Hello everyone! It's "Stitch of the Week" #14 with the Tunisian Seed Stitch
A Video tutorial is available from CrochetKim
The Tunisian Seed Stitch is a combination stitch that creates a lot of texture without adding weight to the design. It requires a 2 row repeat on an even number of stitches with alternating TKS & TRS. It has very little curl.
Written instructions:
Foundation Row: (Basic TSS Foundation)
Tunisian Seed Stitch
Repeat rows 1 & 2 to the desired length.
Bind off in TSS.
Free Pattern
Tunisian Seed Stitch Dishcloth (Written)


A Video tutorial is available from CrochetKim
The Tunisian Seed Stitch is a combination stitch that creates a lot of texture without adding weight to the design. It requires a 2 row repeat on an even number of stitches with alternating TKS & TRS. It has very little curl.
Written instructions:
Foundation Row: (Basic TSS Foundation)
- Create an even number of chains
- (1) Insert your hook into the second chain from the hook.
- (2) Yarn over and pull up a loop. Leave that loop on your hook.
- Repeat steps 1&2 across the row. This is your "Forward Pass". Don't turn your work.
- Yarn over and draw through one loop only. (Yarn over and draw through two loops.) Repeat () to the end. You should have one loop on your hook.
Tunisian Seed Stitch
- Row 1 - Forward pass. Skip first vertical bar directly beneath the loop on the hook, *insert the hook into the next vertical bar as to TKS and pull up a loop, insert the hook through the back vertical bar of the next stitch as to TRS and pull up a loop*, repeat *-* to last stitch, insert the hook under the 2 vertical bars of the last stitch and pull up a loop. Basic Return Pass
- Row 2 - Forward pass. Skip first vertical bar directly beneath the loop on the hook, *insert the hook through the back vertical bar of the next stitch as to TRS and pull up a loop, insert the hook into the next vertical bar as to TKS and pull up a loop*, repeat *-* to last stitch, insert the hook under the 2 vertical bars of the last stitch and pull up a loop. Basic Return Pass
Repeat rows 1 & 2 to the desired length.
Bind off in TSS.
- Skip first vertical bar directly beneath the loop on the hook, *yo, insert the hook under the next vertical bar and pull through all loops*, repeat *-* to last stitch, yo, insert the hook under the 2 vertical bars of the last stitch and pull through all loops.
- Chain 1, cut the yarn and pull through the loop to fasten off.
Free Pattern
Tunisian Seed Stitch Dishcloth (Written)
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