Double Point Tunisian Crochet

L'Tunisian crochet originally from Tunisia, the land of carpets, it is a crochet hook that can be as long as a knitting needle, and with which a “weaving” stitch is created.

Variants of Tunisian crochet hooks

For this particular process that creates a fabric, a particular crochet hook of various lengths up to 35cm is used. for the "rigid" or "straight" ones depending on the use or simply on the size of the work to be carried out, which can be with a knob at the end so that the points cannot slip, or, equipped with a cable (see art. Prym 223810), useful for making garments such as shawls or blankets.

In addition, there are also double-pointed crochet hooks, used for round knitting such as those we offer, which are made of plastic material and for this reason they are easy and simple to use.

Working with Tunisian crochet:

you work in return lines keeping the work always on the right side and never turning it: on the first line (outward) all the stitches are collected and in the second line (back) the stitches are closed. As for the knitting work, the forward row is worked from right to left, gathering all the stitches on the hook on the basis of a chain stitch.

The return row is worked from left to right, gradually closing all the stitches in the piece. The effect of the processing performed with Tunisian crochet is precisely that of a fabric, with a very dense weft, if you use a crochet diameter suitable for wool or yarn, or a light weft, if you use a crochet of at least 2 numbers higher than the indication of the band of the yarn you would like to use.