I have been working hard to finish up all my work in progress. I have also decided I'm going to crochet more gifts. Grandson's birthday is coming up so I decided to make him a bigger boy blanket. Of course it has to have camo in it! After trolling Pinterest for insperation on color and design I started with a basic ripple pattern.
Material needed:
I hook
Worst Weight Yarn, I used all Red Heart yarn in the colors Chocolate, light sage, Aran (or an off white), and Woodsy.
Thankfully this pattern didn't take long and once you get the hang of it you don't have to keep referring back to the pattern. I did a lot of the blanket while at work.
Material needed:
I hook
Worst Weight Yarn, I used all Red Heart yarn in the colors Chocolate, light sage, Aran (or an off white), and Woodsy.
Ripple Pattern:
Ch 178
Row 1: Dc in 3rd chain from hook, dc in the next 6 ch, 3 dc in the next ch, dc in the next 6 ch, *dc3tog, dc in the next 6 ch, 3 dc in the next ch, dc in the next 6 dc. Repeat from * across ending with a dc2tog. Turn
Row: Ch 2, skip first stitch, dc in next 7 dc, 3 dc in the next dc, dc in the next 6 dc, *dc3tog , dc in the next 6 dc, 3 dc in the next dc, dc in the next 6 dc, Repeat from * across ending with a dc2tog.
Continue Row 2 until desired length. I continued for 60 inches then work sc around the blanket for edging.
Color pattern: Aran (or off white) 1 row, followed by 3 rows of light sage, then another row of off white, followed by 2 rows of chocolate brown, then another white, followed by 3 rows of Woodsy, then another row of off white. Repeat pattern till desired length. I ended with row of light sage followed by off white so that the ends of the blanket matched.
Thankfully this pattern didn't take long and once you get the hang of it you don't have to keep referring back to the pattern. I did a lot of the blanket while at work.
Love the finished look! Going to make a great blanket for him to use for years to come.
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This is just what I've been looking for for my son. How many skeins did it take to get your 60 inches? My son is 6 ft tall so I'm hoping to do a longer one-- he likes to tuck under his toes. Thanks!
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