Tunisian Crochet Smock Stitch (Full Tutorial)

By A Mystery Man Writer

Description

Tunisian crochet is a wonderful technique for creating all kinds of fabrics from lace to very thick and or amazingly textured fabrics. This technique combines crochet and knitting to create a fabric that looks woven and or knitted. A long crochet hook or a crochet hook with a cord is used to pick up loops, first in a forward pass and then work the loops off of the hook in a return pass. This version of crochet can be very meditative and relaxing as well as a wonderful way to have the coveted knitted looking fabric that can be difficult for crocheters to achieve. The Tunisian Crochet Smock Stitch aka the Honeycomb Stitch #2 (learn how to crochet the Tunisian honeycomb stitch here) is a wonderful stitch that creates a beautiful, thick texture that is perfect for winter accessories, garments, and blankets. The texture created with this stitch resembles diamonds nestled together in a sea of dazzling beauty. The effect of this stitch can be subtle or dramatic depending on the weight of yarn that is used. This stitch is an advanced stitch but can be learned quite easily after some practice of the base stitches that are used to create the smock stitch. The two stitches that make up the smock stitch are the Tunisian simple stitch and the Tunisian simple stitch decrease. Together, with a special yarn under, these stitches create the complicated looking smock stitch. Below is a photo tutorial for the Smock Stitch and if needed, there is a smock stitch video tutorial linked below, as well.