OK, so it’s not technically an N. However, I scoured books and the Internet and apparently N is also not a crochet friendly letter. (Whose idea was this A-Z thing anyway?) For quite some time I toyed with the idea of starting with ‘not…’ (insert words of choice-not swearing when it goes wrong, not starting 729 different projects at once, not buying more wool when you’ve already got enough to start a large ish shop, the list is endless!)
Anyway, after a bit of pondering I remembered my brief dalliance with the ripple pattern, and how pretty it looked. Apologies now for the terrible photo, I made it ages ago but never actually finished it, I even ended up binning the part I’d made. (It was going to be a blanket for William’s teddy but I got sidetracked.)
I used another tutorial by Lucy at Attic24. Her Neat Ripple Blanket Pattern is really easy to follow and once you have the hang of where your increases and decrease go you begin to work faster. Made entirely of treble crochet, it builds fast and can be as colourful as you like. I’ve seen it done in some great colour combinations, you only have to look on Pinterest to be inundated with ideas. I also think it would make quite a nice handbag as it’s fairly solid.
As a tiny side note (still an ‘N’), Never buy cheap yarn without feeling it first. The green in the ripple blanket I made was like knitting with garden twine. (Before you ask, I did buy it in the wool section and not the gardening one!) That was another reason why I didn’t carry on, it was just horrid to work with.
Have you ever made anything using a ripple pattern? What colours did you use?
Lovely Ripple Blanket! I really enjoy making It. I made my Daughter a queen size blanket with Turquoise, Heather Gray , and White! 🙂
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Those colours sound lovely together. 😊
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Thank you 🙂
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I’ve made a couple market bags in the past few weeks which were my first attempts at the ripples. I used summery type colors (mint, white, teal and a blue-ish/teal variegated). Once I got the hang of it I really liked making the ripples.
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Oh yes, I remember your bag because I loved the colours! It was fab.😊
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I remember your bag, the colours were lovely together. 😊
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I’ve come across yarn like that green…horrid aren’t they?!!. I love ripple stitch but mainly knitting for me…lacy, garter stitch or sticking stitch. Lucy’s patterns and the accompanying photos are brilliant.
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I vaguely remember knitting ripples in a cardigan for a friend’s baby, they look lovely don’t they. Lucy’s site really is fab, I’ve followed quite a few of her patterns now. 😊
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I have enjoyed making a few Neat Ripple blankets you can see the different colourways here: https://daffodilwild.wordpress.com/throws/
I find this pattern such a relaxing one to make so it is a perfect one to travel with.
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Definitely-once you ‘know’ the pattern you don’t need anything else and you can just carry on easily. Will have a look at your blankets. 😊
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I’ve done a few baby blankets. I also got the inspiration from Lucy at the Attic. I love the ripple because it is easy, and instead of counting stitches I can concentrate on playing with colours! 🙂
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Absolutely, colour is part of the fun! 😊
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Can you say what brand the green yarn was? This way I’ll know to stay away.
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It was a cheap UK brand, I can’t remember as I only bought 1 ball and it was nearly 3 years ago. It was from a bargain shop. I pay more attention now though!
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Love it!!
Now I’m curious as to why ‘N’ isn’t really in crochet terminology. In the meantime, I love the ‘Not……’ line of thought. Right up my alley 🙂
Well done on another great Post. 😀
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Haha, thanks, I have no idea. Some of the other letters were tricky too. It seemed like such a good idea at the time!
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Hahaha….well done!! I’ll celebrate when you complete Z with a cuppa over here for you. 🙂
Now I’ve got to raid Google and try to work out the N mystery. 😉
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I’ll celebrate when I get to Z. And also have nothing to blog about! 😂
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Hahahahaha….you’ll find something I’m sure. 😀 Just no more A-Z’s for awhile I’m guessing.
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The chances are slim!
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🙂 Know the feeling….trying to work out the Techie Tuesday Post for this week.
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Reblogged this on CraftyCAN and commented:
MrsCraft has wowed me again with her A-Z of Crochet 🙂
Great advice, a bit of laughter for good measure and some great tips on a craft that I admire from afar.
Hope you enjoy reading this as much as I did…and please drop by and let MrsCraft know you enjoyed her work. 😀
Till Next Time!! xx
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Thank you so much for sharing! 😊
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Always more than welcome!! 😀
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Beautiful ripple effect.. 🙂 Oh and on that side note.. about cheap yarn.. I agree.. 🙂
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Thank you, I definitely learned a lesson!
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If you were American like me, you might have come up with “N hook” which is the size of a crochet hook that is 9 mm! But you seem to live in the UK, where it is traditionally called a “00” hook.
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Funnily enough it did cross my mind, but then I didn’t know what size N was in UK terms! Thanks for the info. 😊
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I’ve not tried a ripple yet but I found the attic 24 pattern today and then read your blog, so now it’s something I would definitely like to try.
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It’s great fun once you get into it. 😊
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This is such a cute concept!
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Thank you 😊
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