It is not often that I make an afghan, and then turn around and make the same one again, but that is what happened when I came across this beautiful and well written pattern for the Round Ripple Baby Blanket.
The round ripple afghan has been around for a long time and a google search turns up many patterns and color variations. It remains so popular because it works up quickly and lends itself to customization in terms of color pattern, stripe width and finished size. And it is easy, if you can work in the round and do a double crochet (dc) and a chain (c), you can make this blanket. It’s also unique - a move away from the typical square or rectangle afghan.
One of my favorite round ripple artists (I think you can call her that) is the woman behind the facebook page Spin A Yarn 32 . She gets her inspiration from flowers and landscapes and this translates into some of the most vibrant and compelling color stories I have seen. It is so simple, but so genius.
The first one I made was a traditional rainbow made with DK weight yarn.
I didn’t love this one. I don’t know, she just wasn’t working for me. I need to be in love with a project, so for now she has been abandoned, too small for a blanket and too big and thick to be anything else. Maybe one day I’ll return to her or maybe I’ll use her yarn bomb something, either way, little rainbow ripples use has yet to be determined.
The next round ripple I made was for my niece, Kaya.
You see, during my bout with swine flu, I spent many hours lamenting the fact that I had not made enough afghans, doilies, and crochet gifts of all sorts for the people I love. I want them to have things to treasure when I am gone. As soon as I recovered I decided to make afghans for my kids and all my nieces and nephews. I started with my sister's daughter.
For Kaya’s blanket I used some of my favorite sock yarns from project drudgery. I liked the idea that she would be wrapped in the same yarn as her cousins. It seemed appropriate. Their shared biology made manifest in snuggly, bright yarn.
I love the way it came out and I think Kaya loves it as well. Although, I must admit that the photographs do not do it justice at all. I still need to work on my photography skills, but that is a story for another day.
The next one I made is for my newest niece, who is set to make her arrival this summer. This one makes me happy!
I can't wait to see pictures of my newest niece wrapped up in it.
I don’t have another one planned right now but I continue to inspired by the beautiful work people are doing with the round ripple - check out this Pintrest board to get your creative juices flowing.
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