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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Beautiful!
I'm going to undertake my first crochet project in the next while.
A granny stripe blanket for home snuggles on the couch :) I am a total beginner, and hopefully going to my first crochet/knit group soon.
I feel a ripple will follow on shortly afterwards.
Love your socks. :)
Posted by: Angela | January 10, 2012 at 03:32 PM
What a great ripple! It looks gorgeous. I can never get all those different colors to look so good together!
Posted by: Tara K | January 10, 2012 at 03:37 PM
I is just beautiful!!
Posted by: Melissa | January 10, 2012 at 03:38 PM
wow its gorgeous! Where did you get those green shoes????
Posted by: barb | January 10, 2012 at 03:44 PM
Very beautiful indeed. I hve come to really enjoy your blog and projects. Your such a joy & inspiration to me <3
Posted by: Jamie | January 10, 2012 at 03:46 PM
Lovely socks, great ripple which I'll have to try sometime, though I'm having enough trouble with my 'simple circles' at the moment. Sigh.
(See blog if you're curious. It's not pretty.)
Posted by: Rachel | January 10, 2012 at 03:47 PM
Beautiful blanket and the shoes and socks? Love them.
Posted by: elsa | January 10, 2012 at 03:56 PM
Lovely work, and so even. I made one in the same zig-zag pattern, but it came out very uneven. I still like it and would like to be much better at crochet, especially looking at your work!
Posted by: Lynne Kovan | January 10, 2012 at 03:56 PM
Wow Lucy! I just love this blanket! And your socks,too...
Could you write down the sequence of the stiches (dc etc.) of the differt rows?
Posted by: Inga | January 10, 2012 at 04:01 PM
Swit-swooooo! LOVE the socks (the jug matches a mug of mine too) and the ripple is just GLORIOUS! I have just posted pics of my baby ripple in the flickr group, gearing up for a grown-up ripple over at www.inverleith.blogspot.com. I am struggling internally with colour sequencing, glad I am not the only one. Random is the way forward!
Posted by: Kath | January 10, 2012 at 04:02 PM
Wow,your colour combinations are brilliant!
It's a feast for the eyes!
♥♥♥
Posted by: Karin | January 10, 2012 at 04:03 PM
Just love these colors! Why am I never this creative about using color? Beautiful!
Posted by: Mindy | January 10, 2012 at 04:07 PM
Thanks for inspiring my own ripple journey! But I think I need to buy a pair of inspirational socks. ;-)
Just one question - how do you choose your colours randomly? Pick the colour names out of a hat? No 'rules' at all? Even something like no repeating colours within the last 5 rows or something like that?
Posted by: diana | January 10, 2012 at 04:09 PM
Love love love it ALL but WHERE did you get those shoes??? they are fab!!!! :-)
Posted by: bev | January 10, 2012 at 04:12 PM
It's coming along beautifully!! I so enjoy reading your posts :) Thank you for brighting up my day!
Posted by: Armida | January 10, 2012 at 04:16 PM
Ahhh you got the skye shoes! Well done. Hope you like them. Lovely ripple blanket. x
Posted by: Hazel | January 10, 2012 at 04:25 PM
WOW!Love it.I've started a new granny baby ripple for a friend.Her choice of colors;pink,black and white.I've never used black before in a baby blanket,it's interesting.I like to work on several projects at a time,it keeps it fresh.Like now, I have vintage inspired pot holders,Valentines presents,butterflies for a frame and a spring flower vine for my porch swing all in the works.Thats just the crochet projects!lol Lovin' the socks,I have a new green spotty vase that matches them.:)Have a good one!
Posted by: angela-southern USA | January 10, 2012 at 04:32 PM
I too struggle with discord - you really have to work at being random it's not in your nature!
looks amazing - off to pin!
fee x
Posted by: fee@chippernelly | January 10, 2012 at 04:37 PM
OOOOOOH!
This is lovely! I am in love...
And I am in love with your shoes aswell. Can you tell me PLEASE where you got them from?!
Posted by: Henrike | January 10, 2012 at 04:40 PM
Hi Lucy!
That is very pretty! I admire anyone who can do the Ripple so lovely!
~ Susan
Posted by: Susan | January 10, 2012 at 04:50 PM
Lucy ~ I absolutely adore your green spotty socks and turquoise shoes ~ they are fantastic! And, of course it goes without saying that your ripple blanket is rather wonderful too :O)xx
Posted by: Jackie | January 10, 2012 at 05:14 PM
All I want to do is snuggle in the blanket! Loved your textile work you linked to un your last post as well - many talents and always a fantastic eye for colour!
Posted by: faye | January 10, 2012 at 05:27 PM
Very good socks- even better ripple,yum yum.
Posted by: Kate | January 10, 2012 at 05:30 PM
The ripple is fabulous, and of course I ♥ your aqua shoes and green socks!!!
Posted by: debbie | January 10, 2012 at 05:38 PM
It's looking beautiful, I really, really like the tricksy maroon in there. Xx
Posted by: Caroline Ray | January 10, 2012 at 05:50 PM