Stitch 2_Tunisian Reverse Stitch (Trs)

The Tunisian Reverse Stitch is basically the Tunisian Simple Stitch, worked in reverse by inserting the hook from the back into the back vertical bar. This gives a stitch similar to the Tunisian Purl Stitch which we will also look at. The Trs can also be used as an alternative to the Tunisian Purl Stitch. If you worked a piece in Trs and yo turn it around so that the back is facing you, it looks exactly like the Tunisian Purl stitch. This is because the working yarn is worked on the back and creates the loops during the YO steps. The Trs has less tendency to curl though and is great to use as a frame on the edges of a piece and to work in conjunction with the Tunisian Simple Stitch as the stitch -and row count of this stitch gives similar dimensions to that of the Tunisian Simple Stitch.

Symbol

Trs

Return or Close Stitch

Chain

Diagram

Amount of Stitches for Stitch Pattern

Any amount of stitches

Abbreviations

Trs – Tunisian Reverse Stitch

ch – chain

lp(s) – loop(s)

rep – repeat

Tss-wise – Tunisian Simple Stitch Wise

slst(s) – slip stitch(es)

v-bar(s) – vertical bar(s)

YO – yarn over

Instructions

For the purpose of creating a Tunisian Sampler Blanket that you will find HERE, let’s work a square as follows:

Ch 35, (work the following pattern for 34 rows incl the foundation row or until square)

1. Foundation Row: Find a tutorial on the Foundation Row HERE.

2. Row 1: (Forward Pass) Skip the 1^st v-bar,

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3. *tilt the work slightly forward to expose the back v-bars, insert hook from side-to-side under the next (2^nd) back v-bar in the direction you work,

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4. YO and pull up a loop (Trs is worked);

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5. Rep from * across to last stitch,

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6. work last st as for TSS (This is the ch-1 of the previous row. Insert hook behind both the front v-bar and the back bar of the chain).

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7. (Return Pass) ch1,

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8. Close as for Tss [*YO and pull through 2 loops (one ch will be formed while one loop from the hook will be dropped); rep from * across until ONE loop remains].

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