Drop in the Pond Lap blanket

Drop in the Pond Lap blanket Pattern by Elizabeth Ham with Crochet A Trunk-Full O’ Fun!

Pattern free on Ravelry and video tutorial available by Beth. Be sure to tell her GoodKnitKisses sent you and give her some love! http://www.ravelry.com/patterns/library/drop-in-the-pond-lap-blanket

also on her website at http://www.freewebs.com/bethintx/dropinthepondlaprobe.htm

The following is the full pattern for your convenience re-published with permission from Elizabeth Ham on August 22, 2014.  Thank you Beth! For a PDF & Video links please visit the links above as a courtesy to Beth.

Click here for the album of pics showing where to join rows and what Turn Corner means. It also shows an alternative for the valleys to make the holes smaller and the ripples to lay flatter.

 

‘Drop in the Pond’ 

diamond centered ripple

By Elizabeth Ham

 

46 x 33 inches.

 

Materials : Medium Worsted weight yarn in 7- oz/340 yd skeins. 2 skeins Color A. 1 skein each of colors B & C. Size I, 5.5 mm crochet hook.

 

Gauge: First 4 rounds of granny square= 4.5 inches.

 

Example was made with Color A: Vannah’s Choice Baby, 2 skeins 100 white. Color B: 1 skein 108 Bluebell. Color C: Vannah’s Choice 1 skein 109 Colonial Blue. 

 

Color order:

Round/rows1-2: Color A

3-4: Color B

5-6: Color C   

7: Color A 

Make 1 seven-round granny square as follows: 

Round 1: With color A, Ch 4, sl st to form ring, ch 3, 2 dc in ring, (ch 2, 3 dc in ring) 3 times. ch 1, sc in top of beg ch-3. 

 

Round 2: Ch 2, 2 dc around sc. *Ch 1, (3 dc,ch 2, 3dc) in next ch-2 sp. Repeat from *  twice.  Ch 1,  3 dc in next ch-1 sp. ch 1, sc in top of beg ch-2. end off A. Join B. 

 

Round 3:  With B, Ch 2, 2 dc around sc. *Ch 1, 3 dc in next ch-1 sp. Ch 1, (3 dc,ch 2, 3dc) in next ch-2 sp. Repeat from *  twice.  (Ch 1,  3 dc in next ch-1 sp) twice. Ch 1, sc in top of beg ch-2.  

 

Round 4: Ch 2, 2 dc around sc. *(Ch 1, 3 dc in next ch-1 sp) twice. Ch 1, (3 dc,ch 2, 3dc) in next ch-2 sp. Repeat from * twice.  (Ch 1,  3 dc in next ch-1 sp) 3 times. Ch 1, sc in top of beg ch-2. End off B, Join C. 

 

Round 5: With C, Ch 2, 2 dc around sc. *(Ch 1, 3 dc in next ch-1 sp) 3 times. Ch 1, (3 dc,ch 2, 3dc) in next ch-2 sp. Repeat from * twice.  (Ch 1,  3 dc in next ch-1 sp) 4 times. Ch 1, sc in top of beg ch-2.  

 

Round 6: Ch 2, 2 dc around sc. *(Ch 1, 3 dc in next ch-1 sp) 4 times. Ch 1, (3 dc,ch 2, 3dc) in next ch-2 sp. Repeat from * twice.  (Ch 1,  3 dc in next ch-1 sp) 5 times. Ch 1, sc in top of turning ch. End off C, Join A. 

 

Round 7: With A, Ch 2, 2 dc around sc. *(Ch 1, 3 dc in next ch-1 sp) 5 times. Ch 1, (3 dc,ch 2, 3dc) in next ch-2 sp. Repeat from * twice.  (Ch 1,  3 dc in next ch-1 sp) 6 times. Ch 2, sl st in top of beg ch-2. break off.  

 

note: Repeat same color order for the rows. 

 

Row 1: Skip 4 shells, join Color A in the next ch-1 sp. Ch 3, make 2 dc in same space. ch 1,  (3 dc, ch 1) in each of the next 2 ch sps.  (3 dc, ch 2, 3 dc) in next ch-2 sp. ch 1,  (3 dc, ch 1) in each of the next 2 sps.  3 dc in next sp. 

 

Row 2: Ch 4 (counts as dc, ch 1) turn, (3 dc, ch 1) in each of the next 3 ch sps.  (3 dc, ch 2, 3 dc) in next ch-2 sp. ch 1,  (3 dc, ch 1) in each of the next 3 sps.  Dc in top of turning ch-3. End off A, Join B. 

 

Row 3: With B, Ch 3, turn. 2 dc in first sp, ch 1, (3 dc, ch 1) in each of the next 3 sps.  (3 dc, ch 2, 3 dc) in next ch-2 sp, Ch 1,  (3 dc, ch 1) in each of the next 3 sps. 2 dc in turning ch sp, dc in 3rd ch of turning ch. 

 

Row 4: Ch 4 (counts as dc, ch 1) turn, (3 dc, ch 1) in each of the next 4 ch sps.  (3 dc, ch 2, 3 dc) in next ch-2 sp. ch 1,  (3 dc, ch 1) in each of the next 4 sps.  Dc in top of turning ch-3. End off B, Join C. 

 

Row 5:  With C, Ch 3, turn. 2 dc in first sp, ch 1,(3 dc, ch 1) in each of the next 4 sps.  (3 dc, ch 2, 3 dc) in next ch-2 sp, ch 1,  (3 dc, ch 1) in each of the next 4 sps. 2 dc in turning ch sp, dc in 3rd ch of turning ch. 

 

Row 6: Ch 4 (counts as dc, ch 1) turn, (3 dc, ch 1) in each of the next 5 ch sps.  (3 dc, ch 2, 3 dc) in next ch-2 sp. ch 1,  (3 dc, ch 1) in each of the next 5 sps.  Dc in top of turning ch-3. End off C, Join A. 

 

Row 7: With A, Ch 3, turn. 2 dc in first sp, ch 1, (3 dc, ch 1) in each of the next 5 sps.  (3 dc, ch 2, 3 dc) in next ch-2 sp, ch 1,  (3 dc, ch 1) in each of the next 5 sps. 2 dc in turning ch sp, dc in 3rd ch of turning ch. end off.  

 

Rows 8-14: Repeat rows 1-7.  

 

Turn piece around and repeat rows 1-14 on opposite corner of center square. 

 

Turn piece and work on side ripples.  

 

Row 1: Count from corner on last row made. Skip 4 shells, join A in the next ch-1 sp. Ch 3, make 2 dc in same space. Ch 1,  (3 dc, ch 1) in each of the next 2 ch sps.  *(3 dc, ch 2, 3 dc) in top of end dc st. #ch 1,  (3 dc, ch 1) in each of the next 2 sps, 3 dc in next sp, turn corner,  (3 dc, ch 1) in each of the next 3 ch sps.  repeat from *. ^ (3 dc, ch 2, 3 dc) in next ch-2 sp, Repeat from # to ^. (3 dc, ch 2, 3 dc) in top of end dc st. (ch1, 3dc in next sp) 3 times.  

 

Row 2: Ch 4 (counts as dc, ch 1) turn,* (3 dc, ch 1) in each of the next 3 ch sps.  (3 dc, ch 2, 3 dc) in next ch-2 sp. ch 1,  (3 dc, ch 1) in each of the next 2 sps.  3 dc in next sp. Sk 2 shells,  repeat from * across row.  end row with ch 1, dc in top of turning ch. End off A, Join B. 

 

Row 3: With B, Ch 3, turn. 2 dc in first sp, ch 1, *(3 dc, ch 1) in each ch-1 sp.  (3 dc, ch 2, 3 dc) in next ch-2 sp, ch 1,  (3 dc, ch 1) in next 2 sps.  3 dc in next sp. Turn corner,  repeat from * across row.  End with, ch 1, 2 dc in turning ch sp, dc in 3rd ch of turning ch. 

 

Rows 4-7:  repeat rows 2-3 twice; Changing colors with the established pattern. (Each row will have more shells in the last repeat.) 

 

Rows 8-14: Repeat rows 1-7. 

 

Repeat for other side.

 

Turn Piece and work end  ripples same as side ripples  for 7 rows. 

 

Border: Using Color A, Work ripple around entire piece for 1 round.