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Whether You are Completely New to Tunisian Crochet or you already love it and are ready to move beyond the basic stitches, Exploring Tunisian Crochet has the step-by-step instructions you need to master any Tunisian crochet technique. Photo tutorials for basic stitches and advanced stitches (for both left- and right-handed crocheters) will get you started on the road to success. Complete your education with expert tips and techniques. Once you've practiced the stitches, you'll be ready to crochet any of the 20 stunning patterns for shawls, scarves, a hat or mitts, and more. You'll be amazed at the versatility of Tunisian fabrics you can make with the variety of stitches in this book, from lacy shawls with beautiful drape to stretchy hats and mittens and colorwork shawls and scarves. The advanced crochet stitches you'll learn open a whole new world of possibilities!
Reviews (3)
Publisher's Weekly Review
Designer Harrison debuts with an appealing primer on Tunisian crochet, which is distinguished by the use of long, hooked needles that, as in knitting, are used to hold "multiple active stitches... simultaneously." Aimed at the true beginner, the introduction offers step-by-step photo illustrations of how to make stitches that use knitting's terminology--including purl, knit, reverse, and full stitches--as well as such techniques as increasing and decreasing, switching between different yarns, crocheting in the round, and creating cables. Harrison provides patterns for 20 simple cowls, scarves, shawls, and other clothing articles. On the easier end of the spectrum, she shows how to make a "trailhead cowl" with a zig-zag design, and a striped "trekking shawl." Harder projects include fingerless mittens, a beanie, and the delicate "sunset lace shawl," which features a yellow center and pink outer edges. The projects are straightforward and the comprehensive directions (Harrison devotes several pages to how to read a crochet pattern) will be a boon to novices. Crocheters will enjoy familiarizing themselves with this distinctive spin on their craft. (Nov.)
Booklist Review
To a needleworking addict, there is no such thing as too many patterns, instructions, or collections. Harrison, founder of Tunisian crochet company Aklori, offers this guide to Tunisian crochet (which resembles knitting in appearance and crochet in technique) that provides a good entry point for newbies as well as those yearning to hone their skills. Harrison's how-to's are extensive and geared for the visually minded, photographed step by step. The 20 patterns play well with color and texture (only one is truly beginner-worthy). The book is a mini-encyclopedia of all things Tunisian crochet, and tips abound (e.g., use a larger hook, since the fabric created will be very dense and almost impermeable to smaller tips). Harrison analyzes common problems like curling and provides solutions, provides variations on stitches, teaches how to read a pattern, and includes intermediate techniques, such as the magic ring foundation. A wild berries shawl, tree line mitts and hat, and an intrepid capelet will woo crocheters for quite some time.
Library Journal Review
A back-to-the-basics approaches to Tunisian crochet (a type of crochet that holds multiple loops on the hook) that lists necessary supplies and explains which hook models are best. Harrison also shows readers in detail how to execute every stitch. With step-by-step pictorial and worded instructions, the book takes some of the doubt out of Tunisian crochet in designs for cowls, scarves, shawls, mitts, a hat, a cape, and a wrap. Bonus: instructions for left-handed makers are also included. There's only one easy pattern in the bunch; the rest are mostly level twos and range to level four, which allows readers to make lace. Before introducing patterns, Harrison addresses common problems one might encounter, as well as skills like increasing, decreasing, changing colors, working in the round, and making cables. One admitted downside to Harrison's and other books on Tunisian crochet is that the terms are not standardized. So, while the instructions for most common stitches are clear, the abbreviations may not carry over to patterns in other books. VERDICT A great purchase about Tunisian crochet, suitable as an introductory guide but also for those experienced in the craft.--Sarah Sieg
Table of Contents
| Introduction | vii |
| Getting Started | 1 |
| Tunisian Crochet Hooks and Tools | 1 |
| Beginning Your Tunisian Crochet Journey | 4 |
| Tunisian Crochet Rows | 4 |
| Foundation Row | 5 |
| Stitch Anatomy | 8 |
| Tunisian Simple Stitch | 9 |
| Tunisian Edge Stitch | 10 |
| Standard Return Pass | 11 |
| Bind-off Row | 11 |
| Basic Stitches | 13 |
| Tunisian Purl Stitch | 14 |
| Tunisian Knit Stitch | 15 |
| Tunisian Reverse Stitch | 16 |
| Tunisian Full Stitch | 17 |
| Basic Techniques | 19 |
| Increases | 19 |
| Decreases | 22 |
| Color Changes | 26 |
| Joins | 28 |
| Finishing | 30 |
| Dealing with Common Problems | 32 |
| Venturing beyond the Basics: Modified Stitches and Variations | 35 |
| Tunisian Simple Stitch Variations | 35 |
| Other Stitch Variations | 38 |
| Extended Stitches | 40 |
| Intermediate and Advanced Techniques | 41 |
| Magic Ring Foundation Row | 41 |
| Tunisian Crochet Cables | 43 |
| Tunisian Crochet in the Round | 46 |
| Stretchy Bind-off | 51 |
| How to Read a Pattern | 53 |
| Difficulty Level | 53 |
| Yarn and Notions | 53 |
| Swatching and Gauge | 53 |
| Fit | 54 |
| Pattern Notations | 55 |
| Blocking | 55 |
| Pattern Modifications | 55 |
| Abbreviations | 56 |
| Patterns | |
| Trailhead Cowl | 58 |
| Switchback Scarf | 63 |
| Ridgeline Scarf | 68 |
| Waterfall Shawl | 72 |
| Daytrip Cowl | 77 |
| Trekking Shawl | 81 |
| Water's Edge Shawl | 85 |
| Wild Berries Shawl | 89 |
| Wanderlust Scarf | 93 |
| Vista Shawl | 97 |
| Compass Shawl | 102 |
| Wandering Path Scarf | 106 |
| Stargazer Shawl | 111 |
| Trailblazer Shawl | 116 |
| Treeline Mitts | 121 |
| Treeline Hat | 125 |
| Crossroads Cowl | 128 |
| Intrepid Capelet | 132 |
| Moonlight Wrap | 137 |
| Sunset Lace Shawl | 141 |
| Resources | 147 |
| References | 147 |
| Acknowledgments | 148 |
| Index of Stitch Tutorials | 149 |
| Visual Index | 150 |