How to Make a Crochet Ripple Afghan Blanket

How to Crochet a Ripple Stitch Afghan

This Cro­chet Rip­ple Afghan blan­ket was easy and fun to make. It looks so nice on my couch or just to cud­dle up. A few years ago, I cre­at­ed a sin­gle cro­chet afghan tuto­r­i­al, and so many asked how to cre­ate an afghan with dou­ble cro­chet, so I decid­ed to cre­ate this pat­tern.

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Cro­chet Rip­ple Stitch Dou­ble Cro­chet Afghan Blan­ket Tuto­r­i­al: Step-by-step instruc­tions

Cre­at­ing a cro­chet rip­ple stitch afghan blan­ket is a fan­tas­tic project that allows you to exper­i­ment with dif­fer­ent col­ors and pat­terns. Rip­ple afghans, also known as chevron stitch blan­kets, are pop­u­lar cro­chet projects, and they can be made in var­i­ous col­or pat­terns and sizes. Whether you’re a sea­soned cro­cheter or just start­ing, you can fol­low a writ­ten pat­tern, pho­to tuto­r­i­al, or even a video tuto­r­i­al to get the hang of the rip­ple pat­tern.

To start your rip­ple afghan, you’ll typ­i­cal­ly begin with a foun­da­tion chain, fol­lowed by your first row of basic cro­chet stitch­es, often dou­ble cro­chet stitch­es. Then, you’ll con­tin­ue with col­or changes and the rip­ple effect by work­ing into the back loop of the pre­vi­ous row’s stitch­es. The rep­e­ti­tion of the pat­tern allows for a cozy blan­ket with a beau­ti­ful wave pat­tern.

Abbre­vi­a­tions:

dc=double cro­chet

sk=skip

ch=chain

Mate­ri­als:

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- Cro­chet hook 
- Tapes­try nee­dle
- Stitch mark­er

 2 balls of each yarn col­or, medi­um worsted impec­ca­ble yarn, blue, pink, and white.
H hook

Gauge: 4 rows mea­sure about 4 inch­es with a h hook

About 70 by 68 inch­es when fin­ished

About 2 balls of each col­or for this size of afghan. To Cre­ate a Small­er afghan use these chain counts to make your afghan small­er: 
Chain 126
Chain 168
Chain 189
Chain 252

Chain 252, H hook

Row 1: dc in 3rd ch from the hook. 1 dc in each of the next 8 ch, * 3 dc in next ch, 1 dc in each of next 9 ch, skip 2 ch, 1 dc in each of next 9 ch, repeat from * to last 10 ch, work 3 dc in next ch, 1 dc in each of next 9 ch, ch 1, turn.

Row 2. Skip 1 dc, 1 dc in back loop of each of next 9 dc, *3 dc in back loop of next dc, 1 dc in back loop of each of next 9 dc, skip 2 dc, 1 dc in back loop of each of next 9 dc, repeat from *across, end 3 dc in back loop of next dc, 1 dc in back loop of each of next 9 dc, leav­ing last stitch unworked, ch 1, turn.

Repeat Row 2 two more times with one col­or of yarn, then you can switch to a new col­or and Repeat for 4 more rows, then change to a new col­or and Repeat for 4 more rows if you would like 3 col­ors in your afghan, or you could con­tin­ue with more rows on the same col­or, depends on how you pre­fer your afghan.  

I did 6 sets of 4 rows of each col­or which is 4 inch­es for each 4 rows of each col­or. So the dimen­sions 12 inch­es x 6 sets = 68 inch­es or you can do less. In my video, I gave dif­fer­ent num­bers to make this afghan small­er too. 

One of the best parts about cro­chet rip­ple blan­kets is that they can be made dif­fer­ent­ly. You can use self-strip­ing yarn for quick baby blan­ket pat­terns, worsted weight yarn for a warm and cozy blan­ket, or even ounces of baby sport yarn to cre­ate a soft and del­i­cate afghan. The num­ber of stitch­es in your start­ing chain will deter­mine the size of your blan­ket.

The per­fect place to prac­tice your cro­chet rip­ple stitch pat­tern is with a free cro­chet pat­tern. These often come with affil­i­ate links for the yarn used, mak­ing gath­er­ing the mate­ri­als you need for your project eas­i­er. Cro­chet rip­ple blan­kets are also a great pat­tern for using acrylic yarn scraps and cre­at­ing beau­ti­ful col­or com­bi­na­tions.

With var­i­ous rip­ple stitch blan­ket pat­terns avail­able, you can choose the one that best suits your style. Whether it’s a mesa rip­ple blan­ket or anoth­er design, the rip­ple effect is a stun­ning way to incor­po­rate dif­fer­ent col­ors and cre­ate a unique piece of home decor. Once you get the hang of the rip­ple pat­tern, you may find that cro­chet­ing rip­ple afghans become your favorite thing to do with yarn and hooks.

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