finished the wavy afghan!

Ta-da!  I’m finished, and it took less than a month from start to end!

As stated in a previous post, this afghan was made with Berroco Vintage Chunky yarn, a size J hook, and the double crochet stitch.  And again the step-by-step pattern can be found here, and it’s really easy, so check it out if you’re looking for a project!  Finished dimensions are around 5’6″ tall and 4’10” wide (that’s a rough guess), and took less than three balls of yarn of each of the seven colors.  Yes it was kinda expensive, but that’s how any afghan is gonna be, really, if you use good yarn.  I have some leftover yarn to make Christmas presents with, though, so that’s a bonus!

I’m really proud of this afghan.  I think everything about it is beautiful, from the pattern to the colors to the short time in which it was made!  This is my third [completed] afghan and it took less than half the time my other ones did, which was exciting because it didn’t even have time to get old.

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  1. […] that the total cost I have paid already is just way too much to make one afghan!  My previous wavy afghan was made with the same yarn but it took a lot less of it (due both to the pattern and size).  My […]

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  2. […] make what the yarn pack was made for, the granny stripe, I could make another ripple (first one is here),  I could make a granny ripple, or I could make a patchwork granny.  Decisions, decisions. […]

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  3. […] be making another ripple blanket.  The first one I made looks so great but I don’t use it because I made it with Berroco Vintage Chunky, which was […]

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  4. […] me.  Honestly I love the pattern for the ripple blanket, so much I would like to do a third one (first, second), but I don’t really need more blankets and the yarn really does cost too much to […]

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  5. […] first ripple blanket, made back in 2011, I’m afraid to say hasn’t seen much use because I’ve been too […]

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  6. […] do so if you use hot water and put it in the dryer, too — this is an advantage when you make blankets that dog claws might snag and you want to avoid that problem).  It comes in skeins of 217 yds/100 […]

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  7. […] and 14 more between skipping 2 sts (the “valleys”).  It’s a lot like the ripple blanket I made in 2011 (or the one I made in 2012) with Lucy from Attic24’s pattern, just with a tighter […]

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  8. […] and 14 more between skipping 2 sts (the “valleys”).  It’s a lot like the ripple blanket I made in 2011 (or the one I made in 2012) with Lucy from Attic24’s pattern, just with a tighter […]

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  9. […] get that close up) but the yarn itself is great; I used Berroco Vintage Chunky for one of my ripple blankets back in 2011 and I’m so glad I did; it’s still SO soft and SO warm and I’m glad […]

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  10. […] My first ripple blanket, made back in 2011 (WOW), was done with Berroco Vintage Chunky, and it is one of the few blankets I’ve made that I actually use as more than just display — it has survived through many moves, a careless husband, and two dogs, and it’s still going strong!  Most of that is because of the yarn, since I was able to felt it in the wash just a bit and get it to the point where my dog’s claws don’t snag it, even when he paws at it, but this particular blanket is slightly dissatisfying in that it’s quite skinny. […]

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