{"city":"London","node_image":"http://the.earth.li/~kake/images/london.crafts/kake/tunisian-crochet-linen-drape-small.jpg","content":"Tunisian crochet is sort of a cross between crochet and knitting. It's generally worked on a long hook with a stitch stopper at the non-hooked end - sort of a cross between a crochet hook and a straight knitting needle. The fabric formed is a lot flatter and more even than ordinary crochet. It has a slight case of the [[stocking stitch curl problem]].\n\nHere's an explanation (with good diagrams) of how to do the [http://www.geocities.com/Crotiques/tipsand.htm basic afghan stitch], which also explains how to stop the fabric from curling.\n\n","phone":"","address":"","locales":[],"categories":["Crochet","Crochet Stitch Patterns"],"username":"Kake","country":"United Kingdom","timestamp":"2007-06-05T12:58:47","os_x":"","opening_hours_text":"","node_image_url":"http://the.earth.li/~kake/images/london.crafts/kake/tunisian-crochet-linen-drape-large.jpg","url":"http://london-crafts.org/id=Tunisian_Crochet;version=2","postcode":"","website":"","latitude":"","node_image_licence":"","summary":"","longitude":"","version_indpt_url":"http://london-crafts.org/Tunisian_Crochet","os_y":"","formatted_content":"

Tunisian crochet is sort of a cross between crochet and knitting. It's generally worked on a long hook with a stitch stopper at the non-hooked end - sort of a cross between a crochet hook and a straight knitting needle. The fabric formed is a lot flatter and more even than ordinary crochet. It has a slight case of the [stocking stitch curl problem]?.

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Here's an explanation (with good diagrams) of how to do the basic afghan stitch, which also explains how to stop the fabric from curling.

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