Round Ripple

[sprtsbear]

I making a round ripples afghan for a baby coming in the next few weeks. How big should I make it?

[shelain22]

The one I made for Anna is at her Nanny's, but here you can see it in relation to a newborn baby....

 

http://i21.photobucket.com/albums/b255/shelain22/Mybear.jpg

http://i21.photobucket.com/albums/b255/shelain22/Myblankie.jpg

[mudpie]

Shelain, that is the most adorable photo!

[xmaystarx]

That is just the most precious picture I've ever seen!

[mudpie]

Oh, sorry, Sprtsbear. I lost my whole train of thought after seeing that little angel. I usually make my round ripples anywhere from 40 to 48" in diameter. I know that may sound large, but you have to remember, you don't have the corners of a traditional square blanket, so I make them a little larger for "wrapping" the precious bundle.

[sprtsbear]

Thanks a bunch mudpie. I was wondering if you used worsted weight on your beautiful afghan. That baby is adorable.

[shelain22]

thank you for the compliments! She is cute, isent she. I used caron simply soft for that blanket. The colors were white, the light pink, and rubine red.

[SmileGirl]

Where can I find the pattern? I would love to make one for my 6 weeks baby boy.

 

shelain22, what a adorable baby, congrats!

[yirishrose]

I tried the angelfire link and cant get in. So please pass along the pattern.

yirishrose@hotmail.com

[Stitchinpick]

This is what I know ...

 

Someone posted the same pattern from the anglefire link here:

 

http://www.sewonfire.com/round_ripple_afghan.htm

 

Here are the changes I make. I use Simply Soft (worsted weight) yarn and an H or an I hook. (Depends on the yarn and my mood. Also, Round 3 (in my opinion) should read like this:

 

rnd 3: Ch 3, *skip 1 st, 1 dc, ch 2, 1 dc in SAME st. repeat from * ending with 1 dc in base of ch 3, ch 2, sl st in top of ch 3.

 

For my last row, I do single crochet instead of double and do three sc in the points. Of course some people add picots or shells...