Tunisian crochet offers the best of knitting and crochet. Toni bought Tunisian crochet out of the dark ages. Tunisian crochet used to be an afterthought in most crochet books. She has made Tunisian crochet hip.
That's possibly true for America. ❤️ In southern Europe the girls learned it in schools. In the north knitting took over, but it seems it survived well in the Eastern European countries. You can say it's been our secret European craft until Toni exposed it 😂😂😂
Welcome to my rabbithole. I've been in it for more than 10-15 years 😂 I always have wips in both knitting, crochet and tunisian. I'd call it hand weaving (or portable weaving), more than a mix between crochet and knitting.😂 TL yarn crafts is a super inspiration ❤️ One thing Toni doesn't explore much though, is the possibilities of handdyed yarns and using bigger hooks. The woven fabric will give handdyed yarn a new life, and if you use an 8mm hook with wolly sock or sports weight, 9mm if you add mohair, it'll give you a light flowy and gorgeous fabric for shawls. (and try a merino with a bit of alpaca on a large hook ❤️ you'll love it!!!) For shawls, you don't want to squeeze the double treads of the return pass through... For other things you might want a more sturdy fabric. Experiment ❤️ Tunisian crochet seems to have been an old European craft that never made it to the US 😂 It's so portable. Just bring a ball of yarn and your hook, and you can work anywhere ❤️ Have fun (One small tip, when deciding needle size for a yarn: use the first 10 stitches of your cast-on, and make 10 fast rows, to see what fabric you produce. The yarn inside the stitches fill out more and more, when you add rows, so with 10 rows you have a good idea. It'll sometimes surprise you, how large a hook you can actually use! 😊)
Those crochet tiles are so gorgeous! I haven't really been drawn to the classic granny squares but could see really loving making a design like that 😍.
My mom taught me to crochet, then I learned to knit later. Thanks for the recommendation on Tunisian crochet. For both knit and crochet, I’m subscribed to Chandi at Expression Fiber Arts. She has beautiful yarns and patterns, and a delightful personality! 🧶
Toni’s so amazing, right?! I haven’t started yet, but I’m planning to use an advent calendar to make a version of her temperature blankets. You look so stunning in black. ❤ Happy belated birthday! Welcome to the 40s club!
Back in the Dark Ages (when I learned how to crochet) they used to call Tunisian crochet the afghan stitch. I made several afghans with it and crossed stitched patterns on the front. One of my young cousins brought out a bag full of stuff to teach me a whole new thing and was surprised when I already knew how to do it (sorry, old people know lots of stuff already). I bought Toni's book and made a cardigan for my daughter in law from it, it's beautiful and Toni is a goddess.
Welcome to club 40. 🙂 I love the Oslo hat. Thanks for sharing the construction because it has confirmed that I need to knit that hat. I also have ear pain from the cold and wind so the triple brim sounds AMAZING. I learned crochet several years before knitting and I love the Tunision crochet technique! It's very fun and I need to get tunision crochet hooks with cables because I only have the old school hooks from my great grandma. I also inherited a couple sizes of hairpin lace needles but I have not dared dive into that one........maybe this will be the year.
As someone who learned to crochet before knitting, I will never regret purchasing a set of Tunisian crochet hooks because they are compatible with my knitting cables & I reach for them everytime I need to pick up stitches for sleeves or collars.
Great episode. You have revived my interest in Tunisian crochet. Some time ago I was on Staci Perry's site and fell in love with her Tunisian Stripes blanket (free pattern). She has some great tutorials and patterns on her site and thought you may want to check her out. Hope you are enjoying your new passion, which by the way, is contagious!
Well! Watching you makes me feel less scared of the big scary 40 I'd love to try tunisian crochet. After my PhD is done (maybe in another 20 years), I'll give it a try!
Now my new obsession too! Thank you and Toni for enabling! :) New to crochet and still on the basics having only recently learnt that terms for UK and US stitches can be different. Have started with a basic hat but wanted to comment in case this is helpful to anyone that I hold the yarn in the same hand as the hook...as I do in knitting (Im right-handed). I believe this is quite rare. Tunisian crochet does seem to offer the best of both worlds. Have purchased the hooks and am eager to try. 💜
I learned to work Tunisian when I was in elementary school, my grandpa made the hooks. I've never upgraded, just love using the hooks he made. My grandma called it cro-knit at the time. It wasn't until I saw the hook used on Pinterest that I realized Tunisian was the same basic stitch I'd learned in cro-knit. I did experiment with different techniques a long time ago, but now am delighted with the different stitches we can do now! I always start with dish/washcloths to learn new stitches whenever I get the urge to work on Tunisian.
I bought the lantern moon set as my first set of Tunisian hooks as well. I broke my ankle before Christmas so I’ve been stuck on the couch. After making 3 lalylala lambs ( highly recommend) I was looking for something new, Toni got me started in Tunisian, It’s funny how Tunisian crochet made me want to try knitting, bought one pair of lantern moon knitting needles becuase I already had cords. I’m trying to bend my mind around knitting, it’s what initially brought me to your channel
You've inspired me to pick up my crochet hooks again.....I go through phases of knitting and suddenly I think....oooh I need to crochet!!! Given the wallpaper in your craft room you should defo check out Janie Crow if you haven't already......her crochet designs are incredible, I think you'll like them!! Happy hooking!! 😀
That’s so funny I started with crochet (a few years ago) so that feels familiar and easy while knitting for so long felt like sorcery… now I knit too and it’s not quite so mystical but I love it too now! It was harder to learn than crochet though 😉 oh also I’m a chart girl all the way- give me a crochet chart and I can make the thing… give me written instructions and I feel like I’m in math class struggling through a word problem.
Hey. Lovely to see you get excited about crochet. Working on a crochet top watching you. You might enjoy Dora Ohrensteins crochet every way book. Have a great weekend
It seems to be the same as the afghan stitch. I made a afghan years ago with that stitch, then added a cross stitch pattern. It is very similar to the Aida cloth used for cross stitch.
Beautiful Tunisian wrap. Tunisian is a great transition craft between crochet and knitting. I learned crochet, then Tunisian, and then Knit. It makes a great thick fabric. And it has the most stitches available, because you can insert the hook in 5+ spots. Enjoy.
I once taught a class in Tunisian crochet at your LYS, The Nimble Thimble. We made dishcloths, one in Tunisian Simple Stitch, and another in Tunisian Knit Stitch. As for regular crochet, one of the comments mentioned Janie Crow; definitely check her out. She creates works of art!
I don’t know if I should say thank you or not!😆 But I think I’m diving down yet another crafting hole with Tunisian Crochet! I ordered the book you recommended and I just purchased the Knitters Pride Dreamz Tunisian crochet hooks. Toni looks like a fabulous teacher and I can’t wait to get started. Add to cart, delivered tomorrow, and I’m learning a new craft! How great is that?
Happy birthday!!! So happy to see you turned to Tunisian crochet!! It's one of my favorites!! Welcome to the 40's club!! Enjoy this decade. So far it's been amazing for me! Again happy birthday and I look forward to your future videos!
Kristen you have made me gasp! I dabbled in Tunisian crochet about 5 years ago and never knew there were hooks with CABLES 😮! Of course there is 🤦♀️. Amazon here I come! Thanks!
I just started learning Tunisian Crochet and discovered Toni Lipsey and binged watched a lot of her videos. I watched her video on Tunisian Crochet Hooks and discovered that Chiaogoo have a tunisian crochet hook set and that's the set I purchased. I also heard great reviews about her book "The Tunisian Crochet Handbook: A Beginners Guide", published '2021. I purchased from Amazon and I love the book, it has great instructions along with pictures of the stitches. The book includes a few projects to get you started. I'm finding out tunisian crochet is not as hard as I thought it was.
If you like the textured square crochet motifs, you may dig the work of Shelley Husband. She does some really beautiful squares in a lot of different sizes for making gorgeous blankets.
I think your Oslo hat was a tighter fit as the pattern calls for DK or fingering held double. I believe you mentioned you used sport weight. Looks great still.
Oh Kristin. I saw the title and thought, "nope I will not follow her down the rabbit hole this time". Ive done both regular and Tunisian crochet and I just love the speed at which items make up compared to some knitting. And a belated happy birthday to you.
I learned to crochet as my 1st fiber art. I wanted to learn everything crochet and by far Tunisian is my favorite. I have a Tunisian crochet cardigan in my queue on ravelry. It’s Point Sal by Kay Krochets. This will be my 1st Tunisian sweater. I’m super excited about it.
Ok Kristin, I'm halfway through watching this and I can't stand it anymore: I need to know where you got those baskets on your shelf. They have a definite Art Deco vibe and I need them!
Love TL Yarn Crafts! More of a regular crochet person than Tunisian Crochet, though. Tunisian does look like knitting though. My newest adventure is latch hooking and I'm having fun with that. Knitting is always my first love. LOL
Happy birthday, Kristin! Glad you and your husband had a great time on your birthday trip! I really enjoyed this video! I'm good at crochet, but haven't tried tunisian crochet--it looks super fun! Wish you a very happy rest of the week!
Belated birthday wishes Kristin!! I’m turning 35 in May this year and I hope to look half as good as you when I turn 40! You are an inspiration in so many ways! 😊❤️
Totally understand the crochet bug. I'm also a newbie down this rabbit hole. I made the mistake of buying those cheap Tunisian crochet hooks. They weren't fit for purpose so you have definitely made a good purchase. I have been using Toft patterns to improve my skills. I want to make an Ariana cardigan and a Janie Crow throw. I love your Lamia wrap. I think that has just got added to my queue.
Happy belated birthday Kristin so glad you were able to get away. I bought yarn and a hook to make the Lamia wrap. I guess I should start it this weekend. Yours is gorgeous
Omg with you on the ears, my fam thinks I’m weird but the minute my earlobes get cold I have an instant earache 😢 beautiful hat! And oh snap, now I have subscribed to Toni to learn Tunisian, ha. Always been interested in that specifically because it produces what I think is nicer fabric than crochet and more similar to knitting.
Happy birthday Kristin! And your crochet hooks are gorgeous. You’re inadvertently beckoning me down this rabbit hole. This one is a little more feasible for me than candle making soo that’s good. 😘
Thanks, Tayler! Oh man, candle making is fun, but quickly realized it's not something I could or want to sustain in addition to yarn-dyeing. Tunisian crochet, though... just can't get enough! 😆
My hubs and I love watching your videos. We can't believe you're 40. You look much younger. I know that's annoying to hear because I hear it all the time! 😄 All your projects look amazing as usual. I'm definitely telling mauve about the neutrals. 🤭 I love your excitement for crochet! 🧶
I totally get it….a month ago or so I crocheted according to every instruction along with a TH-cam pattern tutorial (at least five times because it goes so fast) to make a crochet fringed cowl (after watching tutorials and learning how to do basic stitches) and my knitting has been quite neglected….it all started when I saw the crocheted gift Enid gave to Wednesday on the Netflix series. I can’t stop now. I just wanted to know how to do it. Still haven’t gotten the “Wednesday Snood” right but still trying. 🖤
That's exactly how I like to learn. Keep practicing! You'll get it!! I've been seeing so many Wednesday-inspired knit/crochet projects floating around. So good! 🖤
Hi Kristin - glad you enjoyed your Birthday! I am just about finished with my Lamia Wrap, only have three rows left. I have really enjoyed this Tunisian Crochet rabbit hole I have just fell down! 🐰
I've crochet my whole life and still have problems with the turn and first stitch. I wonder if putting a stitch marker in that last stitch made before you turn would do the trick.
Yes! I started out by putting a marker at the end, which really helped to find where to insert the hook. I eventually stopped, but think I need to start doing it again because I get it wrong, here and there. 😬
Oh my goodness those hooks are gorgeous! 😍 I haven’t done any Tunisian crochet for a long time but I’m inspired again now! My hook set is not as fancy though, just a Denise one.
Tunisian crochet offers the best of knitting and crochet. Toni bought Tunisian crochet out of the dark ages. Tunisian crochet used to be an afterthought in most crochet books. She has made Tunisian crochet hip.
I absolutely love her for this!!
That's possibly true for America. ❤️ In southern Europe the girls learned it in schools. In the north knitting took over, but it seems it survived well in the Eastern European countries. You can say it's been our secret European craft until Toni exposed it 😂😂😂
Welcome to my rabbithole. I've been in it for more than 10-15 years 😂
I always have wips in both knitting, crochet and tunisian. I'd call it hand weaving (or portable weaving), more than a mix between crochet and knitting.😂
TL yarn crafts is a super inspiration ❤️ One thing Toni doesn't explore much though, is the possibilities of handdyed yarns and using bigger hooks.
The woven fabric will give handdyed yarn a new life, and if you use an 8mm hook with wolly sock or sports weight, 9mm if you add mohair, it'll give you a light flowy and gorgeous fabric for shawls. (and try a merino with a bit of alpaca on a large hook ❤️ you'll love it!!!) For shawls, you don't want to squeeze the double treads of the return pass through... For other things you might want a more sturdy fabric. Experiment ❤️
Tunisian crochet seems to have been an old European craft that never made it to the US 😂 It's so portable. Just bring a ball of yarn and your hook, and you can work anywhere ❤️ Have fun
(One small tip, when deciding needle size for a yarn: use the first 10 stitches of your cast-on, and make 10 fast rows, to see what fabric you produce. The yarn inside the stitches fill out more and more, when you add rows, so with 10 rows you have a good idea. It'll sometimes surprise you, how large a hook you can actually use! 😊)
Love the Oslo hat, it's gorgeous in black. Neutrals "All things Beige" may be nice to have, but they're really dull, no surprises or thrills.
Woot! Happy 40th!! I'm turning 40 later this year and totally looking forward to it. Cheers to the next decade of life!
Yes! I am enjoying the peaceful nature of Tunisian Crochet. The Yarn Snob videos got me into the channel TL yarn craft.
Toni has saved me from many ill advised yarn purchases 😆
Toni is the Queen!!! And I also splurged on the Lantern Moon set-money well spent.
Toni is a GEM! So glad you found her. And lovely Tunisian set.
Those crochet tiles are so gorgeous! I haven't really been drawn to the classic granny squares but could see really loving making a design like that 😍.
My mom taught me to crochet, then I learned to knit later. Thanks for the recommendation on Tunisian crochet. For both knit and crochet, I’m subscribed to Chandi at Expression Fiber Arts. She has beautiful yarns and patterns, and a delightful personality! 🧶
Toni’s so amazing, right?! I haven’t started yet, but I’m planning to use an advent calendar to make a version of her temperature blankets.
You look so stunning in black. ❤ Happy belated birthday! Welcome to the 40s club!
Back in the Dark Ages (when I learned how to crochet) they used to call Tunisian crochet the afghan stitch. I made several afghans with it and crossed stitched patterns on the front. One of my young cousins brought out a bag full of stuff to teach me a whole new thing and was surprised when I already knew how to do it (sorry, old people know lots of stuff already). I bought Toni's book and made a cardigan for my daughter in law from it, it's beautiful and Toni is a goddess.
Toni truly is!! 😄🙌 I have her book as well and looking forward to making some projects for it. You have one very lucky DIL! 💖
Sending support, love, and kindness from Lexington MI USA.
Welcome to club 40. 🙂 I love the Oslo hat. Thanks for sharing the construction because it has confirmed that I need to knit that hat. I also have ear pain from the cold and wind so the triple brim sounds AMAZING.
I learned crochet several years before knitting and I love the Tunision crochet technique! It's very fun and I need to get tunision crochet hooks with cables because I only have the old school hooks from my great grandma. I also inherited a couple sizes of hairpin lace needles but I have not dared dive into that one........maybe this will be the year.
As someone who learned to crochet before knitting, I will never regret purchasing a set of Tunisian crochet hooks because they are compatible with my knitting cables & I reach for them everytime I need to pick up stitches for sleeves or collars.
That's such a great tip. Thanks, Shannon!
I went down the rabbit hole with Tunisian crochet on Craftsy. Looking forward to the patterns you choose.
Great episode. You have revived my interest in Tunisian crochet. Some time ago I was on Staci Perry's site and fell in love with her Tunisian Stripes blanket (free pattern). She has some great tutorials and patterns on her site and thought you may want to check her out. Hope you are enjoying your new passion, which by the way, is contagious!
happy late birthday welcome to the 40 club
oh noooo . . . . feel myself about to dive down the Tunisian crochet rabbit hole behind you . . . . 🙃
Well! Watching you makes me feel less scared of the big scary 40
I'd love to try tunisian crochet. After my PhD is done (maybe in another 20 years), I'll give it a try!
Happy birthday, Sis. Take lots of pictures because your 40s go by very quickly.
Now my new obsession too! Thank you and Toni for enabling! :) New to crochet and still on the basics having only recently learnt that terms for UK and US stitches can be different. Have started with a basic hat but wanted to comment in case this is helpful to anyone that I hold the yarn in the same hand as the hook...as I do in knitting (Im right-handed). I believe this is quite rare. Tunisian crochet does seem to offer the best of both worlds. Have purchased the hooks and am eager to try. 💜
I learned to work Tunisian when I was in elementary school, my grandpa made the hooks. I've never upgraded, just love using the hooks he made. My grandma called it cro-knit at the time. It wasn't until I saw the hook used on Pinterest that I realized Tunisian was the same basic stitch I'd learned in cro-knit. I did experiment with different techniques a long time ago, but now am delighted with the different stitches we can do now! I always start with dish/washcloths to learn new stitches whenever I get the urge to work on Tunisian.
I bought the lantern moon set as my first set of Tunisian hooks as well. I broke my ankle before Christmas so I’ve been stuck on the couch. After making 3 lalylala lambs ( highly recommend) I was looking for something new, Toni got me started in Tunisian, It’s funny how Tunisian crochet made me want to try knitting, bought one pair of lantern moon knitting needles becuase I already had cords. I’m trying to bend my mind around knitting, it’s what initially brought me to your channel
Hi. It was good to know that you visit my country.
I did, indeed, Pamela! It's beautiful!! I didn't want to leave ❤🇵🇷🙌
added to cart also .. womp womp
Would love to see some crochet in your hand dyed yarn ❤ TH-cam recommended this video to me, probably because I usually watch so much TL yarn crafts
Welcome to my channel, Minerva! I definitely plan on crocheting with my hand-dyed yarn! 😄
You've inspired me to pick up my crochet hooks again.....I go through phases of knitting and suddenly I think....oooh I need to crochet!!! Given the wallpaper in your craft room you should defo check out Janie Crow if you haven't already......her crochet designs are incredible, I think you'll like them!! Happy hooking!! 😀
That’s so funny I started with crochet (a few years ago) so that feels familiar and easy while knitting for so long felt like sorcery… now I knit too and it’s not quite so mystical but I love it too now! It was harder to learn than crochet though 😉 oh also I’m a chart girl all the way- give me a crochet chart and I can make the thing… give me written instructions and I feel like I’m in math class struggling through a word problem.
Hey. Lovely to see you get excited about crochet. Working on a crochet top watching you. You might enjoy Dora Ohrensteins crochet every way book. Have a great weekend
Ooh, thanks for the book recommendation. Will go check it out! 😄
How exciting! I learned Tunisian knit stitch over the summer it was a lot of fun
It seems to be the same as the afghan stitch. I made a afghan years ago with that stitch, then added a cross stitch pattern. It is very similar to the Aida cloth used for cross stitch.
Beautiful Tunisian wrap. Tunisian is a great transition craft between crochet and knitting. I learned crochet, then Tunisian, and then Knit. It makes a great thick fabric. And it has the most stitches available, because you can insert the hook in 5+ spots. Enjoy.
I once taught a class in Tunisian crochet at your LYS, The Nimble Thimble. We made dishcloths, one in Tunisian Simple Stitch, and another in Tunisian Knit Stitch. As for regular crochet, one of the comments mentioned Janie Crow; definitely check her out. She creates works of art!
I don’t know if I should say thank you or not!😆 But I think I’m diving down yet another crafting hole with Tunisian Crochet! I ordered the book you recommended and I just purchased the Knitters Pride Dreamz Tunisian crochet hooks. Toni looks like a fabulous teacher and I can’t wait to get started. Add to cart, delivered tomorrow, and I’m learning a new craft! How great is that?
I've made 2 projects by Petite Knit and I have to admit. Her patterns are amazing. They are well written and have a very classic look.
Happy birthday!!! So happy to see you turned to Tunisian crochet!! It's one of my favorites!! Welcome to the 40's club!! Enjoy this decade. So far it's been amazing for me! Again happy birthday and I look forward to your future videos!
Oh man, now you make me want to try Tunisian crochet! C'mon girl, you're killing me lol! So much fun!😄
Totally with you on the Tunisian crochet train! 🚂 I’ve been making swatches all week and have yarn on the way to make Toni’s latest Arvada shawl!
Definitely use stitch markers for the first and last stitch.
Kristen you have made me gasp! I dabbled in Tunisian crochet about 5 years ago and never knew there were hooks with CABLES 😮! Of course there is 🤦♀️. Amazon here I come! Thanks!
I just started learning Tunisian Crochet and discovered Toni Lipsey and binged watched a lot of her videos. I watched her video on Tunisian Crochet Hooks and discovered that Chiaogoo have a tunisian crochet hook set and that's the set I purchased. I also heard great reviews about her book "The Tunisian Crochet Handbook: A Beginners Guide", published '2021. I purchased from Amazon and I love the book, it has great instructions along with pictures of the stitches. The book includes a few projects to get you started. I'm finding out tunisian crochet is not as hard as I thought it was.
If you like the textured square crochet motifs, you may dig the work of Shelley Husband. She does some really beautiful squares in a lot of different sizes for making gorgeous blankets.
Just looked her up on Amazon. 😍😍😍 Thankyou for the suggestion, Aileen!
Love the crotchet you are showing us..wish I'd learned properly to crochet when it was offered to me..bow she is gone :'-(
I think your Oslo hat was a tighter fit as the pattern calls for DK or fingering held double. I believe you mentioned you used sport weight. Looks great still.
happy birthday! 40???? no way!!!!!
Waaaayyyy!! and thank you! 😆
Oh Kristin. I saw the title and thought, "nope I will not follow her down the rabbit hole this time". Ive done both regular and Tunisian crochet and I just love the speed at which items make up compared to some knitting. And a belated happy birthday to you.
I learned to crochet as my 1st fiber art. I wanted to learn everything crochet and by far Tunisian is my favorite. I have a Tunisian crochet cardigan in my queue on ravelry. It’s Point Sal by Kay Krochets. This will be my 1st Tunisian sweater. I’m super excited about it.
Love your hat. I knit one in white with mohair and boy it is warm.
Thanks for sharing your Tunisian Crochet Journey! Looks like fun. Enjoy ❤❤❤
Ok Kristin, I'm halfway through watching this and I can't stand it anymore: I need to know where you got those baskets on your shelf. They have a definite Art Deco vibe and I need them!
Hi Alli! They're from IKEA as well :D www.ikea.com/us/en/p/lustigkurre-basket-natural-water-hyacinth-seagrass-30457328/
Happy birthday! You look 25- really!
Love TL Yarn Crafts! More of a regular crochet person than Tunisian Crochet, though. Tunisian does look like knitting though. My newest adventure is latch hooking and I'm having fun with that. Knitting is always my first love. LOL
Knitting 4EVR!!! 🙌 It feels good to learn a new skill, though. Latch hooking looks like a blast!
Happy birthday, Kristin! Glad you and your husband had a great time on your birthday trip!
I really enjoyed this video! I'm good at crochet, but haven't tried tunisian crochet--it looks super fun!
Wish you a very happy rest of the week!
Thank you so much, Calvin!! Glad you enjoyed 🤗
🎈 Happy Birthday 🎈
Thank you, K!!
Belated birthday wishes Kristin!! I’m turning 35 in May this year and I hope to look half as good as you when I turn 40! You are an inspiration in so many ways! 😊❤️
Aww, thanks so much, Akshatha. Happy early birthday to you! I'm sure you will be forever beautiful inside and out 💖
Totally understand the crochet bug. I'm also a newbie down this rabbit hole. I made the mistake of buying those cheap Tunisian crochet hooks. They weren't fit for purpose so you have definitely made a good purchase. I have been using Toft patterns to improve my skills. I want to make an Ariana cardigan and a Janie Crow throw. I love your Lamia wrap. I think that has just got added to my queue.
A friend told me about Janie Crow today. 🤯Her crochet is incredible!! I really want to make her Wednesday Adams-inspired Mexican Diamonds throw/scarf!
Happy belated birthday Kristin so glad you were able to get away. I bought yarn and a hook to make the Lamia wrap. I guess I should start it this weekend. Yours is gorgeous
Yay!! Welcome to Club Lamia! Tunisian Crochet is so much fun. You're gonna love it, Julie! 😄
Omg with you on the ears, my fam thinks I’m weird but the minute my earlobes get cold I have an instant earache 😢 beautiful hat! And oh snap, now I have subscribed to Toni to learn Tunisian, ha. Always been interested in that specifically because it produces what I think is nicer fabric than crochet and more similar to knitting.
My teenage daughter is the same. She loves knitted headbands for this reason.
Happy birthday! 🎉
Thanks, Stephanie! 🥰
Happy birthday Kristin! And your crochet hooks are gorgeous. You’re inadvertently beckoning me down this rabbit hole. This one is a little more feasible for me than candle making soo that’s good. 😘
Thanks, Tayler! Oh man, candle making is fun, but quickly realized it's not something I could or want to sustain in addition to yarn-dyeing. Tunisian crochet, though... just can't get enough! 😆
My hubs and I love watching your videos. We can't believe you're 40. You look much younger. I know that's annoying to hear because I hear it all the time! 😄 All your projects look amazing as usual. I'm definitely telling mauve about the neutrals. 🤭 I love your excitement for crochet! 🧶
Aww, thanks so much, Roshelle! 🙈 Don't look too close!! LOL, and oh dear. Mauve is gonna have a bone to pick with me. 😂
I made my first ever Tunisian crochet top last year and I love it. Got Toni's book for Christmas and I'm looking forward to diving into it
Ooh, which pattern did you make? I bought her book as well. So many beautiful projects!!
@@Voolenvine It was a beginner-friendly summer top from Keira Carnevale Designs and I found it a great intro to Tunisian Crochet
@@garinungkadol She has some beautiful patterns!!
Definitely get Toni's book on Tunisian Crochet! It's the best resource out there, and I go back to it all the time. :)
Happy birthday!!! I'm really tempted but Tunisian crochet right now, love the wrap!!!
Thank you, Nadège! I hope you'll give Tunisian crochet a try. It's so much fun!!
I totally get it….a month ago or so I crocheted according to every instruction along with a TH-cam pattern tutorial (at least five times because it goes so fast) to make a crochet fringed cowl (after watching tutorials and learning how to do basic stitches) and my knitting has been quite neglected….it all started when I saw the crocheted gift Enid gave to Wednesday on the Netflix series. I can’t stop now. I just wanted to know how to do it. Still haven’t gotten the “Wednesday Snood” right but still trying. 🖤
That's exactly how I like to learn. Keep practicing! You'll get it!! I've been seeing so many Wednesday-inspired knit/crochet projects floating around. So good! 🖤
Hi Kristin - glad you enjoyed your Birthday! I am just about finished with my Lamia Wrap, only have three rows left. I have really enjoyed this Tunisian Crochet rabbit hole I have just fell down! 🐰
YAY!! It's such a relaxing and QUICK pattern. I think I'm halfway done at this point 😅
I've crochet my whole life and still have problems with the turn and first stitch. I wonder if putting a stitch marker in that last stitch made before you turn would do the trick.
Yes! I started out by putting a marker at the end, which really helped to find where to insert the hook. I eventually stopped, but think I need to start doing it again because I get it wrong, here and there. 😬
Oh my goodness those hooks are gorgeous! 😍 I haven’t done any Tunisian crochet for a long time but I’m inspired again now! My hook set is not as fancy though, just a Denise one.
Toni uses Denise hooks. I think they're her favorite!
Love my Denise Tunisian hook set! Try using fingering weight with a 5mm hook. The fabric is less dense and has great drape.
P.S. 40 is the new 30 🖤😊⭐️
Agree! 😆
How many skeins of the Ella Rae Cashmerino Sport did you use?
Excellent question! 2 skeins and lost to yarn chicken by maybe 5 rounds. I just decreased earlier. The pom pom hides all sins! 😂
52
I’m sorry you are 40?
I legit thought you were in my age range which is mid-twenties.