Welcome to Wool on Sundays and thank you to everyone who has been kind enough to leave such encouraging words whilst my Ripple Blanket has been in progress :)
It’s finally finished and photographed!
Whilst I was making it, I intended to have the stripes running widthways across the bed. The foot of the bed (below) precludes having blankets hanging over the end and I thought it was unnecessary to have it reaching higher than the pillows but when I eventually came to try it on the bed I found it touched the floor on each side so it is actually bigger than required. Having come so far, though, frogging was not an option so lengthwise it is!
The blanket is made from machine washable wool. I used Drops Karisma with the exception of the bright yellow, bright green, aqua and the darkest pink, which I added to get a more cheerful colour balance and a 4mm crochet hook. It has turned out to be quite heavy and thick and I’m confident it will be very warm and long lasting.
I used the Attic 24 Ripple Blanket Pattern/Tute, which is very clear and easy to follow and I would recommend it even if you are a crochet beginner.
Because it’s so big, it was hard to take good photos but, hopefully, these give an impression. I’m very happy to say it’s nicer in real life.
Have you had time for any yarn making this week?
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Janine @ Rainbow Hare
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MrsCraft
It looks gorgeous! 😊Great job.
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Janine @ Rainbow Hare
Thank you :)
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Nicola Florence aka Dotty Robins
Lovely colours….you just can’t beat a good ripple! xx
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Janine @ Rainbow Hare
Thank you :)
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lucyannluna
Love the colours it looks fantastic
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Sandra :)
It’s fantastic Janine – how big did it finish too? Those round thumbnail type pics are adorable!
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Maria
The blanket is just fabulous, Janine; you must be so proud of it and you finished it quite quickly when you consider how big it is!
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soma @ whimsandfancies.com
It is gorgeous and photos you took of it are beautiful! I really like the collection of the circular close-up photos. A very lovely finish :)
-Soma
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Kim Sharman
Your ripple blanket is beautiful, Janine. I can only imagine how gorgeous it is in real life!
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Benta
Beautiful! Xxx
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Archie The Wonder Dog
It’s stunning!!!
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