Knitted Ripple Blanket

nannaknits · 01-03-2009, 05:28 PM

I am trying to knit a Ripple stitch blanket. I don't want to do a Feather and Fan, I want it to be more solid and not so lacy since this is for a boy baby. I thought I found the perfect pattern but after

I finally figured out there is a mistake in the pattern row. It reads:*K2tog, k3, k into the front and back of next stitch, k3 SKP; repeat from *. I see there are two decreases in the row with only one increase. Can anyone help me figure out where the other increase should go. I have looked at this so long that my brain feels like pidgeon poop.

tarrentella · 01-03-2009, 10:55 PM

what is the scond row of the pattern? is the extra increase in that to balance it back out?

Is the SKP a slip, knit, pass slipped stitch over?

which pattern are you using? the ripple pattern i have used previously is different (it uses YOs for the increases), so i'm not sure, but i think you are right and their shoud be another increase somewhere.

suzeeq · 01-03-2009, 10:57 PM

I think you may be missing another kfb, look at the pattern again. Or if you can post a link to it....

nannaknits · 01-04-2009, 12:55 AM

I was just typing out the instructions to the pattern when I realized where my mistake is. I was doing a knit front and back, but on closer examination it is knit front, back, front. DUH I feel so silly.

suzeeq · 01-04-2009, 12:56 AM

Ahhh, well at least you found the extra increase.

tarrentella · 01-04-2009, 01:03 AM

easy to miss. glad you found it again.

nannie343 · 02-16-2009, 12:21 AM

I too am trying to knit a ripple baby blanket from free pattern I found online. It's called "Easy Ripple Baby Blanket" you cast on 108 stitches, row 1 is knit, row 2 starts with a border, then says:

row 2 - 3 border stitches, (K2tog. K6, YO,
K1, YO, K6, K2 tog. twice, K6, YO, K1, YO,
K6, K2 tog), repeat () twice more, K 3 for border. My stitches are not coming out, I have stitches left over!!!! Has anyone made this before.

Thanks for you advice and help.
Rhonda

suzeeq · 02-16-2009, 01:51 AM

It's a common pattern and should come out. You do 3 repeats of the () altogether, there should be 34 sts in each one and you may want to put a marker after each repeat.

nannie343 · 02-16-2009, 04:41 PM

Yes, I finally figured out MY problem, I was trying to knit the entire pattern twice, instead of the K2 tog. twice. Then the entire pattern. When I finally stood back and looked at the pattern again I read it correctly. I guess I was reading TOO much into the pattern. LOL !!! Maybe I shouldn't be knitting....

Thanks again,
Rhonda

suzeeq · 02-16-2009, 05:21 PM

Yeah, this is printed oddly, the real pattern repeat is - K2tog, K6, YO, K1, YO, K6, K2 tog - which you would do 6 times and when you repeat it, you would be doing the k2tog twice anyway. Don't know why they combined 2 repeats, maybe to avoid a copyright infringement or something.