Tunisian Colour Block Scarf

I’ve mentioned before that I love trying new crochet stitches, and although I have been crocheting now for years, I still have so many new stitches to learn.

Most {non crocheting} people assume that if you crochet you know every stitch, I’m sure even the most experienced still have some sort of stitch that they would love to try.

So that brings me to my Tunisian Colour Block Scarf, this is a perfect beginner project that shows off the beautiful woven, waffle like effect of the Tunisian simple stitch. It’s very looooong! Great for trying out all of those unusual ways of tying a scarf that are all over pinterest. The bright colours that I’ve chosen are a combination of my favourites, this scarf of many colours would complement any outfit on a chilly day.

Tunisian crochet is worked with each row consisting of a ‘forward pass’ and a ‘return pass’. Regular crochet is worked one stitch at a time, but Tunisian crochet is a mixture of knit and crochet, you work along right to left adding loops to your hook (like casting on in knitting) this is called your forward pass, then you work left to right, taking all of your stitches off the hook, this is called the return pass.

You also never turn your work, the right side is always facing you. Hooks are different to regular crochet hooks, they can be long with a stopper on the end, (like a knitting needle) this is what you will be using, double ended (hook on both ends) for working in the round with two balls of yarn or they can have a cable extension and stopper on the end (for blankets or larger work)

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I used Women’s Institute Premium Acrylic DK yarn from Hobbycraft

You will need:

25g Pink ~ {Yarn A}

50g Cream ~ {Yarn B}

75g Aqua ~ {Yarn C}

50g Navy ~ {Yarn D}

6mm Tunisian hook

Darning needle

Scissors

Measurements:

Scarf – 18.5cm x 222.25cm (7.25 x 87.5in)

Plus 11cm (4.25in) each end for the tassels

Abbreviations:
Ch – chain

Tss – Tunisian Simple Stitch

FwdP – Forward Pass

RetP – Return Pass

*** When working into chain, your first stitch goes into the 2nd chain from the hook, I prefer to go into the 2nd back bump {see picture below}. This can be found by twisting the chain towards you, the bump is the visible bump sticking up. I feel this gives a subtle but uniform look around the finished scarf. Ultimately this is your choice, 2nd chain or 2nd back bump, have a go and see which you prefer. ***

Ok let’s start!

{Yarn A} Ch 30

Foundation Row.

FwdP, Insert hook into 2nd back bump (or chain), yarn over pull up a loop (keep on your hook), repeat across, (30 loops on your hook)

RetP, Yarn over, pull through one loop, * yarn over, pull through two loops, repeat across from *.

Row 1.

Tss – FwdP, Inset hook behind the 2nd vertical bar from the foundation row {See pic below}, yarn over, pull up a loop (keep on your hook), repeat across, the last stitch goes through the vertical bar plus the bar behind {See pic below}, yarn over, pull up a loop (30 loops on your hook)

Tss – RetP, Yarn over, pull through one loop, * yarn over, pull through two loops, repeat across from *.

Repeat row 1 ~ 18 more times

Row 20. Follow row 1 for FwdP and RetP, but at the end of the RetP leave two loops on your hook, yarn over with new colour (Yarn B), pull through two loops. {See pic below}

{21 pink rows including foundation row}

Row 22. Repeat row 1 ~ 76 times

Row 97. Follow row 1 for FwdP and RetP, but at the end of the RetP leave two loops on your hook, yarn over with new colour (Yarn C), pull through two loops.

{77 cream rows}

Row 98. Repeat row 1 ~ 109 times

Row 207. Follow row 1 for FwdP and RetP, but at the end of the RetP leave two loops on your hook, yarn over with new colour (Yarn D), pull through two loops.

{110 aqua rows}

Row 208. Repeat row 1 ~ 90 times.

{90 navy rows}

{Total number of rows = 298 including foundation row}

Binding off.

Insert hook into the 2nd vertical bar from the previous row, yarn over, pull up a loop, slip stitch into loop on your hook, (you are taking the stitches off of your hook, instead of keeping them on) repeat across, (remember the last stitch, go through the front and back vertical bar.) Slip stitch to finish and fasten off.

You can leave it there if you like, but as you’ve probably noticed, Tunisian crochet has a tendency to curl, even after blocking! Don’t worry that’s where the tassels can help you. They act as weights to hold down the ends of the scarf and stop that curl.

Tassels.

You need 8 strands of yarn for each tassel, I used 2 of each colour.

Each strand of yarn needs to be 28cm long.

Insert hook into the first stitch (from back of scarf to the front), place the yarn strands over the hook.