I love crochet. I'm addicted. And the thing I'm addicted to the most is the Ripple. It's just enough a pattern to keep me interested in the act of crochet, but simple and repetitive enough to be relaxing (read: I don't want to tear my hair out).
Plus, it's BEAUTIFUL. I am alternating complementing colors every 2 or 3 rows, depending on how much yarn of a certain color I have. This is a great project for your stash, or for yarn left over from other projects, and it's enjoyable to kind of watch how it comes along and creates itself. I've just been using (gasp) acrylic yarn, and prefer a plastic crochet hook (which gives me more control over the yarn than the slippery fancy metal ones), but the piece is still vivid and inspiring.
My mom and I got the pattern here at "Handcrafting with Love."
More posts to come as it comes along!
That is a GORGEOUS photo of the blanket! Love it!
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