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Tunisian Stitch as February Cal??
I am in the process of learning the Tunisian stitch, also known as an Afghan stitch, and was wondering if anyone else would like to learn with me? I have been doing some playing around with it and found it fun! I like the close “knit” look of the finished project. When I played around with it I did find it was very easy stitch to learn; but if you do just the simple Tunisian stitch that it has a tendency to curl. A lot! So I started with the simple then every other roll I added a different stitch…Play mode This is what I got and ended up with a cell phone holder!
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When doing the Tunisian Stitch you are doing a chain of desired length then stitching and leaving the stitches on your needle, then coming back (without flipping anything) and pulling them off with a new row. It is said that you need a special needle (a long needle with a stopper at the end is one of them)for the Tunisian stitch, but not necessary if you are making smaller projects. As you see from the pic above I just used a regular crochet needle and wrapped an old ear bud cover off my headphones at the end (at least it stays there better than it did on my earphones!). This will help keep your stitches from sliding off the end of the needle.
I found several resources on line and here are some of my favorites:
Free e-book thru Kindle (downloaded on my PC):
Tunisian Crochet: The Look of Knitting with the Ease of Crocheting: Sharon Hernes Silverman, David Bienkowski, Alan Wycheck: Amazon.com: Kindle Store
Tunisian Crochet Stitches -- Free How-To Instructions and Tutorials
Tunisian Crochet: Tunisian Crochet Stitch Instructions Index
Welcome to Tunisian Crochet Week!
And of course there are endless videos out there!!
As for doing anything crocheting something special with the stitch? I say that we just do what we want. You can make a washcloth, make it a little longer, like I did, and make a case for something, or perhaps some wrist warmers by sewing the sides together and leaving a gap for the thumb holder. That is probably what I will do since I left my wrist warmers up at my moms . Just remember this stitch is a little different than regular crochet and won’t stretch as much! Have fun!