I'm having so much fun with Tunisian Crochet short rows and found so many uses for them. I wanted a larger mesh with this design and was able to attain it with short rows of knit stitch. 

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MATERIALS

Lion Brand Comfy Cotton Blend - 200 gr/7 oz - 392 yards/358 meters (2 skeins)

Pictured sample was made with 2 colorways, alternating every other row. Stained Glass, Flower Garden

Gauge: 15.5sts x 8.5r = 4”/10cm using I/9-5.5mm hook in pattern.

Finished size is 25” wide  x 31” long after blocking.

Pattern is worked in multiples of 16.

SUPPLIES

·I/9 – 5.50 mm hook w/ 24” cable & stopper

·4.50 mm crochet hook        

·Scissors

·Tapestry Needle

ABBREVIATIONS

·ch – Chain

·bbtss – tss in back bump of RetP ch

·es – Edge Stitch (usually 1st & last st of flat Tunisian crochet row)

·etks – extended Tunisian Knit Stitch

·etss – extended Tunisian Simple Stitch

·FwdP – Forward Pass

·rep – Repeat

·RetP – Return Pass        

·sk – skip

·slst – Slip Stitch

·st(s) – Stitch / Stitches

·tks – Tunisian Knit Stitch

·tog – together

·tps – Tunisian Purl Stitch

·tss – Tunisian Simple Stitch

·yo – Yarn Over

SPECIAL STITCHES

•etss2tog – insert hook from right to left under the next 2 vertical bars, yo, pull up a loop, ch1. Creates a decrease.

•etks2tog –

1.insert hook from right to left into the next 2 stitches from front to back, yo, pull up a loop, ch1.

2.In the case where the 1st st is a yo; insert hook under the left leg of the yo from the row below and from front to back in the next stitch, yo, pull up a loop.

PATTERN

With larger hook, ch96.  Pull up a loop in each ch.

1) tps in each ch across. RetP

2) es, tks to last st, es. RetP

3) es, tps to last st, es. RetP

        1st Row of Blocks

4) es, tks x11, RetP, es, tps x3, tks x8,

        *(yo, etss2tog) x3, yo, tss2tog, tks x8, RetP x9, tks x8,* x4

        *(yo, etss2tog) x3, yo, tss2tog, tks x11, RetP x12, tks x8, tps x3, es, RetP all sts.

5) es, tks x11, RetP, es, tps x3, tks x8,

        *(yo, etks2tog) x3, yo, tks2tog, tks x8, RetP x9, tks x8,* x4

        *(yo, etks2tog) x3, yo, tks2tog, tks x11, es, RetP x12, tks x8, tps x3, es, RetP all sts.

6-7)        Rep row 5

        2nd Row of Blocks

8)  es, tks x3, RetP, es, tps x3, (yo, etss2tog) x3, yo, tss2tog,

        *(bbtss, tks) x8, RetP x9, tks x8, (yo, etss2tog) x3, yo, tss2tog* x5

        tks x3, es, RetP x5, es, tps x3, es, RetP all sts.

9) es, tks x3, RetP, es, tps x3, (yo, etks2tog) x3, yo, tks2tog,

        *tks x8, RetP x9, tks x8, (yo, etks2tog) x3, yo, tks2tog,* x5

        tks x3, es, RetP x5, tps x3, es, RetP all sts.

10-11) Rep row 9

3rd Row of Blocks

12) es, tks x3, (bbtss, tks) x4, Retp, es, tps x3, tks x8,

        *(yo, etss2tog) x3, yo, tss2tog, (bbtss, tks) x4, RetP x9, tks x8,* x4

*(yo, etss2tog) x3, yo, tss2tog, (bbtss, tks) x4, tks x3, es. RetP x12, tks x8, tps x3, es, RetP all sts.

13) es, tks x11, RetP, es, tps x3, tks x8,

        *(yo, etks2tog) x3, yo, tks2tog, tks x8, RetP x9, tks x8,* x4

        *(yo, etks2tog) x3, yo, tks2tog, tks x11, es, RetP x12, tks x8, tps x3, es, RetP all sts.

14-15) Rep row 13

16-63) Rep 2nd & 3rd rows of blocks 6 more times.

64) es, tks x11, *(bbtss, tks) x4, tks x8,* x4, (bbtss, tks) x4, tks x11, es. RetP

65) es, tps to last st, es. RetP

66) es, tks to last st, es. RetP

        

Bind off in tps.

Border – with smaller hook, sl st in all sts around blanket once.

Fasten off & weave in ends. Wet block if using natural fibers, steam block if using acrylic.