Ocean Waves Afghan
Finished Size: Approximately 49″ x 66″ MATERIALS Worsted Weight Yarn, approximately: Color A (Ecru) – 15 ounces, (430 grams, 1,030 yards) Color B (Light Blue) – 12 ounces, (340 grams, 825 yards) Color C (Blue) – 12 ounces, (340 grams, 825 yards) Crochet hook, size H (5.00 mm) or size needed for gauge GAUGE SWATCH: 51/4″ x 31/2″ Ch 20 loosely. Work same as Afghan for 8 rows. Finish off. To work Shell, (dc, ch 1) 3 times in st indicated.1 With Color A, ch 182 loosely. Row 1 (Right side): Sc in second ch from hook, * ch 1, skip next 2 chs, work Shell in next ch, skip next 2 chs, sc in next Ch; repeat from * across; finish off: 30 Shells and 31 sc. Note: Loop a short piece of yarn around any stitch to mark last row as right side. Row 2: With wrong side facing, join Color B with slip st in first SC; ch 5 (counts as first dc plus ch 2, now and throughout), skip next dc, sc in next dc, ch 2, skip next dc, dc in next sc, * ch 2, skip next dc, sc in next dc, ch 2, skip next dc, dc in next sc; repeat from * across: 31 dc and 30 sc. row 3: Ch 1, turn; sc in first dc, * ch 1, work Shell in next sc, sc in next dc; repeat from * across; finish off: 30 Shells and 31 sc. Row 4: With wrong side facing, join Color C with slip st in first sc; ch 5, skip next dc, sc in next dc, ch 2, skip next dc, dc in next sc, * ch 2, skip next dc, sc in next dc, ch 2, skip next dc, dc in next sc: repeat from * across: 31 dc and 30 sc. Row 5: Ch 1, turn; sc in first dc, * ch 1, work Shell in next sc, sc in next dc; repeat from * across; finish off: 30 Shells and 31 sc. Row 6: With wrong side facing, join Color A with slip st in first sc: ch 5, skip next dc, sc in next dc, ch 2, skip next dc, dc in next sc, * ch 2, skip next dc, sc in next dc, ch 2, skip next dc, dc in next sc: repeat from * across: 31 dc and 30 sc. Row 7: Ch 1, turn; sc in first dc, * ch 1, work Shell in next sc, sc in next dc, repeat from * across; finish off: 30 Shells and 31 sc. Rows 8-132: Repeat Rows 2-7,20 times; then repeat Rows 2-6 once more; at the end of Row 132, do not finish off. EDGING RND 1 (Right side): Ch 1, turn; slip st in first dc, ch 2, skip next ch-2 sp, (slip st in next st, ch 2, skip next ch-2 sp) across to last dc, (slip st, ch 3, slip 5t) in last dc, working in end of rows, ch 2, (slip st in next row, ch 2, skip next row) across; working in free loops of beginning ch , (slip st, ch 3, slip st) in first ch, (ch 2, skip next 2 chs, slip st in next ch) 59 times, ch 2, skip next 2 chs, (slip st, ch 3, slip st) in next ch; working in end of rows, ch 2, skip first row, slip st in next row, (ch 2, skip next row, slip st in next row) across, slip st in same st as first slip st, ch 3; join with slip st to first slip 51. Rnd 2: Slip st in first ch-2 sp, ch 1, sc in same sp, ch 2. * (sc in next ch-2 sp, ch 2) across to next corner ch-3 sp, (sc, ch 2) twice in corner ch-3 sp; repeat from * around; join with slip st to first sc. Rod 3: (Slip st, ch 2, dc) in each ch-2 sp around; join with slip st to first slip st, finish off
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