Tuesday, April 14, 2026

Tunisian Crochet - Terminlogy (basic)

Because I only do Tunisian crochet non-regularly, I tend to forget some of the terminology and abbreviations.

This page serves more as a reminder for me and others like me. It is not a full fledged tutorial.




Tunisian Abbreviations

  • fwPass - forward pass
  • rtnPass - return pass
  • Trs * - Tunisian reverse stitch (Insert hook in back vertical bar, yo, pull up a loop.) --{Used in Tunisian Waffle Stitch}
    NB. DOEST NOT CURL ✅
  • tss - Tunisian Simple Stitch
  • fpdc - Front Post Double Crochet
  • XLfpdc * - Extra Long Front Post dc (yarn over, insert hook under the front and back vertical bars of the stitch 3 rows down, yarn over, pull up a loop, chain 1, yarn over, pull through 2 loops on hook)
  • bpdc - Back Post dc
  • Lts - Last Tunisian Stitch
  • Tslst * - Tunisian Slip Stitch (Bring up a loop in the back vertical bar, pull through loop on hook as for slip stitch)
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