A crocheted blanket pattern built from rows of double crochet worked with regular increases and decreases along the row, producing a continuous zigzag, or chevron, of peaks and valleys across the fabric, often worked in stripes of changing color to emphasize the wave-like effect. Ripple afghans of this type were especially popular in American crochet during the 1970s and have remained a widely made staple pattern since, valued for using up small amounts of leftover yarn in a simple, repeating stitch count.
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OriginEspecially associated with American home crochet of the 1970s, though the underlying increase-and-decrease chevron technique is older and remains a widely used staple pattern. 1 Distinguishing Technique or ResultRegular increases at the peaks and decreases at the valleys, worked in double crochet across each row, produce a continuous zigzag fabric, usually striped in color. 1 Connections
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Tools Used
Crochet Hook is used in Ripple (Chevron) Afghan Pattern.
Sources
1. Crochet Ripple Afghan Patterns (Simply Collectible Crochet)
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