In this week’s Tunisian Tuesday tutorial, I’m showing you how to master the Tunisian Knit Stitch with a quick, practical dishcloth pattern. This is one of THE most versatile stitches in Tunisian crochet, perfect for kitchen items, scarves, blankets, and so much more.
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Finished Size: Approximately 8 1/2” square
Materials:
Worsted weight 100% cotton yarn (CYCA 4, Medium). Model shown in Queensland Coastal Cotton Coral Reef in the Mandarin Dragonet colorway
Tunisian crochet hook size K/6.5mm or size needed for a firm fabric (see Note)
Traditional crochet hook size H/5.0mm for edging
Tapestry needle and scissors
Notes:
While I am forever telling you to go way up in size when choosing a Tunisian crochet hook for your projects, for a cotton washcloth or dishcloth you want a very firm fabric because cotton yarn relaxes when it gets wet.
Remember to sk the first vertical bar/edge st on each forward pass.
Special Stitches:
Standard Return: Ch 1, *yo, draw through 2 loops on hook. Rep from * across until 1 loop remains.
Edge Stitch: On the forward pass insert your hook from right to left under the last vertical bar as if to TSS AND the strand behind it. Yo and draw up a loop.
Special Abbreviations:
TSS – Tunisian Simple Stitch
TKS – Tunisian Knit Stitch
Abbreviations:
Ch – chain
Rnd – round
Sc – single crochet
Sl st – slip stitch
Yo – yarn over
Dishcloth:
With Tunisian crochet hook ch 30.
Row 1 forward: TSS. (21 sts)
Row 2 forward: TKS across to last st, edge stitch.
Rep Row 2 for pattern until work measures 8 1/2” or same height as your dishcloth width. Do not end off.
Edging:
Switch to the smaller, traditional hook.
Rnd 1: Sc around entire dishcloth, working across the top as if to TKS, and placing 3 sc in each corner. Join rnd with sl st in first sc OR make and invisible join as seen in the video.
End off and weave in all ends.