Hi Friends,
Today I'm going to share a wonderful #crochet bag designed by me using an interesting crochet technique i.e. 'Tunisian Crochet'. Have you ever tried Tunisian stitch? Well it's quite fun learning Tunisian Stitch.
How to crochet Tunisian stitch: Tunisian Crochet begins with a foundation chain, as in regular crochet. Chain 6. Watch your gauge! If your chain is too loose your first row will be bigger than the rows that follow.
In Tunisian Crochet you do not turn your work. The right side is always facing you. Each row is made up of two halves. The first half is worked from right to left and the second half is worked from left to right.
First Half of Foundation Row
Starting in the second chain, (count the chain your hook is in as the first), insert hook in chain, yarn over and draw up a loop. Continue working across, drawing up a loop in each stitch of the chain. Leave all the loops on the hook, see figures 1 & 2. Now count the loops; there should be the same number of loops as number of starting chain on your hook.
Second Half of Foundation Row
Working from left to right, yarn over and draw through one loop. *Yarn over and draw through 2 loops, see figures 3 & 4. Repeat from * across until one loop remains on the hook. This is the first stitch of the next row.
NOTE: These two half rows always count as one row.
Row 2: Skip the first upright bar, directly below the hook. Draw up a loop in each bar across. Leave all the loops on the hook; work off the loops in the same manner as the second half of the foundation row. Repeating row 2, complete the number of rows specified in the pattern, see figure 5.
NOTE: When drawing up a loop on the last stitch of the row; put your hook through the entire stitch, not just under the bar. This makes a firm salvage edge.
I have named it 'Flower Basket Minaudiere' :)
Today I'm going to share a wonderful #crochet bag designed by me using an interesting crochet technique i.e. 'Tunisian Crochet'. Have you ever tried Tunisian stitch? Well it's quite fun learning Tunisian Stitch.
How to crochet Tunisian stitch: Tunisian Crochet begins with a foundation chain, as in regular crochet. Chain 6. Watch your gauge! If your chain is too loose your first row will be bigger than the rows that follow.In Tunisian Crochet you do not turn your work. The right side is always facing you. Each row is made up of two halves. The first half is worked from right to left and the second half is worked from left to right.
First Half of Foundation Row
Starting in the second chain, (count the chain your hook is in as the first), insert hook in chain, yarn over and draw up a loop. Continue working across, drawing up a loop in each stitch of the chain. Leave all the loops on the hook, see figures 1 & 2. Now count the loops; there should be the same number of loops as number of starting chain on your hook.
Second Half of Foundation Row
Working from left to right, yarn over and draw through one loop. *Yarn over and draw through 2 loops, see figures 3 & 4. Repeat from * across until one loop remains on the hook. This is the first stitch of the next row.
NOTE: These two half rows always count as one row.
Row 2: Skip the first upright bar, directly below the hook. Draw up a loop in each bar across. Leave all the loops on the hook; work off the loops in the same manner as the second half of the foundation row. Repeating row 2, complete the number of rows specified in the pattern, see figure 5.
NOTE: When drawing up a loop on the last stitch of the row; put your hook through the entire stitch, not just under the bar. This makes a firm salvage edge.
Simple! Isn't it? Now using this simple technique I have designed a small #handbag :
T-A-D-A! ...
I have named it 'Flower Basket Minaudiere' :)
minaudière : ˌmɪnəʊˈdjɛː/ noun a small, decorative handbag
This is inspired from 'परडी' (Marathi-Indian) is like a trug/basket.
trug trʌɡ/ nounBRITISH
noun: trug basket
a shallow oblong basket made of strips of wood, traditionally used for carrying garden flowers and produce.
I hope you get many more inspiring ideas from this.
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