T CAL 4Locking Hands

 T CAL 4 Locking Hands

Tunisian CAL 4 : Locking Hands

 thdc - Tunisian half double crochet, tdc - Tunisian double crochet

 

 

      

Ch : Chain FR: Foundation Row F: forward R: Return FP :Forward Pass RP: Return Pass Yo: yarn over TSS : Tunisian Simple Stitch THDCS: Tunisian Half Double Crochet TDC: Tunisian Double Crochet

Yarn: C1: Color 1 C2: Color 2 C3: Color 3

TSS: Insert hook from front to back between front vertical bars of a stitch YO and pull up a loop

Thdc: Yarn over, insert hook from right to left under next front vertical bar, YO and pull up a loop

Return pass, work the left edge stitch as normal, YO pull through 2, Yo pull through 3, Yo pull through 3 till the end, at right end you will be left with 2 loops on hook

 

Tdc: Yarn over , Insert hook from right to left under next front vertical bar, YO and pull up a loop, YO pull through 2 loops, continue till the end and the edge stitch YO insert hook into the edge stitch YO pull  up a loop Yo pull through 2

Important: Since the previous row was done in Thdc, pick up loop by inserting into 2 front vertical bars of each stitch

RP: Yo pull through 1, YO pull through 2, … Normal RP

Color Change at the left edge: Pull up a loop with new color, then normal RP

Color Change on right edge: with 2 stitches remaining in RP, pick up the next color

Bind off Row: Insert the hook in the next bar (second vertical bar) Yo , pull up a loop and pull through the loop on the hook, ( one loop on hook left)

Insert into the vertical bar of next stitch, yo pull up a loop and pull through the loop on the hook, continue this till the end and fasten off

Note1:  Always start FP with a ch 1 to compensate for the height of Thdc and Tdc

Note 2: I have used Ganga Alisha : chain 36 + 2

It is slightly bigger than 12”

Hence 34 + 2 stiches would work fine with this yarn

If you are using any other yarn, other than that mentioned here, you will have to use 2 sizes bigger hook than recommended and the stitch count to suit the length

You will be required to test the gauge before working on the project

Yarn:

Vardhman Zaima/ Ganga Alisha  : chain 36 (34+2) or as per your gauge to measure 11.5”

Hook : 8.00mm

1.    With C1, Chain the number of stitches required to measure 11.5”

Foundation Row (The first Forward and Return Pass will create the foundation Row)

Forward Pass: Stick the hook into the back bump of second chain from the hook and pull up a loop. Continue across the chain, pulling up a loop in each back bump, leaving all loops on the hook.

At the end of the chain, you will have the same number of loops on the hook as chains that you started with.

Reverse pass:  Yarn over and pull through one loop *Yarn over again and pull through 2 loops * Continue   * * till you have one loop left on the hook

The remaining loop on the hook is the right edge stitch

For this pattern at the end of Foundation stitch change color in the right edge

To start the next Forward Row always skip the front bar of the right edge stitch and begin with the second bar mentioned (= first stitch) to pull up a loop)

Row 1:  With C2 (color 2)  Ch1, Thdc in each of the stitches across ( each front vertical bar)

RP: Yo, pull through 2, Yo pull through 3 loops , Yo pull through 3…. till 2 loops are left on the hook work the last loop withC1

R 2 : With C1 , Ch1, work Tdc in each of the stitches across (each front vertical bar)

edge st

Change color C3  in the left edge for Reverse Pass

R3, R5, R7, R9….. same as Row 1 with C2 (odd rows)

 

R4: With C3 work TDC in each of the stitches across (each front vertical bar) , after edge stitch change color to C1 , work RP with C1

Note3: Tdc are worked in 2 colors C1 and C3 alternatively in even Rows

 

Repeat Rows 1 to 4 to the desired length ,

Work TSS for the last Row with Color C1 and work bind off stitches

 

Fasten off

Do the border with Sc/Hdc

 

How to work Thdc  C Video link :

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iOVtj-1B02A&t=546s

How to Work Tdc Video Link:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OThTeftcTcg

Changing Colour at the beginning of Reverse Pass

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nmWE3e5DVds

Changing Colour at the beginning of Forward Pass

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vg7rAVq90Hw

Key to Symbols

 

Key
⬭	Chain
	Tunisian Double Crochet
Thdc	Tunisian Half Double Crochet
~	Normal closing (RP)
~3	Reverse Pass , pull through 3

 

 

Symbol Chart

 

 

Pattern in a nutshell

FS worked in C1	Chain multiples of 5 + 2 in C1 and make FS
Odd Rows worked in C2	Work Odd rows in C2 (color 2) Row 1:    Thdc
Even Rows worked in {FP - C1, RP - C3} {FP - C3, RP - C1} Combinations	Tdc Pick up loop by inserting into 2 vertical bars of Thdc
Last Row worked in C1	TSS, Bind off one st at a time          Note: pick up a loop as you would do for TKs and TPS in respective stitches and bind off one at a time Fasten off Do the border with Sc/hdc

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