If you’ve recently learnt how to do Tunisian crochet and have fallen in love with this fun craft, then here’s a project to really put your newfound skills to the test.
This amazing free Tunisian crochet blanket pattern by Poppy and Bliss uses the basic Tunisian simple stitch with clever colour changes. This cool design is achieved by following colourwork charts to create this amazing geometric design.
The design is also made up in four separate strips, which are joined together as you progress. It’s a pattern that has a lot of technical interest and may seem a bit complicated to start with, but don’t panic! Once you’ve read all the notes and got started you’ll quickly get into the swing of things and can follow the chart at your own pace.
We’ve listed the yarn and materials required below, but if you need to stock up on supplies we’ve included a handy shopping list with links where you can buy products in both the UK and US.
Treat yourself to a new Tunisian hook
Before starting on such an epic project, you want to make sure you have the right tools for the job. Check out our pick of the best Tunisian crochet hooks and find the right one for you!
Important information about this Tunisian crochet blanket pattern
Each row of Tunisian Crochet is made up of a Forward Pass (FwdP) and Return Pass (RetP). You do not turn the work at all in this pattern, so you will be working from the RS throughout.
Tension and measurements
17 stitches and 16 rows measure 10x10cm (4x4in) using Tunisian Simple Stitch and a 6mm hook or size required to achieve stated tension.
Exact tension is not critical but will affect yarn quantities and finished measurements.
Finished Blanket measures approx 96x100cm (37¾x39¼in)
Abbreviations
You can find a full list of all standard crochet abbreviations we use in our abbreviations and conversions guide. We have included instructions and abbreviations for each of the Tunisian crochet stitches used below.
Stitches used in this Tunisian crochet blanket pattern
Tunisian Simple Stitch (Tss)
Forward Pass (FwdP) The loop on your hook counts as first st, do not work into the vertical bar on edge of work.
*With yarn at back, insert hook from side to side behind next vertical bar, yarn round hook (yrh) and pull up loop and leave loop on hook (1 stitch complete); repeat from * until the last vertical bar at edge, insert hook under vertical bar and loop on outside edge, pull up loop.
Return Pass (RetP) Yrh and draw through first loop on hook, *yrh and draw through 2 loops on hook; repeat from * until 1 loop remains on hook. The Return Pass remains the same regardless of which stitch you are working.
Changing colour on a Forward Pass
Insert the hook in the stitch where you want to change colour, yrh in the new colour, twisting the ends of the yarn together to avoid a hole in the work.
Try to keep the tension consistent and pull the yarn a bit tighter at the change.
Changing colour on a Return Pass
When working Tunisian crochet with more than one shade within a row, you will have already established the pattern of which stitches are worked in which shades on the Forward Pass of that row.
Always match the colours on the Return Pass to those of the Forward Pass, unless otherwise stated.
To do this, work the Return Pass as usual until you have one loop on the hook of the old colour. The next yrh will be in the new colour.
If only the first loop on the hook is in the old colour, use that colour to do the (yrh and draw through first loop) at the beginning of the Return Pass, then change to the new colour thereafter.
If you need to change colour for the first stitch on the Forward Pass of the next row, the pick up the new colour on the last yrh of the Return Pass.
Always twist the ends of the yarn together at each colour change.
Reverse dc
Work each dc st in the st to right of the previous one (or to the left if left handed). For a step-by-step tutorial check out our how to do reverse crochet guide (also known as crab stitch).
How to read Tunisian colour charts
To follow this Tunisian crochet blanket pattern, you will need to download the chart pdf.
When reading a Chart for Tunisian colourwork, read each row of the Chart from right to left for the Forward Pass – then read the same row of the Chart from left to right for the Return Pass.
Each square on the Chart counts as one stitch, and each line as one row.
On the Forward Pass, skip the first square on the right of the Chart because the loop on the hook counts as the first st and is not worked.
On the Return Pass, the first square on the left of the Chart represents the first (yrh and draw through first loop). After that, each square on the Chart represents one (yrh and draw through 2 loops) of the Return Pass, working in the appropriate colour.
Free Tunisian crochet blanket pattern
Notes
The blanket is made in Tunisian Simple Stitch (Tss) with 4 separate strips of Tunisian Crochet, each with a different colour pattern.
The strip on the left side of the blanket is worked first, then as each following strip is worked it is joined to the right-hand edge of the previous strip at the end of each Forward Pass.
A border is worked in standard crochet around the entire blanket afterwards.
Yarn A is used for the foundation ch of each strip. Thereafter, follow the charts for each strip for the colour changes. See notes above for how to follow a Tunisian colourwork chart.
The first 2 rows of the pattern are written out in full below to help you follow the Chart.
