Learn Tunisian Crochet: Team Colors Scarf

Open Preview See a Problem? Thanks for telling us about the problem. Return to Book Page. Learn the basics of Tunisian Crochet and practice your skills with this step-by-step scarf pattern! Your sampler scarf can easily be adjusted to any size and customized with the color combination of your favorite sports team.

The photo instructions will help guide you along the way, teaching you the following Tunisian crochet stitches: Simple Stitch, Extended Stitch, Tunis Learn the basics of Tunisian Crochet and practice your skills with this step-by-step scarf pattern! Author Tara Cousins is the designer and developer of a large variety of crochet patterns, ranging from baby blankets and children's toys to fashion and home decor. Kindle Edition , 40 pages.

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A longer continuously tapering design intermediate between it and the 19th-century tapered hook was also in earlier production, commonly being made from the handles of forks and spoons. In the 19th century, as Ireland was facing the Great Irish Famine — , crochet lace work was introduced as a form of famine relief [16] the production of crocheted lace being an alternative way of making money for impoverished Irish workers. Schools to teach crocheting were started. Teachers were trained and sent across Ireland to teach this craft.

When the Irish immigrated to the Americas, they were able to take with them crocheting. Irish lace became popular in Europe and America, and was made in quantity until the first World War. Fashions in crochet changed with the end of the Victorian era in the s. Crocheted laces in the new Edwardian era, peaking between and , became even more elaborate in texture and complicated stitching. The strong Victorian colours disappeared, though, and new publications called for white or pale threads, except for fancy purses, which were often crocheted of brightly colored silk and elaborately beaded.

After World War I, far fewer crochet patterns were published, and most of them were simplified versions of the early 20th-century patterns. After World War II , from the late s until the early s, there was a resurgence in interest in home crafts, particularly in the United States, with many new and imaginative crochet designs published for colorful doilies, potholders, and other home items, along with updates of earlier publications.

These patterns called for thicker threads and yarns than in earlier patterns and included wonderful variegated colors.

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The craft remained primarily a homemaker's art until the late s and early s, when the new generation picked up on crochet and popularized granny squares, a motif worked in the round and incorporating bright colors. Although crochet underwent a subsequent decline in popularity, the early 21st century has seen a revival of interest in handcrafts and DIY , as well as great strides in improvement of the quality and varieties of yarn. There are many more new pattern books with modern patterns being printed, and most yarn stores now offer crochet lessons in addition to the traditional knitting lessons.

There are many books you can purchase from local book stores to teach yourself how to crochet whether it be as a beginner or intermediate. There are also many books for children and teenagers who are hoping to take up the hobby. Filet crochet , Tunisian crochet, tapestry crochet , broomstick lace, hairpin lace , cro-hooking , and Irish crochet are all variants of the basic crochet method.

Crochet has experienced a revival on the catwalk as well. Christopher Kane 's Fall Ready-to-Wear collection [20] makes intensive use of the granny square , one of the most basic of crochet motifs. In addition, crochet has been utilized many times by designers on the popular reality show Project Runway. Websites such as Etsy and Ravelry have made it easier for individual hobbyists to sell and distribute their patterns or projects across the internet. Laneya Wiles released a music video titled "Straight Hookin'" which makes a play on the word " hookers ," which has a double meaning for both "one who crochets" and "a prostitute.

Basic materials required for crochet are a hook and some type of material that will be crocheted, most commonly yarn or thread.

Learn Tunisian Crochet: "Team Colors" Scarf by Tara Cousins

Yarn, one of the most commonly used materials for crocheting has varying weights which need to be taken into consideration when following patterns. Additional tools are convenient for keeping stitches counted, measuring crocheted fabric, or making related accessories. Examples include cardboard cutouts, which can be used to make tassels , fringe , and many other items; a pom-pom circle, used to make pom-poms; a tape measure and a gauge measure, both used for measuring crocheted work and counting stitches; a row counter ; and occasionally plastic rings, which are used for special projects.

In recent years, yarn selections have moved beyond synthetic and plant and animal-based fibers to include bamboo, qiviut, hemp, and banana stalks, to name a few. The crochet hook comes in many sizes and materials, such as bone, bamboo, aluminium, plastic, and steel. Because sizing is categorized by the diameter of the hook's shaft, a crafter aims to create stitches of a certain size in order to reach a particular gauge specified in a given pattern. If gauge is not reached with one hook, another is used until the stitches made are the needed size.

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Crafters may have a preference for one type of hook material over another due to aesthetic appeal, yarn glide, or hand disorders such as arthritis, where bamboo or wood hooks are favored over metal for the perceived warmth and flexibility during use. Hook grips and ergonomic hook handles are also available to assist crafters. Steel crochet hooks range in size from 0. These hooks are used for fine crochet work such as doilies and lace. Aluminium, bamboo, and plastic crochet hooks are available from 2. Artisan-made hooks are often made of hand-turned woods, sometimes decorated with semi-precious stones or beads.

Crochet hooks used for Tunisian crochet are elongated and have a stopper at the end of the handle, while double-ended crochet hooks have a hook on both ends of the handle. There is also a double hooked apparatus called a Cro-hook that has become popular. A hairpin loom is often used to create lacy and long stitches, known as hairpin lace. While this is not in itself a hook, it is a device used in conjunction with a crochet hook to produce stitches. List of United States standard crochet hook and knitting needle sizes.

Yarn for crochet is usually sold as balls or skeins hanks , although it may also be wound on spools or cones. Skeins and balls are generally sold with a yarn band , a label that describes the yarn's weight , length, dye lot, fiber content, washing instructions, suggested needle size, likely gauge, etc. It is a common practice to save the yarn band for future reference, especially if additional skeins must be purchased.

Crocheters generally ensure that the yarn for a project comes from a single dye lot. The dye lot specifies a group of skeins that were dyed together and thus have precisely the same color; skeins from different dye lots, even if very similar in color, are usually slightly different and may produce a visible stripe when added onto existing work. If insufficient yarn of a single dye lot is bought to complete a project, additional skeins of the same dye lot can sometimes be obtained from other yarn stores or online. The thickness or weight of the yarn is a significant factor in determining how many stitches and rows are required to cover a given area for a given stitch pattern.

This is also termed the gauge. Thicker yarns generally require large-diameter crochet hooks, whereas thinner yarns may be crocheted with thick or thin hooks. Hence, thicker yarns generally require fewer stitches, and therefore less time, to work up a given project. The recommended gauge for a given ball of yarn can be found on the label that surrounds the skein when buying in stores. Patterns and motifs are coarser with thicker yarns and produce bold visual effects, whereas thinner yarns are best for refined or delicate pattern-work.

Yarns are standardly grouped by thickness into six categories: Quantitatively, thickness is measured by the number of wraps per inch WPI. The related weight per unit length is usually measured in tex or denier. Before use, hanks are wound into balls in which the yarn emerges from the center, making crocheting easier by preventing the yarn from becoming easily tangled. The winding process may be performed by hand or done with a ballwinder and swift.

A yarn's usefulness is judged by several factors, such as its loft its ability to trap air , its resilience elasticity under tension , its washability and colorfastness, its hand its feel, particularly softness vs. Other factors include allergenicity, speed of drying, resistance to chemicals, moths, and mildew, melting point and flammability, retention of static electricity, and the propensity to accept dyes.

Desirable properties may vary for different projects, so there is no one "best" yarn. Although crochet may be done with ribbons, metal wire or more exotic filaments, most yarns are made by spinning fibers. In spinning, the fibers are twisted so that the yarn resists breaking under tension; the twisting may be done in either direction, resulting in a Z-twist or S-twist yarn.

If the fibers are first aligned by combing them and the spinner uses a worsted type drafting method such as the short forward draw, the yarn is smoother and called a worsted ; by contrast, if the fibers are carded but not combed and the spinner uses a woolen drafting method such as the long backward draw, the yarn is fuzzier and called woolen-spun.

The fibers making up a yarn may be continuous filament fibers such as silk and many synthetics, or they may be staples fibers of an average length, typically a few inches ; naturally filament fibers are sometimes cut up into staples before spinning. The strength of the spun yarn against breaking is determined by the amount of twist, the length of the fibers and the thickness of the yarn.

In general, yarns become stronger with more twist also called worst , longer fibers and thicker yarns more fibers ; for example, thinner yarns require more twist than do thicker yarns to resist breaking under tension. The thickness of the yarn may vary along its length; a slub is a much thicker section in which a mass of fibers is incorporated into the yarn. The spun fibers are generally divided into animal fibers , plant and synthetic fibers. These fiber types are chemically different, corresponding to proteins , carbohydrates and synthetic polymers , respectively.

Animal fibers include silk, but generally are long hairs of animals such as sheep wool , goat angora , or cashmere goat , rabbit angora , llama , alpaca , dog , cat , camel , yak , and muskox qiviut.