Holiday Ripple Throw Crochet Pattern
This stunning Red Heart Holiday Ripple Throw Crochet Pattern will be your new favorite one to hook for those nights of Netflix and chilling this winter. The red and gray stripes give the ripple crochet blanket just enough holiday flare, but the colors are versatile enough so you can use it throughout the colder months. You'll love the elegant design so much, you might even find yourself hooking a throw in springtime colors while nestled beneath this holiday classic! Whether you're crafting this blanket for yourself or the loveseat of a loved one, the holiday ripple throw will invite cozy nights on the couch.
Crochet HookK/10.5 or 6.5 mm hook
Yarn Weight(4) Medium Weight/Worsted Weight and Aran (16-20 stitches to 4 inches)
Crochet Gauge1 ripple = 5½" (14 cm) from peak to peak; 7 rows = 5" (12.5 cm). CHECK YOUR GAUGE. Use any size hook to obtain the gauge.
Finished SizeThrow measures 44" wide x 56" long (112 x 142 cm).
Materials List
- RED HEART® With Love®: 3 skeins 1101 Eggshell Color A and 1 skein each 1909 Holly Berry Color B and 1401 Pewter Color C
INSTRUCTIONS
Notes:
1. Throw is made in a ripple pattern which consists, in some rows, of a series of (shell, ch 2, shell) “peaks” and 2-cluster “valleys”, with a shell worked between peaks and valleys. You may need to work several rows before the ripple is clearly visible.
2. To change color, work last stitch of old color to last yarn over. Yarn over with new color and draw through all loops on hook to complete stitch. Proceed with new color. Cut old color. Optional: carry A along wrong side of piece until next needed.
3. For a neater appearance, work border over carried yarn and tails to minimize weaving in ends.
Special Stitches:
Beg dc2tog (beginning double crochet decrease) = Ch 2, dc in next stitch.
Cl (cluster) = Yarn over, insert hook in indicated stitch or space, yarn over and pull up loop, yarn over, draw through 2 loops on hook (2 loops remain on hook); [yarn over, insert hook in same stitch or space, yarn over and pull up loop, yarn over, draw through 2 loops] twice, yarn over, draw through all 4 loops on hook.
dc2tog = [Yarn over, insert hook in next stitch, yarn over and pull up loop, yarn over, draw through 2 loops] twice, yarn over, draw through all 3 loops on hook.
dc2tog-over-3 = *Yarn over, insert hook in next stitch, yarn over and pull up loop, yarn over, draw through 2 loops*, skip next st; repeat from * to *, yarn over, draw through all 3 loops on hook.
sc2tog = [Insert hook in next stitch, yarn over and pull up a loop] twice, yarn over and draw through all 3 loops on hook.
sc2tog-over-3 = *Insert hook in next stitch, yarn over and pull up a loop*, skip next st; repeat from * to *, yarn over and draw through all 3 loops on hook.
shell = 3 dc in indicated stitch or space.
Throw
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With A, ch 132.
Row 1 (right side): Sc in 2nd ch from hook and in each ch across, turn—131 sc -
Row 2: Ch 2 (counts as first hdc here and throughout), [skip next 2 sc, shell in next sc] twice, [skip next 2 sc, (shell, ch 2, shell) in next sc, skip next 2 sc, shell in next sc, skip next 2 sc, Cl in next sc, skip next 3 sc, Cl in next sc, skip next 2 sc, shell in next sc] 7 times, skip next 2 sc, (shell, ch 2, shell) in next sc, [skip next 2 sc, shell in next sc] twice, skip next 2 sc, hdc in last sc, turn—2 hdc, 34 shells, 14 Cls, and 8 ch-2 spaces.
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Row 3: Ch 2, shell in space between first 2 shells, shell in space between 2nd and 3rd shells, [(shell, ch 2, shell) in next ch-2 space, shell in space between next 2 shells, Cl in space between next shell and next Cl, Cl in space between next Cl and next shell, shell in space between next 2 shells] 7 times, (shell, ch 2, shell) in next ch-2 space, shell in space between next 2 shells, shell between last 2 shells, hdc in top of beginning ch, turn.
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Row 4: Ch 1, skip first hdc, sc2tog in first 2 dc, sc in next 7 dc, [3 sc in next ch-2 space, sc in next 6 dc, sc between next 2 Cls, sc in next 6 dc] 7 times, 3 sc in next ch-2 space, sc in next 7 dc, sc2tog in last 2 dc; change color to B; leave beginning ch unworked, turn—131 sc.
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Row 5: Beg dc2tog, dc in next 7 sc, [shell in next sc, dc in next 6 sc, dc2togover-3, dc in next 6 sc] 7 times, shell in next sc, dc in next 7 sc, dc2tog in last 2 sts, turn—107 dc and 8 shells.
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Row 6: Beg dc2tog, dc in next 7 dc, [shell in next dc, dc in next 6 dc, dc2tog-over-3, dc in next 6 dc] 7 times, shell in next dc, dc in next 7 dc, dc2tog in last 2 sts; change color to A, turn.
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Row 7: Ch 1, sc2tog in first 2 sts, sc in next 7 dc, [3 sc in next dc, sc in next 6 dc, sc2tog-over-3, sc in next 6 dc] 7 times, 3 sc in next dc, sc in next 7 dc, sc2tog in last 2 sts, turn—131 sc.
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Rows 8–79: Repeat Rows 2–7 twelve times, changing color in the following color sequence: work 3 rows with A, [2 rows with C, 4 rows with A, 2 rows with B, 4 rows with A] 5 times, 2 rows with C, 4 rows with A, 2 rows with B, 1 row with A. Cut B and C.
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Rows 80–82: With A, repeat Rows 2–4. At the end of row 82, do not fasten off.
Border
Round 1 (right side):
1. With right side facing, ch 1, 3 sc in first st, skip next sc, sc in next 7 sc, [3 sc in next sc, sc in next 6 sc, sc2tog-over-3, sc in next 6 sc] 7 times, 3 sc in next sc, sc in next 7 sc, skip next sc, 3 sc in last st;
2. *working in ends of rows of side edge, sc in first 2 rows, [2 sc in next row, sc in next row, 2 sc in next 2 rows, sc in next 2 rows] 13 times, 2 sc in next row, sc in last row*;
3. working in opposite side of foundation ch, 3 sc in first ch, sc in next 7 ch, [sc2tog-over-3, sc in next 6 ch, 3 sc in next ch, sc in next 6 ch] 7 times, sc2togover-3, sc in next 7 ch, 3 sc in last ch;
4. repeat from * to *;
5. join with slip st in first sc—135 sc across top and bottom edges and 122 sc across each side edge.
6. Fasten off.
Finishing
Weave in ends.