Chapter 6 • Tunisian Stitch Patterns 143
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Row 5 Fwd: (Lp on hk counts as 1 st.) Tps in next 5 sts,
Tss in next 5 sts; rep from across to last st, Tss in last st.
Rtn: Work off lps as normal.
Rows 6–8: Rep row 5 three times.
Row 9 Fwd: (Lp on hk counts as 1 st.) Tss in next 5 sts,
Tps in next 5 sts; rep from across to last st, Tss in last st.
Rtn: Work off lps as normal.
Rows 10–12: Rep row 9 three times.
Rep rows 5–12 to desired length.
Last row: [Tss in next st and pull through lp on hk] 5
times, [Tps in next st and pull through lp on hk] 5 times;
rep from to last st, Tss and pull through lp on hk,
fasten off.
Ocean
The alternating shells in the overall pattern look like waves in the
ocean.
Ch a multiple of 3 sts plus 1.
Row 1 (RS) Fwd: Pull up lp in 2nd ch from hk and ea ch across.
Rtn: Yo, pull through 2 lps on hk (half sh made), ch 2, yo, pull
through 4 lps on hk (ch 3, sh made); rep from across to last 3 lps
on hk, ch 2, yo, pull through last 3 lps on hk (half sh made).
Row 2 Fwd: Ch 1, sk half sh, pull up lp in next ch, pull up lp in ch
btw shells on foundation ch, sk next ch, pull up lp in next ch, sk
next sh; rep from across to end, pull up lp in top of half sh. Rtn:
Yo, pull through 1 lp on hk, ch 1, yo, pull through 4 lps on hk, ch
2; rep from across to last 5 lps on hk, yo, pull through 4 lps on
hk, ch 1, pull through last 2 lps on hk.
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Row 3 Fwd: Ch 1, sk 1st vert bar, pull up lp in next ch, sk next sh, pull up lp in next ch,
pull up lp on top of sh 1 row below, sk next ch, pull up lp in next ch; rep from across to
end, sk next sh, pull up lp in next ch, sk next ch, pull up lp in last vert bar. Rtn: Yo, pull
through 2 lps on hk, ch 2, yo, pull through 4 lps on hk; rep from across to last 3 lps on
hk, ch 2, yo, pull through last 3 lps on hk.
Row 4 Fwd: Ch 1, sk half sh, pull up lp in next ch, pull up lp on top of sh 1 row below, sk next ch, pull up lp in next ch, sk
next sh; rep from across to end, pull up lp in top of half sh. Rtn: Yo, pull through 1 lp on hk, ch 1, yo, pull through 4 lps
on hk, ch 2; rep from across to last 5 lps on hk, yo, pull through 4 lps on hk, ch 1, pull through last 2 lps on hk.
Rep rows 3 and 4 to desired length.
Last row: Insert hk into vert bar of next st, and pull through lp on hk; rep from to end, fasten off.