Crochet Sea Foam Pattern

Crochet Motif of a Sea Foam Stitch/Ocean Waves

I decided to share this Crochet Motif of the Sea Foam Stitch (also known as Ocean Waves) today.  I’m always on the look out for new motif’s I can use for various projects.  Since it’s summer now and the weather has warmed up I wanted to a summertime baby blanket.  I will be using cotton yarn.  Although it’s still summer there are times you still need a blanket to cover up a sleeping baby.  I didn’t want to make something too heavy.   I went thru all my previous projects to look for something that would fit the bill.  I really liked this one.   Some books call it Sea foam and some call it ocean waves.

Here is a sample (2 pattern repeat) of the sea foam motif.   I made one of these blankets a few years ago.  You can use any size hook and type of yarn.  Just make sure the hook is appropriate for the yarn weight.  Since this will be a baby blanket I used a weight 3 cotton yarn and a G hook.  You can use whatever hook and yarn you prefer.  I used 2 colors and changed color on row 6 of pattern.  You can use as many colors as you like or stay with one solid color.  Using multiple colors is a good way to use up your yarn stash.

Instructions:   (remember that chains count as stitches in rows 2 – 6)

This pattern repeats.  You will need to chain a multiple of 12 chains plus 2 more chains at the end.  Here I demonstrated a 2 pattern repeat so I started with 24 chains and added 2 more for a total of 26 chains.  If you don’t want to do the math.. then just start your chains and count as you go along.. 1 – 12, then repeat 1 – 12 until you reach your desired width (ok, maybe one extra set of 12 chains since the pattern shrinks a little), then add you 2 chains more.  Now you are ready to start.

Row 1:  sc in each stitch, beginning on the 2nd chain from the hook

Row 2:  ch 1, turn work, sc in next 2 st, *ch 1, skip next st, hdc in next st, (ch 1, skip next st, dc in next st, skip next st, ch 1, dc in next st) 2 more times, ch 1, skip next st, hdc, ch 1, skip next st, sc in next 3 st

Row 3: ch 1, turn work, sc into each st

Row 4: ch 3 (counts as dc), *dc in next st, ch 1, skip next st, hdc, ch 1, skip next st, sc in next 3 st, ch 1, skip next st, hdc, ch 1, skip next st, dc, ch 1, skip next st,* rep from * to * to end, dc into last st

Row 5: ch 1, sc in ea st

Row 6: ch 1, sc in ea st (optional color change row)

If you prefer a video tutorial just click on the link in the next page.  I hope you enjoy this pattern.  Happy crocheting!