Category Archives: Ripple Series – Candy Cane Flavors

Fifteen Candy Cane Ripples

Posted on January 11, 2012 by Linda @ alottastitches

I’m feeling a little sad about this long-lived series being over, but I know I’ll enjoy the next series too, whatever theme it may have. I crocheted lots of festive ripples, such as Christmas Candy, Peppermint, and Cinnamon, that used … Continue reading →

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Ripple of the Week #3 – Mixed Berries Candy Cane

Posted on January 10, 2012 by Linda @ alottastitches

I can only imagine a candy cane with this combination of colors as being exceptionally tasty. A mixture of raspberry, grape, and blueberry flavors sounds so tempting to me! Yummm… 11,554 stitches – 779,628 donated since Jan. 2011 This ripple … Continue reading →

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2012 Ripple of the Week #1 – Bubble Gum Candy Cane

Posted on January 3, 2012 by Linda @ alottastitches

It was lovely to play with soothing pinks for a change… 11,826 stitches – 755,568 donated since Jan. 2011 laid out in an easy-to-remember pattern of one, two and three row stripes. It’s good that I planned such a simple … Continue reading →

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Ripple of the Week #62 – Winter Mint Candy Cane

Posted on December 27, 2011 by Linda @ alottastitches

I included both a plain white yarn and a white yarn with a fine silver thread, called Caron Christmas Glitter, in this ripple. I captured the frosty touch of silver here: Unfortunately, I’ve never been able to get the pretty … Continue reading →

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Ripple of the Week #61 – Cranberry Candy Cane

Posted on December 20, 2011 by Linda @ alottastitches

Even though I had no hope of finishing this Christmasy ripple in time for the holiday blanket pickup of last week, I had to crochet it! I was anxious to see if this color combination would turn out as great … Continue reading →

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Ripple of the Week #60 – Lime Candy Cane

Posted on December 13, 2011 by Linda @ alottastitches

I just Love! how the green variegated stripes in the center of this blanket seem to vibrate. If I’d known they could do that, I probably would have crocheted several more variegated stripes in its ends too. I suppose it’s … Continue reading →

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Ripple #59 – Sour Cherry

Posted on December 11, 2011 by Linda @ alottastitches

Someone asked if I had any blankets finished that would appeal to a four-year-old foster boy. Although a darker colored blanket containing no white might be more practical, as I imagine it being dragged everywhere a four-year-old boy might go, … Continue reading →

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Ripple #58 – Christmas Candy

Posted on December 8, 2011 by Linda @ alottastitches

Another traditionally colored blanket, Christmas Candy made the most of both the small amount of Caron Christmas Glitter green remaining after #57, Peppermint, and a little ball of a green and red variegated. They each have a fine silver thread, … Continue reading →

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Ripple of the Week – #57 Peppermint Candy Cane

Posted on December 6, 2011 by Linda @ alottastitches

It’s pretty ironic that it’s taken me this long (the eighth in my series) to get around to making a peppermint ripple, considering that it’s the most favored flavor of candy cane, and to think that I made it from … Continue reading →

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Ripple #56 – Wintergreen Candy Cane

Posted on December 5, 2011 by Linda @ alottastitches

This seems rather anti-climatic, since you already saw an in-progress shot of this very simply striped ripple, but I still want to share the finished blanket with you. A cool and refreshing-looking Wintergreen Candy Cane: 11,690 stitches – 674,282 donated … Continue reading →

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