Ripple Throw Blanket
IntermediateSC pixelFinished size 50″ × 65″ (127 × 165 cm)
Classic up-and-down waves in two colors. The repeat finds a rhythm and the rows fly by.
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Materials
- Crochet hook (H-8 (5 mm))
- Worsted (4) weight yarn
- Yarn needle
- Gauge: 16 sts and 20 rows = 4" [10 cm] in single crochet
- Approximate yardage: 4225 yd (3863 m)
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Row-by-Row Instructions
Follow the rows in order. The chart above shows color placement; the instructions below match the chart.
- Row 1 [Blue (A)]: dc in 4th ch from hook, *dc in next 3, [dc2tog] × 2, dc in next 3, [2 dc in next] × 2; rep from * 14 more times, dc in next 3, [dc2tog] × 2, dc in next 3, 2 dc in last ch. (192 sts)
- Row 2 [Blue (A)]: Ch 3 (counts as dc), turn. dc in same st, *dc in next 3, [dc2tog] × 2, dc in next 3, [2 dc in next] × 2; rep from * 14 more times, dc in next 3, [dc2tog] × 2, dc in next 3, 2 dc in top of beg ch-3. (192 sts)
- Row 3 [Blue (A)]: Ch 3 (counts as dc), turn. dc in same st, *dc in next 3, [dc2tog] × 2, dc in next 3, [2 dc in next] × 2; rep from * 14 more times, dc in next 3, [dc2tog] × 2, dc in next 3, 2 dc in top of beg ch-3. (192 sts)
- Row 4 [Blue (A)]: Ch 3 (counts as dc), turn. dc in same st, *dc in next 3, [dc2tog] × 2, dc in next 3, [2 dc in next] × 2; rep from * 14 more times, dc in next 3, [dc2tog] × 2, dc in next 3, 2 dc in top of beg ch-3. (192 sts)
- Row 5 [Yellow (B)]: Ch 3 (counts as dc), turn. dc in same st, *dc in next 3, [dc2tog] × 2, dc in next 3, [2 dc in next] × 2; rep from * 14 more times, dc in next 3, [dc2tog] × 2, dc in next 3, 2 dc in top of beg ch-3. (192 sts)
- Row 6 [Yellow (B)]: Ch 3 (counts as dc), turn. dc in same st, *dc in next 3, [dc2tog] × 2, dc in next 3, [2 dc in next] × 2; rep from * 14 more times, dc in next 3, [dc2tog] × 2, dc in next 3, 2 dc in top of beg ch-3. (192 sts)
- Row 7 [Yellow (B)]: Ch 3 (counts as dc), turn. dc in same st, *dc in next 3, [dc2tog] × 2, dc in next 3, [2 dc in next] × 2; rep from * 14 more times, dc in next 3, [dc2tog] × 2, dc in next 3, 2 dc in top of beg ch-3. (192 sts)
- Row 8 [Yellow (B)]: Ch 3 (counts as dc), turn. dc in same st, *dc in next 3, [dc2tog] × 2, dc in next 3, [2 dc in next] × 2; rep from * 14 more times, dc in next 3, [dc2tog] × 2, dc in next 3, 2 dc in top of beg ch-3. (192 sts)
- Row 9 [Blue (A)]: Ch 3 (counts as dc), turn. dc in same st, *dc in next 3, [dc2tog] × 2, dc in next 3, [2 dc in next] × 2; rep from * 14 more times, dc in next 3, [dc2tog] × 2, dc in next 3, 2 dc in top of beg ch-3. (192 sts)
- Rows 10–321: rep Rows 2–9
- Row 322 [Blue (A)]: Ch 3 (counts as dc), turn. dc in same st, *dc in next 3, [dc2tog] × 2, dc in next 3, [2 dc in next] × 2; rep from * 14 more times, dc in next 3, [dc2tog] × 2, dc in next 3, 2 dc in top of beg ch-3. (192 sts)
- Row 323 [Blue (A)]: Ch 3 (counts as dc), turn. dc in same st, *dc in next 3, [dc2tog] × 2, dc in next 3, [2 dc in next] × 2; rep from * 14 more times, dc in next 3, [dc2tog] × 2, dc in next 3, 2 dc in top of beg ch-3. (192 sts)
- Row 324 [Blue (A)]: Ch 3 (counts as dc), turn. dc in same st, *dc in next 3, [dc2tog] × 2, dc in next 3, [2 dc in next] × 2; rep from * 14 more times, dc in next 3, [dc2tog] × 2, dc in next 3, 2 dc in top of beg ch-3. (192 sts)
- Row 325 [Yellow (B)]: Ch 3 (counts as dc), turn. dc in same st, *dc in next 3, [dc2tog] × 2, dc in next 3, [2 dc in next] × 2; rep from * 14 more times, dc in next 3, [dc2tog] × 2, dc in next 3, 2 dc in top of beg ch-3. (192 sts)