This afghan was made with 3 of the newest colors of Caron Cakes yarn. When I was done, it reminded me of when I took a watercolor painting class because of the gentle ripples of color this afghan created.

It features a nice ribbed texture similar to the waffle stitch, but this goes much quicker, yet still produces a thick and comfy blanket.

For this project, I chose Caron Cakes in Strawberry Trifle, Strawberry Kiwi and Pistachio. The stripes on this blanket are achieved by alternating all 3 colors on each row. There is no cutting or weaving in ends and you only have to carry the color up one row. The border will completely cover everything nicely.

This concept works equally well with any 3 colors of worsted weight yarn and would still have a pretty striped effect.

Finished blanket – 50? x 72?