I love a good Tunisian blanket, but I want to encourage everyone to try making jumpers and tops too! It’s a common myth that Tunisian crochet is too dense for wearables.
The truth is, it comes down to a few factors: using different stitches, choosing the right yarn, and, most importantly, tension.
You can do so much with various stitches and yarns if you relax your tension and go easy on your stitches.
The “Tunisian Simple Stitch” (TSS) gets a bad reputation for curling or being stiff, but that’s often because we tend to over-do the tension. If you pair TSS with a lovely thin yarn and just relax your grip (or size up your hook!), you get a lightweight fabric with beautiful drape that is perfect for clothing.
Pattern Release Alert! I am releasing the pattern for this jumper tomorrow on Ribblr! To celebrate the launch, it will be just $2 for a short time before the price goes up.
I also want to gift this pattern to 3 people to get us started! The first 3 people to follow me on Ribblr and send me a message there will get the pattern completely FREE.
This one was very fast - maybe 2 weeks and a bit and I am in full time job, so just evenings and weekends. The rows are quite high so you literally see the jumper growing. Also the delays were just because I had to recaculate and redo a couple of things. I must say this was one of the easiest projects in my life and I love it. The jumper is a gift, so it is going to somebody else’s wardrobe, but the yarn is great, and I have some left so just started a new one for me - top to bottom raglan, v neck, tunisian knit stitch, already had to unravel and recalculate twice:)))))
Huh seems very comfortable! Do you know how many skeins you used, and if it does well after washing? Sorry about all these questions heh I’m not sure if I want to make one yet
Oh, please, ask away:)) I am happy to chat about Tunisian. I have used 5 and a half 50g skeins. It’s very lightweight and TSS is quite economical. The jumper is size S oversize or size m
Really? If you do crocheting, Tunisian is easy. I accidentally saw a video on Facebook 16 years ago and it was easy to add Tunisian to my crochet. But maybe for the first time the jumper will be a bit too complicated? I don’t know, I started with a baby blanket - but this was the first and the last, I moved on to garments straight after. Also do toys or rather fidget desk accessories for working adults - these are great and very quick to make.
Tunisian crochet is definitely quite versatile, and the fact that it’s worked without turning is really great for colourwork. I’ve designed some socks using the tunisian knit stitch, and a barn owl with honeycomb stitch for the wings
how did you learn?
