The Waves and Stripes crochet stitch, is a crochet stitch combination I’m sure you’re going to love.
It’s a stitch I’ve used for my The Sleeves Raglan Crochet Pattern, however crocheted in rounds instead of rows.
The stitch is characterized by the waves from the double crochet 3 together, and the stripes from the single crochet row.
I’ve also included a way for you to grab the printable version in a bundle, more details about that further down.
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What is the waves and stripes crochet stitch?
The waves and stripes crochet stitch is a two color crochet stitch.
The stitch pattern creates waves with the double crochet stitches worked together, while the color changes creates the stripes.
The stitches you will need to know is chains, single crochet stitches, double crochet 3 together and double crochet stitches.
The pattern is a stitch multiple of 3 stitches.
Stitch Exploration CAL:
This crochet stitch pattern is released together with 29 other stitch pattern during the Stitch Exploration CAL.
All stitches are created to challenge you to test new stitch patterns, either in our patterns or you can make them as squares & join together as a blanket.
Find the list of stitch patterns here.
Materials Needed
To crochet the waves and stripes crochet stitch you can use any crochet hook size and weight yarn. If you’re following a crochet pattern, use the crochet hook and yarn suggested to get the correct gauge.
For this tutorial I used:
- Crochet hook: 6 mm / US: J – 10 / UK: 4
- 4 Medium Yarn
- Lion Brand Yarn – 24/7 Cotton in 2 colors
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Crochet Abbreviations
- CA – color A
- CB – color B
- ch – chain
- dc – double crochet
- dc3tog – crochet together 3 stitches with double crochet stitches
- sc – single crochet
- st – stitch(es)
We try our best to include all crochet abbreviations in the list above for the crochet stitch pattern, but sometimes we may forget one or two.
Learn more about crochet abbreviations & find a complete list on our Crochet Abbreviations & Terms post.
To Make a 15 cm x 15 cm / 6 x 6 Inch Square
With the hook & yarn given, I crocheted:
- Ch 24 st, for a total of 23 stitches per row.
- 16 rows.
Crochet a blanket!
Use this crochet stitch pattern to crochet a blanket! Learn more about crochet blanket sizes & making one with any size crochet hook & yarn:
Stitches You Will Need
Double Crochet 3 Together (DC3TOG):
Written description:Yarn over, *draw up a loop from the next st*, repeat from *to* 2 times, you have 5 loops on the hook, yo, pull through all loops on the hook.
See the full tutorial for the double crochet 3 together.
Waves and Stripes Crochet Stitch Tutorial
Skill Level
Tools
Materials
Abbreviations
- CA – color A
- CB – color B
- ch – chain
- dc – double crochet
- dc3tog – crochet together 3 stitches with double crochet stitches
- sc – single crochet
- st – stitch(es)
Instructions
- With CA, ch a multiple of 3 st, add 3 for base chain.Row 1 (with CA): Sc 1 in 3rd ch from hook, sc 1 in each ch from previous row, turn.Row 1 almost finished, notice the final step of the row isn’t finished because we’re changing color.
- The last 2 loops pulled through with the next color.
- Row 2 (with CB): Ch 2 st (counts as 1 dc), *dc3tog over the next 3 st*, repeat from *to* until you have 1 stitch left, dc 1 in last st, turn.How my row 2 looked after finishing it.
- How it looks after I give it a gentle pull to straighten it.
- Row 3 (with CB):Â Ch 2 (counts as 1 dc), dc 3 in each st until you have 1 st left, dc 1 in last st, turn.
- Row 4 (with CA):Â Ch 1 (counts as 1 sc), sc 1 in each st from previous row, turn.Repeat row 2-4 until project is desired size.
Notes
Crochet Patterns Using This Stitch
Want the Printable Version?
If you like the waves and stripes crochet stitch tutorial, I’m sure you’re going to love the other 29 stitches me & two of my blogger friends, Knitting with Chopsticks & E’Claire Makery have made as well.
We’ve gathered the collection of 30 crochet stitch tutorials in a super affordable e-book.
