I am Rippling! (crochet related)

[SoupDragon]

I have finally made a start on a blanket which I've had planned for months. I bit the bullet and faced my fear of starting something that is so big and has such a large foundation chain but I have gone with the Attic24 Ripple blanket

Mine is less bright --and rather more like a scarf]]

But it's easy! Really it is!

I just need to get round doing it as well as all the stuff in my queue to knit!....may give it a little practise one time! I am getting some wool soon to a big log cabin effect blanket

I love how her instructions are very clear and easy to follow

yes, they are, aren't they!
It's almost as good as watching a video of it.

Well, I finished the humungous granny square blanket this morning (ignoring children, DH, pets and getting dressed to do so ) and have made a start on a red, white and blue ripple blanket for ds2's bed. V patriotic.

Fortunately DH thinks I'm some kind of marvellous magician and doesn't tut or mention ironing/cooking/other mundane chores but rather sits there wth eyes wide making gasps of admiration at my crochet work, even foundation chains, so I can crochet till my fingers cramp up. Bless him.

Even ds1, who is 16 and therefore supposed to be moody/grunty was impressed and has even requested a blanket for his own bed.

I love this crocheting lark!

PS PurpleKitty- what's a log cabin effect blanket? I like the sound of that!

This is the one I am going to do, but you can get ones not done in and L shape for each colour, just strips of colour

[[http://www.flickr.com/photos/26288083@N06/6780512984/ my log cabin blanket

oops that link didn't work, let me try again!

my log cabin blanket

fingers crossed that one works!

forgot the ]] at the end!

Ooh. I like that one too.

It is in an old issue of Simply Knitting but you can get similar on Ravelry

I like the pattern of the log cabin blanket. :)

Oooh, I like the log cabin blanket.

Curses... my head is all full of ripple blanket now. I've tried working on the fair isle hat I'm making, I've finished a sock monkey I started yesterday, I'm now working on a different crochet blanket, and all I can think of is what's in my cupboard that might make a nice ripple blanket. There are a couple of things, but not in massive quantities, so if I start one, that means more yarn purchases which I really can't justify.

SoupDragon, this is all your fault!

You. Are. An. Enabler.

I need to learn to MN with my toes so I can knit (and learn to crochet) & MN at the same time!

[satisfied smirk]

I was pondering colour schemes before I even got out of bed this morning. I think it's out of my hands now, I'm powerless to resist.

If I order more wool my OH will go loopy! Well I do need to do another order soon. Ordered what I could for my log cabin blanket but the lilac wasn't all in stock so I ordered what I could, (then noticed the next day it was in stock!) Dereamores have said the stuff has been dispatched but I haven't received it so they are hopefully going to replace the order this week. I need to order the lilac and get some wool to do the crochet bath mat.

When I did this order he was saying 'haven't you got enough wool?!' Just doesn't understand!

Donkey

Purple - what he doesn't know wont hurt him?? This old wool... I've had it aaaaaaaaaaaaaages....

We did a bit of a tidy up of a cupboard in the hall that has some drawers in it that I store my wool in (just those plastic drawer thing but it is semi organised! 3 drawers, 4ply in one, DK in another and chunky in the bottom) Plus we were finding bags of it, I just said all wool, just shove it in this - holding out a big shopper type bag. Oh I have special 4ply sock wool in a little bag of it's own and a bag for the next thing I am going to do for myself in the lounge and loads of bags at the side of the sofa with various bits in

... right ... so he'll never know how long you've had it

Either that or you have to stop working/looking after children/housework/cooking/shopping and simply knit/crochet until you get your stash down to a respectable level ... see there are simple solutions to most problems

Ha ha I was just about to say something about pulling the wool over his eyes!! :o

He was good when I was choosing the colours for the blanket, I wanted him to have a bit of a say in it seeing as it will be for our bed but he just said for me to decide!!

yes work, paid and unpaid gets in the way of my knitting and crocheting ambitions!!

I heard an acronym about wool, can't quite remember all of it but it is SABLE, something about Stash (can't remember what the A is for) Beyond Life Expectancy