After I finished my Rumpled Ripple Scarf I knew my next project would be to expand that pattern into an afghan size. The pattern in essentially the same but for the afghan (and anything larger than a scarf) the foundation chain will need to be more repeats.
This pattern is so squishy and soft and I knew it would make a perfect baby blanket. I chose an a rainbow of colors, making it as bright and colorful as possible. This blanket is off to Sweden to the newest baby in our family.
This pattern uses US crochet terms. I used a variety of acrylic worsted weight yarn. The colors I used
Red - Red Heart Soft Really Red
Orange - Red Heart Super Saver Pumpkin
Yellow- Lion Brand Vanna's Choice Radiant Yellow
Light Green - Lion Brand Vanna's Choice Radiant Lime
Dark Green - Lion Brand Vanna's Choice Kelley Green
Blue Red Heart Soft Teal
Purple - Stitch Studio by Nicole Story Book Lullaby Mulberry
The hook I used was size I. This finished size of this blanket was about 38" square but your project may end up larger or smaller depending on your hook, yarn and tension. It may be best to stitch of a swatch of several rows of 1-2 repeats then calculate how many repeats you want based on the finished size you are wanting.
Rumpled Ripples Rainbow Baby Afghan
Special Stitches
Cobble Pattern - alternating dc and sc (each segment of the cobble pattern will be 7 stitches long and start and end with double crochet)
Increase - sc, dc, sc all in the same st
Decrease (worked over 3 stitches)- insert hook into the st, yo, pull up a loop, skip the next st, insert hook into the next st, yo, pull up a loop, yo and pull through all three loops on the hook
Beginning of row decrease (worked over the first 2 stitches of each row starting with row 2)- insert hook into the st, yo and pull up a loop, yo and insert hook into the next st, yo and pull up a loop, yo and pull through 2 loops, yo and pull through all three loops on the hook - This stitch counts as a dc
End of row decrease (worked over the last 2 stitches of each row starting with row 2) - yo and insert the hook into the st, yo and pull up a loop, yo and pull through 2 loops, insert the hook into the next st, yo and pull up a loop, yo and pull through all three loops on the hook- This stitch counts as a dc
Pattern
Video tutorial of this stitch pattern can be found HEREFoundation chain: ch multiples of 18 -1 (17, 35, 53, 71 etc) For this afghan I did 9 repeats and my foundation chain was 161.
Row 1: dc in 3rd ch from hook (counts as the first dc in the cobble pattern), *work the cobble pattern for a total of 7 stitches up the side of the front mountain. Increase in the next ch, work the cobble for a total of 7 stitches down the back side of the mountain, decrease over the next 3 stitches, repeat from * across. Do not work the final decrease at the very end, just end with the 7 stitches down the back side of the last mountain. Ch 1 turn.
Row 2: Work beginning of row decrease over the first 2 stitches (counts as the first dc of the cobble pattern), *work the cobble pattern for 7 stitches up the front side of the mountain, increase, work cobble pattern for 7 stitches down the back side of the mountain, decrease over the next 3 st, repeat from * across. Do not work the final decrease, instead work the end of row decrease over the last 2 stitches (will count as the last dc in the cobble pattern), ch 1 turn.
Row 3 and onward: Repeat row 2 changing colors as you like until your project is as long as you like. For my project I did 3 rows of each color before changing to the next color. For the best results from this pattern I recommend using as least 2 colors.
To change colors:
I find I get the best results if I change colors by finishing the last stitch of the row with the new color. For this pattern that will be the End of Row Decrease stitch. Work the stitch as normal but just before the final "yarn over and pull through all three loops on the hook" drop the working yarn to the back, and holding the new color yarn from the back work the final "yarn over and pull through all three loops on the hook" in the new yarn. The tails from this color change will need to be woven into the work with a yarn needle at the end.This pattern and these photos are my own work. Please link back to this blog post when sharing. Thank you!
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