Tunisian Pillows (Afghan Stitch)

Tunisian Pillows

designed by Kim Guzman © Aug. 2001

Email to kim@crochetkim.com

This pattern is copyrighted and provided here for your personal use only. This pattern may not be sold or published to other websites or electronic mailing lists, etc. Please do not distribute this pattern to anyone else. Distribution of copyrighted patterns will reduce traffic to my website. Please adhere to this policy when using this pattern.

Note for 2008: This pattern is one of the free patterns available on my website which may have been available for as long as a decade. During 2008, I plan on trying to focus on these patterns. Where suitable, I may rework the design using current yarns. Or, I may change the pattern writing style. In the past 10 years, my writing style has changed, so I want to make sure that everything is still workable. In some cases, I may be re-designing some things to provide a better fit. Again, these patterns are old. So, they can no longer be considered something representative of my current work skill and experience. Where I formerly was only able to produce designs for drop shoulders, for instance, some things may be redesigned to my current standards of modified drop shoulders, waist shaping, etc. Whatever time will allow.

Finished Size 14" x 14"

Materials

14" Afghan Hook: Size I (or size to obtain gauge)
Regular Crochet Hook Size H
2 balls Aunt Lydia's® Denim Quick Crochet - Bleached
2 balls Aunt Lydia's® Denim Quick Crochet - Chambray
2 14" x 14" Pillow Forms
Yarn Needle
Ruler or Measuring Tape

Special Stitches

Knit Afghan Stitch: When Opening Stitches for an Afghan Knit Stitch, you will place your hook from front to back in BETWEEN the front and back vertical bars. Note that the vertical bar is actually an inverted "U." Make sure you're placing your hook BETWEEN the bars of the SAME inverted "U."

Reverse Afghan Stitch: When Opening Stitches for a Reverse Afghan Stitch, you will place your hook behind your work, in the Back vertical bar. For the standard Afghan Stitch, you place your hook in the front vertical bar only. This is the reverse. It makes a firm ridge on the right side of your work.

Gauge A 23 lp × 27 row swatch worked in Stitch Pattern with Size I Afghan Hook measures a 6" square. [Always take time to check your gauge.]

Stitch Pattern

Row 1: (Opening Stitches) With Afghan Hook, make a length of ch as specified. Insert hook in the BACK BUMP of the second ch from hook and pull up a lp (two lps remain on hook). * Insert hook in the BACK BUMP of the next ch and pull up a lp. Rep from * across. You will end with the same number of lps as the original ch. Do not turn. (Closing Stitches) Working in the opposite direction, YO and pull through one lp only for the first st closing. YO and pull through two lps for the remaining st closings. You will end with one lp on your hook. Do not turn.

Row 2: (Opening Stitches) Sk the first vertical bar. * Work Reverse Afghan St in next lp, work Afghan Knit St in next lp. Rep from * across. Do not turn. (Closing Stitches) Close sts as for Row 1.

Row 3: (Opening Stitches) Sk the first vertical bar. * Work Afghan Knit St in next lp, work Reverse Afghan St in next lp. Rep from * across to within last 2 sts. Work Afghan Knit Sts in last 2 sts. Do not turn. (Closing Stitches) Close sts as for Row 1.

Rep Rows 2-3 throughout.

Moss Stitch Pillow (White)

[Make 2] With Bleached Denim and afghan hook, ch 51. Beg Stitch Pattern (see above). Cont in Stitch Pattern until you reach 13" (approximately 59 rows). Fasten off.

With Front side facing, join Bleached Denim with sl st using regular crochet hook at right top corner. Ch 1. Work 3 sc in same sp of joining. Inserting hook as for Afghan Knit St, work 49 sc across the top. Work 3 sc in corner. Work 49 sc evenly across the remaining 3 sides, with 3 sc in each corner. Sl st to first sc. Fasten off. Weave in all ends.

Joining: Holding front and back of pillow together, with Back Sides facing, join Chambray Denim in any center sc of 3-sc corner, ensuring that you insert your hook in same sc of both sides of pillow. Ch 1. *Reverse sc across to center sc of corner. Work 2 Reverse sc in center sc of corner. Rep from * until 3 sides of the pillow have been joined. Insert pillow form and complete the fourth side. Sl st to the first Reverse sc. Fasten off. Weave in all ends.

Honeycomb Pillow (Blue)

[Make 2] With Chambray Denim and afghan hook, ch 51. Beg Stitch Pattern (see above). Cont in Stitch Pattern until you reach 13" (approximately 59 rows). Fasten off.

With Back side facing, join Chambray Denim with sl st using regular crochet hook at right top corner. Ch 1. Work 3 sc in same sp of joining. Inserting hook as for Afghan Knit St, work 49 sc across the top. Work 3 sc in corner. Work 49 sc evenly across the remaining 3 sides, with 3 sc in each corner. Sl st to first sc. Fasten off. Weave in all ends.

Joining: Holding front and back of pillow together, with Front Sides facing, join Bleached Denim in any center sc of 3-sc corner, ensuring that you insert your hook in same sc of both sides of pillow. Ch 1. *Reverse sc across to center sc of corner. Work 2 Reverse sc in center sc of corner. Rep from * until 3 sides of the pillow have been joined. Insert pillow form and complete the fourth side. Sl st to the first Reverse sc. Fasten off. Weave in all ends.

Visit CrochetKim for more great patterns!

New Designs
by
Kim Guzman

Sunday Best Sweaters
One Pattern! 18 sizes!

Fall Into Fall Vest
One Pattern! 18 sizes!

Customizable Tank Top Sets

Sporty Baby

School Girl