Tunisian knitting is an unusual kind of needlework. This technique is often called Afghan. It is performed using a special long hook. The original weaving makes it possible to create very beautiful patterns that can not be made with spokes. The finished fabric is soft, but very dense. And with the schemes will cope and novice needlewomen: photo and video lessons will help in this.
Tunisian knitting techniques
Tunisian crochet is performed in 2 turns: back and forth. That's why we always talk about double ranks. The Afghan weaving with a long crochet is somewhat like knitting. To create a Tunisian pattern, the crochet should begin with the execution of the first row. It consists of:
- chains made with air loops;
- creating loops from right to left;
- fastening loops, where the weaving is from left to right, and in the first place only 1 fragment is knotted and only then 2 loops work.
A chain consisting of air loops is made long. Its size should be equal to the parameters of the future product. When weaving a long Tunisian crochet, you need to alternate 2 rows. The first of them involves knitting loops and is conducted from right to left, and the second - is aimed at securing them and knits in the opposite direction. It turns out that the loops of this row in the canvas are successively drawn from each other.
Note! Another important point in knitting with a Tunisian hook: on the instrument remains a loop, which is created by the last two loops. It automatically becomes the first in the new series.
Tunisian crochet patterns
There are several schemes of Tunisian knitting special long crochet. You can get different patterns on the canvas. Here everything depends on the set of loops and the way the hook is inserted.
Knitting Pattern "Victoria"
One of the most popular schemes is called "Victoria". Video lessons will help beginners to correctly knit this pattern and type the right amount of canvas.
To do this, you need to enter the hook above the place where the hinges are fastened. The tool is inserted under the front leg of the post. Also, when carrying out the "Victoria" pattern in Tunisian knitting, special crochet needs to work in the forward and backward directions. At the beginning of a straight line, 1 loop is always skipped. When all reverse rows are completed, the penultimate loop is skipped. The fastening of the Tunisian pattern is carried out in the usual way. Many needlewomen know that linens, connected by a special long crochet, have the property of being wrapped around the edges. To prevent this from happening, it is recommended that the finished product be tied around the edges of a row of simple posts on the wrong side (that is, without a crochet), and on the front side with a loop loops. You can also start knitting the canvas with knitting needles with:
- boucle techniques;
- a rope pattern;
- gum 2X2 or 1X1.
In this case, the number of spokes used is the same or slightly less than for the entire product. The working thread itself should be thicker.
The scheme of face knitting
Another Tunisian crochet, which is also called Afghan, is often conducted according to the scheme of facial weaving. Thanks to this type of technique, a canvas is obtained that looks like the front side of a thing that was knitted with ordinary knitting needles. But the Tunisian method allows the products not to stretch and keep the shape well. The photo shows a ready-made solution connected by a special hook for this technology.
To begin knitting on this scheme it is necessary so: at a set of loops the hook is entered in the middle of a column. It leaves under the pigtail, intended for fastening, between the rear and front legs of the Tunisian column. This allows the fragment of the previous series to be well fixed. To cope with the work of beginners, photo and video lessons will help, which will also be adjusted to the desired number of canvases.
Step-by-step instruction on knitting with a Tunisian crochet
Knit a special Tunisian crochet is quite simple. The whole process consists of two main steps. You need to start with a set of loops. The hook is from right to left. The chain, regardless of its length, is performed by air loops. You can also work from the bottom of the loops, that is, from the broaches of the fragments that form the previous row. The hinges are left on the hook. Then fixing is done. This process is conducted from left to right. At the same time, fewer fragments remain on the hook. The removal is done until the last hinge.
On a note! With Tunisian circular knitting, it is better to leave 3 or 4 loops during fastening.
Step 1. The chain of air loops is dialed. Plus 1 more for lifting. There is one loop for each unit. The number of cm is selected in accordance with the goals of knitting.
Step 2. We start the second working step without turning the product. This is the usual knitting of previously typed loops. On the hook, the leftmost loop is selected. The yarn is caught and stretched through it. Now the working thread extends along the entire length of the row through 2 loops. Stay on a special Tunisian hook should only 1 loop. The row should be finished, fixed, but the product does not turn again. The second straight row is knitted without lifting and lifting. From the vertical fragments composing the previous row, one link is captured. All of them are left on the hook.
Step 3. The subsequent back rows are made at 1 extreme st. The thread must be pulled through the last loop on the tool and tied with 2 links together. At the same time, the set and fixing is constantly alternating. After the first fixed series of Tunisian knitting is completed, a pattern is formed.
Beginners are advised to get acquainted with how the left edge loop is performed in the technique of Afghan knitting. Most Tunisian schemes assume from the second initial series the creation of a pattern. In this case, the hook is inserted at the left end of the row at the last link of the previous chain. Here the length of the canvas and the number of cm do not play a value. The introduction of the hook must be such that it can capture on the wrong side 2 vertical walls plus a third wall on the front of the web. Through them, the link stretches. This fragment in Afghan knitting is needed when the reverse row is executed. The leftmost link is knit with a long tool in the usual mode. Introduction is made between the back and front walls of the Tunisian loop.
Note! The leftmost link should not turn out very small. But the right one does not have to do the same too much.
Video tutorials for beginners: how to knit a Tunisian crochet
Beginners in the development of Tunisian knitting, which is still called Afghan, will help video lessons. They will allow to correctly calculate the length of the product and to collect the necessary amount of cm cloth. Knitting is pretty simple. The main thing is to follow all the recommendations.