Tunisian Brick Stitch

Tunisian Brick Stitch

This week on Ask Me Monday, I show how to work the Tunisian Brick Stitch, a great textural option for playing with two different colors or types of yarns. Watch the episode, practice stitching with the swatch below, then put your skills to work by making the Cheerful Zippered Bag. Enjoy!

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Tunisian Brick Stitch: Swatch it!

MATERIALS

Desired weight of yarn in colors A & B

Tunisian Crochet Hook (corresponding sized hook for yarn)

Special Stitches

TSS = Tunisian Simple Stitch

• First stitch of row: Insert hook through second bar from hook, YO and pull up a loop
• Subsequent stitches: Insert hook through next bar, YO and pull up a loop

LTfpdc = Long Tunisian front post double crochet

YO, insert hook under the front and back vertical bars of the stitch 2 rows below, YO, pull up a loop, YO, pull through 2 loops.

Return Pass (worked the same for all rows): YO, pull through one loop, *YO, pull through 2 loops; rep from * to end

Changing colors

Color changes are worked on the Return pass as follows: work Return Pass row as indicated until 2 loops remain on hook, drop current color, change to color indicated, YO and pull through remaining 2 loops

DIRECTIONS

With A, ch 17 (or any multiple of 4+1)

Row 1 Forward Pass: Insert hook into second ch from hook, YO and pull up a loop, *insert hook into next ch, YO and pull up loop; rep from * to end. – 17 loops on hook

w 1 Return Pass: YO, pull through one loop, *YO, pull through 2 loops; rep from * to last 2 sts, change to B, YO, pull through 2 loops. — 1 loop rem on hook

Row 2 Forward Pass: With B, TSS in each st across.

Row 2 Return Pass: Work Return Pass, changing to A in last 2 sts.

Row 3 Forward Pass: With A, *TSS in next 3 sts, LTfpdc in next st; rep from * to last 4 sts, TSS in last 4 sts.

Row 3 Return Pass: Work Return Pass, changing to B in last 2 sts.

Row 4 Forward Pass: With B, TSS in each st across.

Row 4 Return Pass: Work Return Pass, changing to A in last 2 sts.

Row 5 Forward Pass: With A, TSS in next st, LTfpdc in next st, *TSS in next 3 sts, LTfpdc in next st; rep from * to last 2 sts, TSS in last 2 sts.

Row 5 Return Pass: Work Return Pass, changing to B in last 2 sts.

Repeat Rows 2-5 until you have a square swatch piece. 

Bind-Off Row: Insert hook through second bar from hook, pull up a loop and pull through loop on hook, *YO, insert hook through next bar, pull up a loop and pull through loop on hook; rep from * to end.

Fasten off.

Put your Tunisian Brick Stitch skills to work, try. making this zippered bag!