Baby blankets are the best, aren’t they?
Try out this fun stitch pattern in Tunisian crochet that gives an almost houndstooth look when worked in stripes. You’ll get a gorgeous subtle texture when worked in a solid.
Marshmallow Twist Baby Blanket
designed by Kim Guzman © Feb. 2018
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Technique: Tunisian Crochet
Finished size
Approx. 33 x 35″
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Materials
- Red Heart “Super Saver” (100% acrylic, aran size 4 weight): 2 skeins white and 1 skein each of topaz (CA), tourmaline (CB), peridot (CC) and almandine (CD)
- Suggested hook sizes: 7mm Tunisian crochet hook and 6.5mm regular crochet hook
- Needle (for weaving ends)
Thank you to Red Heart for providing the yarn used in this project.
Notes
There is some curling at the bottom so a border is necessary.
This project is reversible. You have a completely different look on each side. This is the reverse side.
When changing color, close all your stitches as indicated until 2 loops remain on your hook, yarn over and pull through 2 loops with the new color and begin using the new color.
When changing color every other row, it’s not necessary to cut off the yarn. Drop the color not in use.
For instance, every other row is white. There is no need to cut off the white at all throughout. You will carry it up the side unless you prefer to cut it.
When you change color and there are more than two rows between the next time that color is needed, you should cut off the yarn for that color because it’s too much to carry up and will show and/or snag. If you used only two colors throughout, you wouldn’t need to cut at all.
Color Sequence: You are welcome to use any color sequence you like, of course. Any combination would work. Try it with only two colors so you won’t need to cut the yarn. Or, use one neutral color and use scrap yarn for every other row. I used: *white, CA, white, CB, white, CC, white, CD, [white, CA] twice, [white, CB] twice, [white, CC] twice, [white, CD] twice, rep from *.
Gauge
In stitch pattern, 12 stitches for 13 rows measures 4″
Special Stitches
Foundation row: Insert hook into chain indicated, yarn over, pull loop through. Right-Handed Video | Left-Handed Video
Tunisian Twisted Knit Stitch (ttwks): Using hook, pull the front vertical bar toward you until the back vertical bar is exposed, insert hook from front of work to back of work, through those two vertical bars, yarn over, pull loop through. Note: A knit stitch can be twisted to the right or to the left. For this pattern, I am using the first one shown in the video. Right-Handed Video | Left-Handed Video
Tunisian Simple Stitch (tss): Insert hook in a side-to-side motion under the front vertical bar, yarn over, pull loop through. Right-Handed Video | Left-Handed Video
Stitch Multiple
To make this project a different size with these instructions, always chain an even number to start.
Tunisian Crochet Pattern Instructions
Instructions
Ch 92.
Row 1A (foundation row): Sk first ch, *insert hook in next ch, yo, pull lp through, leaving lp on hook, rep from * across: 92 lps on hook.
Row 1B: Ch 1, [yo, pull through 2 lps on hook] across, changing to next color at end: 1 lp remaining on hook.
Row 2A: Sk first vertical bar, [ttwks in next st, tss in next st] to last st, insert hook under two outer bars of last stitch, yo, pull lp through: 92 lps on hook.
Row 2B: Ch 1, [yo, pull through 2 lps on hook] across, changing to next color at end: 1 lp remaining on hook.
Row 3A: Sk first vertical bar, [tss in next st, ttwks in next st] to last st, insert hook under two outer bars of last stitch, yo, pull lp through: 92 lps on hook.
Row 3B: Ch 1, [yo, pull through 2 lps on hook] across, changing to next color at end: 1 lp remaining on hook.
Rows 4-105: Rep rows 2-3.
Binding Off Row
Bind off, inserting as for Modified Simple Stitch: insert hook in side-to-side motion under front vertical bar and under top horizontal bar, yarn over and pull through both insertion points AND through the loop on the hook (slip stitch made). Note: See second method in this video. Right-Handed Video | Left Handed Video
Repeat slip stitch in this fashion to the end of row, fasten off.
Border
Round 1: Join A with sl st to any corner, ch 1, *3 sc in corner, sc evenly along side, rep from * three times more, sl st to first sc.
Rounds 2-3: Ch 1, sc in each sc, with 3 sc in each center sc of corner, sl st to first sc, fasten off.
Round 4: With CA, join with sl st to any center sc of corner, ch 1, *3 sc in corner, sc in each sc along side, rep from * three times more, sl st to first sc, fasten off.
Finishing
With yarn needle, weave in all ends securely.