Posted under afghans or blankets & crochet
Soon after I finished the Blue Sand Ripple Afghan, I realized the madness of ripple mania had not abated. So I started another the very next day.
This was originally meant to be my first ripple, but I simply could not wait for the yarn to arrive. I have to admit to a certain disappointment once the yarn came though. The sage or light green you see is a bit too bright for my taste. I was really hoping for a sage green like this and not something like mint chocolate chip.
I decided to go ahead and see how the mint green worked with the other colours anyway. Today was the first day I really laid it out on my bed to see how it all worked out. When I see it with all the other colours, the lighter green doesn’t annoy me like it does all by its lonesome.
I’m using the same pattern as I did with the last blanket. It’s wonderfully relaxing and a treat to knit while watching television. The yarn is Caron Simply Soft. I probably should have mentioned that sooner rather then later. As far as acrylics go, it’s a good deal. It’s inexpensive with minimal squeak and soft to the touch.
The best part of it all is that the ripple is not losing any of its magical force. I’m still deeply enthralled by the process. So much so that I already have some yarn lined up for a third blanket and I have succumbed to the lure of the book 200 Ripple Stitch Patterns. I should be having a good mail day coming up soon.
I do feel slightly insane with this mad love of blankets while there’s all this hot weather going on, but I figure you gotta follow your bliss. Anyway, isn’t that what fans and air conditioners are for?
PS Did you know Woodland Woolworks is having a 2-day sock yarn sale? It’s on for today and tomorrow and it’s 20% off on all their sock yarn. Gah. There goes my budget. It goes *splat!*
