Free knitting patterns for throws, afghans, and baby blankets knit with ripple stripes. Many of the patterns are free. Updated 8/12/24
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Free Patterns
No Holes Ripple Baby Blanket
This striped blanket in a 4 row repeat of garter stitch is designed to created waves with no holes. Designed for 7 colors, it's a great stash buster for DK weight yarn. Cosine Ripple Baby Blanket Designed by Sam Godden.
Textured Stripe Blanket
Striped blanket featuring a texture ripple in just knit and purl stitches. Designed for 3 colors, it's a great stash buster for Aran weight yarn. Designed by Cygnet.
Wavy Waters Baby Blanket
Easy reversible baby blanket with squishy waves created just of knit and purl stitches in an 8 row repeat, no lace. Worsted weight yarn. Designed by Marnie MacGregor Mooy. Pictured project by vierma
Rainbow Coverlet
Stash buster throw of rippled lace stripes in a six row repeat. Designed for 6 colors, it's a great stash buster for Worsted weight yarn. Designed by Kyre Adept.
Shaded Chevrons Blanket
Alternating stripes of lace and welted ripples in varying widths are featured in this brilliant blanket. Designed for 5 colors this is a great stash buster for Worsted weight yarn. Designed by Patons.
Fayston Blanket
Blanket that looks inspired by foamy waves on a beach, alternating sections of lace that creates garter stitch ripples on moss stitch texture. Chunky weight yarn. Designed by Berroco Design Team.
Vibrant Ripples Blanket
Stash buster striped blanket with rippled lace in a 2 row repeat. Designed for 6 colors this is a great stash buster for Worsted weight yarn. Designed by Caron. A kit is also available.
Rainbow and Clouds Blanket
Rippling lace stripes create an easy colorful throw blanket. Designed for 8 colors this is a great stash buster for Worsted weight yarn. Designed by Red Heart. A kit is also available.
More Free Patterns
Rhythmic Wave Blanket
Two color blanket knit with an 8 row repeat wavy lace. DK weight yarn. Designed by Knitting Unlimited.
Trekkie's Wavy Rainbow Blanket
Alternating ripple stripes of colorful Feather and Fan lace and white Railroad Track texture create a heavenly blanket. DK weight yarn. Designed by Catherine Hearn.
Pescadero Waves Blanket
Rippled stripes in 5 colors and an 8 row repeat were inspired by ocean waves. DK or Fingering weight yarn. Designed by Heather Linebarger.
Pois Chiche Blanket
Easy baby blanket with stripes of 4 row repeat simple ripple lace surrounded by a seed stitch border. Pois Chiche is the french word for Chickpea. Great stash buster for Aran weight yarn. Designed by Mathieu Arnold.
Cable Wave Blanket
Striped throw with 6 row repeat cable and lace ripples. Great stash buster for Worsted weight yarn. Designed by Patons.
Somewhere Over The Rainbow Blanket
Lace baby blanket with cloud like lace ripples separated with contrasting rainbow colored lace stripes. Great stash buster for DK weight yarn. Designed by Granny Smith's Knits.
Wiggle Lines Blanket
Cozy easy throw knit with 14 row repeat ripple stripes at either end, framing textured solid color center. Quick knit in Super Bulky weight yarn. Designed by Yarnspirations Design Studio. A kit is also available.
Baby Boy Chevron Blanket
Easy ripple baby blanket with wavy stripes of 4 row repeat lace. Aran weight yarn. Designed by Nancy J. Thomas for Red Heart.
Patterns for Purchase
Waves Blanket
Blanket with graceful wavy stripes shaped by short rows. Waves is one of 30 blankets in the Geometric Knit Blankets book. Great showcase for multicolored yarn! Designed by Margaret Holzmann. Worsted weight yarn.
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Rainbow Ripples Buggy Blanket
Truly a "buggy" blanket! This whimsical 8 row repeat lace blanket features a butterfly, dragonfly, bees, ladybug, and caterpillar / inchworm that are knit separately and added to the blanket. The finished blanket measures 26.5 x 25 ins (67 x 64 cms) Designed by LCMknits.
Tiny Tidal Pool Baby Blanket
This easy and quick striped circular blanket is knit to resemble ripples in a pool. Knit in garter stitch with a picot edge and decorated with 3 knit starfish. The designer says it can be knit in 10 hours which makes it a perfect quick baby shower gift.
Knit Baby Afghans by the Pound
Ten baby blanket knitting patterns combine wonderful colorwork and delightful textures to create lifelong treasures. Designs include: merry-go-round, blue bells, baby cables, sea shells, nighty night and many more. Includes step-by-step instructions for each design. Worsted weight yarn. From Leisure Arts.
Over The Rainbow Toddler Blanket
Striped ripple blanket knit using a variation on the old shale stitch pattern. Appropriate as a beginner knitter project. Size 40" wide x 38". Designed by Gabrielle Vansteelandt
Ice Cream Sundae Ripple Baby Blanket
This colorful ripple blanket knits up beautifully quickly, and is a very simple pattern that even beginners can manage. Aran weight yarn. Designed by Crafty Gran
Mavericks Wave Ripple Blanket
Easy baby blanket with a beautiful light and airy ripple design in six sizes with four alternating shades of colors so it's a great stash buster. Sizes: Baby to Bedspread. Designed by Kristen McDonnell.
