Hello! Whats your cup of Tea: Traditional or Tunisian?

WickyChicky wrote

on Dec 31, 2008 7:37 PM

Hello everyone! I can't believe it took me so long to think about looking for an online crochet community!

I have a question for everyone:

Do you prefer Traditional, Tunisian, or another crochet form?

I used to be a traditional, but have recently fallen in love with the quick and ease of Tunisian.

I learned tunisian from this website that has a bunch of videos: Tunisian Tutorials from Nexstitch

I look forward to meeting everyone, learning and sharing!

My Blog

PaulineL wrote

on Dec 31, 2008 11:42 PM

Hi there, Wicky!

Prefer? Hard to say, but I usually do traditional because there are more patterns for it. I like small projects.

Pauline

MsBusyFingers wrote

on Jan 1, 2009 6:47 AM

I have tried tunisian but have yet to get bitten by it's bug. I think it is because I haven't done it enough and I still do it too tight!I do love how it looks like weaving when you use lots of colors. I have enjoyed doing filet crochet lately for ornamental pieces, but the vast array of stitches and patterns keep me going back to traditional.

hayanimal wrote

on Jan 12, 2009 4:51 AM

I like Tunisian but enjoy the traditional the best, because of lack of patterns, and it uses more thread it seems to me.

CrochetSharon wrote

on Jan 29, 2009 8:12 PM

I like both but adore the stitch patterns in Tunisian crochet. It's nice to be able to create things that look knitted or woven without the "loopiness" of crochet. My new book, "Tunisian Crochet: The Look of Knitting with the Ease of Crocheting" will be out in March or April 2009. I used many different stitch patterns and types of yarn for the 16 projects. Pix are on my website, www.SharonSilverman.com. I agree that NexStitch has great videos. Stitch Diva is also a good pattern source. I am still looking for a video of Tunisian crochet in the round (cylinder, not a flat circle), so if you find one please let me know. Happy crocheting!

Sharon Silverman

MsBusyFingers wrote

on Jan 30, 2009 6:19 AM

Hi Crochet Sharon. Your website is impressive! I especially love your honeycomb skirt- really beautiful!Congrats on your book. It looks like a must have!!

CrochetSharon wrote

on Jan 30, 2009 10:12 AM

Hi Sarah--

Thanks for your kind words about the Tunisian Crochet book. I appreciate you visiting my site. What projects are you working on?

I love that honeycomb skirt and wear it a lot. The stitches are anchored horizontally and vertically so the skirt does not "grow" or droop. It is a tight weave so no lining is required (anything I can do to avoid sewing is a plus!) although I do wear a short slip underneath. The construction is also very simple, just two rectangles and an elastic waistband. No elaborate shaping.

I'm working on some more skirt patterns now in regular and Tunisian crochet. The designs are long, short, mitered, draped, elasticized, zippered...

Happy crocheting!

Sharon Silverman