Tunisian Crochet

HELLE KAMPP MATHORNE has been involved in needlework and handicrafts all her life; she learned to embroider and knit when she was five years old, and was sewing her own clothes when she was 14. Since 1994, when she became a handicraft teacher, she has worked professionally, both in fabric and yarn, designing and teaching workshops. Through her company, Kampp Design, Helle has worked for a number of years as a freelance designer for handicraft magazines, designing knitting, crochet and Tunisian crochet patterns. Helle lives in Farum, near Copenhagen in Denmark. Visit: www.kampp-design.dk or follow Helle on Instagram: @kamppdesign

Introduction



Abbreviations

Conversion chart



Making a Tunisian swatch



SPRING

Winter Aconite, V-neck cardigan with knitted front band

Bud, crochet skirt with knitted rib hem

Anemone, V-neck sweater with ribbing

Primula, moss stitch sweater with stripes and knitted ribbing



SUMMER

Marigold, V-neck glitter top

Star Top, short-sleeved top in lace pattern

Bleeding Heart, Tunisian crochet top with glitter stripes and crochet straps

Daisy, top with flowered back

Lily, short-sleeved, lace pattern top with boat neckline and raglan sleeves



AUTUMN

Iris, skirt with cross stitch embroidery

Rhododendron, V-neck sleeveless vest

African Marigold, long-sleeved sweater in lacy pattern

Grape Hyacinth, ribbed sweater with diagonal lines and beads



WINTER

Winter Jasmine, textured V-neck sweater

Rosemary, long jacket with wheat stitch pattern and raglan sleeves

Dahlia, roll-neck sweater with raglan sleeves

Salvia, oversized jacket with pockets



TECHNIQUES

Forward pass (FP)

Return pass (RP)

Tunisian simple stitch (Tss)

End stitch at left edge in vertical bar

End stitch at left edge in vertical bars

Tunisian purl stitch (Tps)

Binding (casting) off with slip stitch in Tunisian simple stitch

Binding (casting) off with slip stitch in Tunisian purl stitch

Binding (casting) off with slip stitch in rib

Binding (casting) off/decreasing on forward pass

Binding (casting) off for shoulder slope, left side

Binding (casting) off for shoulder slope, right side

Binding (casting) off for armhole with slip stitch, both sides

Raglan increase in back vertical bar

Raglan increase between stitches

Increasing in back vertical bar

Decreasing at both sides on return pass

Double wheat stitch in a diagonal line

Double wheat stitch in rib

Faux I-cord

Working in rounds

Casting on new stitches at the armhole (when working in rounds)

Mattress stitch

Italian cast-on

Italian bind- (cast-) off



Yarns



Accessories



Finishing techniques



Acknowledgements



About the author