lunula #AoibheNi #LunulaShawl Recommended Hook Size: Notions: darning needle, 5 mm & 5.5 mm crochet hooks blocking cables and pins (there is no need for a Tunisian-style hook) removable stitch marker Yarn: Kettle Yarn Co. Islington Fingering “Turmeric” 2 skeins n i 5 . 2 Wingspan: 215 cm / 85 in wide. 4 / cm .5 Tension: With 5 mm hook and TKS: 107 19 sts & 27 rows = 10 cm / 4” With 5.5 mm hook and TSS: 13 in 19 sts & 19 rows = 10 cm / 4” 32 cm / www.instagram.com/aoibheni - UK version - www.YarnTowers.com A quick note from Aoibhe about her pattern-writing style. The very first crochet patterns I learnt to These “linked” sticthes meant that Tunisian- read and understand were ancient, Irish style crochet was accessible to those of us Crochet Lace motif and doily patterns. with shorter crochet hooks to hand and These patterns I found in books that had more traditional crochet sensibilities, too. seen decades of love and use in my local library. I fell head over heels in love with this technique as it added a level of flexibility to They had a glorious, free-flowing style to Tunisian Crochet that I hadn’t seen before them that added poetry and joy to their while opening crochet up to a world of instructions; you weren’t just following a techniques enjoyed by knitters. prescriptive code to make the shape of a flower, for instance, you were conjuring it But that flexibility required a bit of a with wand in hand! technique and terminology shift, so when I began to write patterns for Tunisian, I It seemed logical to me, therefore, to keep discovered I needed to come up with more with that style when I began to write my efficient ways of explaining the moves own patterns. involved. Then I saw my first Tunisian crochet I could have managed with the old terms, pattern (gasp!) but it was presented not in folks, but each pattern would have been great sheets of fabric worked row after row exceptionally dense and about three times on a long hook, but in short rows (or layers) as long! of fabric that were termed “linked” stitches by their author. For those of you familiar with traditionally- written Tunisian crochet patterns, (and The patterns I first saw were written like those of you totally new to the joy of traditional crochet patterns, with stitches Tunisian) I offer this guide to help you like single crochets and treble crochets in interpret the techniques you already know abundance, and the linked stitches were and show you how they are presented essentially the designer’s solution to the here. I do hope you will forgive me for perennial problem of the giant, yawning tampering with an age-old craft in this gaps that exist in crochet when you use manner. taller and taller stitches . Few people would wear a top made of quadruple trebles without something underneath, right?! www.YarnTowers.com 2 BEFORE YOU BEGIN The main difference betweenShort-Hook and Long-Hook Tunisian is that SH is built up in a manner much like regular crochet is. It needs some existing crochet fabric to work into once you’ve picked up all the necessary loops on your hook and before you complete the second half of each column. LH makes its own as it goes by adding a chain at the half way point. Additionally, LH is best understood as row upon row of fabric made out of individual stitches worked horizontally, but SH is best viewed as rows of vertically-worked columns in a way that will be familiar to regular crocheters. You can see examples of each below. This pattern is written using SH terminology, so I will walk you through a swatch of that to help familiarise you with the terms used on the next page. Example of Short-Hook Fabric Example of Long-Hook Fabric www.YarnTowers.com 3 Abbreviations: increases (denoted in the pattern with [this] symbol, and short row increases (denoted in ch chain the pattern by “SR23” for “Short Row, Pick Up 23 dc double crochet loops”) to ensure the fabric remains flat and the [2 dc] 2 dc in same st space (an increase) curve is maintained. L10tr Linked 10-line treble [2 L2tr] 2 L2tr in same st space (an increase) 4. The clusters (2 sts in one stitch space) L6tks Linked 6-line tunisian knit stitch happen at the beginning and the end of this SR23 Short Row (23 loops picked up) panel, and the short rows happen in the mid- st(s) stitch(es) section. YO Yarn Over Hook DEC Decrease 5. Once more, a row of dc sts (Panel 4) will TSS Tunisian Simple Stitch return us to our starting point where we TKS Tunisian Knit Stitch embark on Panel 5. 6. Panel 5 is essentially identical to Panel 1, only it is longer. Before you begin: Please visit 7. Once that panel is complete, it’s just a matter www.yarntowers.com/errata of a little housekeeping to tidy up the edges. for pattern updates We do this with an entire round of dc sts that encompass the outer edge of the shawl. 1. Method: 8. Pattern Begins here: Lunula is worked in three main panels. The first, Begin pattern with a 5 mm hook. Panel 1 is a thin strip worked up mostly in TKS Starting chains do not count as stitches. (Tunisian Knit Stitch) that will make up the inner border of the shawl. 9. Panel 1. 2. Once complete, a row of dc sts (Panel 2) are added to the top of that band. Note: What follows in this box is a step-by-step 3. Then Panel 3 is added. This panel is all TSS guide to Rows 1 – 7. The methods for working (Tunisian Simple Stitch), and it has both cluster Tunisian Simple Stitch (TSS), Tunisian Knit Stitch (TKS) and how Yarn Overs (YO) are utilised for the remainder of the Concave Panel where start here indicated in the pattern text. 10. Make 3 chains. P 5 11. Row 1. a l st nd n e Sk 1 chain and work hook into 2 ch. YO and e n l draw yarn through ch – 2 loops on hook. a 1 rd P Work hook into 3 ch, YO and draw yarn P 4 through ch – 3 loops on hook. a l n e YO and draw yarn through 1 loop - 3 still loops el n 2 Pa on hook. Panel 3 Place Marker 1 (M1) into chain just made. *YO and draw yarn through 2 loops* repeatedly until 1 loop is left on hook. www.instagram.com/aoibheni 4 12. Row 2. 19. Rows in bold are the rows outlined above. Slide hook into line on surface of previous row. YO and draw yarn through line – 2 loops on 20. Using 5 mm hook, 3 ch hook. Rows 1 – 3. 1 TSS Work hook into chain at base of previous row Row 4. YO, 1 TSS (the one with the stitch marker in it). Remove Rows 5 – 7. 2 TKS Marker. YO and draw yarn through chain – 3 Row 8. YO, 2 TKS loops on hook. 9 – 11. 3 TKS YO and draw yarn through 1 loop. - 3 still loops 12. YO, 3 TKS on hook. Place Marker 1 (M1) into chain just 13 – 15. 4 TKS made. 16. YO, 4 TKS *YO and draw yarn through 2 loops* repeatedly 17 – 19. 5 TKS until 1 loop is left on hook. 20. YO, 5 TKS Note: This makes 1 TSS. 21 – 310. 6 TKS 13. Row 3. Repeat as for Row 2 21. Note: 14. Row 4. YO hook, then repeat as for Row What follows in this box is a step-by-step guide 2. Bear in mind, all loop counts will be 1 loop to Rows 311 – 318. The methods for working higher. Tunisian Knit Stitches (TKS) and how Decreases (DEC) are utilised for the remainder of Panel 1 15. Row 5. Slide hook through YO of previous where indicated in the pattern text. row, YO and draw yarn through – 2 loops on hook. 22. Row 311. Slide hook into line on surface of previous row, Into the first 4 lines, work TKS as established. then push the hook’s head out the back of the You will have two lines left to be worked. Slide fabric through the hole directly AFTER the line. hook through both lines like a bolt locking a door, YO and draw yarn back through BOTH 16. YO and draw yarn through to front of fabric lines – 6 loops on hook. again (this makes a TKS) – 3 loops on hook. Work hook into chain at base of previous row 23. Work hook into marked chain. Remove (the one with the stitch marker in it). Remove Marker. YO and draw yarn through chain – 7 Marker. YO and draw yarn through chain – 4 loops on hook. loops on hook. YO and draw yarn through 1 loop - 7 loops on YO and draw yarn through 1 loop - 4 loops on hook. Place Marker 1 (M1) into chain just made. hook. Place Marker 1 (M1) into chain just made. *YO and draw yarn through 2 loops* repeatedly *YO and draw yarn through 2 loops* repeatedly until 1 loop is left on hook. until 1 loop is left on hook. 24. Rows 312 – 314. Work TKS into the five lines 17. Rows 6 - 7. on previous row. Work the rest of the row as Slide hook into first line on surface of previous established.