A Beginner Tunisian Crochet Pattern



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Meet your go-to beginner project: the Schoolhouse Simple Scarf. This pattern teaches the foundational stitches while creating a finished piece that looks polished rather than like a practice project. Originally created as a class sample, it’s ideal for building confidence with simple, repetitive stitches and a clean, modern design. Plus, it’s made using just a single skein of the recommended yarn, making it a quick, approachable, and satisfying make.
Gauge 4″ x 4″= 12 stitches x 18 rows in Tunisian Simple Stitch, blocked.
Hooks
8 mm TunisianCrochet Hook with a 20 mm cord or size needed to meet gauge. Standard crochet hook 0.5-1.0mm larger than Tunisian hook used
Yarn Details
Malabrigo Worsted 100% Merino Wool. 210 yds (192 m)/100g.
The Sample is in the color 063 Natural.
This pattern is meant to be a single skein project and uses the whole skein of yarn with appoxamatly 18g spare.
Pattern Details
Abbreviations & Stitches
BLO: Back Loop Only
CH: Chain
LTS: Last Tunisian Stitch
RTP: Return Pass
SK: Skip
Sl St: Slip Stitch
St(s): Stitches
YO: Yarn Over
TSS: Tunisian Simple Stitch
TSS: Tunisian Simple Stitch – Insert hook behind the front vertical bar of the next stitch from the right to left*. YO and pull up a loop. Leave loop on hook.
*For left-handed makers insert hook from left to right.
LTS: Last Tunisian Stitch – In the last St in the row, insert hook into the front and back vertical bars. YO and pull up loop.
RTP: Return Pass – CH 1, YO and pull through 2 loops. Repeat YO and pull through 2 until there is 1 loop remaining on the hook.
Tunisian Crochet Sl St Bind Off – Insert your hook behind the front vertical bar. YO, pull up a loop, and pull through the loop on the hook. Only one loop should remain on the hook. Repeat these steps until all Sts have been worked. When binding off the last stitch, insert hook as for LTS.


Pattern Instructions
Row 1: CH 3. Starting in the second CH from the hook, pull up a loop in the back bump in each CH across, RTP. [3]
Row 2: YO, TSS, LTS, RTP. [4]
Row 3: TSS until one St remains, LTS, RTP. [4]
Rows 4-65: repeat rows 2&3. [35] *put a stitch marker on row 65, this is the mid
point of the project. you will use this when you make the border.
Row 66: Sk St, TSS until one St remains LTS, RTP. [34]
Row 67: TSS until one St remains, LTS, RTP. [34]
Rows 68-129: Repeat rows 66 & 67. [3]
Row 130: Tunisian Crochet Slip Stitch Bind Off. Do not break yarn. [2]
Border
Using a traditional crochet hook that is 0.5-1.0mm larger than the hook used for the main body, rotate your scarf 90 degrees so that the LTS edge is at the top.
Row 1: CH 1, Sl St into each St until you reach the mid point marker. In the marked stitch, work SL ST, CH 1, Sl St. Continue Sl St until you reach the beginning of the row, Sl St into the top of the starting CH 1.
Row 2: CH 1 , Sl St BLO in every St around. Sl St into the top of the beginning CH 1 to join. Break yarn, weave in ends.
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