The Baby Ripple :: ta-dah!

Just L:O:O:K at those gorgeously adorable fluffy white clouds, don't they just make you feel happy and glad to be alive?? Sadly, this is not today's sky (think heavy-dark-grey for today), no, the above picture was taken on Sunday afternoon. I was sitting rather lazily on a deckchair by the side of the river at Bolton Abbey, gazing at the clouds and waiting for my barbecue lunch to be cooked and handed to me. Ahhhh, it was all rather blissful actually. Such glorious sunshine for a September afternoon too, I turned my face up to the sky and allowed the sun to warm my skin, it felt wonderful.

I confess I was extremely idle on this sunny, Sunday afternoon, allowing J to see to the hot coals and cook lunch, and my lovely in-laws to entertain the Little People while I sunned myself and thought fluffy thoughts about fluffy clouds. But I did manage a little Light Rippling in the late summer sun, and so felt quite industrious in my own, private, fluffy little world.

I continued to Ripple when I got home too. Well thats to say I continued to ripple after we had taken the Little People to cycle their bikes at the park, after we had scraped Little Lady up off the pavement following a nasty skiddy fall, after we had realised there was rather a lot of blood, after we had then driven rather quickly to the hospital, after her split chin had been glued back together again. Yes, after ALL THAT, when the Little People were tucked up safely in bed I finally flopped down on the sofa and rippled some calming, colourful waves. Just goes to show you have to truly appreciate those idle, fluffy, happy moments when they present themselves, cos without warning the day can so rapidly go downhill.

So :: on a happier note, the Baby Ripple is finished, yaaayyyyyyyy!!!

On Monday evening after deciding the colours and proportions/finished size were right, I declared it Finished.

Presented it to my family with a flourish and a ta-dah.

Forced them to take turns snuggling it and appreciating it's softness, its cosiness.

Danced a little jig around it.

Draped it around the furniture.

Laid it out on the floor to admire it.

Danced some more, jiggety-jig.

Scooped it up and cuddled it.

Wrapped it around my tummy and thought about the Teeny Person who will be cuddled and snuggled in these bright ripply stripes next year.

So..........want to see?

Ok, here it is :: I present to you the Baby Ripple :: ta-dah!!

It's turned out to be such a lovely thing, this baby blanket.

So completely Happy and very Ripply and chocka-block full of Love.The colours (thirteen in total) were chosen completely at random as I went along. No forethought or planning at all for this blanket.

Spontaneous I think you might say.

The Baby Ripple measures 75cm x 95cm, and it was such a pleasure to work on a blanket this size. To begin it and finish it within a month has been quite a dizzy pleasure.

And as you can probably imagine, there have been a great many emotions wrapped up in the making of this blanket. In the making and completion of this Perfect Project. 

I love seeing it neatly folded up with the Big Ripple, sitting patiently on the back of the sofa, waiting for the time when it can be put to use. The sight of it makes me simultaneously want to laugh with happiness and cry with gratitude. I am SO grateful to feel happy about this blanket and all that it means. I'm sure you get what I am saying, I don't think I can elaborate any more without bawling!

Annnnnyyyyhooooooooooow.....pulling myself together to leave you with a quick glimpse of something new on my hook........................

With the remaining yarn, I've already started out on a new little project. It's an idea thats been caught up in my tangled ric-rac thoughts for quite a while, and yesterday I finally managed to unravel the idea and straighten it out, show it the light of day.

And OHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH!!!!!!!!!!! i am SO Excited by it!! Dinner nearly didn't happen last night cos I was so In-The-Zone with this new idea!!!! I just love it when that happens, it was a  complete heart-flipping delight. More will be reveled in due course.

Finally before I go, please would you mind indulging me and taking another look at my Baby Ripple??? Oh, thanks, you are so good to me.......here it is again......

Ahhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh! ((big pleasure-sigh))
Have a happy day everyone, see you tomorrow..

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ps Emily, if you are reading this, I am sending you heart-felt Love and Hugs and Gratitude across the ocean. Your woolly gift to me was so precious, I can't thank you enough xxx

Edited to add :: sorry, I should have mentioned that Little Lady is quite recovered after her fall, thanks for your concern. It's amazing what they can do with some magic superglue, her chin was quite literally glued back together again and is already healing nicely. xx

Comments

[Lorraine]

Beautiful Lucy. Hope your little girl's chin heals quickly.

Looking forward to seeing your next project!

[Alison]

totally gorgeous:-) you must keep it after the new baby has grown to big and then pass it on to their babies...and their babies etc:-)
take care.

[Janette]

what a lovely bright blanket - perfect. Oh bike rides followed by hospital visits - brings back so many memories of my own childhood xx

[Jenny McH]

What a joyful Blanket...just waiting for the joyful arrival of it's little owner.

[Karin]

This is such a beautiful blanket. Those colours make me happy. Your baby must be the luckiest baby in the world!

[lucy maclaren]

Sorry to hear about the chin episode but hope she's OK. Beautiful blanket.
Lucy x

[Stephanie]

I so admire your sense of color and beautiful photography. LOVE the baby ripple. I'm a new crocheter (self-taught and in desperate need of lessons) and have the ripple project bookmarked for a hopeful future project.

[Anna-Karin, Sweden]

The Baby Ripple looks gorgeous!!!!
Hope Little Lady feels better!
Take care!
Anna xxx

[Kali]

So glad to hear that the Little Lady is okay now!
The Baby Ripple is divine, and having a peak at your beautiful belly made me smile!
Wonderful day to you dear Lucy :)
xoxoxoxoxoxoxoxo

[Ani]

It's sooo beautiful - just perfect for new little people.
Isn'yt it amazing what they can do with super glue.

[Sunitha]

Wonderful blanket and it was fun reading your blog as always..Hope the lil one heals well soon and you have fun hooking your new project.

[Yiota]

Your Little Blanket is lovely! Your baby will feel so nice with it. Good thing your little girl is feeling better.
Take Care!

[dottycookie]

Oh, poor LittleLady - but that glue is miraculous stuff indeed! My own poor Tall Small had to have stitches in her face last year as it was in a place that glue wouldn't work :-( Little people do heal quickly though and I bet you won't even notice it in a month or two.

Lovely lovely rippling - both the blanket itself and the obvious joy you've taken in its making.

[Claire]

Yay! It's fabulous!

[Gerda Hartman]

This must be a very happy baby with those lovely bright colors.

[Louise]

A beautiful blanket - it won't be long before it'll be in use! Hope your little girl is feeling better and the accident hasn't put her off cycling. Have a great day!

[Kim]

Oh Lucy what a lovely ripple baby blanket. I'm so glad you feel happy about it and what it represents - I know what you mean - when I found out we had a third little darling on the way it took a while to get used to the idea - he is now 18 and we have enjoyed every precious moment. Glad little lady's chin is ok

[sumea]

I have just been to Your Flickr and left this little message re. this Fabulous blankei:
Aww....this has made me feel all warm and brought smiley tears to my eyes.
It's absolutely Beautiful Lucy ...So Lovely for a little being to snuggle under :o)
When I first knew about the coming bundle of Joy, I thought, there is bound to be a bounty of Beautiful baby chrochet (naturaly) and this one is just Adorable!
Lots of Love to You and the liccle bump <3 and Happy crocheting :o)
xoxoxoxo
Many Congratulations Lucexxxxxxxxxxxx

I am off now to look at some more of Your blog ...I have a Looooot of catching up to do!

Glad little lady is healing from her nasty scrape x

[Anngela]

The blanket is truly beautiful! I am sorry to hear about Your rush to the hospital, I am glad that she is feeling better!

[Sarah]

The blanket is gorgeous :) Pleased to hear your little girls chin is healing well, that glue is truly amazing stuff, my youngest son has been glued many many times...

[Shelley in SC]

Goodness . . . an emotional post . . . babies coming, child to hospital, heart-hurtingly puffy clouds, exquisite blanket. I'm quite overcome : )!! Love, love, love your world . . . as usual.

[Ann-Charlotte in Sweden]

Your perfect project is perfect! I am so SURE your baby will be super cosy in it and always sleep very well all cuddled up in wooly delight.

[fleur]

beautiful! and so emotional as said Shelley! we think of you!

[Amanda]

I love all the colors, everything you make is so bright and cheery! Hope your daughter's chin heals up well.

[Emma]

Oh good to hear in your edit that Little Lady is fine :-)

The Perfect Project... looks perfect! It's gorgeous! It seems so cosy! You coudn't do a larger test pool, extend from your family to all of the bloggers so we send it in turn and try it? PLEASSSSEEEEE ;)

So happy to read you so chearful :-)

Take care!