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 Tutorial
https://youtu.be/ooj6ETZ3dD4
https://youtu.be/mFcd7v6E5m4
Where to find the pattern
Click the button below to go to the Ravelry store and use the code: WIDERIBS at checkout to get the PDF for free for the month of May 2021.

Learn Tunisian Series Links
Learn Tunisian Series (round up post and CAL information)
Tunisian Reverse Stitch (TRS)
Tunisian Half-Double Crochet Stitch (THDCS)