SIMPLE STEPS HOW TO WORK A TUNISIAN RETURN PASS
1Also called the ‘Standard’ or ‘Basic’ Return Pass (RetP). With all the stitches on the hook and RS facing you, do not turn –work back along the row from left to right. Yrh and pull yarn through the first loop on the hook only.
2 The action in step 1 is exactly the same as making 1 chain stitch, and in patterns, this is sometimes called ‘ch1’.
3Now work yrh and draw the yarn through the next 2 loops on the hook.
4Repeat step 3 across the row until there is 1 loop remaining on the hook. You will have completed the RetP, and the loop left on your hook will make the first stitch of the next row.
SIMPLE STEPS HOW TO WORK A SLIP STITCH EDGE ON TUNISIAN FABRIC
1 Follow the pattern to work as many rows of Tunisian crochet as you need to create the fabric.
2 Complete the RetP of the final row. You could just fasten off at this point, but you can create a neater edge with a final FwdP of slip stitches.
3 To work a slip stitch edge, skip the vertical strand on the outside edge, as usual, and *insert your hook under the next vertical strand, yrh and pull the yarn through both loops on the hook.
4Repeat from * across the row to form a neat slip stitch edge on the fabric.
SIMPLE STEPS HOW TO WORK A TUNISIAN FOUNDATION ROW
1 Work a foundation chain as usual, with the same number of chains as stitches you want (so, ch15 for 15 sts). To begin the Forward Pass (FwdP) of the foundation row, *insert the hook into the second chain from the hook.
2Work yrh and pull a loop of yarn through the chain and onto the hook. Leave the loop on the hook.
3You will now have 2 loops on your hook. Repeat the same action from * in step 1 for each chain along the row. Place 1 stitch onto the hook for each chain – do not work into the slipknot at the end.
4When you’ve finished the FwdP, you should have 1 loop on the hook for each chain you started with (eg, with a chain of 15, there should be 15 sts on the hook). Now work a standard Return Pass (RetP) to finish the foundation row.
SIMPLE STEPS HOW TO WORK C2C INCREASING ROWS
1 Ch6, work a treble in the fourth ch from hook and the next 2 ch. One c2c block is complete*. Turn so the WS is facing.
2 Work Step 1 up to *. The first block on all increasing rows is worked like this.
3 Ss into the ch-3 space on the next block across. Ch3, 3tr in ch-3 space. Repeat this step until all blocks from the previous row have been worked into.
4On each row the number of c2c blocks worked will increase by 1. For all increasing rows, repeat Steps 2-4.
SIMPLE STEPS HOW TO WORK C2C DECREASING ROWS
1 Work to the point where you want to start decreasing the number of c2c blocks each row.
2 Turn to begin the next row. Ss in the last 3 sts of the last row, ss into the ch-3 sp. *Work (ch3, 3tr) in the ch-3 sp (1 c2c block complete).
3 Ss in next ch-3 sp across and rep from * in Step 2 to the final ch-3 sp. Turn and continue to rep from the beg of Step 2.
4On each row the number of c2c blocks worked will decrease by 1.