It's growing, slowly but surely, stripe by stripe.
Working up these intensely vibrant ripples is quite an overwhelming experience, I am loving it so so so much.
The physical act of crocheting the neat ripple pattern is wonderful. Such a mesmerising, rhythmic, therapeutic experience.
The feel of this luxurious yarn running through my fingers is divine.
And then there is the constant, heart-leaping excitement over the colour-play.
WoWsers.
The buzz of working with this colour selection is incredible.
Today I've landed on the mid blue and am pondering the next three colours.
Shall I run up to some zingy heat with the teal/maroon/orange combo?
Shall I run up through the lighter colours with the aqua/celery/mustard combo?
Or shall I do something quirky and unexpected with the pale green/magenta/maroon combo?
Decisions, decisions.
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ps Heather has kindly set up a Flickr Group for anyone who's rippling along with us, you can find it here. I see that a few of you have already joined the group (yaaay!!) and posted pictures (yay yaaay!!!!). I've just added a topic on the discussion board to set up a roll call, so please do go and add your name and details to the list.
Thank you SO MUCH for joining us!
x
It looks like a beauty Lucy and I love the autumnal-ish colours you have chosen. Very warm and snuggly.
Have a super fab day,
Nina x
Posted by: Nina - Tabiboo | October 13, 2011 at 02:21 PM
E' bellissima!!!
Posted by: Maria | October 13, 2011 at 02:25 PM
I love it so much !!!
I would like it, when you take the lighter colours.
LG Bianka
Posted by: bianka Lengefeld-Krause | October 13, 2011 at 02:26 PM
I love it, Lucy! I'll be posting about my ripple soon, I set it aside until the other day when you called us out to join you. You're so talented! Thanks for always sharing. :-)
Posted by: Tabby P. | October 13, 2011 at 02:27 PM
I just sat down to join some granny squares & thought I'd have a look what you were up to before I start - and there it is!
It is sooooo lovely but the ripple pattern does look complicated - I'll have a look a your tutorial.
The colours are delightful - can't wait to see it continue to grow.
Posted by: sew | October 13, 2011 at 02:28 PM
Yummy! Love those colors. Can't see how it grows. ox
Posted by: Lisa | October 13, 2011 at 02:29 PM
Hi'
Lucy
I always wait for your blog update and was so happy to see that you updated right now as I am sitting at my computer, I love to see your day to day home things which inspire me... I have said this before I am so much like you only I cannot crochet but your love for magazines and appreciating little things that we use daily is so much like me. waiting to see your living and dining room being organized and pls put in some pictures and recipes too ...
Posted by: mahek | October 13, 2011 at 02:29 PM
Lucy, I adore reading your posts, I talk about you as if you were a friend, both my hubby and boys know of you. lol.. I love reading your updates and was hoping you would post more pics of the ripple as you went. You always do such a great job of getting the colours to match. I started my ripple last night and will be joining the group too.
Posted by: Gail Wheatley | October 13, 2011 at 02:32 PM
Ohhhh real nice colors, you know if i kinda squint when i look at it, so it looks blurry, its like a beautiful underwater scene, beautiful :D
Posted by: karen | October 13, 2011 at 02:33 PM
It's looking beautiful Lucy, very Autumnal! x
Posted by: Jenny | October 13, 2011 at 02:40 PM
Puuuuuuuurrrrrrrrrr
Posted by: Reality Jayne | October 13, 2011 at 02:40 PM
Wow!! it looks incredible already! I love all three of your possibilities and especially the lighter colours combo. (I would even reach for the yellow already to light it even more!)
That's my favourite part, when it comes to colour combo : playing with colours, not having to pretend to be a serious grown up and letting the child inside me have FUN! :)
Posted by: Mam'zelle flo | October 13, 2011 at 02:44 PM
It's looking great! Wish I could reach through the screen and touch it!
Posted by: Archie the wonder dog | October 13, 2011 at 02:45 PM
It really really really reminds me of the ocean with all the aqua - even with the red, it still seems like the ocean to me. Very unusual.
Posted by: Lisa G. | October 13, 2011 at 02:50 PM
So beautiful, makes me wanna do one right NOW! :-)
Posted by: tinajo | October 13, 2011 at 03:01 PM
It's looking good Lucy! :O)xx
Posted by: Jackie | October 13, 2011 at 03:05 PM
I agree the ripple is always enjoyable,love the colour choices and enjoying your progress. What a fantastic project and could be my next one thank you
Posted by: elizabeth durkan | October 13, 2011 at 03:16 PM
Go with the magenta combo! It looks fresh :-)
Posted by: Laura Jane | October 13, 2011 at 03:17 PM
Lucy, the combination of single and double rows is marvellous and those colours are absolutely divine. You are so talented!
Posted by: Anu | October 13, 2011 at 03:22 PM
You have inspired me to start my own ripple blanket, as a present for my sister. Yours looks beautiful!
Posted by: karen | October 13, 2011 at 03:27 PM
What larks! I'm so tempted to have a go, but MUST finish my current knitting before I start any other yarn projects.
Posted by: Kate | October 13, 2011 at 03:41 PM
I'm really loving your blanket Lucy. You've inspired me to start my own and I'm so enjoying it! I'm following your pattern and am just having so much fun seeing each color flow into the next. Thank you so much for your fantastic blog and all of your inspiration!
Posted by: Frankie | October 13, 2011 at 03:55 PM
Hi Lucy I love the new Ripple blanket and thought I would have a go Using the pattern in The Cute and easy crochet book the first couple of rows are fine and ripply but then it starts to lose its rippleness any Ideas what going wrong is it that I,m practicing using a Robin DK ?
Posted by: Lue | October 13, 2011 at 04:02 PM
LOVE the color combo....So,pretty. Wow makes me wanna start one too lol. But first have to finish all of my UFO's and other things...maybe one day :)
Posted by: marian | October 13, 2011 at 04:14 PM
Could you please post the pattern you're using for the ripply crochet? The blanket is gorgeous!
Posted by: Kelly Garland | October 13, 2011 at 04:40 PM