When I first started on Pinterest I came across this picture and thought: "wow this is magnificently beautiful. I wish I could make that!"
That was when I first started to crochet again (after about 15 years), and would have never attempted such an intricate pattern- even if there was one... But there wasn't...
Then, a couple of months later I spotted this on Pinterest:
Someone deciphered the pattern. Here is the link to the pattern , if you want to have a try.
So now it was only my skills standing in my way...
So now it was only my skills standing in my way...
And for the meantime I made only ripples... Not vintage fan ripples...
But I saw lots of others in the meantime.
For example here is Pip's version from meet me at mike's.
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| Meet Me At Mike's Vintage Fan Ripple |
Or here is another take on the pattern from chiaki creates:
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| Chiaki Creates Vintage Fan Ripple |
Another couple of months and about 4 ripple baby blankets later, I plucked up the courage and got to work...
A friend of mine picked theses gorgeous colours Coral and Guava from the Bendigo Woollen Mills classic range for her daughters blanket. A stunning combination that I fell in live with as soon as I held the wool in my hands...
It was slow going at first trying to figure out the pattern. I found it hard to get the right tension in the fans. I frogged it twice and started again.
Very slowly...
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| Superfruity Crochet Vintage Fan Ripple Crochet Blanket in Coral and Guava |
Row by row...
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| Superfruity Crochet Vintage Fan Ripple Crochet Blanket in Coral and Guava |
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| Superfruity Crochet Vintage Fan Ripple Crochet Blanket in Coral and Guava |
And as I saw the blanket growing in front of me I fell in love with it more and more. What a great pattern. What a beautiful look. And the nice soft feel of the wool. Oh my.
The finished object is just fantastic.
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| Superfruity Crochet Vintage Fan Ripple Crochet Blanket in Coral and Guava |
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| Superfruity Crochet Vintage Fan Ripple Crochet Blanket in Coral and Guava |
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| Superfruity Crochet Vintage Fan Ripple Crochet Blanket in Coral and Guava |
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| Superfruity Crochet Vintage Fan Ripple Crochet Blanket in Coral and Guava |
I'm sad to send it off to its new home soon, but I know it will be treasured.
Please contact me through my facebook page if you would like me to make your very own Vintage ripple blanket :)
Please contact me through my facebook page if you would like me to make your very own Vintage ripple blanket :)
Stay juicy Planet Earth,
Superfruity
Superfruity & marvelously fantastic! I absolutely love it! I am adding this to my (ridiculously) long to-do list...and it won't be at the bottom. Thanks for the eye candy :-)
ReplyDeleteOh thanks Mary! It actually looks more difficult than it really is, especially after you get the first ripple and fan done. Hope you enjoy making it as much as I did and please share your eye candy too!
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