The Tunisian knit stitch, or TKS, really looks like knitting on the surface, but it creates a thicker fabric because the return pass sits at the back of the work and adds considerable heft. Working from front to back between the vertical bars opens the stitch to create V shapes similar to knitting stockinette.
TKS is prone to curl quite a bit. You may need to go up a hook size or lessen your tension and always block the finished project.
A video tutorial for TKS is available from CrochetKim and another from HappyBerry Crochet.
Begin this & nearly all Tunisian projects 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.
Tunisian Knit Stitch (TKS) is worked between the vertical bars.
Forward Pass - Skip the first vertical bar directly beneath the loop on the hook, insert the hook from front to back between the front & back vertical bars of the next stitch. Draw up a loop. Continue pulling up loops in this fashion until you reach the last stitch, TSS in the last stitch.
Basic Return Pass - See the tutorial for TSS for more detailed instruction on the return pass.
Bind Off - Binding off starts just as you would any other row. Insert your hook as you would for TKS.
Yarn over and pull up a loop. Continue pulling through the loop on the hook. Repeat across the row to the last stitch.
Last stitch - insert your hook under both vertical bars of the last stitch and finish the slip stitch. Chain 1, cut the yarn and pull through the loop to fasten off.
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