Crochet Stitches Visual Encyclopedia

Chapter 6 • Tunisian Stitch Patterns 145

Cordon Stitch

This textured stitch pattern with long double crochet stitches makes
for great accessories such as scarves and mittens.

Tunisian Double Crochet (Tdc): Yo, insert hk, from right to left,
into front vert bar of next st, yo and pull lp through st, yo and pull
through 2 lps, leaving last lp on hk.

Ch a multiple of 3 sts plus 2.

Row 1 (RS) Fwd: Pull up lp in 2nd ch from hk and ea ch across. Rtn:
Yo, pull through 1 lp on hk, yo, pull through 2 lps on hk; rep from
to end.

Row 2 Fwd: Tss in ea st across. Rtn: Work off lps as normal.

Row 3 Fwd: (Lp on hk counts as 1 st.) Tss in next st, Tdc in next st
2 rows below, Tss in next st; rep from across to last st, Tss in last
st. Rtn: Work off lps as normal.

Row 4 Fwd: (Lp on hk counts as 1 st.) Tss in next 2 sts, Tdc in next
st 2 rows below; rep from across to last st, Tss in last st. Rtn: Work
off lps as normal.

Row 5 Fwd: (Lp on hk counts as 1 st.) Tdc in next st 2 rows below,
Tss in next 2 sts; rep from across to last st, Tss in last st. Rtn:
Work off lps as normal.

Rep rows 3–5 to desired length.

Last row: Tss in next st and pull through lp on hk; rep from
across, fasten off.

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TIP

In Tunisian crochet you often use double and treble

crochet in a number of rows below the row you are

working in. To make even stitches, when pulling up

a loop in the stitch indicated, pull up the loop

even with the row you are working in. When com-

plete, the stitch will extend to the height of the

row and not pucker the rows together.