How to Join As You Go in Tunisian Crochet
Did you know you could seamlessly add on to your Tunisian crochet projects? In this short tutorial video, I’m sharing all of my top tips for my join-as-you-go method of Tunisian crochet!
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Before I started my Tunisian crochet temperature blanket at the beginning of the year, I did *A LOT* of math to figure out how to make a throw sized blanket. I figured out that I could make my blanket in panels instead of one long blanket so it would be the perfect size for
To achieve this, I’d have to make my first panel, then add panels onto the right-hand side of my blanket. There’s a very easy and seamless way to join as you go in Tunisian crochet, and I’m sharing it in this super short tutorial video!
I hope this video was helpful! Follow along on my Tunisian crochet temperature blanket journey! Check out this post where I share my inspiration to do a temperature blanket (and explain what the heck it is!), and see this post where I answer all of your burning questions on how to start your own.
You can also find my temperature blanket updates in my TL Yarn Crafts Podcast episodes and sprinkled through my Instagram feed!
In case you’re wondering, I’m using the following supplies for my temperature blanket:
- Yarn: Swish DK from Knit Picks – http://shrsl.com/1jj4j
- Hook: Denise Interchangeable Crochet Hook – https://amzn.to/2VstmZz
Toni L., thanks! And thanks for sharing your great posts every week!
Thanks for making this tutorial! I started a wide tunisian crochet blanket using an extended hook but started losing patience with the project and didn’t like working with the loop on the return pass. I was hoping there was a way to join strips and you showed me how. About to frog and restart using this method. Thanks!
Yay! I’m so glad you found my video! Super long Tunisian projects can be brutal. I like to join my strips as well, to keep things interesting 🙂
I’m so glad I found you. I’m just about ready to get into Tunisian Crochet. Your video is great. Can you give me some advice? I want to do a blanket like your Temperature. I’ve been crocheting for many years, self taught old lady here. Any suggestions would be so very appreciated. Thank you
Hi Robin! I’m so glad you found my videos and you’re considering a Tunisian crochet temperature blanket. I’m super close to finishing mine and will have the full pattern up on my blog soon 🙂
This is one of the projects I am looking forward to the most!! As well as the cardigan of course!!
It intrigued me from the first time I saw you do it. Thanks Toni
Thank you for the easy-to-learn method of joining. It is so logical. You have certainly answered my questions!!
I have a question, about JAYG at the start of the TSS row: is it possible? I have a scrappy blanket I am making and finding that in some spots I will need to JAYG at both beginning and end of each row; is my best bet to just reposition my hook and add sl st?
Thanks! Love your tutorials and I got your Tunisian book ordered for my local public library!
Hey there! Great question. I haven’t tried a join at the beginning of the row, but my intuition is telling me to drop the loop from the hook and loop it through the last stitch of the row you want to join to, then put the loop back on the hook and keep going with the row. Sounds like a fun experiment!!
How do you tie in all the ends . Is there a way to do it as you go. Can I knot it
I always recommend weaving your ends in fully after the seaming is done. Tie knots at your own risk 🙂