This week I'm back on track with my ripple journey after my Jolly Festive detour.
It's been absolutely delightful to re-connect with these soft waves of warm, woolly colour.
I had a huge amount of fun creating new festive things, but oh I have missed the easy, soothing rhythm of the ripple.
It's like coming home when you've been off on an exciting little jaunt.
Warm, comforting and familiar.
I'm not very much further on from my last ripple update in mid November, but I have now managed to incorporate all the colours, including that rather tricksy deep maroon.
It's proving to be a massive challenge working the colours in random sequence, it's not as easy as it seems. There's a continuous attempt to balance it all out in pleasing harmony whilst not making it too rainbowy, if you get that. A certain amount of discord is necessary, but it's actually quite hard to relax and let it happen.
But I'm enjoying the challenge enormously, it's keeping me on my creative, colourful toes. Speaking of which, do you like my turquoise shoes and my new spotty green socks? Just this very instant realised that my socks match the jug on my table. How funny.
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Ha, am I gonna get the first comment? I love your ripple, the only one I made WAS a rainbow!
Posted by: Rachael Iddon | January 10, 2012 at 02:02 PM
Sorry, very childishly excited about being the first commenter :-/
Love the matching jug and shoes too. I was just sitting here reading your archives and hit the wrong button by mistake. I was trying to find the rest of February 2010!
Posted by: Rachael Iddon | January 10, 2012 at 02:04 PM
I love the socks, and of course the blanket!
Posted by: Kezia | January 10, 2012 at 02:06 PM
Oh my goodness the colors in the ripple are so beautiful, its almost hypnotic, really love it :D
Karen x
Posted by: karen | January 10, 2012 at 02:07 PM
Delicious, as usual!! And, yes, the spotty socks do just complete the picture : ). You are a joy.
Posted by: shelley | January 10, 2012 at 02:08 PM
FANTASTIC!!
Posted by: Gaby | January 10, 2012 at 02:11 PM
Lucy, your colors and patterns are always so gorgeous and inspiring...this makes me want to make a cup of tea and sit on my couch crocheting all day long... I've been working on a hexagon blanket with your pattern for over a year now :-/
Posted by: Ashley | January 10, 2012 at 02:23 PM
Amazing! Great Work.
Posted by: Begonvilli Ev | January 10, 2012 at 02:26 PM
Lucy, I have been following your blog for a while but have never commented before. I love your crochet projects, I have been crocheting for almost 40 years which sounds a ridiculously long time, and am about to start a Ripple blanket using your pattern.
Plus, I love the blogs in your sidebar, so more reading to do!
Happy new Year to you and keep blogging!
Posted by: Carrie | January 10, 2012 at 02:29 PM
I love your new socks and shoes! I love your ripple blanket too, I wish it felt like 'coming home' to me too, I've never made one of those before..hmmmmm maybe one day... :o)
Jess x
Posted by: Jess | January 10, 2012 at 02:30 PM
This blanket is gorgeous! I just learnt to crochet last year (I referred to your tutorials several times!) and I think that my next project might have to be a ripple blanket.
Posted by: Tanis | January 10, 2012 at 02:31 PM
Love the shoes, love the socks and love, love, love the ripple!! The pattern you are creating is amazing. I think I'd like to try and make a ripple with a similar pattern sometime, but I'm not sure I could make it look as nice as yours. I might get too stressed over it, lol.
Posted by: Janet | January 10, 2012 at 02:37 PM
Growing lovely. Super spotty dotty socks, i'm a sockaholic, todays are nice and bright flowery!
Posted by: Julie | January 10, 2012 at 02:39 PM
Your colors are so delicious! It makes me want to jump back on my ripple but I must finish the granny stripe first! Only 25 more colors to go (so 50 rows). Thanks for the color inspiration to jump start my day! Happy day to you!
Posted by: Tabby P. | January 10, 2012 at 02:39 PM
Beautiful blanket! The colors just make me feel happy!!!
Posted by: Jenny@SmallTownHippies | January 10, 2012 at 02:42 PM
L O V E the ripple..and your shoes and socks.
Have a lovely day :)
Mantha xx
Posted by: sam | January 10, 2012 at 02:47 PM
simply gorgeous and i feel much the same way about the festivities and all that red, green and white!
Posted by: Janice | January 10, 2012 at 02:54 PM
Lovely lovely lovely. I continue to be in complete awe of your ways with color. One day I'm going to show up on your doorstep and ask you to give me a color class!
Posted by: Katie | January 10, 2012 at 03:03 PM
Lucy, we seem to be on the same wavelength today (no pun intended, honestly!) I went back to my ripple blanket last night too, after weeks of smaller projects. You summed it up beautifully...it IS wonderfully comforting! :)
Thank you so much for sharing all your lovely patterns, big hugs to you! xxx
Posted by: the quiet homemaker | January 10, 2012 at 03:05 PM
Hi Lucy
love your beatiful work, can I ask how did you join the squares on your Sweet Flower Granny Blanket?
Posted by: angela jordan | January 10, 2012 at 03:08 PM
Thank you for posting this! I've been a lurker on your blog for a few months now and your work inspires me so much! I am just now starting a ripple afghan (my 2nd afghan) in like 15 colors, and am trying to decide what I want the overall effect to be. (P.S. I love your sock/shoe combo, it's fabulous)
Posted by: CreatingAmy | January 10, 2012 at 03:10 PM
Beautiful! Always an inspiration.
And I love the dotty socks.
Posted by: Harriett | January 10, 2012 at 03:21 PM
Love the colours, working random stripes must really keep you on your mental toes! :)
Posted by: idiosyncratic eye | January 10, 2012 at 03:23 PM
I love the ripple blanket, you have definitley persuaded me to attempt a ripple blanket for my sofa, I have a big batch of yarn on its way to me as we speak, can't wait to get started, of course I'll have to finish the poncho i'm making first....if i can wait!
Posted by: Jemma-Jane | January 10, 2012 at 03:29 PM
Oh, it's great, Lucy. It is captivating the way you worked each color to gently ease into the next. So smart. Makes me want to crochet, AND go buy some fun socks!
Posted by: Angie | January 10, 2012 at 03:30 PM