Dear Friends,
Welcome to Tunisian Crochet Week!
I have been all over this big wide internet Tunisian crochet world & feel like I have seen every picture and blop post out there. I’m sure I haven’t, but I have looked at and read a lot. Today is the beginning of a comprehensive resource list for your benefit as well as mine.
I find that Tunisian crochet seems to be gaining in popularity again, but unlike regular crochet or knitting, most of it’s resources seem like they are spread all over the place. There are some great sites focusing on just Tunisian crochet, but even they don’t hit everything.
Sharon Silverman’s Tunisian Crochet Photo Gallery
You should go here first to expand your mind about what Tunisian crochet can look like and get a beginning idea of the variety of stitches that it offers. She has about 10 or 11 different stitches represented here. There are also 5 or 6 projects worked in the simple Tunisian crochet stitch with different yarns that show you the versitility of the basic stitch. The photos are all from her book, Tunisian Crochet: The Look of Knitting with the Ease of Crocheting.
It’s the only photo gallery of it’s kind I’ve found so far. Which is a shame. (Even regular crochet and knitting don’t seem to have easy-to-find comprehensive photo galleries of the different stitches. Why is this? In my opinion, visual learning is one the best perks of the internet.)
Tunisian crochet, Afghan crochet or Tricot Crochet from Garnstudio Drops design on Vimeo.
Here’s the video that I watched to learn Tunisian Crochet. I like that it’s in a nice chunky yarn, so the stitches she’s making are really easy to see. I love, love, love starting & stopping videos to learn something!
And here’s a video for the lefties.
I am left-handed, but often forget to look to see if there’s a “custom” leftie thing for me. It’s your lot when you’re only 10% of the world’s population! It’s on the long side, but good. I’m thinking I may need to make a shorter one for impatient people like me.
Something to expand your mind and something to get you started!
More coming!! I’m trying to simultaneously break down & organize the info for you. Though some of it’s hard to find, I have more than I thought I did for you. Which is good!
Coming up: Tunisian Crochet stitch swatches I did, & what to do if you don’t have a Tunisian Crochet hook!
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This is beautiful! I haven’t tried this stitch yet, but you are convincing me to try it:)
Yea! If you crochet or knit at all, it’s really quite easy – go for it! Give it a little swatch! :)
Thanks for posting my stitch samples, and for this great blog! Tunisian crochet is indeed alive and well. My next book, Crochet Scarves (publication summer 2012) has Tunisian and regular crochet patterns, as well as one in broomstick lace. I see Tunisian appearing more frequently in magazines, too. Good news for those of us who are fans of the craft.
(I wanted to call my first Tunisian book “Tunisian Crochet: It’s Not Just for Afghans Anymore” but the publisher balked!)
Keep up the great work. I hope to see you in Ravelry’s Tunisian group, and on my FB page, Sharon Silverman Contemporary Crochet.
Sharon, thank you so much for stopping by! I love your idea for the name of your book – how publishing decisions like titles and covers are made fascinates me. I look forward to checking out the Tunisian group on Ravelry & will find you on FB. Thanks, again!
Made the bargello tunisian afghan years ago. . Blues, lilacs purple, yello orange ande red on white background. Have lost my directions and graph scheme. Is it possible that you have it and could send it to me by snail mail. I won a grand first at the fair with this afghan and would like to write it for my granddaughter.
Let my how much you owe for your trouble. Is it possible that there is a crochet kit already made up that you could send me? Send me the price or catalog info.
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