Tunisian Crochet Kitchen Set
Oven Mitt
Hanging Towel can be found HERE
designed by Kim Guzman © Mar. 2014
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Technique: Tunisian Crochet
Finished Size
Oven Mitt: approx 9.5” x 11” at widest points
Materials
Worsted weight cotton: approx 475 yds (A) and 250 yds (B) for both projects
Size H/8/5mm 14” afghan hook (or size needed to obtain gauge, although gauge is not extremely crucial in a project such as this)
Size H/8/5mm crochet hook
1” round button
Tapestry or yarn needle
Special Stitches
Tunisian simple stitch (tss): insert hook from side-to-side under front vertical bar, always keeping hook to front of work, yo, draw lp through.
Tunisian bobble stitch (tbs): yo, insert into st as for tss, yo, draw lp through, yo, draw through 2 lps on hook, yo, insert hook into same st as for tss, yo, draw lp through, [yo, draw through 2 lps on hook] twice.
Tunisian reverse stitch (trs): With hook behind work, insert hook from side-to-side under back vertical bar, always keeping hook to back of work, yo, draw lp through.
Single crochet 2 together (sc2tog): insert hook in indicated st, yo, draw lp through, insert hook in next st, yo, draw lp through, yo, draw through 3 lps on hook.
Video Support for Tunisian Crochet Stitches is available on my YouTube channel.
Gauge
With afghan hook, 14 tss =4”; 10 rows =4”
Additional Abbreviations
approx-=approximately; beg=begin(ning); ch=chain; lp(s)=loop(s); mm=millimeters; RS=right side; rem=remaining; ep=repeat; sc=single crochet; sk=skip; sl=slip; st(s)=stitch(es); WS=wrong side; yds=yards; yo=yarn over
Pattern Notes
Unless instructed otherwise, close all rows as follows: Ch 1, [yo, draw through 2 lps] across.
To decrease in Tunisian crochet, working in sts indicated, insert hook under 2 lps at the same time prior to drawing lp through.
Unless otherwise indicated, always sk the first vertical bar of a Tunisian crochet row. The last lp on the hook from closing the prior row counts as the first st of the new row.
Note: Like all oven mitts and hot pads, use proper care when in use. Oven mitts are intended to handle hot things for brief periods of time. With any oven mitt (including purchased ones), you shouldn’t just stand around with it. The heat will eventually come through. The intention is solely to grab something and put it down.
Crochet Pattern Instructions
(Mitt consists of 4 separate pieces. 1 each of Right and Left Thumb pieces are joined together with crochet, twice. Then, these 2 pieces are joined together with crochet.)
Mitt 1 (Right Side Thumb for right-handers; Left Side Thumb for left-handers) (Make 2)
Row 1: With afghan hook and A, ch 16, draw up lp in 2nd ch from hook, draw up lp in each rem ch across, close normally (see Pattern Notes above)—16 lps.
Row 2: [Tss, tbs] across to last st, tss in last st, close—16 lps.
Row 3: Trs across, close—16 lps.
Row 4: [Tbs, tss] across to last st, tss in last st, close-16 lps.
Row 5: Rep row 3.
Row 6: Rep row 2.
Row 7: Ch 10, insert hook in 2nd ch from hook, yo, draw up lp [insert hook in next ch, yo, draw up lp] in each rem ch across, trs in each rem st across, close—26 lps.
Row 8: [Tss, tbs] 4 times, decrease tss (see Pattern Notes above), [tbs, tss] across to last st, tss in last st, close—25 lps.
Row 9: 7 trs, decrease trs, trs in each rem st across, close—24 lps.
Row 10: [Tbs, tss] 3 times, tbs, decrease tss, [tbs, tss] across, close—23 lps.
Row 11: 5 trs, decrease trs, trs in each rem st across, close—22 lps.
Row 12: [Tss, tbs] 2 times, decrease tss, [tbs, tss] across to last st, tss in last st, close—21 lps.
Row 13: Inserting hook into sts as for trs, sl st in each of 5 sts, trs in each rem st across, close—16 lps.
Rows 14-17: Rep rows 2 through 5.
Row 18: Rep row 2.
Row 19: Decrease trs, trs across to last 2 sts, decrease trs, close—14 lps.
Row 20: Decrease tss, tss, [tbs, tss] 4 times, decrease tss, close—12 lps.
Row 21: Inserting hook into sts as for trs throughout, decrease sl st, sl st across to last 2 sts, decrease sl st, remove afghan hook from lp.
Rnd 22: With regular hook, pick up dropped lp, ch 1, 21 sc evenly along straight side edge of Mitt, 3 sc in corner, 14 sc evenly along wrist, 3 sc in corner, 34 sc evenly along thumb side edge, 8 sc evenly across top, sl st to first sc, fasten off A.
Rnd 23: Join B with sl st to any st, ch 1, sc in each sc around with 3 sc in each 2nd sc of 3-sc corner, sl st to first sc, fasten off B.
Mitt 2 (Left Side Thumb for right-handers; Right Side Thumb for left-handers) (Make 2)
Rows 1-6: Rep as for rows 1-6 of Mitt 1. At end of row 6 (2nd half), pull up slightly on lp to remove afghan hook temporarily. With a second piece of A, join with sl st to end of row 6 in side of st, ch 10, fasten off A on this side only, replace afghan hook in lp at beg of row and tighten slightly to continue.
Row 7: Trs across to ch-10, insert hook in first ch, yo, draw up lp [insert hook in next ch, yo, draw up a lp] in each rem ch across, close—26 lps.
Row 8: Tbs, [tss, tbs] 6 times, decrease tss, [tbs, tss] across, close—25 lps.
Row 9: 13 trs, decrease trs, trs in each rem st across, close—24 lps.
Row 10: [Tss, tbs] 6 times, decrease tss, [tbs, tss] across to last st, tss in last st, close—23 lps.
Row 11: 12 trs, decrease trs, trs in each rem st across, close—22 lps.
Row 12: Tbs, [tss, tbs] 5 times, decrease tss, [tbs, tss] across, close—21 lps.
Row 13: 16 trs, inserting hook into sts as for trs, sl st in each of 4 rem sts, fasten off A, leaving rem 16 lps on hook. (16 lps on hook) With A, make sl st on hook, pull sl st through 1 lp, [yo, draw through 2 lps] across.
Rows 14-21: Rep rows 14-21 as for Mitt 1.
Rnd 22: With regular hook, pick up dropped lp, ch 1, 34 sc evenly along thumb side edge of Mitt, 3 sc in corner, 14 sc evenly along wrist, 3 sc in corner, 21 sc evenly along straight side edge, 8 sc evenly across top, sl st to first sc, fasten off A.
Rnd 23: Join B with sl st to any st, ch 1, sc in each sc around with 3 sc in each 2nd sc of 3-sc corner, sl st to first sc, fasten off B.
Joining Mitt 1 and Mitt 2
Holding one each of Mitt 1 and Mitt 2 together, with WS facing, working through both thicknesses at the same time throughout, join B with sl st in 2nd sc of 3-sc corner, to begin working along thumb side edge, ch 1, 3 sc in same corner as joining, sc in each sc around, with 3 sc in 2nd sc of opposite 3-sc corner, sl st to first sc, fasten off. Rep for 2nd Mitt 1 and Mitt 2.
Final Joining
Row 1: Holding joined Mitts together, working through both thicknesses at the same time throughout, join B with sl st in 2nd sc of 3-sc corner, to begin working along thumb side edge, ch 1, sc in each sc around to next 2nd sc of opposite 3-sc corner.
Rnd 2: Ch 1, turn 90 degrees to beg working around wrist edge, no longer working through both thicknesses, sc in side of last sc worked, ch 10 (hanging lp), sc in same st, sc in each sc around, sl st to first sc, fasten off B.