A Christmas gift came in the mail yesterday. It wasn't late coming as I had received a gift card at Christmas time. I had an idea what I wanted but had to search really hard to find it. I wanted some bamboo Tunisian crochet hooks. So of course when I did find them and place the order I had to wait for delivery. The hooks were only one day late in arriving as I had been given a projected arrival date of January 14. They were well worth the wait. Thank you Susan for a fabulous gift.
Chain 25 stitches. Pull yarn through each stitch so that you have 25 loops on the hook.
The next row (works from left to right), where you pull the yarn through the first stitch and off the hook, and then pull the yarn through the next two stitches and off the hook, continue till the end of the row. You end up with one stitch left on the hook.
Pick up 24 stitches (vertical stitches of the previous row, working right to left).
These 2 rows are the pattern and you continue until you have enough rows to form a square.
Around the edge of the square I did double crochet stitches to finish it off.
If you have never learned how to do Tunisian crochet, have a look at this teeny tiny tutorial at Homefree.
I think dish cloths made with the Tunisian stitch will be more sturdy and last longer than the simple knitted version. This is a great project to keep in a bag and take with you do do whenever you have to wait for an appointment, or to work on in the vehicle (if you can do that sort of thing). I've been making them while watching my favourite British soaps on tv (Coronation Street, East Enders).
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Nice needles Linda. I now have a whole container of dishclothes I finally learned to make. I'll never run out. I like the look of these though. I'll have to have a look and see if I can do them or not.
ReplyDeleteMorning Linda
ReplyDeleteWhat gorgeous hooks! They will be a pleasure to work with. Thanks for the link to my tutorial on Tunisian crochet and also for alerting to that video which is very helpful to actually see the process. I hope people will be motivated to give it a try. I made some pot holders using a thick wool and a small hook to get a dense result and am pleased with how they work and also how they look.
Nice new toy. Where did you order them from?
ReplyDeleteHi RainGardener, it's good to have lots of extra dishcloths as you never know when you will need some.
ReplyDeleteKaren, I've just tired one hook briefly and they are lovely. You are very welcome for the link. Your blog was where I first figured out how to do Tunisian crochet.
Sigrun, I ordered them through amazon.com They have all sorts of knit and crochet items listed by private sellers. I was very pleased with the service there.
Lovely hooks, I love the tools involved in crafty as much as I do the actual crafting.
ReplyDeleteVery nice! I know someone who makes crochet hooks and knitting needles from wood. They are really beautiful.
ReplyDeleteWow, those hooks are gorgeous!
ReplyDeleteGreat dishcloths as well. Ever since I made my first dishcloth, I've never gone back to store brought. :-)
Nice hooks Linda ,I bought a tunisian hook on ebay to try to make a slipover in tunisian stitch.
ReplyDeleteStill trying to master the stitch .
The patters is amazing it was in one of my Crochet mm mags.