Tunisian Cross Over Stitch

How to Crochet the Tunisian Cross Over Stitch

The Tunisian cross over stitch is a nice textured pattern for a scarf, shawl, and blanket. It works up fast and easy and is good for beginners.

Tunisian Crochet Stitches

Tunisian crochet stitches, sometimes known as Afghan crochet stitches, are a lot of fun to work with. Traditional crochet is great, but sometimes you want to do something a bit different. Tunisian crochet can produce stitches similar to both regular crochet as well as knitting. The fabric created is nice and soft and drapes beautifully.

If you need some assistance on the basics of this type of crochet, please see my Beginner Tunisian instructions and videos HERE.

Hooks and Yarn

I like to use a small Tunisian hook for a scarf and shawl. However if you are making a larger blanket or other item, you might want to consider using an extendible Tunisian hook. This type of hook looks like a traditional crochet hook on one end, while the other end has a long fishing-wire type of extension. This holds the stitches as you create them.

For the yarn, you can use any weight or fiber type. I tend to favor worsted weight yarn for videos, because it’s easy to see. However feel free to change things up a bit and use a thinner yarn like a DK weight yarn. Or use a bulky weight or chunky weight yarn instead. The yarn label should provide a suggested hook size. If not, I generally favor a 4.0 mm or 4.25 mm G hook with DK weight yarn. Worsted weight yarn gets a 5.0 mm H hook. And chunky or bulky weight yarn I jump up to a J or K hook.

More Info

I hope this pattern and video inspires you to try out some other crochet stitches. If you find you like this style of crochet, please check out my other Tunisian patterns HERE!