Wednesday, August 14, 2013

New Baby Granny Ripple Afghan: Tah Dah!!

Baby Granny Ripple Afghan!

After my last post are you ready for some good news?

First I have to tell you all that reading your comments brought tears to my eyes. Maybe I should have posted about this sooner because I didn't expect this outpouring of support. Thank you all so much for sharing your experiences, faith and support with me. I am very touched and will keep you in my prayers.

You might have guessed since I just made a New Baby Granny Ripple Afghan that my darling daughter Angela that just graduated with a Ph.D. in Pharmacy May-2013, moved an hour and a half away from me for a very good job; the mother to Emma, my first grand baby born almost 1-year ago, (August 24, 2012), is expecting again and the baby is due January, 6, 2014! Woo Hoo! I am so excited and I just love being a grandma! 




You can probably tell by the colors that we don't know yet if it will be a boy or a girl so I tried to go neutral, (maybe I am leaning a little towards a boy), notice all the blue in it? I put very little pink just in case but I think it would be fine if it is a girl.

Anyway, this was the first time I've tried a "Granny Ripple" and I love it. The pattern is from Michaels and Bernat Baby Coordinates yarn.

I used a different yarn for my project...


My yarn is Cascade Yarns Pima Tencel. I really love this yarn. It is so soft and works up so nice. It has a slight sheen to it and I love the pastel colors, perfect for baby...


So here is all the stats:

Crochet Hook Size-G

Cascade Yarns-Pima Tencel (Discontinued-I was able to purchase on clearance from Jimmy Beans Wool about a year ago):
Content:
50% Pima Cotton/50% Tencel
Care:
Hand Wash
Weight/Yardage:
50g/89yd
Gauge:
5 sts = 1" on US 7
Knitting Weight:
Worsted

Update 8/16/2013: I forgot to add this to my
2013 stash-busting challenge!

Happy Crocheting!



17 comments:

  1. This is such a cheerful design. Baby afghans are just one of the perks of being a grandmother! :)

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    1. You are so right Jeanne! There are so many wonderful perks that come with it.

      ((HUGS))
      Eileen

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  2. Congratulations to your daughter! Love the new baby afghan - great colors. :)

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    1. Thank you Debi! I'm so glad you like it.

      ((HUGS))
      Eileen

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  3. Congratulations to your family with that exciting news! Grandbabies are wonderful :D Ours share a birthday, my grandson will be two on the 24th!

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    1. Small world! Emma was born at 11:01 pm so barely on the 24th. Yes I am so excited about the new little one!!

      ((HUGS))
      Eileen

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  4. LOVE THIS... was making myself a shawl in the same granny ripple - and while I LOED My colors I did not LOVE the points on the shawl... I was using a cotton linen blend and found it to be too floppy for my taste.... frogged it and using the granny motif in a straight run!!! SO much happier for the shaw..... I too have a baby blanket on the horizon and will consider the ripple for it as it works better in blanket format in my opinion!
    LOVELY WORK AND COLORS!

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    1. I would love to see your granny shawl when it is complete! Thanks for commenting on my blog lately.

      ((Hugs))
      Eileen

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  5. congratulations for the good news :-) and the blanket is so lovely

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  6. Congratulations to your daughter. I love the afghan it's beautiful and will be lovely for a boy or a girl. I love making baby blankets and have several stashed away, I live in hope, I will be a granny one day :)

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  7. Congratulations to your daughter. And, the blanket is lovely!

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  8. Congratulations to your daughter and to you as well. The blanket is beautiful. It's perfect for any sex and it looks so snuggly :-)

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  9. lovely blanket and congratulations to you and your daughter!

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  10. Eileen! A big congrats to you & love the blanket! Fyi, Jan 6 is a big day around here as my hubby & eldest share that birthday. (it's also Epiphany) Hugs to the baby for me!

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