Here’s a step-by-step guide to making a Granny Ripple Blanket like the one in my photo. It’s beginner-friendly and beautiful!
🧶 What You’ll Need:
- Worsted weight yarn (multiple colors)
- Size H/5.0 mm or I/5.5 mm crochet hook (check your yarn recommendation)
- Scissors
- Yarn needle
🔁 Basic Pattern Concept:
The Granny Ripple Blanket uses clusters of 3 double crochets (dc) in a zigzag or chevron formation, increasing at the peaks and decreasing at the valleys.
🔤 Abbreviations (U.S. Terms):
- ch – chain
- dc – double crochet
- st – stitch
- sp – space
- sk – skip
- rep – repeat
🧵 Pattern Instructions (Sample Foundation Row):
1. Foundation Chain:
Make a multiple of 24 + 3 chains (e.g., 171 chains = 7 ripples wide).
2. Row 1:
- In the 4th chain from the hook, make 3 dc (first cluster).
- Skip 3 ch, 3 dc in next ch – repeat 2 times.
- Skip 1 ch, (3 dc, ch 3, 3 dc) in the next ch (this makes a peak).
- Skip 3 ch, 3 dc in next ch – repeat 3 times.
- Skip 5 ch, 3 dc in next ch – repeat 3 times.
- (3 dc, ch 3, 3 dc) in next ch for the next peak, and continue…
- End with 3 dc in the last chain.
3. Row 2 (and all rows):
- Chain 3, turn.
- 3 dc in each space between clusters.
- At the peak, (3 dc, ch 3, 3 dc) into the ch-3 space.
- At the valley, skip 2 clusters in the middle and continue.
🔄 Repeat Row 2 until your blanket reaches the desired size.
🌈 Color Changes:
Change colors every few rows (like in the image) for the stripe effect. To change colors:
- On the last dc of a cluster, pull the new color through the last 2 loops on the hook.
- Continue crocheting with the new color.
🪡 Finishing:
- Weave in the yarn tails using a yarn needle.
- Optionally, add a border using single crochets or another favorite stitch.
Video tutorial : Step by step granny ripple blanket