Tunisian Honeycomb Stitch | Tutorial + Pillow Pattern
Tunisian Honeycomb Stitch
This week on Ask Me Monday we chatted Tunisian Honeycomb Stitch. I showed how to work the Tunisian Simple and Purl Stitches in combination to create the overall pattern. Watch the replay below, then put your skills to work by making a pillow. Enjoy!
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Tunisian Honeycomb Stitch Pillow
MATERIALS
Valley Yarns Superwash Super Bulky, colors by Vickie Howell: 5 balls (A) Aqua Oasis, and 1 ball each (B) Moontower Mustard and (C) Peacock
FINISHED SIZE
16″ square
GAUGE
8 3⁄4″ stitches x 6 rows = 4″10 cm in Tunisian Honeycomb Stitch
SPECIAL ABBREVIATIONS
Tps = Tunisian purl stitch
Tss = Tunisian simple stitch
See video above, about 10 minutes in, for a demonstration.
DIRECTIONS
Note: Each row in Tunisian Crochet requires two passes: the forward pass picking up the loops (noted in the instructions) and the backward pass getting rid of the loops (not noted.)
FRONT:
With A, ch 35.
Work Foundation Row.
Row 1: *Tps, Tss; repeat from * to end. –35 sts
Row 2: *Tss, Tps; repeat from * to end.
Row 3: Repeat Row 1.
Join B; cut A.
Row 4: With B, *Tss, Tps; repeat from * to end.
Row 5: *Tps, Tss; repeat from * to end.
Row 6: *Tss, Tps; repeat from * to end.
Join C; cut B.
Row 7: With C, *Tps, Tss; repeat from * to end.
Row 8: *Tss, Tps; repeat from * to end.
Row 9: *Tps, Tss; repeat from * to end.
Join A, cut C.
Row 10: With A, *Tss, Tps; repeat from * to end.
Row 11: *Tps, Tss; repeat from * to end.
Row 12: *Tss, Tps; repeat from * to end.
Join B; cut A.
Row 13: With B, *Tps, Tss; repeat from * to end.
Row 14: *Tss, Tps; repeat from * to end.
Row 15: *Tps, Tss; repeat from * to end.
Join C; cut B.
Row 16: With C, Tss, Tps; repeat from * to end.
Row 17: *Tps, Tss; repeat from * to end.
Row 18: *Tss, Tps; repeat from * to end.
Join B; cut C.
Row 19: With B, *Tps, Tss; repeat from * to end.
Row 20: *Tss, Tps; repeat from * to end.
Row 21: *Tps, Tss; repeat from * to end.
Join C; cut B.
Row 22: With C, Tss, Tps; repeat from * to end.
Row 23: *Tps, Tss; repeat from * to end.
Row 24: *Tss, Tps; repeat from * to end.
Fasten off.
BACK
With A, ch 35.
Work Foundation Row.
Row 1: *Tps, Tss; repeat from * to end. –35 sts
Row 2: *Tss, Tps; repeat from * to end.
Rows 3-24: Repeat Rows 1-2.
Fasten off.
FINISHING
Weave in ends.
With WS facing and using Wool Needle and yarn, seam together sides and bottom. Insert pillow; seam top shut.
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Hey Vickie,
In your Ask Me Monday of 8/19, you mention that you’ll note a link to your shirt pattern. Did I miss it, I haven’t found it yet.
Thanks,
Kat