I love chevron blankets. They are retro and modern crochet all at the same time. Pick a palette, go scrappy or just one solid color. You really can't go wrong! Once you get the hang of it, it is a "mindless" pattern, you don't have to concentrate to hard as you go along. Just keep repeating yourself as you go along.
I, like most crocheter's out there LOVE the Attic24 Neat Ripple pattern.
I made this one for my Son before he was born.
When My sister asked me to make her a Chevron blanket I figured I would use her pattern again.
But after looking around at other patterns I decided I wanted a more dramatic chevron.
So I tweaked the pattern to my liking.
Here is a quick photo tutorial.
Chain a big long chain, depending on how wide you want your blanket / pillow / project.
I tend to freestyle, and not count stitches. Yes it gets me in a pickle most of the time but its easy to add more foundation, or take some off when needed.
I
started with *10 DC, 5 DC cluster (peak), 10 DC, 5 DC TOG (valley) then
just repeat at * till you like how wide it is and I like to end with
matching chevron peaks.
OK now here is where you can run into problems. Keeping the edges straight.
Chain 2 (this counts as your first DC) skip the first stitch and DC 2 TOG in the next 2 spaces.
So you now have a little decreased cluster of 3 DC.
That counts as one stitch, so now you need 9 more till you start your next peak.
This is where you get into the groove.
Peak, 10, Valley, 10 repeat till the end.
Now you will do the same 3 DC decrease cluster for the 10th stitch to straighten the edge.
Enjoy, share the pictures of your project!
Happy Hooking!!
UPDATE
I have been asked on the math/stitch count for this pattern.
Each "V" is 21 CH, to create the valley that is 5 CH, and the first DC for your row 1 is another 2 CH
So for a blanket with 5 "V" it is 127 stitches.
Another question I have gotten is the valley in row 2 does not mach up with row 1's valley. Don't worry, the peaks match up every row, but the valley looks like it is off by one stitch. Just keep going, odd rows mach up perfect, and even row's match up perfect.
Let me know if this helps :) Happy Hooking.
