| Hello crochet lovers, | | | | yarn through all the stitches picked up on the hook. In |
| You already know the basic crochet stitches. Now | | | | this respect, Tunisian crochet is sort of a combination |
| you want to do something more. May be you want to | | | | of knitting and crochet. |
| learn more stitches or crochet something new. Well, | | | | Tunisian crochet hook is typically larger than standard |
| with crochet the options are endless. You can learn | | | | crochet hooks. Think of Tunisian crochet hook as a |
| advance crochet stitches to which I've dedicated an | | | | knitting needle with a hook on one end. This is |
| entire issue of the newsletter. | | | | particularly helpful if you are working of large projects |
| Something advanced and yet simple is the Tunisian | | | | such as afghans and adult size sweaters. |
| stitch variously known as the afghan stitch, tricot stitch, | | | | You might have seen a double-ended hook with |
| railroad knitting, Shepherd's knitting or hook knitting. | | | | crochet hook on both ends of the stick. This type of |
| Tunisian stitch is easy to learn and helps create a | | | | hook is used in crochetnit, a technique with which |
| sturdy fabric-like product, which makes it an excellent | | | | Tunisian crochet is often confused. Crochetnit is also |
| stitch for making afghans. Tunisian crochet lends | | | | known as cro-hook, cro-knit or crochet on the double |
| definite right and wrong sides to the final creation, | | | | Something you need to be careful about when using |
| which is great for embroidery and cross-stitch. | | | | Tunisian stitch is to frequently count the number of |
| Tunisian crochet is different from regular crochet in the | | | | stitches. Carelessness can lead to dropped stitches |
| sense that it never requires you to turn your work. In | | | | just as in knitting. Fixing dropped stitches while |
| Tunisian crochet, you go forward on a row and then | | | | crocheting is time consuming and frustrating. Do your |
| come back the same way without turning your work | | | | best to avoid skipping stitches. |
| around. The only time a Tunisian crochet project is | | | | Once you are comfortable doing the afghan stitch, |
| turned is when you do the first row after making the | | | | experiment with using two or more colors to make |
| foundation chain at the beginning of the project. | | | | colored patterns. |
| Another factor making Tunisian crochet distinct from | | | | Detailed instructions for Tunisian crochet are given at: |
| standard crochet is that each row is a two-step | | | | Learning videos are given at |
| process. Unlike crochet projects using stitches other | | | | Practice Tunisian stitch from patterns given at |
| than Tunisian stitch, in afghan stitch you pick up stitches | | | | Tunisian crochet patterns are available at: |
| from the previous row and then come back pulling the | | | | Good luck with learning and doing Tunisian crochet! |