How to Crochet the Tunisian Wide Ribs Stitch
Today’s stitch is the Tunisian Wide Ribs Stitch and it is our last one! I cannot believe we are about to wrap this up! After this stitch, we will put a border around each one and join with the zig-zag stitch that Helen provided a tutorial for, here.
We will then do a simple border (of your choice!) and it will all be done! I cannot wait to see all of the pretty blankets in our Facebook Group!
How to Crochet the Tunisian Wide Ribs Stitch
Chain a multiple of 4 plus 2 (for edge stitches) and complete a foundation row.
The Wide Ribs looks like knitted cuffs but is not stretchy. It is worked with TKS and TPS. You will work 2 TPS followed by 2 TKS for each row, building columns.
Materials List:
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I used:
Worsted/Aran/#4 weight yarn–Brava Worsted by Knit Picks in Cornflower, Tidepool, Alfalfa, and mint. I was able to get 2 squares out of each skein. As there are 12 squares, if you are using the same yarn, you will need 3 of each. I also used Brava Worsted Speckle in Tidal for borders and joining.
You can find Brava Worsted at WeCrochet
Fiber: 100% premium acrylic
Weight: Worsted
Crochet Gauge: 11-14 sc = 4″ on I-K hooks (5.5mm-6.5mm)
Yards: 218
Grams: 100
Machine was and dry
I used a 6.5mm Tunisian hook from Furls and also one from Love To Crochet–a set I bought on Amazon.
Abbreviations
F–Forward Pass
R–Return Pass
TKS–Tunisian Knit Stitch
TPS–Tunisian Purl Stitch
St(s)–Stitches
Ch–Chain
rep–repeat
*–indicates where to start repeat
ex–example
Written Instructions
To work this swatch with me, I recommend doing at least 4″ x 4″ square to learn the stitch before doing a pattern. For the CAL, you will need to do this for 12″ x 12″ square. This stitch has a multiple of 4+2; you can simply crochet the multiple of stitches until you reach the desired measurement.
Complete a normal foundation row–you can find instructions for this in the Introduction to Tunisian post, here.
Row 1
F: Crochet a row of [2TKS and 2 TPS], end with a left edge stitch as normal.
R: Normal return pass
Row 2
Repeat row 1 working both F and R passes.
Bind off
You can do this with a 6.5mm regular crochet hook if you prefer—with the starting loop on your hook, *[insert your hook in the next st as to work a TKS and pull a loop thru all loops on the hook] 2 times, [insert your hook as to work a TPS in the next st and pull a loop thru all loops on the hook] 2 times; rep from * to edge st; insert hook into edge st and pull loop thru all loops on the hook. FO. Weave in ends.
Photo Tutorial
Video Tutorials:
Where to find the pattern
Learn Tunisian Series Links
Learn Tunisian Series (round up post and CAL information)
Tunisian Reverse Stitch (TRS)
Tunisian Half-Double Crochet Stitch (THDCS)
