Lion Brand® Mandala Baby Shaded Ripple Baby Afghan User Manual
Free Crochet Pattern
Pattern Number: L70361
Designed by Kaz
SKILL LEVEL
– Easy
SIZE
About 31 x 36 in. (78.5 x 91.5 cm)
MATERIALS
- Lion Brand® Mandala® Baby (Art. #526)
- 203 Far Far Away 2 balls
- Lion Brand® crochet hook size H-8 (5 mm)
- Lion Brand® large-eyed blunt needle
GAUGE
1 ripple = about 3 1/2 in. (9 cm) measured from peak to peak.
BE SURE TO CHECK YOUR GAUGE.
STITCH EXPLANATION
dc3tog (dc 3 sts together) (Yarn over, insert hook in next st and draw up a loop, yarn over, draw through 2 loops) 3 times, yarn over and draw through all 4 loops on hook – 2 sts decreased.
NOTES
- Afghan is worked in one piece in a ripple pattern.
- When working ripple crochet, your piece may not lay flat until you’ve worked a few rows.
- The ripple pattern in this design is created by working (dc3tog) twice to form ‘valleys’ and working 3 dc in each of 2 sts to form ‘peaks’. In each row, take care that valleys are centered over valleys and peaks are centered over peaks of previous row.
- For those who find a visual helpful, we’ve included a stitch diagram.
AFGHAN
Ch 129.
Row 1: Work 2 dc in 4th ch from hook (3 skipped ch count as first dc), dc in next 3 ch, (dc3tog) twice, dc in next 3 ch, *3 dc in each of next 2 ch, dc in next 3 ch, (dc3tog) twice, dc in next 3 ch; rep from * to last ch, 3 dc in last ch – you will have 9 ripples at the end of this row.
Row 2: Ch 3 (counts as first dc), turn, 2 dc in first st, dc in next 3 sts, (dc3tog) twice, dc in next 3 sts, *3 dc in each of next 2 sts, dc in next 3 sts, (dc3tog) twice, dc in next 3 sts; rep from * to beg ch, 3 dc in top of beg ch-3.
Rows 3-60: Rep Row 2 for a total of 60 rows.
Fasten off.
FINISHING
Weave in ends.
ABBREVIATIONS
beg = begin(ning)
ch = chain
dc = double crochet
rep = repeat
st(s) = stitch(es)
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