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Ocean Waves Afghan Pattern

Designed by Marianne Forrestal 

Yarn in photo: Red Heart Super Saver in Soft Navy, Windsor Blue, Country Blue, Light Periwinkle, and Frosty Green. 

Crochet hook: I-9 (5.5mm)

Yarn weight: 4 (Medium)

With color A, ch 139

Row 1: Beginning in 4th ch from hook, [dc2tog] 3 times, 3 dc in the next 3 ch *[dc2tog] 6 times, 3 dc in next 3 ch; repeat from * 7 more times, [dc2tog] 3 times, dc n last ch -- 9 “waves”. 

Row 2: Ch 3 (counts as first dc here and throughout), turn, [dc2tog] 3 times, 3 dc in next 3 sts, *[dc2tog] 6 times, 3 dc in next 3 sts; repeat from * 7 more times, [dc2tog] 3 times, dc in top of turning ch-3. Fasten off

Row 3: Turn, join color B with sl st in first st, ch 3, working in back loops only, [dc2tog] 3 times, 3 dc in next 3 sts, *[dc2tog] 6 times, 3 dc in next 3 sts; repeat from * 7 more times, [dc2tog] 3 times. Working in both loops, dc in the top of turning ch 3

Row 4: Using B, and working on both loops, repeat row 2. Fasten off

Row 5: Using color C, repeat row 3. 

Row 6: Continuing with C, and working in both loops, repeat row 2. Fasten off. 

Row 7: Using color D, repeat row 3. 

Row 8: Continuing with D, and working in both loops, repeat row 2. Fasten off

Row 9: Using color E, repeat row 3. 

Row 10: Continuing with E and working in both loops, repeat row 2. Fasten off. 

Row 11: Using A, repeat row 3. 

Row 12: Continuing with A and working in both loops repeat row 2. Fasten off. 

Rows 13-80: Repeat rows 3-12 six times, then repeat rows 3-10 once more. 

All US terms will be in bold all UK terms will be in italics. 

Crochet Hook Sizes: (Note: Not all sizes in the UK are available in the US and all the sizes in the US aren’t available in the UK. If I don’t have both listed, I didn’t forget it, it just doesn’t exist.)

2mm: 14

2.25mm: 1/B and 13

2.50mm: 12

2.75mm: C/2

3mm: 11

3.25mm: D/3 and 10

3.50mm: 4/E and 9

3.75mm: F/5

4mm: G/6 and 8

4.50mm: 7 and 7

5mm: 8/H and 6

5.50mm: 9/I and 5

6mm: 10/J and 4

6.50mm: 10.5/K and 3

7mm: 2 

8mm: 11/L

9mm: 13/M/N

10mm: 15/N/P

15.50mm: P/Q 

Basic Crochet Stitches

sl st (Slip stitch) = sl st (Slip stitch)

ch (Chain) = ch (Chain)

sc (Single crochet) = dc (Double crochet)

hdc (Half double crochet) = htr (Half treble crochet)

dc (Double crochet) = tr (Treble crochet)

tr (Treble crochet) = dtr (Double treble crochet)