Lilly Pond Eight Point Round Ripple

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Instructions

I love sharing my patterns. I hope you will share a picture of the completed project with me if you make this item. See all of my free crochet patterns at http://crochetbymonica.gather.com and follow me on facebook at http://www.facebook.com/crochetbymonica. God bless you every day! I love sharing my patterns. I hope you will share a picture of the completed project with me if you make this item. See all of my free crochet patterns at http://crochetbymonica.gather.com and follow me on facebook at http://www.facebook.com/crochetbymonica. God bless you every day!

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Difficulty:

Category: Crocheting

Type of item: Functional

For: Children

Style: Funky, Cute, Whimsical, Mod, Casual

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Materials

Color A: 2 skeins* Red Heart Super Saver Banana Berry Color B: 1 skein* Red Heart Super Saver Spring Green Color C: 1 skein* Red Heart Super Saver Turqouise Color D: 1 skein* Red Heart Super Saver Royal Blue Hook: 8.00 mm / L US Finished size: 56 inches

What was your inspiration?

I made this afghan because I wanted a large afghan which could be laid on the floor for an infant to play on, and then use as a nap blanket as he or she grows into a toddler. The funny thing is my teenage sister-in-law loved it so much I let her have it. It is big enough to be a lapghan as well as an infant/toddler afghan. Right now it is on the back of my mother-in-law's love seat and it conforms to it perfectly - like a huge vibrant doily! Be creative in color choices as the potential looks for this afghan are as varied as the numbers of yarns available. I have provided the Red Heart brand yarn colors I used for this particular sample - the swatch photos are more accurate to the true coloring of this afghan.

What are you most proud of?

How unique the coloring turned out. I rarely use four yarn colors, but I really liked how this turned out.

What advice would you give someone starting this project?

Make a regular round ripple first to learn the general technique, and learn how to make granny squares. I have several basic round ripples that would be good to start with. Check out all of my free patterns here: http://crochetbymonica.gather.com/ and follow me on facebook at http://www.facebook.com/crochetbymonica. God bless you every day!