Blended Baby Round Ripple

Mostly this is a technique more than a pattern. Just take your favorite Round Ripple pattern and baby yarn in the colors you want for baby.
Here is a few links to some of my favorite Round Ripple patterns out there.

Around the Rosy baby blanket

Star shaped Afghan Pattern by Diva Crochets.

Lyn's Round Ripple

Pick from one of these great patterns or use your favorite.

I used a real light weight baby yarn in a green and lavender. Any colors in the same family like reds and oranges, yellows and oranges, blues and greens etc... are great in this technique.

I started the pattern with 2 strands of the green doing about a third of the total rows I want in the round ripple.  I like to do the same amount of rows for each color change. I just like the look but it's really up to you.
When your ready to start blending drop one strand of the green and pick up a strand of the lavender. Do the amount of rows you want with that and then to change colors you'll drop the green and pick up another strand of the lavender and continue on with 2 strands of lavender.

You can do however many color changes you want and make it as big or little as you want it's all up to you.



This also works in a Granny Square pattern too. I did this bedspread for my Mother In Law a couple years back. As you can see there are no rules to the color combos. :) see my post on my Blended Granny Lapghan for directions on this kind of blending.

Blended Granny Lapghan!

Blended Granny Lapghan.




This lapghan was made with simple Granny Squares using 2 strands of yarn at all times.

Materials...

J Hook

yarn needle to weave in ends.

Caron Simply Soft...


Color A- 2 Skeins of Dark Sage


Color B- 3 Skeins of Sage


Color C- 2 Skeins of Soft Green

Make 4 blocks going Colors A, B then C
Make 5 blocks going Colors C, B then A
Special Stitch: Corner 3dc, ch1, 3dc, ch1 worked in the corner ch 1 sp.
Round 1: with 2 strands of color A ch 4, sl st into 1st ch to form a ring, Ch 3, 2 dc in ring, ch 1, 3 dc, ch 1, 3 dc, ch 1, 3 dc, ch 1 join to 3rd ch of beg ch.
Round 2: turn, ch3, 2 dc, ch1, 3dc, ch 1, in ch1 sp, work corner 3 times join into 3rd ch of beg ch.
Cut one of the strands of color A and add one strand of color B. Still working with 2 strands.
Round 3: turn, ch 3, 2 dc, ch1, in ch1 sp, *work corner 3dc in next ch 1 sp, ch1 repeat from* 2 more times, end by work corner join to 3rd ch of beg ch.
Round 4: turn, ch3, 2 dc, in same ch1 sp, ch1 *work corner, 3dc in next ch 1 sp, ch1, 3dc in next ch 1 sp, ch1, repeat from * 2 times, 3dc in next ch 1 sp, ch1 join to 3rd ch of beg ch.
Cut strand of Color A and add 2nd strand of Color B. Still 2 strands.
Round 5: Turn, Ch3, 2dc, ch1, in ch 1 sp, 3dc, ch 1, *work corner 3dc, ch 1 in next 3 ch1 sps, repeat from * 2 times, work corner, 3dc, ch1 in last ch1 sp join to 3rd ch of beg ch.
Round 6: Turn, ch3, 2dc, ch1 in ch 1 sp, (3dc, ch1) in next ch 1 sp, *work corner, (3dc, ch1) in next 4 ch 1 sps, repeat from * 2 times, work corner, (3dc, ch1) in next 2 ch 1 sps, join to 3rd ch of beg ch.
Cut one strand of Color B and join one strand of Color C. Work with 2 strands.

Round 7: Turn, ch3, 2dc, ch1 in ch1 sp, (3dc, ch1) in next 2 ch 1 sps, *work corner, (3dc, ch1) in next 5 ch 1 sps, repeat from * 2 times, work corner, (3dc, ch1) in next 2 ch1 sps, join to 3rd ch of beg ch.

Round 8: Turn, ch3, 2dc, ch1 in ch1 sp, (3dc, ch1) in next 2 ch 1 sps, *work corner, (3dc, ch1) in next 6 ch1 sps, repeat from * 2 times, work corner, (3dc, ch1) 3 times, join in 3rd ch of beg ch.

Cut last strand of Color B and join 2nd strand of Color C. working 2 strands.

Round 9: Turn, ch3, 2dc, ch1, in ch1 sp, (3dc, ch1) in next 3 ch1 sps, *work corner, (3dc, ch1) in next 7 ch 1 sps, repeat from * 2 times, work corner, (3dc, ch1) in the next 3 ch1 sps, join to 3rd ch of beg ch.

Round 10: Turn, ch3, 2dc, ch1, in ch1 sp, (3dc, ch1) in next 3 ch1 sps, *work corner, (3dc, ch1) in next 8 ch1 sps, repeat from * 2 times, work corner, (3dc, ch1) in the next 4 ch1 sps, join to 3rd ch of beg ch.

Fasten off.

To make bigger use more colors or do more than 2 rounds per color combo.

To make the opposite color blocks just swap color A and C. This makes a nice effect and also helps to use the yarn evenly more.