Crochet Tunisian Rib Pattern
Special Stitches
Tunisian Simple Stitch (Tss)- insert hook from right to left behind single vertical thread. yarn over hook, draw loop through and leave on hook, unless otherwise stated, the hook is always inserted in this way.
Tunisian Knit Stitch (Tks)- on forward half of row, insert hook from front to back through and between 2 vertical strands of next st, yo, draw yarn through st (Knit St made)
Tunisian Purl Stitch (Tps)- on forward half of row, bring yarn to front, insert hook in next vertical bar, bring yarn to back under hook, wrap around hook from back to front, draw yarn through st (purl made)
Basic Forward Row- working into back loop only of each ch, insert hook into 2nd ch from hook, yo, draw loop through and leave on hook. Insert hook into next ch, yo, draw loop through and leave on hook. Rep this in each ch to end. Don’t turn. The number of loops on hook should equal the number of sts required for the 1st row.
Basic Return Row- Step 1: yo, draw through 1 loop, (this ch forms the edge st). Step 2: Yo, and draw through 2 loops. Step 3: Rep step 2 until 1 loop remains on hook. Don’t Turn. The loop left on the hook is the 1st st of the next row.
The quantity of sts is multiple 4 + 2.
Set-up row: work a forward and return halves same as for TSS;
1st row (Forward Pass): Skip 1st st, Tks in next st, *Tps in ech of next 2 sts, Tks in each of next 2 sts, rep from * across;
1st row (Return Pass): work off all loops as in TSS;
Last Row: skip 1st st, insert hook in next vertical bar, yo, draw through 2 loops on hook (Sl st completed), Sl st in each vertical bar across row, end off.
Repeat the 1st row.