Category Archives: Inspiration

Blankie* #1 of 2016

Posted on January 8, 2016 by Linda @ alottastitches

My first ripple of the New Year was inspired by this one, which was made for Project Linus by Diana, known as “iskydive2” in Ravelry. Oops. DH made that photo smaller than usual. As long as he was going to … Continue reading →

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Ripple #46 – Inspired by. . .

Posted on November 15, 2015 by Linda @ alottastitches

Ravelry is a fantastic place for discovering wonderful color combinations that I’d never think up on my own! For example, go check out the gorgeous colors of Champsmom’s “Baby Sanders’ Stripe It Rich”. A special thanks to my yarn fairies … Continue reading →

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Ripple #38 – Inspired by. . .

Posted on September 20, 2015 by Linda @ alottastitches

this ripple, created by Franie-Jay of Australia, I gathered somewhat similar colors from my attic stash. Usually, the various weights of partial skeins and scrap balls lead me to an interesting striping pattern. But this time I happened to have … Continue reading →

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Playing with Scraps

Posted on September 8, 2015 by Linda @ alottastitches

As you probably already know, I enjoy finding a use for every last scrap of a yarn. Scrap balls the size of a tennis ball or larger end up in scrappy ripples, while smaller balls go into scrap grannies. As … Continue reading →

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#20 – Inspired by. . .

Posted on May 19, 2015 by Linda @ alottastitches

Manel’s “Pastels”. I fell in love with the colors when I came across it in Ravelry months ago. Checking my stash recently, I was delighted to find that I had enough yarns of similar colors to make a ripple version. … Continue reading →

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Ripple #6 – Inspired by. . .

Posted on February 9, 2015 by Linda @ alottastitches

this cute scarf. Not that I couldn’t have made a great-looking ripple anyway, but I thought it pretty cool that, in my stash, I found great matches for all five colors! When my newest ripple was ready for its photo … Continue reading →

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#3 – Five Pounds

Posted on January 20, 2015 by Linda @ alottastitches

I’ve been thinking about how I could best use the five skeins of Caron One Pound that Chrissy sent me. Since it’s thicker than RHSS and most of the other yarns in my charity stash, I figured designing a ripple … Continue reading →

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#2 of 2015 – So Simple. . .

Posted on January 12, 2015 by Linda @ alottastitches

That was my first thought on seeing these photos of annypurl’s broadly striped “Buddy Bags”. Why, only a solid-colored blanket would be simpler than one inspired by this pattern! For my usual size ripple I needed at least 12 ounces … Continue reading →

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#50 – Thanks to a Striped Towel

Posted on December 9, 2014 by Linda @ alottastitches

I really liked the colors in this striped towel, another that I clipped from the old L.L. Bean catalog. But once I started playing around with actual skeins of yarn, I made a few changes, substituting a dark teal for … Continue reading →

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#47 – Neon?

Posted on November 17, 2014 by Linda @ alottastitches

The RHSS ‘Light Berry’ shows itself off very nicely by appearing to glow, an illusion I aided by surrounding it with the darkest purple and teal that I had in my stash.  – Yes, the stripes that, depending on your … Continue reading →

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