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Tunisian Hot Pad Runner
Close up of stitches.Materials:
4 balls of black Peaches and Cream cotton
2 balls of white Peaches and Cream cotton
Size K Tunisian Hook
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Mine came out to 20 inches
Adjust the size with chaining more in multiples of 2.
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Using 2 strands of the same color,
CH 70
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Row 1:
Pull up loop in 2nd chain from hook and in every chain across.
Work off loops: YO pull through first loop, (Yo pull through 2 loops) across
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Row 2:
Skip first vertical bar, (pull up loop in next 2 vertical bars at same time, yo) across to last vertical bar, pull up last vertical bar.
Work off loops.
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Row 3:
Skip first vertical bar, pull up loop in next vertical bar, (pull up loop in next ch space, pull up loop in next vertical bar) across.
Work off loops.
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Repeat row 2 and 3 alternately to size desired ending with row 2
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Work 8 rows black, 8 rows white, 8 rows black
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Binding off:
Skip first vertical bar, insert hook in next vertical bar, yo, pull through 2 loops on hook(sl st done), sl st in each ch space and in each vertical bar across.
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Fasten off.
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This pattern is based on the stitch #39 in the book 101 Easy Tunisian Stitches
