Wave Hello Shawl

Wave Hello is a fun shawl, designed with simple stitches to let the chunky slub yarn come into it’s own.

Using two contrast colours, the shawl is reminiscent of breaking waves rolling onto the beach. If swapped with bright pinks, oranges of blues, it will look like a sunset.

The chunky yarn means you can speed through this make in about 5 hours.

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FREE Wave Hello pattern in UK terminology is available further down the page, or there are paid for options with a full chart and patterns in UK & US crochet terms.

Woman in blue shirt with draped slub yarn shawl draped over her shoulder in cream and sea blues. — Photo courtesy of Inside Crochet & Leanne Jade

Woman in blue shirt with slub yarn shawl wrapped over her shoulder in cream and sea blues. — Photo courtesy of Inside Crochet & Leanne Jade

Wave Hello Shawl Pattern

Wave Hellow Shawl can be quickly purchased using the ‘Buy now’ button below. This is from my Provenance Craft Co where you can buy printed or digital copies and I have ‘pay what you can’ options.

It can also be purchased on Etsy and Ravelry. Click on your preferred icon for more pattern details, or to purchase:

Wave Hello Shawl was originally published in Issue 177 of Inside Crochet. The issue went on sale in March 2025 and digital copies are available here.

Finished Measurements

Blocked measurements of 150cm wide x 36cm deep/ 59″ wide x 14.25″ deep.

Materials Required

Yarn: Jumbo Slub by Mamie and Florrie, 100g/ 80m/ 87yds, 50% Super Fine Alpaca/ 50% Peruvian Merino.

MC – 100g of Druridge Sands

CC – 100g of shade Sunset at Llanddona

12 place markers (pick 2 that are different from the other 10, like green for bor pm and red for eor pm. The remaining 10 can all be identical).

Tapestry needle and blocking equipment

If you have never worked with slub yarn, you might find my ‘How to Crochet With Slub Yarn’ blog post helpful.

Stitches & Techniques (UK terminology)

double crochet, starting double crochet, half treble crochet, treble crochet and slip stitches
crocheted in rows starting at longest point and reducing down

Construction, Measurements & Gauge/ Tension

The shawl is worked from the top down, using a simple 16-stitch repeat. Each section decreases the number of repeats by one, going from 6 repeats down to 1.

Gauge/ tension: The pattern uses almost all of the CC, so getting gauge is essential.

Unblocked gauge – 22cm wide x 7.5cm deep/ 8.75″ wide x 3″ deep over a 16st section rep.

Blocked gauge – 25cm wide x 8cm deep/ 9.75″ wide x 3.25″ deep over a 16st section rep.

Measurements: Blocked measurements of 150cm wide x 36cm deep/ 59″ wide x 14.25″ deep.

Stitches & Abbreviations

beg – beginning bor – beginning of row CC – contrast colour ch – chain cm – centimetres dc – double crochet (US single crochet) ea – each eor – end of row g – grams htr – half treble (US half double) m – metres MC – main colour pm – place marker rep – repeat sk – skip ss – slip stitch st(s) – stitch(es) starting dc – starting double crochet (US starting single crochet) tr – treble crochet (US double crochet) yds – yards. yrh – yarn around hook “ – inches

Special Stitches

Starting dc: extend loop a little and make a dc. This is an alternative to using a turning chain and always counts as your first st.

Notes

Pattern conventions: The pattern is set up for right-handed users. I place my yarn over the hook (not under) as I create stitches throughout this pattern.

Place markers: Slub yarn can make it tricky to work out where stitches are, especially in the foundation chain. Place markers make this much easier and their placement has been added into the chart to make working from the pattern even easier.

Row counts: The ‘O’ symbol at the end of each row can be ticked off or coloured in to keep track of where you are in the pattern.

Weaving in slub yarn ends: If there are large slubs in the 10cm/ 4″ ends you are weaving in, the slubs can be gently teased along the end. This makes the end smoother to weave in with the needle. Some slubs might have a ply of cotton or another fibre to give structure. If this is the case, cut the end back to where the two plies are together (this should be where your original cut was, the teased slub ply will now be longer). This will help to create strong and hidden woven ends.

Helpful tutorials for Wave Hello Shawl

If you are new to some of the crochet stitches used in the Wave Hello Shawl, here are some tutorials to help you make them:

Starting double crochet (US starting single crochet) – click here for a video tutorial OR here for a photo tutorial
Double crochet (US single crochet) – click here for a video tutorial OR here for a photo tutorial
Half Treble Crochet (Half Double Crochet US) is here as a video tutorial, OR here as a photo tutorial.
Treble Crochet (Double Crochet US) is here as a video tutorial, OR here as a photo tutorial.
Changing Yarn Colours tutorial

Photo 1 is two cakes of jumbo slub yarn in cream and sea blues. Photo 2 is a mannequin draped in a shawl made from the yarn with wave pattern repeats in alternating colours.

Wave Hello Pattern

With MC, make 96ch, adding pms to sts 1 and 16 of every 16st rep (move up for Rows 1-4).

Section 1

Row 1: Beg in first ch from hook, starting dc, dc to end, changing to CC on final yrh of final st, turn. 96 sts O

Row 2: starting dc, 2dc, 3htr, 4tr, 3htr, 3dc, * 3dc, 3htr, 4tr, 3htr, 3dc; rep from * another 4 times, turn. O

Row 3: starting dc, 2dc, 3htr, 4tr, 3htr, 3dc, * 3dc, 3htr, 4tr, 3htr, 3dc; rep from * another 4 times, change to MC on final yrh of final st, turn. Cut CC leaving a 10cm/ 4″ tail. O

Row 4: starting dc, remove pm, 7dc, pm (this will be Row 5 eor marker), dc to 8 sts from end (removing pms as you work), 1dc, pm (this will be Row 5 bor marker), 7dc, turn. Cut yarn leaving a 10cm/ 4″ tail and fasten off. O

Section 2

Row 5: with CC and slip knot on hook, sk first 7sts of Row 4, ss join into st with bor marker (remove pm), * 3dc, pm first of 3dc to mark beg of rep (move up ea row), 3htr, 4tr, 3htr, 3dc, pm last of 3dc to mark end of rep (move up ea row); rep from * another 4 times, 1ss in final st with eor marker, remove marker, turn. 82 sts O

Row 6: sk 1ss, * 3dc, 3htr, 4tr, 3htr, 3dc; rep from * another 4 times, 1ss in ss join of Row 5 changing to MC on yrh, turn. Cut CC leaving a 10cm/ 4″ tail. 81sts O

Row 7: sk 1ss, 8dc, pm (this will be Row 8 eor marker), dc to 8 sts from end (removing pms as you work), 1dc, pm (this will be Row 8 bor marker), 7dc, turn. Cut yarn leaving a 10cm/ 4″ tail, fasten off. 80 sts O

Section 3

Row 8: with CC and slip knot on hook, sk first 7sts of Row 7, ss join into st with bor marker (remove pm), * 3dc, pm first of 3dc to mark beg of rep (move up ea row), 3htr, 4tr, 3htr, 3dc, pm last of 3dc to mark end of rep (move up ea row); rep from * another 3 times, 1ss in final st with eor marker, remove marker, turn. 66 sts O

Row 9: sk 1ss, * 3dc, 3htr, 4tr, 3htr, 3dc; rep from * another 3 times, 1ss in ss join of Row 8 changing to MC on yrh, turn. Cut CC leaving a 10cm/ 4″ tail. 65 sts O

Row 10: sk 1ss, 8dc, pm (this will be Row 11 eor marker), dc to 8 sts from end (removing pms as you work), 1dc, pm (this will be Row 11 bor marker), 7dc, turn. Cut yarn leaving a 10cm/ 4″ tail, fasten off. 64 sts O

Section 4

Row 11: with MC and slip knot on hook, sk first 7sts of Row 10, ss join into st with bor marker (remove pm), * 3dc, pm first of 3dc to mark beg of rep (move up ea row), 3htr, 4tr, 3htr, 3dc, pm last of 3dc to mark end of rep (move up ea row); rep from * another 2 times, 1ss in final st with eor marker, remove marker, turn. 50 sts O

Row 12: sk 1ss, * 3dc, 3htr, 4tr, 3htr, 3dc; rep from * another 2 times, 1ss in ss join of Row 11 changing to CC on yrh, turn. Cut MC leaving a 10cm/ 4″ tail. 49 sts O

Row 13: sk 1ss, 8dc, pm (this will be Row 14 eor marker), dc to 8 sts from end (removing pms as you work), 1dc, pm (this will be Row 14 bor marker), 7dc, turn. Cut yarn leaving a 10cm/ 4″ tail, fasten off. 48 sts O

Section 5

Row 14: with MC and slip knot on hook, sk first 7sts of Row 13, ss join into st with bor marker (remove pm), * 3dc, pm first of 3dc to mark beg of rep (move up ea row), 3htr, 4tr, 3htr, 3dc, pm last of 3dc to mark end of rep (move up ea row); rep from * 1 more time, 1ss in final st with eor marker, remove marker, turn. 34 sts O

Row 15: sk 1ss, * 3dc, 3htr, 4tr, 3htr, 3dc; rep from * 1 more time, 1ss in ss join of Row 14 changing to CC on yrh, turn. Cut CC leaving a 10cm/ 4″ tail. 33 sts O

Row 16: sk 1ss, 8dc, pm (this will be Row 17 eor marker), dc to 8 sts from end (removing pms as you work), 1dc, pm (this will be Row 17 bor marker), 7dc, turn. Cut yarn leaving a 10cm/ 4″ tail, fasten off. 32 sts O

Section 6

Row 17: with MC and slip knot on hook, sk first 7sts of Row 16, ss join into st with bor marker (remove pm), 3dc, pm first of 3dc to mark beg of rep (move up ea row), 3htr, 4tr, 3htr, 3dc, pm last of 3dc to mark end of rep (move up ea row), 1ss in final st with eor marker, remove marker, turn. 18 sts O

Row 18: sk 1ss, 3dc, 3htr, 4tr, 3htr, 3dc, 1ss in ss join of Row 17, turn. 17 sts O

Row 19: sk 1ss, dc to end (removing pms as you work), cut yarn leaving a 10cm/ 4″ tail and fasten off. 16 sts O

Finishing

Wet blocking the shawl will help to pull out the wave pattern. Pin out to approximately 156cm wide x 38cm deep/ 61.5″ wide x 15″ deep. Weave in ends once dry (see note on ‘weaving in slub yarn ends’).

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