3 dc in next ch] twice **, skip next 5 ch, [3 dc in next ch, skip next 2 ch] twice;

 

Here is the above, broken down in points and valleys - the pattern already tells you where the point is

*(3 dc, ch 3, 3 dc) in next ch for point  ^

[skip next 2 ch, 3 dc in next ch] twice (this is the left side of the hill, heading to the valley) /

** (ignore this until you get to 3 stitches from the end of the row.  This just is a marker to stop and do something different, but only at the end of the row)

skip next 5 ch, (this is the valley) V

[3 dc in next ch, skip next 2 ch] twice (this is the side of the hill heading up to the next peak) \

 

I hope this helps to visualize it?  As Magiccrochetfan said, it is a little hard to see in the first row.

[Granny Square]

Here is what 2 peaks looks like in row 1.  You can see the gap at the bottom middle where skipping 5 chains forces it to turn into a V, and 3DC,3CH, 3DC that form the 2 points at the top.  It looks better once you get more rows going.

[Jamela1989]

So I restarted to see if my pattern would look more like yours and it still looks off. I am frustrated. Not sure where I am going wrong. Sorry if blurry. If you need I can use a different camera. Skipping the 5 chains isn't creating a v for me.

[magiccrochetfan]

keep going, you need to add some peaks/points to see the v or valley.  

[Jamela1989]

I just don't want to get too far and still be wrong since I have restarted a few times already.

[magiccrochetfan]

it looks to me like you are doing it right so far.  i can't exactly count the stitches, but i can see the places where the increases and decreases are, so it looks good to me.  

[Granny Square]

I agree, I think you're on the right track.  I sort of had to coax my piece into a ripple shape to take the scan.  More rows will hold it's shape in place.