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Gentle River Ripple Blanket
"This gentle river ripple blanket uses bold colors to show off the popular chevron pattern. It has a timeless appeal to home decor. This is my second chevron blanket that I have ever made. The soft peaks and valleys in this chevron throw remind me of gentle ripples on the water in the moonlight. I was going for a gentle wavy effect and after playing around with the stitches for a bit, the look just came together. Generally, the chevron or zig zag look is achieved by increasing and decreasing stitches at regular intervals throughout a row of stitches. This color pattern is repeated 6 times. To make this blanket symmetrical, I added four more rows of the Cape Cod Blue yarn to the end. Blanket is a total of 64 rows."
Crochet HookH/8 or 5 mm hook
Yarn Weight(4) Medium Weight/Worsted Weight and Aran (16-20 stitches to 4 inches)
Crochet Gauge10 stitches per 4 inches. The size of this blanket can be changed by using multiples of 14, plus 4 for turning.
Finished SizeThe width with the rows going side-to-side is approximately 61 inches. The length is approximately 58 inches.
Materials List
- Cape Cod Blue Caron One Pound Yarn 2 one pound skeins or 1,624 yards.
- White Red Heart Yarn 2 skeins or 728 yards.
- Size H Crochet Hook
- Yarn Needle
- Scissors
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