I'm just not an enthusiastic knitter anymore. Crochet is my thing in an obsessive and passionate kind of way. Knitting just has way too many sticks involved, and don't even get me started on DPNs! But I do hanker after the texture of knitted items sometimes, especially the chunkier kind... a simple stocking stitch in a lovely bulky yarn can't be beaten. And for me, the queen of knitting stitches has to be brioche. But it seems you need a PhD in rocket science to understand how to do it! Ah, if only there was a kind of crochet that in someway resembled this type of knitting, and was really easy to boot. What a perfect world it would be then... But wait, there IS!!! It's called Tunisian (or Afghan or Tricot) crochet. I nearly wet my pants with excitement the other day when I discovered this. Immediately I grabbed my stubby little crochet hook and worked up this teeny swatch in the three basic Tunisian stitches. My Tunisian hooks are on order and I can't wait to get started on my full-size beauties. My world has just got a little brighter!
That's so funny! I was JUST talking about Tunisian crochet yesterday at the yarn shop. I really want to try it out. I can't wait to see pics of your projects!
ReplyDeletewas just planning to have a go at this too.....cant wait to see what you make.....its great discovering new things isnt it x
ReplyDeleteI know nothing about knitting, but I always enjoy looking at handmade knits!
ReplyDeleteNoooo? Really? Oh my goodness, I'm off down another slippery slope...
ReplyDeletewow! I've never heard of it before, how exciting! I need to give it a try
ReplyDeleteWow, thanks so much for posting this, I have never seen this before and will definately try it out :)
ReplyDeleteLOLOLOL I've been thinking about it for some time now , this Tunisian Crochet, and I admit, I want to, but it looks HARD. I have not been able to handle knitting. So I only crochet. But you have encouraged me to try. So this weekend I will find a book and a hook and give it a whirl.
ReplyDeletePatricia
North Carolina
Bonjour, I love tunisian crochet. I use to crochet with my tunisian when I was a teenager (Thanks grand-maman!). I am like you, I don't like having 2 "things shooking together" that why I love so much crochet.
ReplyDeleteI just think that it is unbeliveable that since Ravelry I found a lot of people who like, do and appreciate the same kind of hand made things.
I am so happy... Bonne journée