Finished Measurements

Shawl is 74.5″ [189 cm] in length and 16″ [40.5 cm] in depth.

Gauge

13 TSS and 12 TSS rows = 4” [10 cm] x 4” [10 cm]; use any size hook to obtain the gauge.

MATERIALS

Yarn

WeCrochet Swish DK weight (100% Superwash Merino Wool, 123 yds / 112 m, 1.75 oz/ 50 g, CYCA# 3 light): #28632 Haze Heather, 10 balls

Hook

Size J/10 (6.0 mm) Tunisian Crochet hook with 16” [40.5 cm] cord

H/8 (5.0 mm) regular crochet hook

Notions

Tapestry needle, Stitch Marker

ABBREVIATIONS

Ch – Chain(s)

RS – Right Side

St(s) – Stitch(es)

Sp(s)– Space(s)

TRS- Tunisian Reverse Stitch

TSS- Tunisian Simple Stitch

WS – Wrong Side

Yo – yarn over

SPECIAL STITCHES

Foundation Slip Stitch:

First Stitch: Ch 1, insert hook into back ridge of chain, yarn over and pull up loop (2 loops on hook), yarn over and draw through 1 loop on hook (creates chain), draw through next loop on hook (creates slip stitch).

Next Stitch: Insert hook into chain just created (vertical bar furthest from hook), yarn over and pull up a loop (2 loops on hook), yarn over and draw through both loops on hook (first loop creates chain, second creates slip stitch)

Tunisian Simple Stitch (TSS): Insert hook from right to left into front vertical bar of next st, yarn over and pull up a loop.

Tunisian Reverse Stitch (TRS): Insert hook from right to left into back vertical bar of next st on the wrong side (or back of work), yarn over and pull up a loop. This pushes the return pass to the front of the work creating a purl-like look.

“Work Loops off as normal” Yarn over and draw through 1 loop on hook, *yarn over, pull through 2 loops on hook; repeat from * to end.

NOTES

Play 5 is attached to the corner of Play 4 near the first st. This play is worked as a triangle decreasing at the end of the return pass.
Play 5 is the same as Play 1, except you join as you go to Play 4 by picking up a stitch in Play 4 at the end of the forward pass.
You can substitute chains for the foundation slip stitches.
Loop on hook counts as your first stitch, do not work first stitch throughout.
It is easier to count the stitches while working the forward pass of the next row, instead of counting them while working the return pass of the current row. Remember the forward pass of the next row will have one additional loop for the stitch picked up on the edge of Play 4.

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SCHEMATIC

STITCH DIAGRAM

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TOS TUNISIAN SHAWL 2022 PATTERN

PLAY 5

Join yarn to corner of Play 4 at first st, 74 Foundation Slip Stitches

Row 1: Fwd: Pull up loop in 2nd st from hook (loop on hook counts as a st) and each st across, pull up loop in next stitch on Play 4. (75 loops on hook). Rtn: Yo and pull through 2 loops on hook (joins Play 4 to Play 5), work remaining loops off as normal until last 2 sts (last 3 loops on hook), yo and pull though last 3 loops on hook- 73 sts.

Rows 2-3 Fwd: Trs in each st across to last st, tss in last st, pull up loop in next st on Play 4. Rtn: Yo and pull through 2 loops on hook (joins Play 4 to Play 5), work remaining loops off as normal until last 2 sts (last 3 loops on hook), yo and pull though last 3 loops on hook. – 71 st.

Row 4: Fwd: Ch 1, (trs, ch 1) in each st across to last st, tss in last st, ch 1, skip next st on Play 4, pull up a loop in next st on Play 4. Rtn: Yo and draw through 2 loops on hook, *yo and draw through 4 loops on hook, ch 2; repeat from * across until last 7 sts (8 loops on hook), yo and draw through 4 loops on hook, ch 1, yo and draw through 4 loops on hook, yo and draw through last 2 loops on hook–69 sts.

Row 5: Fwd: Ch 1, tss in back ridge (bump on horizontal bars at top of dec) of next st, ch 1, tss around horizontal bars of next st, ch 1, *tss in back ridge of next st, ch 1, [tss around horizontal bars of next st, ch 1] twice; repeat across to last 3 sts, tss in back ridge of next st, ch 1, tss around horizontal bars of next st, ch 1, tss in last st, ch 1, skip next st on Play 4, pull up a loop in next st on Play 4. Rtn: Yo and draw through 2 loops on hook, *yo and draw through 4 loops on hook, ch 2; repeat from * across until last 5 sts (6 loops on hook), yo and draw through 4 loops on hook, yo and draw through last 3 loops on hook–67 sts.

Row 6: Fwd: Ch 1, *tss in back ridge of next st, ch 1, [tss around horizontal bars of next st, ch 1] twice; repeat across to last 3 sts, tss in back ridge of next st, ch 1, tss around horizontal bars of next st, ch 1, tss in last st, ch 1, skip next st on Play 4, pull up a loop in next st on Play 4. Rtn: Yo and draw through 2 loops on hook, *yo and draw through 4 loops on hook, ch 2; repeat from * across until last 6 sts (7 loops on hook), yo and draw through 4 loops on hook, ch 1, yo and draw through last 4 loops on hook–65 sts.

Row 7: Fwd: Ch 1, tss around horizontal bars of next st, ch 1, *tss in back ridge of next st, ch 1, [tss around horizontal bars of next st, ch 1] twice; repeat across to last 3 sts, tss in back ridge of next st, ch 1, tss around horizontal bars of next st, ch 1, tss in last st, ch 1, skip next st on Play 4, pull up a loop in next st on Play 4. Rtn: Yo and draw through 2 loops on hook, *yo and draw through 4 loops on hook, ch 2; repeat from * across until last 7 sts (8 loops on hook), yo and draw through 4 loops on hook, ch 1, yo and draw through 4 loops on hook, yo and draw through last 2 loops on hook–63 sts.

Row 8: Fwd: Ch 1, tss in back ridge (bump on horizontal bars at top of dec) of next st, ch 1, tss around horizontal bars of next st, ch 1, *tss in back ridge of next st, ch 1, [tss around horizontal bars of next st, ch 1] twice; repeat across to last 3 sts, tss in back ridge of next st, ch 1, tss around horizontal bars of next st, ch 1, tss in last st, ch 1, skip next st on Play 4, pull up a loop in next st on Play 4. Rtn: Yo and draw through 2 loops on hook, *yo and draw through 4 loops on hook, ch 2; repeat from * across until last 5 sts (6 loops on hook), yo and draw through 4 loops on hook, yo and draw through last 3 loops on hook–61 sts.

Row 9: Fwd: Ch 1, *tss in back ridge of next st, ch 1, [tss around horizontal bars of next st, ch 1] twice; repeat across to last 3 sts, tss in back ridge of next st, ch 1, tss around horizontal bars of next st, ch 1, tss in last st, ch 1, skip next st on Play 4, pull up a loop in next st on Play 4. Rtn: Yo and draw through 2 loops on hook, *yo and draw through 4 loops on hook, ch 2; repeat from * across until last 6 sts (7 loops on hook), yo and draw through 4 loops on hook, ch 1, yo and draw through last 4 loops on hook–59 sts.

Row 10: Fwd:Tss in back ridge of each st across to last st, tss in last st, pull up a loop in next st on Play 4. Rtn: Yo and draw through 2 loops on hook, work remaining loops off as normal until last 2 sts (3 loops), yo and draw through last 3 loops on hook–58 sts.

Rows 11-37: Repeat Rows 2-10 3 times- 13sts

Rows 38-39: Repeat Rows 2-3 once more- 11sts

Row 40: Fwd: Ch 1, (trs, ch 1) in each st across to last st, tss in last st, ch 1, skip next st on Play 4, pull up a loop in next st on Play 4. Rtn: Yo and draw through 2 loops on hook, yo and draw through 4 loops on hook, ch 2, yo and draw through 4 loops on hook, ch 1, yo and draw through 4 loops on hook, yo and draw through last 2 loops on hook–9 sts.

Row 41: Fwd: Ch 1, tss in back ridge of next st, ch 1, tss around horizontal bars of next st, ch 1, tss in back ridge of next st, ch 1, [tss around horizontal bars of next st, ch 1] twice, tss in back ridge of next st, ch 1, tss around horizontal bars of next st, ch 1, tss in last st, ch 1, skip next st on Play 4, pull up a loop in next st on Play 4. Rtn: Yo and draw through 2 loops on hook, yo and draw through 4 loops on hook, ch 2, yo and draw through 4 loops on hook, yo and draw through last 3 loops on hook–7 sts.

Row 42: Fwd: Ch 1, tss in back ridge of next st, ch 1, [tss around horizontal bars of next st, ch 1] twice, tss in back ridge of next st, ch 1, tss around horizontal bars of next st, ch 1, tss in last st, ch 1, skip next st on Play 4, pull up a loop in next st on Play 4. Rtn: Yo and draw through 2 loops on hook,yo and draw through 4 loops on hook, ch 1, yo and draw through last 4 loops on hook–5 sts.

Row 43: Fwd: Ch 1, tss around horizontal bars of next st, ch 1, tss in back ridge of next st, ch 1, tss around horizontal bars of next st, ch 1, tss in last st, ch 1, skip next st on Play 4, pull up a loop in next st on Play 4. Rtn: Yo draw through 2 loops on hook, yo draw through 4 loops on hook, yo and draw through last 2 loops on hook–3 sts.

Bind Off: Ch 1, tss in back ridge of next st, ch 1, tss in last st, ch 1, yo and draw through all 3 loops on hook, sl st to corner of Play 4. Fasten off. Weave in ends.

FINISHING

Pin to schematic size, spray with water and allow to dry. Join yarn to the long edge of the shawl, sc across the edge of the shawl evenly. Repeat on the opposite long edge. (Optional: Instead of just sc along the long edge, you can sc around the entire shawl. Place 4 sc in the corner of the sharp angle corner and place 2 sc in the wide angle corner to turn to the next side.)