If You Love the Ocean, Make This Teal Waves Crochet Blanket!

Teal yarn works perfectly for this wave stitch crochet pattern to create a peaceful, ocean vibe with this Teal Waves Crochet Blanket.

You should see the looks on the faces of these children when I interview them about their blankets! When I make these blankets to gift to kids I know, they get so excited to have a say in the design.

I end up getting a lot of inspiration from them and that’s also why you’ll find some very bright blankets in my archives, lol.

One little boy said he loves green and he loves the ocean, so I figured teal would be the perfect color choice for him. Then teal and the ocean reminded me of waves, so I set out to design and make a wave stitch blanket. Simple, right? Well…

You’ll have to see the pattern and judge for yourself. You’ll likely already know all of the stitches used here, you just have to keep track of their order in the waves. But you’ve got this, and you’ll have fun seeing the stitches grow and shrink as you crochet.

Now let’s see how I made it!

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Teal Waves Crochet Blanket Pattern

Difficulty

Intermediate

Materials

(Click the product links below to find your materials!)

• 3-10.1 oz Skeins Bernat Blanket Yarn in Dark Teal
• 3-10.1 oz Skeins Bernat Blanket Twists Yarn in Ocean Waves from Amazon (will look great!)
• OR 3-10.1 oz Skeins Bernat Blanket Twists Yarn in Teal Twist (A Joann’s Exclusive Color, This is what I used.)
• 1 Size N (10.00 mm) Crochet Hook
• Scissors

Measurements

The finished blanket measures approximately 50″ x 72″, extra-large throw.

Gauge

1 Wave = 7.5 inches wide, 1.5 inches tall.
2 Single Crochet Stitches = 1 inch wide and .5 inch tall.

Abbreviations (American English)

ch = chain, sc = single crochet, hdc = half double crochet, dc = double crochet, tc = treble crochet, sl st = slip stitch, wv st = wave stitch

Instructions

Chain 87+1 with solid, color 1 yarn.

Row 1: Single crochet into the 2nd chain from the hook.
Single crochet into each chain across. You will have 87 single crochets total.
(See pattern Notes section before cutting yarn.)

Row 2: Join variegated/ twist, color 2 yarn. Chain 1, turn.
Single crochet into the 1st stitch and the following 2 stitches. (3 single crochets total.)
Half double crochet into the next 2 stitches.
Double crochet into the next 2 stitches.
Treble crochet into the next 3 stitches.
Double crochet into the next 2 stitches.
Half double crochet into the next 2 stitches.
Those 14 stitches make 1 wave stitch.
Crochet 6 wave stitches across row 2.
Finish the row with single crochets in the last 3 stitches of the row.

Row 3: Join color 1 yarn. Chain 1, turn.
Single crochet across the entire row.
This row will follow the curves from the wave stitches below.

Row 4: Join color 2 yarn. Ch 3, turn. (Or do standing treble crochet into that 1st stitch.)
Chain 3 counts as 1st stitch.
Treble crochet into the 2nd and 3rd stitches.
These treble crochets will align with the 3 single crochets from Row 2.
Complete this partial wave stitch with 2 double crochets and 2 half double crochets.
Crochet 5 more wave stitches and finish the row with 3 treble crochets.

Row 5: Join color 1 yarn. Chain 1, turn.
Single crochet across the entire row.

Rows 6 – 83: Repeat rows 2 – 5 for a total of 83 alternating rows.
The last row should be a single crochet row. Leave that yarn attached.
If applicable, tie off and weave in all other ends before returning to the border.

Border

At end of Row 1, chain 1 and turn.
Single crochet into each stitch around the entire blanket once.
On the sides, put 1 single crochet into each single crochet row and 3 single crochets into
each row starting with treble crochet. Single crochet 3 stitches into each corner.
Join the last stitch to the first with a slip stitch and chain 2.
Double crochet around the entire blanket twice.
Be sure to add extra stitches in each corner to keep it from curling. You will need at least 3, maybe 4 or 5 double crochets, depending on your tension.

Notes

Standing treble crochet stitches are a great alternative to the chain 3s from rows, 4, 8, etc.

When you join the alternate color yarn, you have two main options: Cut the yarn at the end of each row and weave in over 160 tails OR you can carry the yarn up the sides.

If you carry the yarn up the sides, please note you will have to use 4 skeins at a time. Since the yarn is so thick and the yarn balls would be large, you could half and ball up each skein so they’re easier to work with.

It can be tricky keeping the yarn from tangling but I think it’s well worth it to save a heap of time. Some people like to split up the skeins into smaller balls to do this method. You can also clip the inactive skeins to the blanket itself to prevent tangling.

If you’d like more details about How to Carry Yarn Up Sides When Crocheting Stripes, The Spruce Crafts has a great tutorial on how to do it. The basic gist is to leave the first yarn attached when joining the new color, then when you’re back on that side of the blanket again, you join that yarn back in from the original yarn.

Other options include leaving the tails and covering them when you create your border and using them to create fringe. I haven’t tried covering them with the border, so I’m not sure how it would look. And if you want to try fringe (with both colors), you just make sure you get some extra yarn.

That’s it! This blanket was definitely one of the more challenging patterns I have designed and it took some trial and lots of error to finally settle on what worked best. But man does the final product make it all worth it!

I call this pattern the Teal Waves Crochet Blanket instead of ocean waves because I think it would look just as beautiful in other colorways besides blues and greens. Don’t you agree?

The little boy I made this blanket for was so excited to get a blanket of his own and his mom said it’s now his go-to blanket to use for snuggling during movie time and bedtime. It makes me super happy to hear that of course and that’s why I keep making blankets for these kids and people I care about. You can, too! 

This Teal Waves Crochet Blanket is definitely one of my favorite afghan projects to date. It can be your favorite, too!

Love this crochet blanket pattern featuring the fun wave stitch and want more inspiration? Try the crochet patterns linked below for more ideas!

• Quick Berry Stitch Crochet Blanket (Another great combination crochet stitch!)
• Linen Stitch Crochet Blanket (For when you can’t get enough interesting stripes.)
• Constellation Crochet Blanket (Perfect for personalizing your crocheted gift.)
• 12+ Easy Bernat Blanket Yarn Crochet Patterns (A great resource for all my crochet blankets)

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