Classic Ripple Afghan

Minnie, my late mother-in-law, was a knitter for many years. When she downsized two summers ago, Gord brought me home her knitting bag with an afghan she had started. 

I got the bag out about seven weeks ago to knit it. Minnie hadn’t gotten too far and I didn’t know when she stopped working on it so I took it apart to start over to ensure the gauge was consistent.  I finished it tonight.

The pattern is Classic Ripple Afghan and is obviously well-used and well-loved. It’s from 1974 and the price sticker says it was $1 at Sears.

What do you need?

• 2 4-oz skeins of colour A knitted worsted weight yarn - I used black
• 3 4-oz skeins of colour B knitted worsted weight yarn - I used white
• 3 4-oz skeins of colour C knitted worsted weight yarn - I used light pink
• 3 4-oz skeins of colour D knitted worsted weight yarn - I used dark pink
• 36 inch needle, size 4mm

Pattern ~ 303 stitches on needle

• 2 rows colour A
• 12 rows colour B
• 2 rows colour A
• 12 rows colour C
• 2 rows colour A
• 12 rows colour D

Do this 6 times, then ...

• 2 rows dark green
• 12 rows white
• 2 rows dark green

I could only do it 5 times because I ran out of light pink yarn halfway through the six row.

Row 1
K1, slip 1, K1, passover stitch, *K9, insert needle into next 2 stitches as if to knit them together and slip them, K1, passover 2 slipped*, repeat * to *, K2 together, K1

Row 2
P6, *P into front and back of next stitch, P9*, repeat * to *, P6

Keep repeating these two rows.