STORY (and Video!): Pour Homme Kerchief
by Yuliya Tkacheva
(MsWeaver on Ravelry)
Last winter
was not the easiest for my husband, with medical tests, followed by an urgent
operation on his thyroid. He was a trooper throughout and we are hoping that “winter is
not coming yet” (those of you watching “Game of Thrones” would know this phrase :).
He was
asking me for a long time to make him a new kerchief, ever since he accidentally lost his Metro, and, although I hardly ever make crochet gifts (which are way too
precious to be carelessly lost!), I felt that this year he deserved something special for his
birthday. Here is my kerchief “for him”:
Pour Homme is a triangular shawl worked
sideways from a corner in alternating sections of textured Tunisian crochet
stitch patterns. The gorgeous Malabrigo sock yarn in Eggplant is perfect to showcase the beauty of Tunisian crochet stitches and oh so soft!
For those familiar with Tunisian crochet, it should not
present a huge challenge. The only thing you may find new is the way I work
increases at the end of the forward pass. I have provided a step-by-step
tutorial which will guide you through the first few rows and most of the
stitches used are also included in my Tunisian crochet glossary. And if you
prefer to work from a chart, this has been provided too.
Have you got anyone special in your life to make this
kerchief for?
Just visiting your site after seeing your pattern in the Spring issue of Pompom, and I have to say I am SO excited about your crochet patterns!! I both crochet and knit, but had sort of abandoned crochet in favor of knitting because I could not find the kinds of patterns I wanted to crochet. This Tunisian pattern is simply amazing and I cannot wait to get back to crocheting!! Thank you!
ReplyDeleteThank you, Anna! I appreciate your stopping by to share such a lovely compliment! I hope you continue to enjoy crochet.
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