Tunisian Half-Double Stitch

The Tunisian Half-Double is essentially a utility stitch to enhance basic stitches. It's made much the same as a traditional half-double crochet stitch without closing the stitch. The simple addition of a yarn over before making a simple stitch, knit stitch, reverse stitch or any of the variations of these stitches adds additional texture and density to a project. Bonus - no curl!

A video tutorial for the Half-Double Stitch is available from CrochetKim.

Begin with a Foundation Row: 

Chain any quantity, beginning in the 2nd chain from the hook, pull up a loop in each chain. Basic return pass. See the tutorial for TSS for more detailed instruction on the Foundation Row & Return Pass.

Half-Double Stitch

Forward pass. Skip first vertical bar directly beneath the loop on the hook & the diagonal yo, *yo, insert the hook under the next 2 bars (the vertical stitch & the diagonal yo), yo & pull up a stitch*, repeat *-* to last stitch, yo, TSS in the last stitch.

Return pass. Yarn over and draw through one loop only. *Yarn over, draw through three loops (ch, yo & st)*. Repeat *-* until only 1 loop remains on the hook.

Bind off in pattern.

Bind off in THDS, completing each st with a slst.

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