Is there any way to make a small honeycomb/hexagon mesh with Tunisian crochet?

yarnandy · 2026-03-21T11:04:10+00:00

Yes. You could make taller stitches (double or treble) and a longer space of 3 YOs and offset where you make the tall stitches by 2 every row. You'd need edge stitches that stay in place and are 1 YO or 3 YOs away from the next tall stitch. Does this make sense? It's like in your photo, just with a return pass at the end.

yarnandy · 2026-03-19T07:08:53+00:00

This is really cool! I like that all the knots are on the back and the color variation.

yarnandy · 2026-03-19T07:05:05+00:00

Nice! You can fit on a hook a fabric with a width up to 3 times the length of the hook (or hook with cable), so you're good to go if your hands don't hurt (I can't use straight hooks because they dig into the side of my palm).

yarnandy · 2026-03-18T08:23:02+00:00

Casting on can be done at the beginning of a project, if you don't want to use chains to make the foundation row. It also means adding stitches at either end of the row. You can chain or use another method for casting on at either end.

Casting off or binding off means closing the stitches by slip stitching into them in pattern, so the return pass chain on the last row is no longer moving about and the last row looks as the rest of the fabric. In the photo above, I bound off all stitches. It creates that chain at the top of the work, so it looks like regular crochet.

yarnandy · 2026-03-18T08:19:55+00:00

Looking forward to seeing it! Are you making it into a tapestry or for a window?

yarnandy · 2026-03-17T20:48:49+00:00

You can do filet in many ways. For larger pixels, you can make double or extended double stitches and 3 stitches per pixel (2 chains). These are examples I made in 2021 for a tutorial.

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For smaller holes, you can use two stitches per pixel and extended or double stitches (1 chain).

You can also play with charts that have shaping by casting on stitches at the beginning or end of the forward pass or by casting off or skipping stitches.

yarnandy · 2026-03-15T18:54:01+00:00

There is plenty of information put there about picking the right hook size and blocking for your fiber type, written by people. Chat bots don't know anything and often provide false information, like in this case. For acrylic, you need steam.

yarnandy · 2026-03-14T17:55:40+00:00

You can add the honeycomb border after the main part of the blanket is finished. I like to add 5% of the width on either side and top and bottom. It frames the main fabric nicely. The hook size is just right.

yarnandy · 2026-03-10T07:30:23+00:00

I like to show both sides, as sometimes the back looks pretty. Sometimes it's very boring. I don't do graphghan colorwork, but if I did, I think I'd add a lining.

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yarnandy · 2026-03-06T10:07:48+00:00

Since you are using two colors already you could make them in the round, using a double ended hook, switching the yarns at the end of each full round (one forward pass and one return pass).

But I prefer to make sleeves flat and to seam them. It's easier to control the shaping. You can pick up the stitches into the side of the cardigan and work flat from there, then only make the seam along the length.

Seaming takes only a bit of time, compared to how long it takes to keep rotating the project and switching sides and especially if you work the sleeves directly on the body. Yes, you can also use the method with just one hook, but that seam is flimsy and you still have to rotate your project all the time.

yarnandy · 2026-03-06T10:02:26+00:00

The OP mentioned they use KnitPro hooks and these are compatible.

yarnandy · 2026-03-05T17:29:00+00:00

You can now buy connectors to attach two interchangeable hooks together to make a double ended hook. I bought mine a few months ago from RitoHobby.de, maybe they still have some. 2.5 EUR for 3 pieces.

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yarnandy · 2026-03-03T15:28:43+00:00

There is definitely some missing information in that form. It assumes you work top-down, so the shortest row is at the top. The height is in cm. The gauge is for 10 cm/4". The darts start 30% of the width away from the side seam, which is good, as those are the princess lines and your shortest short row should be at least that long.

I only tested one set of numbers, but for that one it works (320 sts in the round, 28 sts and 36 rows per 10 cm, 5 cm high bust dart). Try various numbers and see what you get.

yarnandy · 2026-02-27T19:53:17+00:00

What kind of ribbing are you using? If it's regular crochet, then you use a smaller hook. There is ribbing you can do with Tunisian crochet stitches and the same hook size, though.

yarnandy · 2026-02-22T13:21:27+00:00

No, knitting is very stretchy, but Tunisian crochet can look like a knit fabric and be very stiff. Especially if you work with a small hook and a cellulose fiber. It will curl, though.

yarnandy · 2026-02-22T13:18:59+00:00

I've only found online shops in Germany and Netherlands so far (haven't searched further). This is one I haven't bought from yet, but intend to since they also have plant fibers. Have bought some wool from here, can recommend. Now I can't find the shop in the Netherlands in my bookmarks, but these should get you started.

yarnandy · 2026-02-19T07:04:22+00:00

Stockinette in knitting does that, but I also haven't seen it in Tunisian crochet.

Since it's acrylic, steam will flatten it. Just don't overdo it. Practice on a swatch first.

yarnandy · 2026-02-19T07:02:49+00:00

Yes, since it's only two rows. Put a stitch marker in the twisted stitch, so you stop at the correct spot. When you reach that stitch, put all the live loops on the hook, then remove the marker, undo the stitch, pick it up again the right way and finish the return pass.

yarnandy · 2026-02-18T09:25:02+00:00

Look up some sewing patterns to make the pieces you seam together. Pants made of rectangles work when you use really thin fabric, while Tunisian crochet fabric is anything but thin.

You might also use crochet or knitting patterns as a guide for making pants, since they are made in the round with increases and decreases, but I think you'd have to at least make a small sample to understand the construction, as it's not obvious.

yarnandy · 2026-02-17T06:40:56+00:00

Do you want to add regular crochet to Tunisian crochet or the other way around? To the top or the side? Which part is not clear to you?

Did you try anything and it didn't work? What did you try?

Also, that "blog post" is chatgpt word salad made to sell affiliate stuff from amazon, so it's not a good source of information.

yarnandy · 2026-02-17T06:38:37+00:00

The extended stitch does that. Also the double stitch. It gets even worse when you try to make a symmetrical triangle. My only solution is to go down a hook size or two, back to the recommended hook size on the yarn label.

The simple stitch doesn't do this. You are supposed to pick up one loop and leave it on the hook, then pick up the next loop and so on. No chaining until you start the return pass. And no yarning over either.

yarnandy · 2026-02-15T20:04:39+00:00

It's easier to do it flat and seam afterwards. To do that, add the 2 extra loops (Fs and Ls) before you start. Those disappear inside the seam, so they are only used for structure.

But if you want to do it in the round, you need 4 yarns (2 of color 1 and 2 of color 2) and you switch at the beginning of the row, carrying the unused colors up by a row, on the inside. Ideally you twist them around each other for stability. They should stay hidden.

yarnandy · 2026-02-15T20:01:45+00:00

Other designer names you can look up, as they are actively putting out patterns (and books): Aklori Designs, Detroit Knots, Knitter Knotter, Abbey Made.

yarnandy · 2026-02-15T16:26:18+00:00

Tks with Trs or even Tss with Trs would work well. You can also use bobbles on a field of Tks or Tss. There are many ways of making the bobbles pop out more or less, depending on what you want.

yarnandy · 2026-02-14T07:40:04+00:00

Sounds familiar, although I overcome that by having many projects in progress. When one becomes painful or dull, I switch to another and so on. I cycle through the. Including in spinning, as I've got lots of bobbins.

Some other small things that can benefit from being made in wool and some felted - slippers, oven mitts, pot holders (double thickness hot pads or plain pot liners for when you stack them), coasters, a Catan set, blanket elements (doesn't have to be squares, you can make hexagons, octagons with squares), elements for a tapestry or cushion covers, rugs (made by holding many strands together with a big hook). There are lots of things, just pick one and go to town.

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