Instructions to Crochet a Ripple Afghan
- 1). Check your gauge by making a small swatch of your the ripple stitch pattern. According to the Coats & Clark website, One repeat of 20 stitches should equal 6 3/8 inches and seven rows equal 4 inches in the pattern. This will gauge your project with how tight you are holding the yarn and make sure that your pattern will turn out the correct size.
- 2). Chain 141 stitches.
- 3). Half double crochet in the second chain from the hook. Repeat the following six times: half double crochet in next eight chains, three half double crochets in the next chain, half double crochet in next eight chains, yarn over and pull up a loop in the next chain, skip the next chain, yarn over and pull up a loop in the next chain, yarn over and pull yarn through all five loops on the hook making the decrease. Half double crochet in next eight chains, complete three half double crochets in the next chain, half double crochet in next eight chains. Yarn over over and pull up a loop in the next two chains.
- 4). Yarn over and pull through all five loops on the hook. Turn your work and fasten off by cutting the yarn leaving a tail several inches long so you can weave in the ends at the completion of the project.
- 5). Pick up your second color yarn. Chain one in the first chain. Skip the first stitch and half double crochet in the next stitch. Repeat the following six times: half double crochet in the next eight stitches, complete three half double crochets in the next stitch, half double crochet in next eight stitches, decrease over next three stitches. Half double crochet in next eight stitches, complete three half double crochet in the next stitch, half double crochet in next eight stitches. Work the end decrease over last two stitches. Turn your work. Fasten off.
- 6). Complete rows three to 96 using the same series of stitches, switching colors between rows as desired.
- 7). Finish with row 97. Stitch this row in the same color you used to begin your project.
- 8). Weave in the ends of your finished afghan.
