Photo Tutorial – How To Crochet: Flowing Wave Stitch!

February 3, 2026

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Thanks for visiting my page! Here is a written tutorial with photos on how to make the Flowing Wave Stitch!

First, with any project you'll need a crochet hook and yarn. Any yarn or hook will do for learning this stitch

For this tutorial you'll need to know how to make Chains (CH), I have a tutorial here! How to make the Double Crochet Stitch (DC), tutorial here! How to make the Double Crochet Increase (DC INC), tutorial here! How to make the Double Crochet Increase (DC INC), tutorial here! And how to make the Puff Stitch (PF ST), tutorial here!

Starting from the beginning, make chains in the multiple of 10 + 4

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Row 1: Make 1 DC into the 4th CH from your hook

Side: Make 1 DC into each of the next 3 CHs

*DEC/Valley: DC DEC across 3 CHs

(Yarn over your hook 1 time, insert your hook into the next CH, grab that yarn, pull it through, pulling up 1 loop, yarn over your hook 1 time, take that yarn through 2 loops only) Do this 3 times, then yarn over your hook 1 time, take that yarn through all of the loops on your hook to complete that DEC

Side: Make 1 DC into each of the next 3 CHs

INC/Peak: Make 3 DC into the next CH

Side: Make 1 DC into each of the next 3 CHs

Repeat the steps above from * until you only have 4 CHs left

Make 1 DC into each of the last 4 CHs to complete this row

Row 2: Make 2 CHs, these CHs count as 1 DC, skip the 1st ST

Side: Make 1 PF ST into the next ST, make 1 CH, skip 1 ST

*DEC/Valley: DC DEC over 3 STs

(Yarn over your hook 1 time, insert your hook into the next ST, grab that yarn, pull it through, pulling up 1 loop, yarn over your hook 1 time, take that yarn through 2 loops only) Do this 3 times, then yarn over your hook 1 time, take that yarn through all of the loops on your hook to complete that DEC

Side: Make 1 CH, skip 1 ST

Make 1 PF ST into the next ST, make 1 CH, skip 1 ST

INC/Peak: Make 3 DC into the next ST

Side: Make 1 CH, skip 1 ST

Make 1 PF ST into the next ST, then make 1 CH to skip the next ST

Repeat the steps above from * until you have 1 ST + some CHs left

Skip the last ST, then make 1 DC into the top of those last CHs to complete this row

Row 3: Make 2 CHs, these CHs count as 1 DC

Side: Make 1 DC into 1st ST, make 1 DC into next ST, make 1 SC into next CH space

*DEC/Valley: DC DEC into the same CH space you were just working into, into the next ST, then finish the DC DEC into the next CH space

Yarn over your hook 1 time, insert your hook into the CH space you were just working into, grab that yarn, pull it through, pulling up 1 loop, yarn over your hook 1 time, take that yarn through 2 loops only, yarn over your hook 1 time, insert your hook into the next ST, grab that yarn, pull it through, pulling up 1 loop, yarn over your hook 1 time, take that yarn through 2 loops only, yarn over your hook 1 time, insert your hook into the next CH space , grab that yarn, pull it through, pulling up 1 loop, yarn over your hook 1 time, take that yarn through 2 loops only, then yarn over your hook 1 time, take that yarn through all of the loops on your hook to complete that DEC

Side: Make 1 DC into the next ST, make 1 DC into the next CH space, make 1 DC into the next ST

INC/Peak: Make 3 DC into the next ST

Side: Make 1 DC into the next ST, make 1 DC into the next CH space, make 1 DC into the next ST

Repeat the steps above from * until you have the last side to make

Make 1 DC into the next ST, make 1 DC into the space between the last ST and last CHs, then make 2 DC into the top of those last CHs to complete this row