What is Tunisian?
Afghan crochet, another name for tunisian crochet, is believed to have been invented during the mid to late 1800’s when it was used as a base for cross-stitch. It is currently experiencing a resurgence in popularity with the advent of crochet as a new favorite pastime, along with knitting. Dubbed “the half-way crochet,” tunisian has several similarities to knitting, including stitch names like purl and knit, as well as the manner in which the stitches are worked onto the hook. This form of crochet is unique in that it is created in two passes. The forward pass (FP) is carried out from right to left, picking up loops onto the hook by inserting it in a host of different places. The loops are removed during the return row (RR), working from left to right. Both passes together equal one complete row. (For all of our NexStitch™ tunisian crochet patterns, we have chosen to separate the FP and RR for the sake of clarity.) Also, the work is not turned, which is similar to knitting. Therefore,
