Tunisian Knit Stitch
December 04, 2020
Hello everyone!
The Tunisian knit stitch, or TKS, really looks like knitting
on the surface, but it creates a thicker fabric because the return pass sits at
the back of the work and adds considerable heft. Working from front to back between the
vertical bars opens the stitch to create V shapes similar to knitting
stockinette. The TKS is prone to curl quite a bit. You may need to go up a hook
size, lessen your tension and always block the finished project.
A video tutorial for TKS is available from CrochetKim.
Begin this & nearly all Tunisian projects with a Foundation Row:
- Create a chain
- (1) Insert your hook into the second chain from the hook.
- (2) Yarn over and pull up a loop. Leave that loop on your hook.
- Repeat steps 1&2 across the row. This is your "Forward Pass". Don't turn your work.
- Yarn over and draw through one loop only. (Yarn over and draw through two loops.) Repeat () to the end. You should have one loop on your hook.
TKS
• Draw up a loop. Leave it on your hook. Repeat across the row to the last vertical bar before the left edge.
• Last stitch of the forward pass - insert your hook under both vertical bars of the last stitch (it should look like a v on the outer edge of the work) and pull up a loop.
Return Pass - Yarn over and draw through one loop only. (Yarn over and draw through two loops.) Repeat () to the end. You should have one loop on your hook.
Continue making Forward & Return passes to your desired length.
Below are examples of TKS. See the photo captions for descriptions.
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