Fall Ripple Afghan

Curl up with a big cup of tea under this beautiful Fall Ripple Afghan.  This unique ripple crochet afghan pattern is perfect for cooler fall evenings, and the simple V-stitch design gives this crochet blanket pattern great visual appeal.  Great for having on display in your living room, the Fall Ripple Afghan pattern can be created in a variety of color combinations to suit your style.

Materials:

• 3 skeins Red Heart Super Saver yarn in Tea Leaf
• 2 skeins Red Heart Super Saver yarn in Cornmeal
• 2 skeins Red Heart Super Saver yarn in Pumpkin
• 5.0 mm (US H-8) crochet hook or size needed for gauge

Gauge:  rows – 3”; 1 Ripple – 4 ¼”

Special Stitches: 

• V Stitch (V St) – (dc, ch 1, dc) as indicated in instructions.
• Dc Decrease (dc dec) – holding back last loop of each stitch on hook, dc in next ch or stitch, skip next ch or stitch, dc in next ch or stitch, yo, pull through all loops on hook.

Instructions:
Throw Measures:   44” x 58”

1. Row 1 (RS): With tea leaf ch 144, dc in 4th ch from hook, *dc in each of next 5 chs, dc dec, dc in each of next 5 chs**, V St in next ch, repeat from * across ending last repeat at**, 2 dcs in last ch, turn.
    
2. Row 2: Ch 3, dc in same stitch, *dc in each of next 5 dcs, dc dec, dc in each of next 5 dcs**, V St in ch 1 space of V St, repeat from * across ending last repeat at **, 2 dcs in last dc, fasten off and turn.
    
3. Row 3: Join cornmeal with a slip stitch in first dc, ch 2, dc in same stitch, continue with Row 2, fasten off and turn.
    
4. Row 4: Join pumpkin with a slip stitch in first dc, ch 2, dc in same stitch, *[skip 1 dc, dc in next dc] 2 times, ch 1, skip 1 dc, dc dec, [ch 1, skip 1 dc, dc in next dc] 2 times, skip 1 dc,  ch 1**, V St in ch 1 space of V St, repeat from * across ending last repeat at **, 2 dcs in last dc, fasten off and turn.
    
5. Row 5: Join tea leaf with a slip stitch in first dc, ch 2, dc in same stitch, *1 dc in each of next 5 stitches, dc dec, 1 dc in each of next 5 stitches**, V St in ch 1 space of V St, repeat from * across ending last repeat at **, 2 dcs in last dc, turn.
    
6. Row 6: Repeat Row 2, fasten off and turn.

Color Scheme

1. Continue pattern for a total of 74 rows as follows:  (2 rows tea leaf, 1 row cornmeal, 1 row pumpkin) 18 times, 2 rows tea leaf

Edging

1. With tea leaf and wrong side facing work along right side edge start at bottom, sc in first dc, [ch 3, sc in next dc] across and fasten off.
    
2. Work along left side edge start at top, sc in first dc, [ch 3, sc in next dc] across and fasten off.