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General
information
Skill level
Intermediate, this is the first practice pattern accompanying my course "Learn to Crochet Tunisian Style"
Special Stitches
Basic foundation row for Tunisian
Crochet
Forward
pass: Insert hook into back bump of first chain stitch, yo, pull up loop, leave
loop on hook. Repeat for all chain stitches
Return
pass: Ch1, * yo, pull through 2 loops*, repeat between ** until you have one
loop left on hook
Tunisian Simple Stitch (TSS)
Forward
pass: Insert hook from right to left under front vertical bar, yo, pull up
loop, leave loop on hook. Repeat for all stitches. Watch your last stitch! You
will be working your last TSS at the very end of your row. (29 loops on hook)
Return
pass: Ch1, * yo, pull through 2 loops* repeat between ** until you have one
loop left on hook.
Finishing row
*Insert
hook from right to left under front vertical bar, yo, make a slip stitch (1
loop on hook)*, repeat between ** until you have worked your way to the end of
the row.
Abbreviations
Ch: Chain
Sl st: slip stitch
Yo: yarn over
TSS: Tunisian Simple Stitch
Notes
Keep in mind when picking up yarn for this project you want
to keep fire hazard risks as low as possible. Choose either cotton yarn or a
cotton/acrylic blend.
Finished measurement
9” x 9” before assembly, 10” x 10” after assembly
Materials
Tunisian crochet needle 5.0 mm (if you crochet very tight,
go up to a 6.0 mm)
Phildar Aviso (Aran weight yarn), cotton/acrylic blend (use
something similar because of fire hazard)
Darning needle
Pattern
Chain
28, or make as much chains to get a length of about 9”
Row 1: Make
a foundation row. You will have 29 loops on hook after the forward pass, and one loop after a
return pass.
Row
2-24 (or as much rows to get a square of 9”x9”):
Forward
Pass: TSS in each stitch.
Return Pass: Ch1, * yo, pull through 2
loops* repeat between ** until you have one loop left on hook.
Repeat
the Tunisian Simple Stitch forward pass and return pass until you have a square
of 9” x 9” or about 24 rows.
If
you have a square, finish off by making a finishing row according to the TSS
way of inserting your hook.
Fasten
off.
Make
another three squares.
Take
two squares, wrong sides together, right sides facing outwards. Attach yarn in
a corner of a square.
Ch1,
sc 3 times into a corner, sc once in each stitch along the sides.
You
made two potholders!
Hi Barbara! I just learned tunisian crochet this week. I made a dishcloth. Didn't come out that great but it's for washing dishes. Now I'm going to make a potholder. Thank you for the pattern.
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