Rainbow Ripple Baby Blanket
Overview
This soft and vibrant Rainbow Ripple Baby Blanket is the perfect project to bring color and warmth to your little one's room. The pattern involves creating ripple stitches in rainbow hues, culminating in a visually stunning, tactile experience. Ideal for intermediate level knitters and crocheters, this project might require some practice for those unacquainted with ripple stitches. Nonetheless, the end result is well worth the diligent effort.
Materials
- Yarn: Red Heart Soft Baby Steps Yarn. You will need 6 different colors (150 g or 320 m/1 color). The yarn size is worsted/10 ply (9 wpi)
- Needles: US size 8 (UK size 0, Metric size 5.0 mm) for knitting and US size H-8 (UK size 6, Metric size 5.0 mm) for crocheting
- A tapestry needle for weaving in the ends
Instructions
- Using color 1, chain 96 stitches.
- Row 1: In the second chain from the hook, stitch 1 single crochet and 1 double crochet. *Skip 1 chain, in the next chain stitch 1 single crochet and 1 double crochet. Repeat from *, ending with 1 single crochet in the last chain. Chain 1, turn.
- Row 2: In the first single crochet stitch 1 single crochet and 1 double crochet. *Skip 1 stitch, in the next stitch 1 single crochet and 1 double crochet. Repeat from *, ending with 1 single crochet in the last stitch. Chain 1, turn.
- Repeat row 2 for pattern, changing colors every 12 rows.
- Continue repeating row 2 until you have reached your desired length. Finish off and weave in ends.
Share
We encourage you to share the final result of your Rainbow Ripple Baby Blanket project with our knitting and crocheting community. Tag your social media posts with #purljam and show us your vibrant, rainbow creations. If you have any queries regarding this pattern or any other, feel free to reach out to us at team@verde.uk. We're ever ready to assist you in your knitting ventures!