Sunshine Round Ripple Baby Afghan Pattern
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Jiffy Quick & Easy Mohair Look Yarn:
- 4 ½ 3 oz skeins baby blue - color A
- 2 ½ 3 oz skeins light yellow - color B
- 2 ½ 3 oz skeins white - color C
Hook: 8.00 mm / L US
Abbreviations: Ch, chain; sc, single crochet; dc, double crochet; st, stitch; sts, stitches; beg, beginning or begin; rep, repeat; tog, together; sp, space; rnd(s) round(s); yo, yarn over.
Special Abbreviations/Instructions:
Shell - Work (2 dc, ch 2, 2 dc) in space or stitch indicated.
Beg Shell - Work (ch 3, dc, ch 2, 2 dc) in space or stitch indicated.
Small Shell - Work (dc, ch 2, dc) in space or stitch indicated.
Joining with dc - attach new color to hook, yo and insert hook into space or stitch indicated, yo and pull through space or stitch indicated (three loops on hook), yo, pull through first 2 loops on hook, yo pull through last 2 loops.
Joining with sc - attach new color to hook, insert hook into space or stitch indicated, yo and pull through space or stitch indicated (two loops on hook), yo, pull through 2 loops on hook.
Directions:
With color A, ch 4, join with sl st to form ring.
RND 1: Ch 3, work 11 dc in ring, join with sl st in top of beg ch-3 = 12 dc.
RND 2: Ch 3, dc in same sp, 2 dc in each st around, join in top of beg ch-3 = 24 dc.
RND 3: Ch 3, *skip next st, (dc, ch 2, dc) in next st; rep from * around ending with dc in base of beg ch-3, ch 2 sl st in top of beg ch-3 = 12 small shells.
RND 4: Work beg shell in ch-2 sp, *shell in next ch-2 sp; rep from * around, sl st in top of beg ch-3 = 12 shells.
RND 5: Sl st in next st, ch 3, *shell in next ch-2 sp, dc in next dc, skip next 2 dc, dc in next st; rep from * around, sl st in top of beg ch-3.
RND 6: Sl st in next st, ch 3, dc in next st, *shell in next ch-2 sp, dc in each of next 2 dc, skip next 2 sts, dc in each of next 2 dc, rep from * around ending with skip 2 sts, sl st in top of beg ch-3.
RND 7: Sl st in next st, ch 3, dc in each of next 2 sts, *small shell in next ch-2 sp, dc in each of next 3 sts, skip 2 sts, dc in each of next 3 sts; rep from * ending with skip 2 sts, sl st in top of beg ch-3. Tie off color A.
RND 8: With color B dc in each of next 3 sts, *shell in ch-2 sp, dc in each of next 3 dc, skip next 2 sts, dc in each of next 3 dc, rep from * around ending with skip 2 sts, sl st in top of beg ch-3.
RND 9: Sl st in next st, ch 3, dc in each of next 3 sts, *shell in next ch-2 sp, dc in each of next 4 sts, skip 2 sts, dc in each of next 4 sts; rep from * ending with skip 2 sts, sl st in top of beg ch-3. Tie off color B.
Continue working rounds 7-9, having 2 additional dc on each rep between shells, EXCEPT when on row 7 which uses the SMALL SHELL - this is to help keep afghan smooth and flat. Work in color sequence as follows:
RND 10: Begin color C. SMALL SHELL ROUND
RND 11: Color C.
RND 12: Color C.
RND 13: Begin color B. SMALL SHELL ROUND
RND 14: Color B.
RND 15: Begin color A.
RND 16: Color A. SMALL SHELL ROUND
RND 17: Color A.
RND 18: Color A.
RND 19: Color A. SMALL SHELL ROUND
RND 20: Color A.
RND 21: Color A. Do not tie off. Continue to border.
Tri-colored Loopy Border
RND 1: Continuing with color A, *ch 5, skip 2 st, sc in next st; rep from * around, ending with sc in same st as beg. Tie off color A.
RND 2: With Color B, sc in the next stitch on edge of afghan (to the left of 1st Color A sc), *ch 5, skip 2 st, remove loop from hook and pull under color A ch 5, insert hook in loop again, sc in next st (to the left of next Color A sc); rep from * around, ending with sl st in same sc as beg. Tie off color B.
RND 3: With Color C, sc in the next stitch on edge of afghan (to the left of 1st Color B sc), *ch 5, skip 2 st, remove loop from hook and pull under color A and B ch 5, insert hook in loop again, sc in next st (to the left of next Color B sc); rep from * around, ending with sl st in same sc as beg. Tie off color C.
This is a basic pattern that can easily be modified for different looks. I will add examples over time of how I got different looks with this same pattern. Please share yours in a comment below too, or link to your own Gather article or image, if you prefer.
Princess Pink Round Ripple: I started this a long time ago, and I am going off memory, so this is what you get when you go off my memory - any questions, you might get more from my memory but I am not making any promises. I started out with the plan to make a larger version of this pattern in new colors, but ran out of yarn only to find they were not making these colors anymore (that I can find, at least). It is the wonderfully soft Lionbrand yarn in Cotton Candy pink, baby pink, and white. I think I used the L hook still, or perhaps whatever size the yarn recommends on the wrapper. It is 7 rows of dark pink (cotton Candy was the name I believe), 2 rows of baby pink (it was Lion Brand Baby and only comes in the smaller skeins), the 3 rows of white, 2 rows of baby pink, 7 rows of dark pink, 2 rows of baby pink, 1 row of white, and then for the border (since I ran out of the pinks) I only went around once on the loopy border to get the more lacy look. This was a gift for my cousin, Micheal, who will be a daddy this spring to a baby girl. He joked at the shower that this one was going to his office, instead of to the baby, who had enough already. I may have to crochet one for him now to make sure the baby gets this one. I am sure he would prefer other colors anyway.
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My Other Patterns:
Dogwood Blossom 8 to 16 Point Round Ripple Pattern
Sunshine Round Ripple Baby Afghan Pattern
Girlie Flower Baby Afghan Pattern (Crochet)
Little Boy Blue 8 Point Round Ripple Baby Afghan
Eight Point Round Ripple Crochet Preemie Afghan
Monica's Simple Ripple Crochet Baby Blanket
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Jacqueline - You have to come and show pictures when you get it done - even if it is a year from now!
Pam - See what I said to Richard. If you like doing the granny squares, this is only a little more complicated - like a ripple and a granny. I love the versatility of working in rounds. It is easy to play with pattern and decide when you want to stop. I never got pics of the blue one I sent you - can you post a picture of it? Jordan said she wanted a blue and yellow blanket like this - so maybe you should make her one for her birthday. She already has blankets from me.
The other great thing about this yarn is it is machine washable and dryable. I'll be interested to hear from Jennifer on how well it wears with washing. I'd probably still suggest it be washed inside a pillow case.
But don't think you can fool me. you've in fact used a neo-enigma code to reveal highly sensitive military secrets, and in the guise of an innocent crafting article you've placed the free world at risk..
e.g. 'Sl st in next st, ch 3, dc in next st" actually means "sleeper in Stalingrad insists new exchange stat. Chechnya on the third, DC interceptor needs extra er .. stuff" ok, maybe i'm not that hot at interpreting this afterall, but i amused myself. ;)
I will be taking this pattern to the tire store today, without the yarn, and following your instructions for both the pattern and proper coddled insanity. I do believe the afghan will add a fine touch!
Chris - Well done Grasshopper. Now, while at the tire store, be sure to pretend to crochet and anxiously refer to the pattern page frequently. Call people over and ask if what you have made so far matches the picture on the pattern page. then ask if they would like to buy the final piece. If they say no, then jump up and take them in your arms, begin waltzing with them as you sing "We are the Champions." I'm quite sure by the time you finish the songthey will gladly hand over a $20 at least.
That would then make both of you thiefs and ion no way the originator of these patterns.
I can see how both of you could think up the idea, because there have been several items I have designed and later found out someone else had the same exact idea, using a different term for it.
It takes a lot of gall to come here and accuse someone of stealing, when there was a pattern just like this decades before either one of you came up with this. Perhaps Bec, you should do a through research of past patterns, then take down the site where you state you came up with this idea.
And Monica could then do the same.
If someone wants to replicate what I have done here, this is what they need to do. You can find thousands of Granny square patterns that are extremely similar and may even be worded similarly (it is a pattern after all, there are only so many words you can use). The original pattern I modified this from was a Bernat Pattern that a friend of mine sent me. While I used their technique to get the rippled round shape - I changed the wording a lot to make it easier to understand and to fit the different pattern. I also included additional information about joining with the DC and SC as well as adding the border.
I did not create that border myself, but got the instructions for a two tone version in a pattern book years ago. I had to work the pattern to make sure that the border would work (this pattern is a total of 21 rows which with the skipping of stitches as decribed gives the perfect number of stitches on the last row so that the border works).
So, I call this my pattern because I have used a variety of techniques from other places in a new way. Someone else could have come up with the same thing but I doubt their wording is exact as this is unless they copied from me, because I wrote this pattern myself. It is not exactly like any of the resources I used to create this new pattern. It is quite different actually. I sleep just fine, knowing I have done nothing wrong. Check your friend's pattern again and I am sure you will see differences. I will gladly send you the original pattern I based this off of through e-mail if you would like.
I don't know who you upset, but what they're doing to you is pure crap.
What a lucky baby to have such a pretty blanket. I would probably do it in a heavier yarn just because of the amount of washing baby items need. My son had a favorite blanket made in a heavier yarn that lasted for years and years.
Makes no difference when you have a pattern that you have no idea who created it , just doing the pattern gives credit to whomever created it . Your baby blanket was wonderful keep them coming
thanks!
Bella - If you have the correct number of shells for the previous row then you should be fine. (12 shells) These shells will end up as your points. If you have the correct # of shells, then keep going a few rows and see if it flattens out some. If you have too many shells, it will not be flat. Let me know if this does not help you. I'd love to see a picture when you are done!
Two causes of this are using a hook that is too small for the yarn or the point is too sharp. Look for a hook with a bigger throat (the cut out behind the point).
A third cause lies in the yarn. Some yarn types are not plied very tightly (twisted) or if it's reused yarn, the plies tend to seperate easily. Try different brands of hooks till you find a shape/size that works for you.
I read a tip in a library book yesterday that I can't wait to try. When you start a new skein, put a rubber band around the label. As you pull yarn out of the middle, the rubberband squeezes down, and since the hollow space is gone, the yarn doesn't tangle nearly as much as you get to the end of the skein. If anyone tries this, let me know how it works for you.
Also, I'm thinking I won't be losing so many labels.
Did you know you can put a photobucket picture right into the comment?
It's the middle link on photobucket marked html tag.
basically the thing you have to remember that is when doing dc you want to inc 12 sts per rnd so when working with 8 you would increase 8 sts in one row and 16 in the next or add 1 st per sector then add 2 in the next round...
I'll be back in touch soon.
Karen
Secondly, this "dispute" about who or where the pattern originated is rather silly. Good ideas [or any ideas, for that matter] have to come from SOMEPLACE...Haven't a lot of you thought about something new, or a new variation on something, but then you just didn't write it down, and then a year or two later, someone else had published "your" idea....Happens all the time......The thing is, Monica, from the first, said it was her variation to a Bernat pattern...And I love the rolled look to the loopy fringe [don't like regular fringe since you can never get it to lay straight and it knots up, etc. easily, so I either just do a nice edge on an afghan, or a longer loopy type fringe]....We all tend to look at stuff just a bit differently, sometimes, OR, we "customize" a pattern at times. Myself, I didn't like the chain 3 to join/go to the next round, so I slipped stitched in row 4 [I think] and slipped stitchec over to the chain two space, THEN chained three and made the shell for the next row. The only thing a little tricky, at all, by doing it this way, is that for the small shell row you need to chain five for the first part of the shell, then continue on....
I'm gonna sign off for now, and come right back....my internet service often bumps me off before I can get a full email out, so, well, I'll be right back....
Had a bit of trouble getting back onto this site.....I wrote my second response, and well, it got lost...nothing like Earthlink.net......guess I should be thankful that I even have internet......Such is life
Anyways, Speaking of copying/ customizing patterns....Just where do all the "new" patterns come from....Well, if yo look at this pattern, it looks very much like a thread doily pattern, around for AGES. someone just decided to make it an afghan, and upsized the hook and thread....The star afghan I'm making now from this pattern is with a G hook. and Red Heart knitting worsted weight yarn. I had nine, 6 oz. skeins of a discontinued varigated color, named "Reef", and figured that it was enough to make an afghan...I'll work it for as big as I'll want, or eight skeins, reserving a skein for the loopy fringe.....I'm on the third skein now, and it's laying flat, just fine.
Back to the discussion on where patterns come from....
Thirty years ago, when those large granny square vests were popular [made several], I liked this one solid square made up of single crochet, worked in the back loop. Took that square and added more rows [changing colors, making stipes, gives it more interest, but a solid is nice, too], and used it for baby blankets, even afghans. To finish, I like to use the reverse double crochet.....Like the ripple star, you have to accomodate the corners to keep it flat, and I use two rows of chain three in the corners and one row of chain two.
And finally, about the rubber band around the yarn labels, been doing that for well over twenty years [and yes, I do wish I had sent that "tip" into a magazine, but it was just so logical, I felt that everyone was doing it, already]. What I like to do now, though, is buy those packs of thicker/flat hair elastics that are joined with a metal connector and use those, since they wear better.
I have encountered this "Lyn" online and her army of faithful followers, she does offer some nice patterns online, but she is nut case when it comes to anything that is remotely similiar to hers. She accusses people of stealing her patterns all the time! Especially the round ripple.... I hold in my hand a copy of a1973 -McCalls and it has a big beautiful ROUND RIPPLE blanket in Browns and Oranges and Rust colors (1970's ya know) This pattern I have is almost identical to "Lyn's" so called original pattern that she has online for 5+ years!!! Mine if from 1973.....It has irked me for a long time that she claims this pattern as her original and attacks others who come up with a variation of it....yest I often wonder if she took the 1973 pattern that she thought everyone surely had forgotten about and now claims it as her own!!! Koodoos to you for keeping your pattern online and sharing with others! Yours is written very nicely and seems easier to follow then hers!!
Jennifer v., I am glad you are enjoying the pattern. I would love to see a pic of it when it is done.
l'm gonna try it now and see where l will get stuck, eventually l always do...lol
l hope this is a positive site rather than a party pooper one as l noticed above.
lt clearly stated that you modified it from a bernat pattern, duh to the illiterate whiners.
J Corn, Thanks, I like to share how I have made things and learn from others too.
claudia jane, If you get stuck just give me a holler and I will help you figure it out. I would love to see your finished product. This is a very good site here, and Like I said to J, I am sure those people really thought they were defending their friend, and since they have not come back, I am sure it is all understood now. Thanks for commenting and enjoy the pattern.
Glad everyone is enjoying the pattern! Thanks for commenting.
I am new at doing round ripple afghans and would like to get ahold of some more patterns. If anyone knows a site where I can go please let me know. Monica I really like the baby afghan you made.
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Katherine L., Welcome to Gather! I would love to see your finished product. Send me a link or post it here. I would love to see your border - I am always looking for good borders.
Kathryn Esplin-Oleski, Thanks - I still think about you and a leftie lesson for crocheting - when I find a good one I will let you know.
I had to add my own comment on your lovely pattern, it is beautiful. I am currently expecting and I'm trying to figure out what to make for my second. The first got a basket weave blanket I made with a cone of a snowflake type yarn (I got it at Bernat's factory outlet, only a 45 min. drive down the road from me).
I'm not sure what yarn I will use with this pattern, but I did find out that I'm having another boy, so I think this will be nice. It even have a bit of a spiderman feel (if in time he decides he like spiderman) without actually being a spiderman blanket, which I have seen posted somewhere out there in cyber-space.
Thanks again for posting such a wonderful pattern.
Janna,
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