Tunisian Crochet Basketweave Blanket

For admirers of Tunisian crochet... make your very own beautiful basketweave stitch blanket!

By: Alexandra Halsey for AllFreeCrochet.com

By: Alexandra Halsey for AllFreeCrochet.com

From the Editor: We're excited to welcome back Alex Halsey for another terrific Tunisian crochet pattern! This basketweave blanket is lovely and cozy. It's perfect for curling up on the couch and enjoying a lazy day. Or you can take it along on a road trip or a beach vacation for some comfort when you're out and about. Find Alex's easy-to-follow pattern below, and be sure to check out all of her Tunisian crochet resources, including how to Tunisian crochet the basketweave stitch.

Tunisian Crochet is a form of crochet that combines knitting and crochet to create beautiful fabric. Popular Tunisian Crochet stitches mimic knitted and woven fabric. These stitches can be used to create light and airy fabric or thick and dense fabric.

The Tunisian Basketweave Stitch can be used to create a fabric that is both thick and very warm. Especially with a bulky weight yarn, this stitch becomes perfect for a blanket that can be used on the coldest of days to stay cozy.

Crochet HookP/16 or 11.5 mm hook

Yarn Weight(6) Super Bulky/Super Chunky (4-11 stitches for 4 inches)

Crochet Gauge7 sts and 7 rows = 4”

Gauge is given but there are also helpful measurements throughout the pattern.

Finished Size42” x 33” before blocking and 50” x 35” after blocking

Materials List

Mary Maxim Aran Tweed Chunky Yarn- Super Bulky 6

- 10 skeins

- 113g/74yds/68m

- 97% acrylic, 3% viscose
Size P/16 (11.5 mm) Tunisian crochet hook with cord
Scissors
Darning needle
Measuring tape

Notes

- Tks is the first loop on the hook at the beginning of each row.
- Chain loosely.
- Make tss shorter than normal to match other stitches.
- This pattern is worked flat with the right side of the work facing.
- Do not turn your work at the beginning of each row. Each row is worked from right to left (forward pass) and then from left to right
- At the beginning of each row, the first stitch is on the hook and counts as a Tunisian knit stitch.
- Can use other weight yarns but the size of the blanket will be different.

How To Work Into The Last Stitch Of The Row (Counts as a Tunisian knit stitch):

Tilt the work toward you and look for the last 2 vertical bars at the end of the row. (image 1)
Insert the hook under these last 2 vertical bars. (image 2)
Yarn over, (image 3)
and pull up a loop. (image 4)

The Pattern

R1: Forward Pass: ch 65, starting in the 2nd ch from the hook and working in the back humps, pick up a loop in each ch across. =65 loops

Return Pass: yo and pull through 1 loop on the hook, *yo and pull through 2 loops on the hook. Repeat from the * across until 1 loop remains on the hook.
R2: Forward Pass: tks (loop on the hook), tss across until 1 st remains, tks into the last st. =65 loops

Return Pass: yo and pull through 1 loop on the hook, *yo and pull through 2 loops on the hook. Repeat from the * across until 1 loop remains on the hook.

*Should measure approximately 36” long and 2.5” tall.
R3: Repeat R2.
R4: Forward Pass: tks, tss into the next 4 sts, tps into the next 5 sts, *tks into the next 5 sts, tps into the next 5 sts. Repeat from the * across until 5 sts remain, tss into the next 4 sts, tks into the last st. =65 loops

Return Pass: yo and pull through 1 loop on the hook, *yo and pull through 2 loops on the hook. Repeat from the * across until 1 loop remains on the hook.
R5-R7: Repeat R4.
R8: Forward Pass: tks, tss into the next 4 sts, tks into the next 5 sts, *tps into the next 5 sts, tks into the next 5 sts. Repeat from the * across until 5 sts remain, tss into the next 4 sts, tks into the last st. =65 loops

Return Pass: yo and pull through 1 loop on the hook, *yo and pull through 2 loops on the hook. Repeat from the * across until 1 loop remains on the hook.
R9-R11: Repeat R8.

*Should measure approximately 6.25” tall.
Repeat R4-R11 until 39.5” tall or the desired length.
Repeat R2-R3 one time.
Bind Off:

Ch 1, *Insert the hook into the next st, (just like for a tss), yo and pull through the loops on the hook to create a sl st. Repeat from the * across until 1 st remains. Insert the hook behind the last 2 vertical bars, yarn over and pull through the loops on the hook. =65 sts

*Should measure approximately 42” tall.

Cut the yarn, pull through the last stitch made and weave in all ends.

The end!