First Time Tunisian Crochet: Step-by-Step Basics Plus 5 Projects

By Creative Publishing international

Embark on your Tunisian crochet (aka Afghan crochet) journey by learning how to stitch a throw, big bag, wristlet, blanket, and vest.

If you’re a fan of both knitting and crocheting, then Tunisian crochet is for you! Tunisian crochet is a needlework technique that borrows elements from both knitting and crocheting and is often referred to as “Afghan crochet” or “Afghan stitch.” A special hook called an Afghan hook is used for this method of crochet.

First Time Tunisian Crochet is an informative crochet booklet that teaches different stitches, from easy (Tunisian simple stitch) to intermediate (seed stitch, knit stitch, and purl stitch) to experienced (rib stitch, clusters stitch, cable stitch). The booklet includes five fun projects: a throw, bag, wristlet, blanket, and vest.

• Language: English
• Publisher: Open Road Integrated Media
• Release date: Dec 1, 2012
• ISBN: 9781610587112

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Tunisian Stitches

Tunisian crochet is also known as afghan stitch. Tunisian crochet is almost always worked from the right side, and almost all patterns done in Tunisian begin with the first row of basic Tunisian crochet. Each row of Tunisian consists of two parts, a forward and backward motion. In the forward part, all stitches are picked up and held on the hook; in the backward part, stitches are worked off, usually two at a time. Because all stitches are held on the hook, a special hook called an afghan hook is used for this method of crochet.

TUNISIAN SIMPLE STITCH

Skill Level: Easy

Ch any number of sts.

Foundation Row (first half): Keeping all loops on the hook, skip first ch from the hook (the loop on the hook is the first chain) and draw up a loop in each ch across, do not turn (1).

Foundation Row (second half): Yo, draw it through the first loop on hook, *Yo, draw through next 2 loops, rep from * across until 1 loop remains. The loop that remains on the hook always counts as the first stitch of the next row (2).

Row 1 (first half): Keeping all loops on the hook, skip the first vertical bar, draw up a loop under the next vertical bar and under each vertical bar across.

Row 1 (second half): Work the same as the second half of foundation row.

Rep Row 1 for Tunisian simple stitch (3).

Last Row: Skip first st, insert hook in next vertical bar, yo, draw through 2 loops on hook (Sl st completed), Sl st in each vertical bar across row, end off.

The foundation row of most Tunisian stitches is the same as the foundation row of Tunisian simple stitch (TSS). Another option for the foundation row is to cast stitches onto the hook as if to