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KnittingLiz
Chatty Knitter
United Kingdom
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 Posted - 08/10/2005 : 2:47:07 PM
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Does anyone have any experience of tunisian crochet> I've seen the needles and they look like a cross between knitting and crocheting...I'd love to know how it works and what you can make
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sarakate
Seriously Hooked
USA
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Posted - 08/10/2005 : 3:03:06 PM
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A cross between knitting and crocheting is a pretty good way to describe it. You basically crochet a foundation row, and then pick up stitches from right to left across it (that's what the cable is for -- they end up sitting on the cable just like picking up stitches with a circ), and then work back from left to right through them, hooking them together side-to-side. It makes a really dense fabric, which is great for making a very warm blanket, but you can make pretty much anything where a dense fabric is desirable.
If you do a google search on "tunisian crochet", you'll get a ton of links and patterns; this page gives a pretty good illustration of what the most basic stitch looks like and how it's done. |
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Maybird
Chatty Knitter
United Kingdom
155 Posts |
Posted - 08/11/2005 : 01:56:08 AM
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| I have made an out-door jacket. It's easy enough, but needs ferocious blocking because the fabric curls up big time. My tunisian crochet hook doesn't have a cable, it's only as long as a normal knitting needle, so I haven't tried a whole afghan in one go with it. There ARE lacy stitches you can do, but they are rather fiddly to work, and frankly I think the dense fabric stitches look more handsome (or maybe I'm lazy...) |
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onestreetover
Warming Up
USA
92 Posts |
Posted - 08/11/2005 : 07:19:54 AM
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I really like Tunisian crochet. I've made a few blankets with this stitch, crocheting blocks and binding them together, as well as a felted handbag.
You can create many interesting patterns in the fabric, depending on which loop you pick up. The Harmony Guide to Crochet Stitches illustrates just a few of them.
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Knitlin
Warming Up
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Posted - 08/18/2005 : 09:16:52 AM
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Go to Annies Attic and check out their large Tunisian hooks and their pattern books that go with it. It is amazing what you can do with the large hooks and patterns. It is also very fast to do.
Linda
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VickiKK
Seriously Hooked
933 Posts |
Posted - 08/18/2005 : 12:18:05 PM
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Is this what we used to call the afghan hook? Looks the same. I'm racking my brain to 35 years ago as to what I made. Must have been an afghan.
Vicki near Seattle |
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Momma78239
Permanent Resident
USA
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Posted - 08/18/2005 : 12:24:14 PM
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Yes, it's the same as the afghan hook, and is sometimes called afghan stitch.
It does make really thick warm blankets! It needs heavy blocking or a good edging to control the curl!
Actually, made in acrylic (there are a few good uses for it!), if you steam it, it will go completely limp and soft, and won't curl anymore.
-Wendy
And all the women that were wise hearted did spin with their hands, and brought that which they had spun, both of blue, and of purple, and of scarlet, and of fine linen. Exodus 35:25 |
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VickiKK
Seriously Hooked
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Posted - 08/19/2005 : 1:55:46 PM
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Still searching my memory with no luck as to what I made with the hook that is still in my stuff. Every time I see it, I try to remember and after three years it still doesn't come back. Ah, the joys of turning 60!
Vicki near Seattle |
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needlesandpinza
Chatty Knitter
USA
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Posted - 09/01/2005 : 08:31:10 AM
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Originally posted by Maybird
ferocious blocking because the fabric curls up big time.
If you use 2 balls of yarn and turn your work (crochenit) to add the second color (strand) it does not curl as bad.
My mom used to "enlist" my sister and I to make her wahclothes. lol lol. but i still enjoy it. We never called it tunisan thu, mom just called it afghanning.
Lindsay
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