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Technique Tuesday: Tunisian

Tunisian crochet (aka. Afghan stitch , Scottish knitting ) is all the rage now it seems!
It's in all my magazines.. even the ones I get from the U.K.,
There are so many books on it now too!
I gotta say.. I love it! 
It's the knitted look without dealing with the needles. Yes please!!!!
Although it's not as fast as regular crochet , it's still faster than knitting. At least for me but I'm a very speedy crocheter!

Yep, I'm just learning it but I'm loving it!

That's my first attempt. A couple of washcloths that turned out pretty nice! Done in the Tunisian simple stitch and the Tunisian knit stitch.



Crochet now from the U.K. Actually has a Tunisian sampler scarf crochet along! And the magazine even came with the hook. Love that magazine.
Please ignore than my scarf colors do not coordinate and look super ugly. But my stitches look good!
I didn't want to use good yarn in case it turned out that I was terrible at it. I'm probably going to ditch this sample and start over with nicer and more coordinated yarns!


Here in this months crochet world magazine was a few more Tunisian patterns including directions for entrelac crochet!!
I'm really loving it too. 

With so many resources and it's growing popularity its a pretty easy technique to learn now. 

Need more visual than a picture,, more guidance? Then try the crochet crowds series of tutorials. 


It's a technique well worth learning with many many possibilities! 

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