Alpine Love Square

This square is part of Charity Cozy Fall Make Along.

The Cozy Fall Charity MAL is a blanket make-a-long hosted by Noors Knits and Knitting with Chopsticks. Every weekday for the month of October an 8 x 8″ crochet, Tunisian crochet and a knit square designs are shared.

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The Alpine Love Square is a great project for those who would like to dip their toes in the world of Tunisian crochet. The repetitive pattern allows for sufficient practice of the technique creating a beautiful texture reminiscent of the Alpine stitch.

Skills required:

Chain, Tunisian crochet technique (alternating forward and backward passes), Tunisian simple stitch (tss), Tunisian double stitch (tds), Tunisian simple stitch bind off, blocking.

Skill level:

Finished measurements:

The final square measurements (blocked):

8 x 8” (20.5 x 20.5 cm)

Materials and tools:

We Crochet Wool of the Andes (100% Peruvian Highland Wool | Worsted | 50 g (1.75 oz) = 101 m (110 yds)), Oyster Heather (#26317) 1 skein

Tunisian crochet hook size 7 mm with cable (at least 4” (10 cm)) or size to obtain the gauge

Tapestry needle

Scissors

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Gauge:

Blocked Gauge:

12 sts x 10 rows = 4 x 4” (10 x 10 cm) over st pattern using 7 mm hook

Stitch guide:

Tunisian crochet stitches are worked in forward and return pass from right to left, with the number of sts (lps) increasing on the hook during the forward pass and decreasing during the return pass.

Return pass is worked in the same way for all sts (rows of sts) used in this project as follows: 1 ch, *yrh, draw through 2 lps on hook, rep from * until 1 lp on hook.

Edge stitches:

Right edge stitch- This is the first st and is not usually worked into because there is one lp on the hook left after completing the return pass of the previous row. This one lp corresponds to the first st of the new row.

Left edge stitch- This st is referred to in the pattern as the End Stitch (ES) and is crocheted as follows: Rotate the end of the fabric towards yourself, insert the hook under both bars (left and right) of the last st, yrh and pul.

• First row of Tunisian crochet: Insert the hook in the back bump of second ch from hook, yrh and pul across. Standard return pass.
• Tunisian simple stitch: Insert the hook from right to left under front vertical bar of the next st, yrh and pul. Standard return pass.
• Tunisian double stitch: Yrh, insert the hook from right to left under the front vertical bars 2 rows below, yrh, pull through 2 loops on hook. Standard return pass.

Tunisian Simple stitch bind off: Insert hook from right to left under front vertical bar of the next st, yrh, pul and pull through the lp that is on the hook. One lp remains on the hook.

Abbreviations:
ch- chain	yrh- yarn round the hook
st(s)- stitch(es)	pul- pull up a loop
lp(s)- loop(s)	FP- forward pass
tss- Tunisian simple stitch	RP- return pass
tds- Tunisian double stitch	RS- right side
approx.- approximately	rep- repeat
ES- End stitch

Notes:

The Square is worked flat, RS facing from right to left.

The stitch count refers to the number of lps on hook on FP.

Instructions:

Square

Chain 25.

Row 1 FP: Insert the hook in the back bump of second ch from hook, yrh and pul across. 27 lps on hook.

Row 1 RP and all other RPs: Standard RP.

Row 2: *Tss to last st, ES.

Row 3: Rep Row 3.

Row 4: Tss in next st, *tds in next st, tss in next st; rep from * to last 3 sts, tds in next st, tss in next st, ES.

Row 5: Tss in next 2 sts, *tds in next st, tss in next st; rep from * to last 2 sts, tss in next st, ES.

Row 6-17: Rep Rows 4-5.

Row 18: Rep Row 2.

Row 19: Tunisian Simple stitch bind off.

Finishing:

Weave in ends and block to final measurements.

Further resources:

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