24 June 2015

UPDATE: Neapolitan Ice Cream Ripple from 2010

UPDATE: This pattern was updated over night and is now good to go

Several people have seen and asked for my Neapolitan Ice cream Ripple 

A Basic 16st Repeat Ripple Pattern


TIP1: When you are making a very big ripple throw or blanket then add on an extra few stitches in the first ch st row, then remove them later..this allows for any miss counting of stitches when you get to 200 and something its easy to miss count.

TIP2:If you are creating your own ripple with more or less stitches on the up and down always always start with a set of decrease sts first...so you go down then up with the ripple first then the straight edge people find so difficult will be easy to achieve

This is a ripple with a decrease of three sts, and a increase of 3 sts, with the in-between count of 6dc sts (6tr sts) this up and down 6sts count, could actually be any number of sts, depending on the ripple you want. 
The in-between sts, will give a deeper or flatter ripple.


This 16sts, count Ripple. 

You need a multiple of, 6sts up, 1st, for the increase then 6sts down then 3sts tog, for the decrease so that makes a st count of 16sts 
I've worked out with a small sample how many sts you need to make the blanket you require....

Using a 4mm hook and the dk 
16ch sts, measures approx. 3.5" (9cm)


I am actually making a Baby Blanket size approx:25/26" by 30"
 7 ripples of 16sts, making a base ch of 112sts
after crocheting a few rows this has worked out to be...

112sts is approx. 25.5"
 and 
8rows is approx. 3.5" (9cm)



US Tems in black and UK Terms in red

BASIC BABY NEAPOLITAN RIPPLE PATTERN
 ch 112 (7 ripples of 16 sts) plus 2 as the first dc (tr)



UPDATE NOTE: 
I decided a single row of shell stitches was all it needed so it wasn't going to be quite as wide as a stroller blanket, if you want a wider blanket nearer to the stroller size add another 16sts to make 8 ripples across and not the 7 ripples of original pattern...making 128ch st base +2sts as first dc


ROW 1: (the ch2 counts as the first dc (tr)), 1dc (tr),is in the third st from the hook, (you now have 2sts)

1dc, (1tr) in the next 4sts. (= 6sts) 


Half make a dc (tr) in the next 3sts, you will have 4 loops on hook, 

pull yarn through all loops to cluster tog, the 3 sts (this is the decrease, the bottom of the ripple)


1dc (1tr) in the next 6sts, 


 3dc (3tr), in the next st (this is the increase of the ripple and the top)

*1dc (1tr) in the next 6sts

half make a dc (tr), in the next 3 sts and then pull yarn though all 4 loops on the hook drawing 3 sts tog, (this is the decrease and the ripple bottom)


1dc (1tr) in the next 6sts, 


 3dc (3tr), in the next st (this is the increase of the ripple and the top)


then repeat from * to make 6 complete ripples

the 7th and last ripple...
1dc (1tr) in next 6sts, half make a dc (tr), in the next 3 sts and cluster tog.

1dc (1tr) in the next 4sts, 2dc (2tr), in the last st.


TO TURN...
Row 2:Turn, ch2 counts as first dc (tr), 1dc (1tr) in the first st, 

1dc (1tr), in the next 4sts, 
(so including the ch 2 st, you should have 6 dc [6tr],)
cluster tog the next 3 sts (bottom of ripple)

1dc (1tr), in the next 6sts


3sts in the next st ( this should be the middle st of the 3 increase sts of row below)

1dc (1tr) in the next 6sts, 
 cluster tog. the next 3sts

1dc (1tr) in the next 6sts repeat the 16st ripple pattern to end, 
finish with 1dc (1tr), in the next 4sts, 2dc (2tr), in the last st, turn



Row3: repeat row 2 until your ripple is as big as you want it to be in length.
dk and 4mm hook is working out approx. 8rows = 3.5" (9cm).

 I will be making my baby blanket approx. 28-30" Long...
approx.64 rows and I'm working the colours in double stripes, 
so that will be 32 coloured, ripple stripes.


Colour changing.
When you get the the last st of every pair of ripples (a double stripe)

before completing the second part of the last st, pull the new colour yarn through instead of the last colour to complete the st,



  cont. with the new colour.
Change colour every 2rows
SHELL EDGING PATTERN CLICK HERE

Happy Hooking



Full size adult blanket Yarn Pack now available Loremar.co.uk
this yarn pack is in STYLECRAFT Special for the full size blanket below

BABY RIPPLE

BLANKET WEIGHT APPROX: 340G
SIZE APPROX:29" X 35"

BABY RIPPLE SHELL EDGING PATTERN HERE

Use the 16sts repeat ripple pattern and start with a chain of 8 ripples x 16sts (128ch sts) 
as the base chain
Work 36 x 2row stripes to give a Stroller size baby Blanket 



16 June 2015

CROCHET: Chunky cowl from motif in book 1

Made from the Pattern on page 124 of my book 
Granny Squares

 Chunky Yarn and a 6mm hook 






WIP of stripes...with no ends to deal with



Happy Hooking 

13 June 2015

Crochet String Bag....Tales from a Happy House

Only just seen this posting on 
Tales from A Happy House 

Go take a peek at Gillians lovely bag

She has made the String bag from my book Granny Squares, (page 76 for the pattern) and taken some beautiful picture

Thanks Gillian for a lovely write up abut the pattern and the string bag...hope its  still shopping with you
Love to experiment with different yarns and i have made several string bag over the years
sc string bags
 peg pots made in string...

  and one or two string stool covers too
the string I like the best is 50p a ball in packs of 4 from B&M Stores



Happy Hooking 

12 June 2015

CROCHET: A Solid Granny Square.....


Plain solid colours or blended yarns for extra depth and texture, joined with a light or dark colour..endless possibilities for the solid granny square


First solid granny square variations and blended yarns
from February 2012 below


Solid Granny Square variations
Tweedy Solid Granny Squares....either use a tweed yarn, there are many fabulous yarns to pick from or you can mix sock wool with dk....which is how i made these squares.


Happy Hooking

11 June 2015

Solid Granny Square Pillow free pattern and Yarn Packs now available

Stylecrafft Yarn Art/Loremar.co.uk new packs now available


Solid Granny Square FREE PATTERN HERE

The blanket pattern in the picture below, to go with the Ocean pillow is a square version of the hexagon pillow pattern on page 88 of my book Granny Squares
you could also make the pillow in this pattern with this pack in the Ocean colours 

The BLANKET pattern to make the square motif version will be added soon



 Also now available the 
Berry solid Granny Square pillow Yarn pack 
Stylecraft yarn

this pillow goes beautifully with the Chunky Monkey throw 
Stylecraft Special Chunky 
free pattern here


Happy Hooking