Simple Tunisian Wash Mitt Free Crochet Pattern

Spring clean your stash and create a washcloth, all while adding a new Tunisian stitch to your repertoire!

Designer - Emma Wilkinson (https://www.emmawilkinsondesigns.com/), Instagram - @emma_wilkinson_designs

Tools & materials

Yarn used Rico Ricorumi 1 ball each in Orchid 016 (MC), Candy Pink 012 (CC1), Grass Green 044 (CC2) & lilac 017 (CC3)

About the yarn DK; 57m per 25g; 100% cotton

Tension 19 sts x 20 rows = 10cm over TSS

Hook used 6mm Tunisian hook

Sizing Approximately 13x19cm

Tunisian Cross Stitch (TCS) is a variation of Tunisian Simple Stitch (TSS) and creates pretty, colourful patterns in your work, as well as varying textures, making it ideal for wash mitts and washcloths! Use your scrap cottons to create face and dishcloths in this lovely technique – when practising this stitch, make sure your beginning chain is worked in multiples of 2. Chain 26.

Row 1/Forward pass: 1 Pick up loop from 2nd ch from hook, and each ch across. 26 loops on hook

Row 1/return pass: Yrh, pul through 1 loop, *yrh, pul through 2 loops, rep from * to end. 1 loop on hook

Row 2/Forward pass: 2 Miss 2 vertical bars, TSS in 3^rd vertical bar, TSS in 2nd missed bar, *miss next vertical bar, TSS in next, TSS in missed bar; rep from * to end. 26 loops on hook

Rows/ Return pass: As Row 1 return pass. Work row 2 as many times as desired. 3

Fasten off: Miss first vertical bar, sl st in next vertical bar, and each vertical bar across.

Start crocheting

With MC, chain 26.

Row 1 FP: Pick up loop from 2nd ch from hook, and each ch across. 26 loops on hook

Row 1 RP: Yrh, pul through 1 loop, *yrh, pul through 2 loops, rep from * to end. 1 loop on hook

Rows 2-6 FP/RP: TSS across. Return pass.

Row 7 FP: TSS across.

Row 7 RP: With C1 as Row 1 RP.

Row 8 FP: TCS across.

Row 8 RP: With C2 as Row 1 RP.

Row 9 FP: TSS across.

Row 9 RP: With MC as Row 1 RP.

Row 10 FP: TCS across.

Row 10 RP: With C3 as Row 1 RP. Rep rows 7-10 fourteen times.

Row 54 FP: TSS across.

Row 54 RP: With MC as Row 1 RP.

Rows 55-60 FP/RP: TSS across. Return pass. Fasten off.

Finishing With RS facing, fold in half and seam sides. Turn RS out. Block to finish.

-Do not cut yarn between rows, the yarn float will be hidden when seamed-