I’m honoured to have been invited to design a square for this, the 2022 Knitter Knotter Tunisian Crochet CAL. Since January, designers have been publishing gorgeous new Tunisian crochet squares as part of this almost-year-long event. There are also amazing prizes from even more amazing sponsors.
You can read all about this CAL here.
As my contribution to the CAL, it’s my great pleasure to introduce…
Love is… a free Tunisian crochet square pattern
Materials
Wander by Furls Crochet
100g (200 m) 1 skein
Hook
8 mm Tunisian crochet hook with 20 cm cable
Notions
Gauge
8 Tss x 6 rows = 5 cm
To check your gauge
Crochet a square 15 Tss x 15 rows and measure work against information above. Adjust hook accordingly.
Finished size
30 cm x 30 cm
Stitch guide
Ch… chain
FP… forward pass
RP… return pass
RS… right side
Sl st… slip stitch
St… stitch
Tks… Tunisian knit stitch
Tss… Tunisian simple stitch
Tps… Tunisian purl stitch
Yo… yarn over
Notes
Square is worked from the bottom up, in rows.
Full chart is included.
Instructions
Row 1 (Foundation row)- FP. Ch 42, sk 1st ch, *insert hook in next ch’s back bump, yo, pull up a loop, repeat from * to end. RP (throughout). Yo, pull through 1 loop, *yo, pull through 2 loops, repeat from * across until 1 loop remains. 42 sts
Row 2 – FP. Tks across. RP.
Row 3 – FP. Tks in first 20 sts, tps in next 2, tks in last 20 sts. RP.
Row 4 – FP. Tks in first 19 sts, tps in next 4, tks in last 19 sts. RP.
Row 5 – FP. Tks in first 18 sts, tps in next 6, tks in last 18 sts. RP.
Row 6 – FP. Tks in first 17 sts, tps in next 8, tks in last 17 sts. RP.
Row 7 – FP. Tks in first 16 sts, tps in next 10, tks in last 16 sts. RP.
Row 8 – FP. Tks in first 15 sts, tps in next 12, tks in last 15 sts. RP.
Row 9 – FP. Tks in first 14 sts, tps in next 14, tks in last 14 sts. RP.
Row 10 – FP. Tks in first 13 sts, tps in next 16, tks in last 13 sts. RP.
Row 11 – FP. Tks in first 12 sts, tps in next 18, tks in last 12 sts. RP.
Row 12 – FP. Tks in first 11 sts, tps in next 20, tks in last 11 sts. RP.
Row 13 – FP. Tks in first 10 sts, tps in next 22, tks in last 10 sts. RP.
Row 14 – FP. Tks in first 9 sts, tps in next 24, tks in last 9 sts. RP.
Row 15 – FP. Tks in first 8 sts, tps in next 26, tks in last 8 sts. RP.
Row 16 – FP. Tks in first 7 sts, tps in next 28, tks in last 7 sts. RP.
Row 17 – FP. Tks in first 6 sts, tps in next 30, tks in last 6 sts. RP.
Row 18 – FP. Tks in first 5 sts, tps in next 32, tks in last 5 sts. RP.
Row 19 – FP. Tks in first 4 sts, tps in next 34, tks in last 4 sts. RP.
Rows 20-21 – FP. Tks in first 3 sts, tps in next 36, tks in last 3 sts. RP.
Rows 22-29 – FP. Tks in first 2 sts, tps in next 38, tks in last 2 sts. RP.
Row 30. Repeat Row 20.
Row 31. Repeat Row 19.
Row 32 – FP. Tks in first 4 sts, tps in next 16, tks in next 2, tps in next 16, tks in last 4 sts. RP.
Row 33 – FP. Tks in first 5 sts, tps in next 15, tks in next 2, tps in next 15, tks in last 5 sts. RP.
Row 34 – FP. Tks in first 5 sts, tps in next 14, tks in next 4, tps in next 14, tks in last 5 sts. RP.
Row 35 – FP. Tks in first 6 sts, tps in next 12, tks in next 6, tps in next 12, tks in last 6 sts. RP.
Row 36 – FP. Tks in first 7 sts, tps in next 9, tks in next 10, tps in next 9, tks in last 7 sts. RP.
Row 37 – FP. Tks in first 9 sts, tps in next 6, tks in next 12, tps in next 6, tks in last 9 sts. RP.
Rows 38-39 – FP. Tks across. RP.
Bind off with sl st in each st across.
Finish off. Block to size.
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xo Julie
