This gorgeous textured Tunisian crochet stitch pattern is just one of the beauties from The New Tunisian Crochet by Dora Ohrenstein. I immediately fell in love with it while flipping through the book and know you will too! A huge thank you to Interweave Press for allowing me to share this pattern with the P2P community!
If you are new to Tunisian crochet or just need a little refresher, you can check out my Learn Tunisian Crochet Tutorial.
Resources and tutorials you may find helpful in following this pattern: Tunisian Crochet Abbreviations and Symbols, Basic Forward and Reverse Pass.
Textured Tunisian Crochet Stitch Pattern
Tunisian stitch pattern and diagram from The New Tunisian Crochet (2013) by Dora Ohrenstein, p. 47. Reprinted with permission from Interweave Press.
Abbreviations
- fwd = forward
- rtn = return
- patt = pattern
- st(s) = stitch(es)
- sk = skip
- lp = loop
- Tps = Tunisian purl stitch
- rep = repeat
Stitch 7
Note: Instructions are for fwd pass; work basic rtn pass throughout patt (see Glossary).
Multiple of 4 plus 2 sts.
Work basic foundation row (see Glossary).
ROW 1: *Sk next vertical bar, draw up lp in next vertical bar, draw up lp in skipped bar (Tunisian crossed st made), 2 Tps; rep from * across, draw up lp in last bar.
ROW 2: Work 2 Tps, sk next vertical bar, draw up lp in next vertical bar, draw up lp in skipped bar; rep from * across, draw up lp in last bar.
Rep Rows 1—2 for patt.
For a reference of Tunisian Stitch Symbols, click here.
Thanks for the link to the basic tutorial! Gotta try this!
Good luck!
Thank you.. lov e it BEAUTIFUL STITCH
HI CAN YOU EXPLAIN IT STEP BY STEP…
Hi Lorena 🙂 I have step by step lessons on the basic Tunisian stitches here: http://www.petalstopicots.com/2013/11/introduction-tunisian-crochet/
Hope that helps!
I tried this stitch over the weekend and loved it. It takes a bit of time to do so I will make some dishcloths with this stitch later this summer.
So glad you liked it! It is one of my favorites 🙂
i love how tunisian doesnt look like crochet or knitting, and it makes the mind boggle as you try to work it out!
That is why I love it! It feels as natural to me as crocheting, but yet you can get such a different look 🙂
Looks great. I’ve seen this a few times and have always been curious to try it. Was it hard to learn to do?
Not at all. It was actually really fun 🙂
Kara, this is a gorgeous stitch pattern! Thanks for sharing it with us!
Very pretty pattern. I have a question for you. I’ve tried Tunisian crochet a few times and the top and bottom always curl like crazy. Yours looks so perfectly flat though. What am I doing wrong?
She may be putting her second row of stitches into the back loops of the base chain.
You aren’t doing anything wrong … Tunisian is notorious for curling. You can try to combat it a few ways: a larger hook size, blocking, and a crochet edging. Hope that helps!
It’s a beautiful pattern Kara wish I could understand it, I must try and make time to learn 🙂
Linda, it is pretty easy to learn! I watched a YouTube tutorial video…that really helped! Fun to do! Good luck!
Lyn
It is very very pretty! I love the color combo as well! I must try this pattern! Thanks for sharing! 🙂