Brighten up your space with a touch of homemade charm by learning how to crochet rustic Tunisian curtains. This guide is perfect for anyone looking to add a cozy and personal touch to their windows and home decor. Tunisian crochet combines the ease of crocheting with the look of knitting, resulting in a beautiful, textured fabric.
Crochet Rustic Tunisian Curtains
Materials Needed:
- Yarn: Yarn Bee's 44th Street in color camel, 3 lightweight, 540 yards.
- Hooks: 4.5 mm hook for starting chain, 8 mm Tunisian crochet hook.
Pattern:
Starting the Piece:
- Chain 76 This creates a foundation chain that is 75 stitches wide plus one for turning.
Single Crochet Rows:
- Start with a regular single crochet in the second chain from the hook and in each chain across.
- You will work in the back bumps of the chain to make the edge cleaner.
- Repeat single crochet across the row for the next two rows for a total of three rows of single crochets. These rows help prevent the usual curling seen in Tunisian crochet.
Transition to Tunisian Simple Stitch:
First Row of Tunisian Simple Stitch:
- Do not chain at the beginning; turn your work.
- Skip the first vertical bar (the first loop on your hook serves as your first stitch).
- Insert hook into the next stitch, yarn over, and pull up a loop.
- Continue to pull up loops in each stitch across the row.
- Return Pass: Yarn over, pull through the first loop, then continue to yarn over and pull through two loops until one loop remains on the hook.
Continue Tunisian Simple Stitch for the Desired Length:
- Start each row by skipping the first vertical bar and working into the next.
- Repeat the process of pulling up loops and the return pass as described above.
- Work your rows to the desired length based on your project (for example, the height of a window for curtains).
- Adding Long Stitches (Option for a Textured Look):
Work Long Stitches:
- Extend the loop on the hook slightly taller than typical before pulling through.
- Functionally, these stitches are worked the same as regular Tunisian simple stitches but elongated for a different texture.
- Finishing Rows and Binding Off:
Final Rows:
- Continue with regular Tunisian simple stitches or elongated stitches for the last few rows, depending on the textural look you prefer.
Bind Off:
- Work a slip stitch in each stitch across:
- Insert the hook as if to make a Tunisian simple stitch, yarn over, then pull through both the stitch and the loop on the hook directly.
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