How to Crochet the Tunisian Full Stitch

The Tunisian Full Stitch is such a beautiful stitch to use for crochet blankets, cowls, and scarves. Let’s learn how to crochet the Tunisian Full Stitch with this tutorial!

Tunisian Full Stitch

Because of the way the stitches reach down into the row below, the Tunisian Full Stitch (abbreviated TFS) reminds me a bit of the Moss Stitch in regular crochet. It has glorious visual appeal, and is remarkably easy to work up. All you’re doing is pulling up loops all the way across and then pulling them back through. Sounds too easy? It almost is!

Helpful tips:

Tunisian crochet is always worked like an old-fashioned typewriter. You’ll work your way all the way down the row, then reverse to work your way back to the beginning in what is called the “backward pass”.

The most important thing when crocheting the Tunisian Full Stitch is to remember to offset your rows. If you start in the first stitch in one row, make sure you alternate and start in the second stitch in the following row. Alternate between the two until your piece is as tall as you like.

For a Tunisian piece of considerable width, you will need cabled Tunisian hooks.

TFS Tutorial

1. Chain any number of stitches.

2. Pull up a loop in the second chain from hook and in each chain to end.

For your backward pass, chain one to create the edge stitch (as in any other Tunisian), then yarn over and pull through two loops, yarn over and pull through two loops, repeating all the way to the beginning of the row.

First actual Tunisian Full Stitch row:

3. Insert hook through very first space (the arrow) and pull up a loop. Pull up a loop in each space (in between the vertical bars) to the end. Making sure to NOT pull up a loop in the last space. Insert hook into edge stitch and pull up your last loop.

For your backward pass, chain one like normal, then yarn over and pull through two loops, yarn over and pull through two loops, all the way to the beginning of the row.

Alternate that TFS row with this TFS row:

4. Skip very first space. Insert hook into next (second) space and pull up a loop. Pull up a loop in each space (between the vertical bars) to the end, this time including last space.

Insert hook into edge stitch and pull up your last loop.

For your backward pass, chain one, then yarn over and pull through two loops, yarn over and pull through two loops, all the way to the beginning of the row.

Continue alternating these two rows until the piece is as tall as you would like. When satisfied, finish off with this row:

To finish, slip stitch in each space to end. Fasten off and weave in all ends.

The most important aspect to this stitch set is to make sure that if you start in the first space of the row, make sure you SKIP the last space. If you start in the second space of the row, make sure you DO work into the last space.

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