THE MAKING OF A LOVELY CARDIGAN IN TUNISIAN CROCHET In the last little while, as you may have noticed, I have been working on an ambitious project: the creation of a Tunisian crochet garment, using a leaf motif (or "spades", as I preferred to call it) already seen in some wonderful knitting projects. First, I thought about replicating the spade pattern in Tunisian crochet, which was not difficult, as I have created similar patterns before - you can find them, for example, in these projects of mine: Leaf it On Shawl , Leaf it On Scarf , Leaf it On Cowl . Leaf it On Scarf Next, I thought it best to make a garment that had a simple workmanship, i.e. worked flat, and not in the round, to avoid, at least initially, over-complicating the design. A cardigan, therefore, was the best choice. Next, I chose a yarn that I liked and opted for a fine multicoloured yarn. This was the result: "QUEEN OF SPADES" - THE CAL! I liked the finished garment very much, and so did you, whic...
If you have followed my Tunisian Crochet lessons so far, you have come a
long way: you are already able to work fluently in Tunisian crochet with the
right tools, building up row after row in Forward and Return passes. Starting from
a Foundation Row, you are now able to create lovely items in Tunisian SimpleStitch, closing your work properly and even changing colour (as in my FREE colourful Scarf “Multicoloured Bliss”). Now, this is long
not all, of course: there are still important things to learn (next in line: how to increase and decrease in Tunisian crochet). But it is quite a lot
already! So why not build up the stitches’ repertoire and practice everything
you have learned so far with new, exciting patterns?
Similarities between Tunisian crochet and
Knitting
I have mentioned at the beginning of my Tunisian Crochet School that
Tunisian crochet tends to be identified as a craft that is a mixture between
knitting and crochet. Indeed, there are quite a few similarities there, as you might
have noticed yourself while learning. Most striking of all is, in my opinion, the
resemblance of the Tunisian Knit and Purl stitch with the Knit and Purl stitch
in Knitting. The texture produced with both techniques is almost identical, as
you will presently find out.
Tunisian Knit Stitch
Knit stitch in Knitting
Tunisian Purl Stitch
Purl stitch in Knitting
Tunisian Knit Stitch (tks)
Begin with a Chain in any number of stitches.
Create a traditional Foundation Row. This counts as ROW 1.
ROW 2. FP: insert the hook in the space between the first front and back
Vertical Bars, skipping the one right under the first loop on the hook, yarn
over and pull up a loop on the hook. Repeat across, pulling up loops from all
following stitches in the same way. Finish with a “NEAT CLOSING STITCH”.
Create a traditional Foundation Row. This counts as ROW 1.
ROW 2. FP: bringing the yarn to the front, insert the hook under the
first Vertical Bar, yarn over (bringing the yarn to the back again, making it
slip under the hook) and pull up a loop on the hook. Repeat across, finishing
with a “NEAT CLOSING STITCH” in the last stitch.
Thanks for the detailed information, it really helps.
ReplyDeleteThank you for your comment! You can find many other Tunisian stitches' video tutorials in my YouTube channel "Hookloopsarah Crochet" 😊
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