{"id":1401,"date":"2012-02-16T21:29:17","date_gmt":"2012-02-17T03:29:17","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blogs.thetucker.com\/knit\/?p=1401"},"modified":"2014-03-25T09:34:51","modified_gmt":"2014-03-25T15:34:51","slug":"ribbed-ripple-reversible-afghan","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/blogs.thetucker.com\/knit\/2012\/02\/16\/ribbed-ripple-reversible-afghan\/","title":{"rendered":"Ribbed Ripple Reversible Afghan"},"content":{"rendered":"

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This afghan has it all. It’s quick and easy, has lots of texture, and looks the same on both sides. After the first row, the same row is just repeated over and over, so a really easy pattern to learn.<\/p>\n

The example is made in light worsted weight cotton.<\/p>\n

Size:<\/strong>
\nThis blanket can be made any size. Five widths are given in the directions.<\/p>\n

[grid width=”600″ cols=”100,*,100,*,*”] Size|Width (Inches)|Length (Inches)|Ounces of yarn|Yards of yarn~ Extra Small|30.48|40.65|26.56|1369.9~ Small|34.81|46.42|34.64|1786.5~ Medium|39.14|52.19|43.79|2258.33~ Large|43.47|57.96|54.01|2785.38~ Extra Large|47.8|63.73|65.30|3367.65~[\/grid]<\/p>\n

Materials:<\/strong>
\nWorsted weight yarn. See chart above for amount.
\nSize\u00a0H (5mm) crochet hook<\/p>\n

Abbreviations:<\/strong>
\nch = chain
\nch sp = chain space
\ndc = double crochet
\ntr = triple\/treble crochet
\nyo = yarn over<\/p>\n

Special stitches:<\/strong>
\nFPtr – Front post treble crochet – Yarn over 2 times, insert hook from front to back to front around the post of the corresponding stitch below, yarn over and pull up loop [yarn over, draw through two loops on hook] 3 times.
\nDec5 – Decrease 5 stitches – yo, insert hook in next stitch, yo and pull up a loop, yo and draw through 2 loops on hook, yo, skip next 3 stitches, insert hook in next stitch, yo and pull up a loop, yo and draw through 2 loops on hook, yo and draw through all 3 loops on hook.<\/p>\n

There is a video tutorial<\/a> available as well.<\/p>\n

The beginning chain should be a multiple of 23 plus 1.<\/p>\n

For these widths, start with this number of chains:
\n30.5″ = 162
\n34.75″ = 185
\n39.25″ = 208
\n43.5″ = 231
\n47.75″ = 254<\/p>\n

Row 1:\u00a02dc in 4th chain from hook, dc in next 7 ch, dec5 (uses 5 ch), **\u00a0dc in next\u00a09 ch, ch3, dc in next 9 ch, dec5.\u00a0Repeat from ** across to\u00a0last 8\u00a0chains. Dc in next 7 ch, (2dc, tr) in last ch. Turn.<\/p>\n

Make all subsequent rows by crocheting into the front loop only.<\/p>\n

Row 2: Ch3 (counts as a dc), 2dc in tr, FPtr in next two dc, dc in next two dc, FPtr in next two dc, dc in next dc, dec5, **\u00a0dc in next dc, FPtr in next two dc, dc in next two dc, FPtr in next two dc, (2dc, ch2, 2dc) in ch sp, FPtr in next two dc, dc in next two dc, FPtr in next two dc, dc in next dc, dec5\u00a0Repeat from ** across to last 7 dc and turning chain, dc in next dc, FPtr in next two dc, dc in next two dc, FPtr in next two dc, (2dc, tr) in top turning chain. Turn.<\/p>\n

Repeat row 2 until afghan is desired length.<\/p>\n

The blanket can be made in a solid color or can be made with any number of color changes.\u00a0The best way to make a color change is to finish all but the very last pull through of the two loops of the last\u00a0triple crochet of a row. Cut yarn with a few inches of tail and join with new color next to stitch. Pull new color through last two loops. Weave in ends.<\/p>\n

Edits:
\n3\/25\/14 – added note about crocheting into front loops.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

This afghan has it all. It’s quick and easy, has lots of texture, and looks the same on both sides. After the first row, the same row is just repeated over and over, so a really easy pattern to learn.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4,"featured_media":1417,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[3,9,7],"tags":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"http:\/\/blogs.thetucker.com\/knit\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1401"}],"collection":[{"href":"http:\/\/blogs.thetucker.com\/knit\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"http:\/\/blogs.thetucker.com\/knit\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/blogs.thetucker.com\/knit\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/4"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/blogs.thetucker.com\/knit\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1401"}],"version-history":[{"count":23,"href":"http:\/\/blogs.thetucker.com\/knit\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1401\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1536,"href":"http:\/\/blogs.thetucker.com\/knit\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1401\/revisions\/1536"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/blogs.thetucker.com\/knit\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/1417"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"http:\/\/blogs.thetucker.com\/knit\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1401"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/blogs.thetucker.com\/knit\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1401"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/blogs.thetucker.com\/knit\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1401"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}