Ripple Effect Afghan
Get ready to spread the warmth with the Ripple Effect Afghan. Learning how to knit a blanket has never been more rewarding than with this easy knit blanket pattern. Even beginner knitters can cast on this beautiful blanket. Sure, it may be a little bit time consuming to finish, but there's nothing better than being able to curl up beneath a knitted blanket you've made yourself. Cast on the Ripple Effect Afghan and let this free printable take you on a ride you'll never forget. What makes this knit afghan pattern great is that it is the one knit you'll ever grow out of. So what are you waiting for? Get started on the knit that will last you a lifetime.
Knitting Needle Size8 or 5 mm, Circular Knitting Needles
Yarn Weight(4) Medium Weight/Worsted Weight and Aran (16-20 stitches to 4 inches)
Gauge1 stitches, 2 rows, 3 inches. stockinette stitch
Materials:
- Bernat® Denimstyle™ (100 g/3.5 oz; 179 m/196 yds)
- Contrast A Pumpkin (03630) - 7 balls
- Contrast B Canvas (03006) - 6 balls
- Size U.S. 8 (5 mm) circular knitting needle 36" [90 cm] long or size needed to obtain gauge
GAUGE: 18 sts and 24 rows = 4" [10 cm] in stocking stitch
Measurements: Approx 45" x 63" [114.5 x 160 cm]
Abbreviations:
Approx = Approximate(ly)
Beg = Beginning
Cont = Continue(ity)
K = Knit
K2tog = Knit next 2 stitches together
Pat = Pattern
Rep = Repeat
Ssk = Slip next 2 stitches knitwise one at a time. Pass them back onto left-hand needle, then knit through back loops together
St(s) = Stitch(es)
WS = Wrong side
Yo = Yarn over
Instructions:
With A, cast on 214 sts. Do not join. Working back and forth across needle in rows, proceed as follows:
Knit 7 rows (garter st), noting 1st row is WS.
Proceed in Wave Pat as follows:
1st to 3rd rows: Knit.
4th row: K5. Purl to last 5 sts. K5.
5th row: K5. *(ssk) 3 times. (yo. K1) 5 times. yo. (K2tog) 3 times. Rep from * to last 5 sts. K5.
6th row: As 4th row.
7th row: Knit.
8th and 9th rows: As 4th and 5th rows.
10th row: As 4th row.
11th and 12th rows: Knit.
13th to 24th rows: With B, as 1st to 12th rows.
These 24 rows form Wave Pat.
Cont in Wave Pat until work from beg measures approx 60" [152.5 cm], ending on a 12th row of Wave Pat.
With A, knit 7 rows (garter st). Cast off knitwise (WS).