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When I first came across this Ocean Swell crochet stitch pattern it did not have a name. When I saw it I was instantly reminded of ocean waves!
This stitch pattern is gorgeous! It is fairly straight forward once you get the hang of the repeats, but before that, you will see that part of the uniqueness of this pattern is found in the stitch placement.
In this pattern you will work a modified front post half double crochet stitch and you will also work clusters of double crochet stitches, but in the spaces under and in between stitches. You will see what I mean in the written instructions and in the video tutorial below.
I love this Ocean Swell stitch for it’s beautiful texture and I am sure you will also!
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The Materials:
For this tutorial today I will be using a small amount of Pima Cotton Yarn by Lion Brand Yarn in one colour. It is a worsted weight, 100% cotton yarn. The hook shown in the video below is a 5 mm birchwood crochet hook by Rowan Yarns. However you may use any hook and yarn combination you choose, even experiment with stripes of colour!
Thank you so much for stopping by! If you enjoy the tutorial below, be sure to also check out some of the many other crochet stitch tutorials on my site, such as the Braided Knit Stitch | How to Crochet and pin this one for later!
Ocean Swell Crochet Stitch:
Stitches and Abbreviations:
Ch – Chain
Dc – Double Crochet
Fphdc – Front Post Half Double Crochet Stitch – Modified (For this stitch you will work around the post of the next stitch but by inserting your hook under the top loops of the same stitch as the previous and then around back and through under the tops loops of the next stitch.
Hdc – Half Double Crochet
Rpt – Repeat
Sc– Single Crochet
Yo – yarn over
To begin you will make a foundation chain. For this pattern, you will need a multiple of eleven stitches plus two (11 + 2) for your foundation chain.
For Example, ch 46
Row One:
Hdc in the 3rd ch and in each ch across, ch 2, turn.
Row Two:
Hdc in the 1st st, fphdc around the post of the each st across (as described in the modified version in the “Stitches and Abbreviations” above), hdc in final ch, ch 1, turn.
Row Three:
Sc in 1st st, *sk the next 5 sts, work 5 dc under the top of the next st and in between the next 2 sts, work 5 dc in under the st before the last set of 5 dc worked crossing over top of the previous 5 dc sts, sk the next 4 sts, sc in the next st; Rpt from * across, sc in the last st, ch 2, turn.
Row Four:
Hdc in the 1st st, fphdc around the post of the each st across (as described in the modified version in the “Stitches and Abbreviations” above), hdc in final ch, ch 1, turn.
Row Five:
Work 5 dc in the next st, *sk the next 4 sts, sc in the next st, sk the next 5 sts, work 5 dc under the top of the next st and in between the next 2 sts, work 5 dc in under the st before the last set of 5 dc worked crossing over top of the previous 5 dc sts; Rpt from * rpt acrosss and work 5 dc in the next, followed by a dc in the final st, ch 2, turn.
And that’s it!
For the rest of the pattern, repeat rows 2-5. Fasten off, weave in your ends.
Video Tutorial:
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