I’m dreaming of beach vacations right now so I wanted to design a crochet blanket with a wave detail. The result? The Sea Breeze Crochet Blanket. It looks great on a sofa and comes in handy when the air conditioning seems just a little too chilly. If you would like to make one of your own, read on!
It may be difficult to tell from the photo above (sorry about that!) but the white sections running throughout the blanket are a series of shells that have been slip stitched together to look like rolling waves. The rest of the blanket is worked in repeating rows of half double crochet and double crochet, using a soft ombre yarn. I kept the border simple so that the “waves” would remain the star of the show.
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Sea Breeze Crochet Blanket
Materials Used:
- 7 skeins Yarn Bee Soft Secret Ombre in Sea Breeze
- 2 skeins Yarn Bee Soft Secret in White
- Size H/8 – 5.00 mm crochet hook
- Tapestry needle for weaving in the ends
Abbreviations:
ch = chains(s)
sc = single crochet
dc = double crochet
hdc = half double crochet
sp = space
sl st = slip stitch
st(s) = stitch(es)
American crochet terms used throughout
Gauge:
Not important for this project
Finished Size Approximately:
41″ wide x 54″ long (including border)
If you would like to make your blanket smaller or larger, you can easily adjust the size. Just make sure you start with a chain that is a multiple of 4 chains, plus 3.
Instructions:
R1:
With sea breeze, ch 139, hdc in the 3rd ch from the hook and in each ch across, turn. (137 st)
R2:
Ch 2 (does not count as dc here and throughout), dc in each hdc across, turn.
R3:
Ch 1, hdc in each dc across, turn.
R4:
Repeat row 2.
R5:
Repeat row 3.
R6:
Repeat row 2.
R7:
Repeat row 3.
R8:
Repeat row 2.
R9:
Repeat row 3.
R10:
Repeat row 2.
R11:
Repeat row 3. (Do not fasten off).
R12:
With white, ch 2, work 1 dc in each of the first 4 hdc, ch 4, turn work, slip st into the space between the initial ch 2 that began this row and the 1st dc made, turn work, now work 7 dc in the ch-4 sp just made.
To continue across row, *1 dc in each of next 4 hdc, ch 4, turn work (photo 1), slip st into the space between the 1st dc of the 4dc group just made and the space created by the previous 7dc (photo 2), turn work, work 7 dc in the ch-4 sp; repeat from * across ending with a dc in the last hdc, turn. (34 waves)
R13:
Ch 6, *sc in middle st of the wave below, ch 3; repeat from * across ending with a dc in the last dc of the wave below, turn. Fasten off white.
R14:
With sea breeze ch 1, 3 sc in the 1st ch-3 sp, skip next sc, 3 sc in the next ch-3 sp, skip next sc, *3 sc in the next ch-3 sp, sc in the next sc; repeat from * across ending with 3 sc in the last ch-3 sp, turn. (137 st)
*Note: The first two sc’s are skipped above simply to get the stitch count back to 137 stitches. Make sure your stitch count is 137 before continuing on.
R15:
Ch 1, hdc in each sc across, turn. (137 st)
R16 – 28:
Repeat rows 2 – 14.
R29:
Repeat row 15.
R30 – 42:
Repeat rows 2-14.
R43:
Repeat row 15.
R44 – 56:
Repeat rows 2-14.
R57:
Repeat row 15.
R58 – 70:
Repeat rows 2-14.
R71:
Repeat row 15.
R72 – 84:
Repeat rows 2-14.
R85:
Repeat row 15.
R86 – 98:
Repeat rows 2-14.
R99:
Repeat row 15.
R100 – 109:
Repeat rows 2-11 only. Do not fasten off.
For the Border:
Round 1:
With sea breeze, work one row of hdc around each side of the blanket. Fasten off.
Round 2:
With white, ch 2, work 1 dc in each hdc (working 3 dc into each corner st), sl st to beginning dc.
Round 3:
Ch 2, work 1 dc in the space between each dc made in the previous round (working 3 dc into each corner st), sl st to beginning dc.
Round 4:
Ch 1, work 1 sc in each dc (working 2 sc into each corner st).
Fasten off and weave in all ends.
Enjoy! If you make one I’d love to see it – you can tag me @cashmeredandelions on Instagram!