Free Crochet Make Waves Blanket Pattern

Beautiful, Fun, Classic!

I read a review on here that is now gone that complained the pattern was really difficult and impossible to follow. Now that I have made this afghan I'm very confused why the person felt that way? I have found this to be a very easy, fun pattern. I like that it's basically using different row start / stops to make the wavy pattern, as opposed to working a wave on a single row. (Not sure that makes sense, but I'm thinking that people that have crocheted for a while will get what I mean once they actually start the pattern.) I will give the caveat that I've crocheted for nearly 2 decades and can read even poorly written patterns (though this is a very well written pattern in my opinion). I'm so lazy at this point in my crochet life though, so I personally always prefer a stitch diagram. If you're good with stitch diagrams, just print this one out, overlapping it a few times so the middle is repeated and you should have no trouble following the pattern at all. One thing that wasn't immediately clear to me reading the pattern and stitch diagram---you should be working your second row in the back loop only, third row in both loops, fourth row back loop only, and so on. If you don't do this is it the end of the world? nope, it's fine if you don't. What's nice if you do this however is the front of the work has a lovely additional ridged look to it. I hate counting rows, so I put a stitch marker on the edge of the afghan that notates an even number row start so I always know "work this stitch marker side in back loop". When I get to the end of the row, and there's no stitch marker, I know when I turn and start the new row to work in both loops. Be patient and follow the instructions one step at a time carefully, considering each little set will end with either a chain 3 slip stitch (so you can step down) or a slip stitch chain 3 (so you can step up) that's what I mean by each bit of the wave is it's own little row. Don't get frustrated or give up. It's really easy once you realize what the pattern is asking you to do. It's a lovely lovely lovely afghan when finished.

Which rows** are blo?

The pattern reads: 3rd row: Working in back loops only, as 2nd row. 4th row: Working in both loops, as 2nd row. There’s no mention of specific loops used in previous rows. Which loops are blo?