Exploring Tunisian Crochet: All the Basics Plus Stitches and Techniques To Take Your Crochet to the Next Level

A back-to-the-basics approaches to Tunisian crochet (a type of crochet that holds multiple loops on the hook) that lists necessary supplies and explains which hook models are best. Harrison also shows readers in detail how to execute every stitch. With step-by-step pictorial and worded instructions, the book takes some of the doubt out of Tunisian crochet in designs for cowls, scarves, shawls, mitts, a hat, a cape, and a wrap. Bonus: instructions for left-handed makers are also included. There’s only one easy pattern in the bunch; the rest are mostly level twos and range to level four, which allows readers to make lace. Before introducing patterns, Harrison addresses common problems one might encounter, as well as skills like increasing, decreasing, changing colors, working in the round, and making cables. One admitted downside to Harrison’s and other books on Tunisian crochet is that the terms are not standardized. So, while the instructions for most common stitches are clear, the abbreviations may not carry over to patterns in other books.