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Guide to
Tunisian Crochet
Tunisian crochet is making
a comeback and Interweave
Crochet is on the front edge
of developing Tunisian
crochet patterns. The Sunset
Ruana, from the cover of the
Winter 2009 issue, exemplifies the beauty that can be
made with Tunisian crochet.
This project is created with
Tunisian crochet worked in
short linked squares and can
be worked with a regular
crochet hook rather than a
long Tunisian hook. To help
you along, weve included
instructions for Tunisian
crochet. Dive in and learn
this fun and easy crochet
technique.
Welcome to a whole new
world of crochet!
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unisian crochet, also called afghan stitch, is cousin to both knitting and crochet. As you might
expectgiven the family connectionsthe tool used for Tunisian crochet resembles both a
crochet hook and a knitting needle. The afghan hook, as its generally called, is a knitting needle
with a crochet hook on one end.
Every row of the basic Tunisian stitch is made by working two rows: the first row (worked
from right to left and called the forward row) creates a series of stitches on the hook/needle,
the second row (worked from left to right and called the reverse row) binds off the stitches
until only one stitch remains. The right side of the fabric is always facing you and the right and
wrong sides of the fabric are clearly different.
Tunisian Simple Stitch
Like regular crochet, every project worked in Tunisian
crochet begins with a foundation chain from which a row
of stitches is picked up and held along the shank of the
hook/needle. To work a practice swatch, make a chain of
twenty stitches. Then work the first row as follows:
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Insert the hook
through the top loop of the second chain from the
hook (Figure 1), yarn over and draw a loop through
(2 stitches on hook). *Insert the hook into the top
loop of the next chain stitch and draw a loop through,
leaving it on the needle. Repeat from *, drawing one
loop through each chain stitch. When you reach the
end of the chain, you should have twenty loops on your
needleone for each chain stitch.
Figure 1
Figure 3
Figure 2
Figure 4
Figure 5
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Yarn over the hook
and draw a loop through the first loop on the hook
(Figure 2). This single stitch is the equivalent of one
turning chain; it brings the hook up to the level of
the next row. *Yarn over and bring the hook through
UXP stitches (Figure 3). Repeat from * to end of row.
As you work from left to right, youll bind off a stitch
each time you draw a loop through the two loops on
the hook. You will end with one loop on the needle
this loop counts as the first stitch of the next row.
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*Bring the hook from
right to left under the first vertical bar created by
the first two rows (Figure 4) and draw a loop through
(Figure 5), leaving it on the hook. Rep from * to end
of row, drawing up a loop from under the last vertical
strand.
Work a forward row followed by a reverse row for Tunisian simple stitch. After a few rows, look closely at the
fabric youve made. Youll see a series of short stacked
vertical lines, separated by what looks like sideways vs
or chain stitches.
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Bring the yarn to the
front of your work, holding it below and in front of the
hook. *Insert the hook from right to left through the
first vertical strand, as in the second pass of the forward
row of the simple stitch. Yarn over by bringing the
yarn up, behind, and then over the hook from back to
front (Figure 6). Draw a loop through, leaving it on the
hook. Repeat from *. As you work from one vertical
strand to the next, the yarn youre working with will
lie over the vertical strand being worked.
Figure 6
step by step
Figure 7
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Work as for the reverse
row of Tunisian simple stitch as described on page 37.
Figure 9
Decreasing
To decrease a stitch, insert the hook under two vertical
strands at the same time (Figure 8), yarn over and draw a
loop through both strands.
Joining a New Color
When two loops remain at the end of a reverse row
(worked left to right), yarn over in the new color (Figure 9) and draw the new color through both loops on
the hook (Figure 10). To change color at the end of a
forward row, work the ch 1 in the new color.
Figure 10
Tunisian Tips
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edge, when working the last stitch, insert the hook
under the last vertical strand and the strand that t *GUIFSTUGFXSPXTPGZPVSXPSLTQSFBEPVUPSESBX
lies right next to it, then pull a loop through.
in, rework them with a smaller or larger hook.
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Swatch 3
Swatch 2
Swatch 4
By changing colors at the beginning of the forward or reverse rows, you can create a variety of different
color effects. (Remember that one row of Tunisian stitch consists of one forward followed by one reverse
row.) Try out the four techniques described below, beginning with swatch 1 at the bottom, and illustrated
in the sampler to get you started on your own color experiments.
Swatch 1
techniques
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SUNSET RUANA
56/*4*"/
S H A R O N FA L K N E R
SHARON FALKNERS GORGEOUS CROCHETED ENTRELAC RUANA uses a fascinating, yet surprisingly simple Tunisian technique. The
plush, self-shading yarn does most of the heavy lifting, creating separate diamonds of color in a harlequin effect. Worked with a slightly
larger hook than normal, this Tunisian entrelac, usually quite dense, has terrific drape to make this your go-to winter outerwear.
G E T T I N G S TA R T E D
'*/*4)&%4*;& Back is 48" wide and 43" long;
front panels are 2212" wide and 43" long each
after blocking not including border.
YARN8JTEPN:BSOT-JNFSJDL
superwash merino; 175 yd [160 m]/134 oz
NVMUJ
CBMMT:BSO
[50 g];
distributed by Universal Yarns.
HOOK4J[F- NN
BOE. NN
Notes
Gauge can be measured on an
ordinary Tunisian simple st (tss) swatch
at least 4" (10 cm) square.
Use larger hook only for beg ch.
Project is worked with RS facing at
all times.
Tss FwP and RetP count as 1 row.
Tss RetP is worked differently in this
project than usual Tunisian projects (see
Stitch Guide).
When picking up lps in bind-off
(BO) row, insert hook through both lps
of BO ch, not vertical bars of row below
BO row.
When working FwP on rows after
base triangles, last st is worked through
both lps of selvedge edge ch for better
drape, smooth WS surface, and quilted
look.
Adjust length by adding or subtracting tiers, making same number of tiers
for front and back and ending with tier
2 before final tier triangles.
To cont color flow from back to
front panels, work a tier of right front
followed by same tier of left front.
Stitch Guide
Tunisian simple stitch (tss) forward pass
(FwP): *OTFSUIPPLGSPNSJHIUUPMFGU
behind front vertical bar, yo and pull up lp,
leave lp on hook; rep from * across.
Tss return pass (RetP): *Yo and draw
through 2 lps on hook; rep from * across.
Make 1 inc (M1):*OTFSUIPPLJOTQCFUOFYU
WFSUJDBMCBST VOMFTTPUIFSXJTFOPUFE
pull up lp.
Bind off (BO): *OTFSUIPPLCFIJOEGSPOU
vertical bar, yo and pull up lp, yo and draw
through both lps on hook; rep from *
across.
Back
With larger hook Ch 80 loosely.
Tier 1 (13 base triangles):
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left front
tCFH
left
front
here
right front
tier 27
tier 26
back
tier 3
tier 2
tier 1
X beg here
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