Waves Crochet Blanket Section

A new crochet blanket stripe pattern, the Waves Section, part of the Tidal Textures Throw Crochet-Along Pattern, is now a free crochet blanket pattern here on the blog. Read all about the stripe design and crochet along or scroll down for the free crochet blanket stripe pattern.

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The Tidal Textures Throw Crochet-Along (CAL)

Found this section on its own? There’s a whole blanket (and a whole community) waiting for you. This is one piece of the Tidal Textures Throw Crochet-Along, a free, beginner-friendly project you can join any time.

Here’s how it works. The Tidal Textures Throw is made of 6 stripes (each approx. 23 cm / 9.5″ high and 127 cm / 50″ wide) worked directly on top of each other, so there’s no joining or sewing at the end. Between each stripe sits a divider section like this one (approximately 1 cm / 0.5″ tall and 127 cm / 50″ wide), and every stripe except the last is separated this way.

The best part is you don’t have to do it alone. Join the crochet-along and work through the blanket alongside makers who are stitching the very same stripes, sharing progress, cheering each other on, and helping out when a stitch gets tricky.

Each section comes with written instructions, photo tutorials, and a video tutorial, plus a stitch chart for the stripes that need one.

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Before you Start the Tidal Textures Throw Waves Blanket Stripe Free Crochet Pattern

Materials

• 6.5 mm / US K – 10.5 hook
• Rosarios Amor-Perfeito (50% wool, 50% acrylic, 100g/3.5oz, 120m/131yd) in blue (07) or Wool-Ease LionBrand Wool Ease (80% acrylic, 20% wool, 197yd / 180m, 3oz/80g) in Icicle

You will need about 348m/380yd.

• Tapestry needle
• Measuring tape

Size

The Blanket section is approximately 23 cm / 9.5” tall and 127 cm / 50 inches wide.

The weaves stitch requires a stitch multiple of 10 st + 11.

Gauge

The gauge for this pattern, in wave pattern is 12 st by 13 rows for a 10 cm by 10 cm / 4” by 4” square.

Abbreviations

This pattern uses US notations.

• st = stitch
• sl st = slip stitch
• ch = chain
• sc = single crochet
• hdc = half double crochet
• dc = double crochet
• tr = treble crochet
• hdtr = half double treble crochet
• tr2tog = treble 2 stitches together
• WS = wrong side
• RS = right side

Notes

Work instructions between [] the indicated number of times or until the end of the row / round.

The final number of stitches is indicated at the end of the row / round between < >.

The turning ch 1, ch 4 don’t count as stitches throughout the pattern except if mentioned otherwise.

The pattern is written in crochet shorthand.  For example:

• “dc 1” means to double crochet in the next stitch, 
• “dc 2” means to double crochet in each of the next 2 stitches,
• and “2 dc” means to double crochet twice in the next st.

Special Stitches and Repeated Patterns

• Treble Crochet:
  • Yarn over twice, insert hook in both loops, yarn over, and pull up a loop (4 loops on hook).
  • Yarn over and pull through 2 loops (3 loops on hook)
  • Yarn over and pull through 2 loops (2 loops on hook)
  • Yarn over, and pull through all remaining loops.

• Half Double Treble Crochet (hdtr):
  • Yarn over three, insert hook in both loops of indicated stitch, yarn over, and pull up a loop (5 loops on hook).
  • Yarn over and pull through 2 loops (4 loops on hook),
  • Yarn over and pull through 2 loops (3 loops on hook)
  • Yarn over, and pull through all remaining loops.

• Treble 2 Stitches Together (tr2tog):
  1. Yarn over twice
  2. insert hook in both loops of indicated st
  3. yarn over, and pull up a loop (4 loops on hook)
  4. Yarn over and pull through 2 loops (3 loops on hook)
  5. Yarn over and pull through 2 loops (2 loops on hook)

• Yarn over twice
• Repeat step 2 to 5 in next st (3 loops on hook)
• Yarn over, and pull through all remaining loops

Video Tutorial

Find the right-handed video tutorial for this section of Tidal Textures Throw here on my YouTube channel:

Find the left-handed video tutorial for this section of Tidal Textures Throw here here on my YouTube channel:

The Actual Waves Blanket Stripe Free Crochet Pattern

Work this part on top of the divider section you worked after part 1. You will start with a WS row.

Row 1 (WS): Ch 1, [sl st, sc, hdc, dc, tr, hdtr, tr, dc, hdc, sc] until last 10 st, sl st, sc, hdc, dc, tr, hdtr, tr, dc, hdc, (sc and sl st) in last st, turn. <151 st>

Row 2: Ch 1, sl st across, turn.

Row 3: Work in the top of the stitches 2 rows below: Ch 4, [hdtr, tr, dc, hdc, sc, sl st, sc, hdc, dc, tr] until last st, hdtr, turn.

Row 4: Repeat Row 2.

Row 5: Work in the top of the stitches 2 rows below: Ch 1, [sl st, sc, hdc, dc, tr, dtr, tr, dc, hdc, sc] until last st, sl st, turn.

Repeat Row 2 to 5 until you reach 23 cm / 9.5”. Finish with a RS Row 2.

Final Row: Ch 4, [hdtr, tr, dc, hdc, sc, sl st, sc, hdc, dc, tr] until last 11 st, hdtr, tr, dc, hdc, sc, sl st, sc, hdc, dc, tr2tog, turn. <150 st>

Remember to crochet a divider when you have finished this section.