Mavericks Wave Ripple Knitted Blanket Pattern
Mavericks Wave Ripple Knitted Blanket Pattern is a beautiful light and airy ripple design offered in six sizes with alternating shades of colors.
Its Ripple Ridge Lace stitch easily creates a beautiful and graceful texture. Similar to a vintage feather and fan, this old shale stitch variation includes an added structure with garter ridges between each of the lacy rows.
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Table of Contents
Table of Contents
Knitted Blanket Construction
My inspiration for this ocean wave design is Mavericks Beach, the famous surfing spot visible from my knitting studio in Half Moon Bay, California. It’s a popular destination for experienced big-wave surfers during the winter months when waves can top out at over 60 ft (18 m). Check out the recent Mavericks Surf award nominee videos!
- Blanket Texture Design: The Ripple Ridge Lace Knitting Pattern easily creates a beautiful and graceful texture for this blanket pattern. Similar to a vintage feather and fan, this stitch variation includes an added structure with garter ridges between each of the lacy rows.
- Intermediate Level: The entire blanket is easily created with a simple combination of knits and purls, along with increase and decrease stitches.
- Row Repeat: Knit up this lace texture in an 8-row repeat.
- Blanket Border: The Garter Stitch borders the top and bottom of the blanket pattern.
- Lays Flat: Although the lace eyelets are within a stockinette texture, the garter stitch ridges give it more structure, allowing it to easily lay flat.
- Bottom Up: The knitted blanket is created from the bottom up knitted flat on a long circular needle.
- Shape: A square/rectangular shape.
- Not Reversible: This is not a reversible pattern because the right side of the work displays the design, but the wrong (back) side does not.
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Knitting Supplies
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Knitting Needles
- Size 8 US (5.0 mm) – Circular 36″ or longer in length for blanket size
Knitting Tools
- Tapestry Needle
- Scissors
- Knitting Blocks and T-Pins (optional)
Yarn – Sport Weight #2 (any fiber)
Suggested Yarn: Good Wool by Purl Soho
This project is not sponsored nor commissioned by Purl Soho. I simply had this beautiful yarn in my personal stash and chose it as one example of a good yarn choice.
Yarn Substitution Recommendations
- Baby Cashmerino from Debbie Bliss
- Cascade 220 Superwash Sport
- Chickadee from Quince & Co.
- Eden 3 ply from Sunday Knits
- Ewe So Sporty from Ewe Ewe Yarns
- Pashmina from madelinetosh
- Patagonia Organic Merino from Juniper Moon Farm
- TOV DK from WOOLFOLK
6 Blanket Sizes and Yarn Amount
Knitting Gauge in Ripple Ridge Stitch Pattern
4″ x 4″ (10 x 10 cm) = 16 stitches x 24 rows
Select a blanket size to determine the amount of yarn and how many stitches to cast on your needle. Sizes are measured after blocking.
My printable pattern below is for the Throw Blanket size and includes color change chart and yarn shade amounts. Specific color changes and yarn amounts are specified in my paid knitting pattern.
26” x 38” (66 x 98 cm) – Baby Blanket
Cast On 104 Stitches
Total Yarn Amount 769 yds / 704 m (5 skeins of suggested yarn)
29” x 43” (74 x 108 cm) – Stroller Blanket
Cast On 117 Stitches
Total Yarn Amount 955 yds / 873 m (5 skeins of suggested yarn)
32” x 46” (82 x 116 cm) – Receiving Blanket
Cast On 130 Stitches
Total Yarn Amount 1,128 yds / 1,031 m (5 skeins of suggested yarn)
36” x 54″ (90 x 137 cm) Lapghan Blanket
Cast On 143 Stitches
Total Yarn Amount 1,459 yds / 1,334 m (5 skeins of suggested yarn)
42” x 64” (107 x 163 cm) Throw Blanket – My pictured sample size
Cast On 169 Stitches
Total Yarn Amount 2,026 yds / 1,853 m (7 skeins of suggested yarn)
48” x 73” (123 x 184 cm) Bedspread Blanket
Cast On 195 Stitches
Total Yarn Amount 2,637 yds / 2,411 m (10 skeins of suggested yarn)
Knitting Techniques
The Ripple Ridge Lace Stitch is a combination of knit, purl, along with increase and decrease stitches. Find my entire library of Knitting Techniques to help knit up this project.
- Long Tail Cast On
- K = Knit Stitch
- P = Purl Stitch
- YO = Yarn Over (increase)
- K2TOG = Knit Two Stitches Together (decrease)
- SSK = Slip, Slip, Knit (decrease)
- Cast Off
- Weave-in Yarn Ends
Blanket Knitting Instructions
Step 1: Cast On
Cast On the number of stitches for the blanket size you’ve selected (see sizes above).
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Step 2: Bottom Border
Begin knitting the bottom border in the easy Garter Stitch.
When knitting flat on a long circular needle for your project’s length, begin by holding the “empty” needle in your dominant hand (right for right-handers, left for left-handers) while knitting from the needle with the yarn tail in your non-dominant hand.
Rows 1 – 6: Knit All
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Step 3: Blanket Body in Ripple Ridge Stitch
To best keep track of your stitches, it is highly recommended to place stitch markers. I simply use a little scrap yarn and place them to mark off the 13 stitch repeats. Doing so allows us to easily keep track of our stitches while knitting row-by-row.
- Row 1 (rs): Knit All
- Row 2 (ws): Knit All
- Row 3: Knit All
- Row 4: Purl All
- Row 5: * K4, (YO, K1) 5 times, YO, K4 *
For each multiple, you will have increased six stitches from 13 to 19. - Row 6: Purl All
- Row 7: * (K2TOG) 3 times, K7, (SSK) 3 times *
For each multiple, you will have decreased six stitches to the original 13. - Row 8: Knit All
Repeat Rows 1 – 8 of the Ripple Ridge Stitch until your blanket is the length you desire. See the number of pattern repeats required in the above Blanket Sizes section.
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Step 4: Top Border
Knit top border of blanket in the Garter Stitch.
Rows 1 – 8: Knit All
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Step 5: Finishing
- Cast Off all stitches loosely
- Weave In yarn ends
- Wet-Block (recommended, but optional)
Blanket Modifications
- If you wish to knit with different yarn weights, select a needle size slightly bigger than the yarn’s recommendation.
- You may modify its size by casting on stitches in any multiple of 13 stitches you wish for your blanket width.
- Knit up your blanket in any color change designs and until it is the length you desire.
Printable Knitting Instructions
Printable Knitting Pattern for Throw Blanket
Mavericks Wave Ripple Knitted Blanket Pattern is a beautiful light and airy ripple design offered in six sizes with alternating shades of colors.
Throw Size is 42” x 64” (107 x 163 cm).
Materials
- Yarn - Sport Weight #2 in any fiber or color of your choice.
- Throw size sample knitted with Purl Soho’s Good Wool in colors: Freshwater Blue (dark blue), Heirloom White (white), Seaside Blue (med blue), Desert Blue (light blue).
- Total Yarn Amount - 2,026 yds / 1,853 m
- Color A - 924 yds / 845 m (3 Balls of Good Wool)
- Color B - 391 yds / 358 m (2 Balls of Good Wool)
- Color C - 356 yds / 325 m (1 Ball of Good Wool)
- Color D - 356 yds / 325 m (1 Ball of Good Wool)
Tools
- Knitting Needles 8 US (5.0 mm) – 36″ length. My yarn suggests a needle size of 4 - 6 US. However, I chose size 7 to create a more airy, lacy finished piece.
- Tapestry Needle
- Scissors
- Blocking Mats & T-Pins (optional)
Instructions
This printable pattern is specifically for the Throw Size (42” x 64” (107 x 163 cm) Blanket. For other blanket sizes, please see the yarn amount and pattern specifics in the above post.
Color Changes
Each section is the color change after each 8 row repeat of the Ripple Ridge Stitch.
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Step 1: Cast On
Cast 169 stitches onto your needle with the long-tail method.
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Step 2: Bottom Border
Begin knitting the bottom border in the easy Garter Stitch.
When knitting flat on a long circular needle for your project's length, begin by holding the "empty" needle in your dominant hand (right for right-handers, left for left-handers) while knitting from the needle with the yarn tail in your non-dominant hand.
Rows 1 – 6: Knit All
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Step 3: Blanket Body in Ripple Ridge Stitch
To best keep track of your stitches, it is highly recommended to place stitch markers. I simply use a little scrap yarn and place them to mark off the 13 stitch repeats. Doing so allows us to easily keep track of our stitches while knitting row-by-row.
- Row 1 (rs): Knit All
- Row 2 (ws): Knit All
- Row 3: Knit All
- Row 4: Purl All
- Row 5: * K4, (YO, K1) 5 times, YO, K4 *
For each multiple, you will have increased six stitches from 13 to 19. - Row 6: Purl All
- Row 7: * (K2TOG) 3 times, K7, (SSK) 3 times *
For each multiple, you will have decreased six stitches to the original 13. - Row 8: Knit All
Repeat Rows 1 - 8 of the Ripple Ridge Stitch until your blanket is the length you desire. See the number of pattern repeats required in the above Blanket Sizes section.
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Step 4: Top Border
Knit top border of blanket in the Garter Stitch.
Rows 1 – 8: Knit All
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Step 5: Finishing
- Cast Off all stitches loosely
- Weave In yarn ends
- Wet-Block (recommended, but optional)
Notes
Knitting Gauge in Ripple Ridge Stitch Pattern (see above)
4″ x 4″ (10 x 10 cm) = 16 stitches x 24 rows
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KNITTING TECHNIQUES
- Long Tail Cast On
- K = Knit Stitch
- P = Purl Stitch
- YO = Yarn Over (increase)
- K2TOG = Knit Two Stitches Together (decrease)
- SSK = Slip, Slip, Knit (decrease)
- Cast Off Weave-in Yarn Ends
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