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| The following instructions are provided for your possible use with best wishes for many happy hours of handiwork and success from The Pumamouse (MaryAnne). ABBREVIATIONS USED: (CH) CHAIN STITCHES (SC) SINGLE CROCHET STITCHES (DC) DOUBLE CROCHET STITCHES (SL ST) SLIP STITCH HOW TO CALCULATE THE FOUNDATION ROW FOR RIPPLE AFGHANS: I LIKE TO THINK OF EACH RIPPLE AS A MOUNTAIN, CONSISTING OF TWO SIDES, A TOP, AND A BOTTOM VALLEY BEFORE THE NEXT MOUNTAIN BEGINS. THE MOUNTAIN CAN BE ANY HEIGHT, BUT THE MOST COMMONLY USED HEIGHT IS NINE SINGLE CROCHET STITCHES. THIS IS THE FORMULA WHICH I HAVE DEVELOPED TO CALCULATE MY FOUNDATION ROW: NINE SC PLUS ONE SC ON TOP PLUS NINE SC PLUS TWO SC ON BOTTOM EQUALS ONE FULL RIPPLE...21 CHAIN STITCHES. SO...21 TIMES THE NUMBER OF (TOTAL RIPPLES LESS ONE), PLUS 19 FOR THE LAST RIPPLE (9+1+9), PLUS ONE TO TURN EQUALS THE TOTAL NUMBER OF CHAIN STITCHES IN THE FOUNDATION ROW. FOR EXAMPLE, IF YOU WANT THE AFGHAN TO HAVE FIFTEEN RIPPLES ACROSS WITH NINE STITCHES ON EACH SIDE OF EACH RIPPLE, IT WOULD BE CALCULATED AS FOLLOWS: 21 X 14 = 294 9 + 1 + 9 = 19 PLUS 1 TO TURN = 1 TOTAL NUMBER OF CHAIN STITCHES IN THE FOUNDATION ROW = 314 IF YOU WANT THE AFGHAN TO HAVE FIFTEEN RIPPLES ACROSS WITH ELEVEN STITCHES ON EACH SIDE OF EACH RIPPLE, IT WOULD BE CALCULATED AS FOLLOWS: 25 x 14 = 350 11 + 1 + 11 = 23 PLUS 1 TO TURN = 1 TOTAL NUMBER OF CHAIN STITCHES IN THE FOUNDATION ROW = 374 HOWEVER: IF YOU WERE USING DOUBLE CROCHET STITCHES, INSTEAD OF ALLOWING ONE CHAIN TO TURN, YOU MUST ALLOW THREE. SO, IF YOU WANT THE AFGHAN TO HAVE FIFTEEN RIPPLES ACROSS WITH NINE STITCHES ON EACH SIDE OF EACH RIPPLE, USING DOUBLE CROCHET INSTEAD OF SINGLE CROCHET STITCHES, IT WOULD BE CALCULATED AS FOLLOWS: 21 x 14 = 294 9 + 1 + 9 = 19 PLUS 3 TO TURN = 3 TOTAL NUMBER OF CHAIN STITCHES IN THE FOUNDATION ROW = 315 THIS FORMULA HAS ALWAYS WORKED FOR ME. I USUALLY FAVOR A SINGLE CROCHET STITCH, BUT IT DOES WORK EQUALLY WELL FOR DOUBLE CROCHET. I PREFER TO USE NINE STITCHES ON EACH SIDE OF EACH RIPPLE, BUT IF YOUR WORK SEEMS TOO TIGHT, ELEVEN STITCHES FOR EACH SIDE MIGHT PROVE BETTER FOR YOU. I hope that these instructions might be useful to you. Good luck! The Pumamouse (MaryAnne) January 2002 |
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