Vintage Fan Ripple Stitch Baby Blanket

This blanket is a gift for a cousin and his wife who are expecting their second child in March-- how exciting!

For this blanket, I was inspired by a beautiful, multi-colored blanket that I saw on Chiaki Creates. Thankfully, the blogger included a link to the original pattern from Ravelry called the Vintage Fan Ripple Stitch pattern.

I used a size H crochet hook.  For yarn, I used one skein each of Red Heart Super Saver in Soft White and Turqua-- 364 yards per skein.

This pattern begins with a chain in multiples of 9, plus 1 extra chain.  For every 9 chains, you will get 1 fan. I started with a chain of 127 to make this blanket 14 fans wide.

The stitch is very unique yet easy to follow.  I'll warn you, though, it's not one of those "mindless" stitches-- you'll be counting and paying attention the whole time.  Something else interesting about this pattern:  because the stitches are made through the back loops only, it creates a slightly different look on each side of the blanket.

Front

Back

The pattern involves creating 3 ripple rows followed by 1 fan row (what I will call a "set"), and then repeating these steps.  To create the striped look, I switched colors after each set.  To finish, I continued with blue yarn to stitch the final 3 rows/edging.

Altogether, the blanket measures about 36 inches wide and 30 inches long.  It feels very soft and thick-- perfect for snuggling!

I hope this gives you some ideas for your next project.  Happy hooking!

Jilliane


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Ripple Stitch Baby Blanket

This blanket is a gift for one of my adorable second cousins, Aiden, who will soon be a big brother to the recipient of the Vintage Fan Ripple Stitch blanket.

I was inspired by the color pattern of two blankets-- one on Etsy and one on the Rainbow blog. Both involved varying the thickness of the stripes, which I thought was a pretty cool look.

I followed the Crochet Crowd's video tutorial for the wave/ripple stitch as I have for past projects, like the Cascading Pink Ripple Stitch Baby Blanket.

I used a size H crochet hook and the following yarns:
- Red Heart Super Saver, Aran (beige), 744 yards
- Red Heart with Love, Mango, 370 yards
- Red Heart with Love, Berry Red, 370 yards

The color pattern was as follows:  beige, mango, beige, mango, beige, berry, berry... and repeat.

To finish, I edged the blanket in beige.  This involved creating half double crochet stitches along both straight sides, followed by a row of single crochet stitches around the entire blanket.  As I did with the Cascading Pink Ripple Stitch Baby Blanket, I started the final row in the nook of a ripple to help hide it better.

This blanket turned out really cute and measures 45 inches by 36 inches-- a great size for a toddler.

I hope this gives you some inspiration... Happy hooking!

Jilliane


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Never-Ending Granny Square Blanket

This was a fun project for our niece, Isabella, who I hope will love to cuddle with her new blanket.

I followed The Crochet Crowd's video tutorial for the Never Ending Granny Square.  I used a size H crochet hook and 1-1/2 skeins each of following Red Heart Super Saver yarns:  Soft White, Perfect Pink, and Glowworm.

About 22 minutes into the video tutorial, the instructor talks about splitting one of the shells.  For that shell, I decided to crochet four double crochet stitches, so that it wouldn't be noticeable that one of the double crochets was covered up by the next color yarn.

For edging, I did a single crochet stitch all the way around the blanket.  I crocheted three single crochets into the top of each shell and one single crochet around the yarn in the spaces between shells.

Altogether, the blanket measures 38 inches by 37 inches.  As the video instructor said, this blanket isn't perfectly square because of the "never-ending" aspect of the pattern.  If you study it real hard, the center looks a little cockeyed but honestly-- it's not too noticeable.

Hope this gives you some inspiration for a new project.  Happy hooking!


Jilliane


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Thick & Quick Steelers Blanket

This will be a great Christmas gift for our nephew, Asa, who is a big Steelers fan like the rest of his family!

Once again, I followed the Chunky Crochet Baby Blanket Tutorial, just as I have with past projects like the Thick Striped Baby Blanket and the Thick and Quick Baby Blanket.

I used a size L crochet hook and the following yarn:
- Red Heart Super Saver, Zebra, 244 yards (4 skeins)
- Red Heart Super Saver, Bright Yellow, 362 yards (2-1/2 skeins)   

The "zebra" yarn was a blend of black, grey, and white which created this neat pattern with no effort at all.

Altogether, the blanket measures 52 inches by 32 inches and is a great size for a child-size bed.

Hope this gives you some inspiration... Happy hooking!

Jilliane                                                                        


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