How to crochet Tunisian entrelac with multi-coloured wool

[@Peacedonkeys]

i have recently put some pictures on my website using just 2 colours, that might help visualise the process. peacedonkeys.com/tunisian-crochet/

[@kevram08]

Thank you for genuinely loving what you do!!!!!!

[@victoriabrown3314]

I made one of these blankets years ago with larger squares. Your blanket with smaller squares is so lovely and colours are beautiful. I’m going to follow your pattern and make one for myself. Thank you for sharing

[@PeaceNOTwar222]

Great tutorial, so good for a beginner like me. Love that you use the full chain instead of doing separate squares. I was confused with the other tutorials I watched for entrelac. Thank you so much, greetings from Tassie😊💯👍🏻🧶🇦🇺🇦🇺🇦🇺

[@tholl1973]

Gorgeous blanket… thanks for showing every step!! 😊

[@cet765]

I think you teach at a perfect speed for someone like me that is trying to learn how to do this! I have watched probably a half dozen or more on how to do this. I was wondering if this could be done using a variegated yarn and then I stumbled onto this video! Thank you so much for sharing and showing that this can make such a beautifully awesome blanket using variegated yarn!

[@Peacedonkeys]

Thanks cet765 for the kind words, yes, if you can find a nice wool it's a bit more interesting than plain colours!

[@jenn1614]

Thank you for showing us how to make this beautiful blanket, your instructions are clear & easy to follow 🙂

[@thailand1956]

Thank you so much for showing me this pattern. The way you showing is very easy to understand and follow.

[@nghtguy13]

This is such a beautiful video. First time I've ever experienced ASMR. I literally spaced out for 40 minutes the first time watching it. I was so relaxed and my mind was tingling! I finally started crocheting the second and third time through! Haha. This is wonderful. You have a new fan! ❤️❤️❤️ You really simplified the basics of Tunisian crochet as well, such as keeping your edges smooth, straight, and even. Lol. mine were all over the place but after watching this everything is perfectly crisp. 😍😍😍

[@jacquelinecarroll8496]

Very good video. Easy to follow and not to fast. Thank you.

[@hhdalailama]

Very methodical and helpful tutorial. thank you!

[@nelliabrown4665]

Thank you for sharing your talent. I need to look for this yarn so I could do one for my mom. God Bless.

[@Peacedonkeys]

Thanks for the kind words Nellia. it is a lovely style of crochet. the shop i got mine from is not there any more, so I'll put this link underneath the video shortly, i'm not sure if it's the same wool, but it looks similar. all the best, hope your mum likes what you make for her! amzn.to/31dxphK ❤️🦄💕

[@Evelyn-rm8el]

If you buy this yarn and make a tiny error, you will have A GREAT DEAL OF TROUBLE .

[@ritat8605]

How do u make it into a square blanket? This video only shows how to make half a blanket.

[@maggiesykes756]

you are an amazing teacher and this just looks so gorgeous.

[@Peacedonkeys]

Thank you so much!

[@maggiesykes756]

I have watched many videos of this type of stitch. I am a complete novice. Willing to have a go because your instructions are so clear. Are there lots of ways of doing this ? Your demonstration means that squares do not have to be stitched together and your edges are straight ? Is that true of Entrelac. You do not start off with a diamond shape? Hope this make sense ...Maggie

[@Peacedonkeys]

g'day maggie, there are always more than one way to skin a cat!!! I have tried the other way where you start off with a square in the middle, but i personally don't like the way it sits, so i much prefer this way where you just keep going in one long row of squares from bottom right to top left without stopping. If you try a small section of the different methods you have seen, you will find which one best suits you. All the best!

[@maggiesykes756]

Peace donkeys thank you for replying. - very kind of you. Yes from watching several videos I love how yours looks. Some also start in a corner working along to a middle point and then reduce to finish an oblong or square. You can tell I have become a bit obsessed. Be safe

[@972hunter]

Your project is gorgeous. I definitely will try this.

[@lcpoole54]

This is such a great video. So easy to follow.

[@cindyleeheyman7299]

Your blanket is beautifully done. I hope mine comes out looking like yours with my skinny cake by caron cake in USA and Canada

[@ΙφιγενειαΚουτεντε]

Honestly this is the first time I've heard entrelac beginning explained 11stitches times the number if squares you want. Thank you for that, but I'm thinking :does that determine the width of the blanket (or whatever you're making) or the length? I'd like to make cushions that are rectangular and a blanket/ throw for the couch. I hope my question makes sense.

[@wendyjberry3151]

I have recently come across your site and watched your video. I am so pleased I have finally found a video of Tunisian Crotchet . Can you PLEASE tell me if you have written pattern that I can follow?

[@irenesauer6622]

I just found out about her on Monday, April 8th, 2024, I'm so sad about her loss and my heart goes out to her awesome husband and her kids.. im so sorry for your loss, and I wish she knew how many people she influenced with crochet and quilting, I only watched the crochet videos, I learned from her, she was so patient in her videos. I'm going to miss her because it felt like she was right next to me teaching me.. I loved her and her videos and I wish I could hug everyone of her followers as well as her family because this is hard.. especially for family, we will miss her dearly.. I love you Mel....

[@sueyous]

A wonderful video, thank you. 💖

[@dorothycaldwell645]

I will eventually get it.It can't be that hard.You got it,so can I

[@Peacedonkeys]

watch a few different videos, something will click and you will get it.

[@naenaepruitt8138]

When I seen this I became speechless 😂 this is awesome imma try

[@alainaslade1055]

Love this. Thank you so much for your tutorial.

[@Peacedonkeys]

thank you Alaina!

[@cristinasmith4160]

I have two straight edges when do I stop going upwards and turn and do the opposite side

[@heypookeybearitisi]

any tips on how to stop it from "leaning" to the left? i can't figure out what i'm doing wrong 😭

[@marietunks5292]

enjoyed your video very much, It helped solve all the mysteries of the Tunisian stitch. Could you please indicate the proportions of your rug and the quantity of. Crypto yarn that you used. Thanks in anticipation.

[@pattyspring4410]

Hello, great pattern, thanks for sharing. Is there a part 2 to your youtube video for this?

[@Peacedonkeys]

hi patty, no, you just keep repeating the same pattern over and over, starting from the bottom right corner up the the top left. Each row will be shorter than the previous, as you are filling in the spaces, and once you have completed the last single square you will have a large triangle, then turn it around (not over), and join your yarn to the bottom right of your work and start all over again working your way from the bottom right, up the the top left again. All the best! 💕🦄🐴

[@paulamader5655]

I was wondering the same thing? I don't understand why it would be getting shorter as you go.

[@kodaxrose50]

Love it..nice and slow so we can learn ty

[@cristinasmith4160]

I have two straight sides is this how it’s supposed to be and when do you stop

[@mariomditters9223]

Hallo zusammen, wo fange ich dann die 3.Reihe an? Lg

[@sabriguler6401]

You are amazing thank you ❤🇹🇷💐🙋

[@Evelyn-rm8el]

Evelyn 1 second ago I wish I could get the Panda crypto 8 ply in the colors you used on this blanket - when I bought the Panda yarn, they sent me yarn with autumn colors - color # 3 lot # 0420 yarn -all dark

[@carols.ortizortiz1845]

This is gorgeous! I have been practicing and trying to get in touch with yarn shoppe. Time difference is the problem. I MUST make this. Thank you for your wonderful instructions. Only have one question. So, did you only use the three (3) cakes? Thanks again,

[@Peacedonkeys]

g'day carol, i just emailed the shop i bought the wool from as the link i had on my website seems to be gone now, so hopefully they will get back to me, but it doesn't look like they stock it from what i could see on their website. however i updated my website with an ebay link i just found with the same wool, same price if you want to check it out, but i'm not sure if they will ship outside of australia. i used around 2 and a half balls of wool for the large square i made. i ended up making 4 squares and joining them together into a large blanket. did you receive my email reply to yours? all the best.

[@carols.ortizortiz1845]

@@Peacedonkeys It is Sunday, and I just saw your reply. Thank you so much. I have not been able to be in touch due to the horrible fires that are going on. Just like California. Poor little animals and all that gorgorus forest going up in flames. I will try ebay as you suggest. Found out your 8 ply is our 4 ply. I was going crazy going to every site looking for 8 ply DK. The company;s here must have thought me crazy until I was finally able to get someone on the phone who helped me. However their yarn colors are not as pretty as Panda. Thanking you once again for your time given to me. Looks like your quite a busy lady with all you know how to do. Favor: if you shoud make another Tuniisan creation, please share it with me. Bye now, Carol

[@Evelyn-rm8el]

@@Peacedonkeys I bought this yarn and it SUCKS

[@irenenatasatheocharides3281]

I have done 2 rows but on 3rd row the blanket goes inwards. What is the problem

[@Peacedonkeys]

g'day irene, i'm not sure what you mean by it goes inwards? do you mean the edges curl a bit? if so, that is normal, but make sure you do very loose stitches, not too tight or it will curl more. all the best.

[@walternelson9755]

How do t do row 3 do you have a video that contenues

[@Evelyn-rm8el]

Evelyn here again - Am wondering why I don't have some of the colors you have in your Gypsy yarn that I have in mine? I don't have the blues and your pinks look different that my yarn. Very confusing. I have Color No 3 Lot No 0420. Hope you have an answer. Thank you .

[@Peacedonkeys]

hi evelyn, i have no idea sorry, seems very strange if you have the same brand - Panda , same name - crypto, and same colour - gypsy, then you should expect it to be the same. I bought some from the supermarket and some from an online shop and they were all the same.

[@Evelyn-rm8el]

@@Peacedonkeys My Panda Gypsy color seems to have autumn colors, no pink, no blue, disappointing

[@Peacedonkeys]

@@Evelyn-rm8el i wonder if they sent you the wrong one. there are a few different types.

[@Evelyn-rm8el]

@@Peacedonkeys Probably because you have all light colors, I have dark colors, so disappointing.

[@Evelyn-rm8el]

@@Peacedonkeys I was wrong, its the same yarn, lol

[@thailand1956]

Can you show me how to do the third row?

[@cristinasmith4160]

I have two straight edges is that how it is supposed to w

[@laceydevillier3922]

I’m having the same issue of the angle across yet straight on the ends. Is that normal?

[@Peacedonkeys]

g'day Lacey, yes, it's normal to be working your rows from bottom right, diagonally up to top left. Each square joins the work together. if you watch from here: it should make sense.kzbin.info/www/bejne/a5S7i2yXq62XrdE you can see how you will fill in the space. all the best! :)

[@yvonneperich1569]

That blanket is awesome. I was just wondering if you have a pattern for this blanket 😊

[@Peacedonkeys]

No, sorry I don't Yvonne .

[@yvonneperich1569]

That's okay but thanks anyway

[@carols.ortizortiz1845]

It's me again! I agree with John Sun, so you have a continuation of piecesingit together and, how does your band band look? Just a ohoto would do wonders. xoxox

[@Peacedonkeys]

hi carol, i don't really understand the question? i'm not sure what you mean by the band? each row, just starts the same as the second row until there are no more gaps. you start at the bottom right hand corner and work your way up diagonally until you reach the last square at the tope left of your work. each row gets shorter and shorter until you only have to fill one single square at the end.

[@abbynormal4740]

@@Peacedonkeys Thanks for your video. I get that you decrease the number of blocks in each row as you work toward the upper right corner. But how do you work from the center row to the bottom left corner? I didn't catch that part in the video.

[@Peacedonkeys]

@@abbynormal4740 hi abby, yes, after you have no more little squares to do, you have one big triangle. just turn the triangle around (not over, or you will be inside out), and join your wool the the bottom right of the long diagonal, and repeat the whole process again. because you are joining to the original starting row, it is a little bit thick, but once you have completed the first row it softens. yes, i realise it seemed obvious to me because i have done it a lot, but it's not obvious when you have never done it before. Sorry for that!!!

[@abbynormal4740]

@@Peacedonkeys Thanks for the quick reply :-) After thinking about it some more, I figured you would just rotate the triangle around and join to the other edge of the center strip, as you say. Last night I started a blanket with 23 squares. At the end of the last square, I slip stitched loosely along the side edge and worked the next row along the "bottom" edge of center strip. At the end of the row, l slip stitched along the side edge then worked the 2nd row along the top edge of the center row. Now I'm ready to begin joining yarn at the start of each new row (leaving a long enough tail to work the 2nd row of the 1st block so I don't have to weave it in later :-) The edge slip stitches will be covered by a border (maybe a hdc rib) so they won't show. Thanks again for this tutorial! This is my go-to for entrelac blankets now :-)

[@johnsun5075]

Thanks for sharing. Do you have a continuation video to show how to end this?

[@Peacedonkeys]

G'day John, once you get to the end of each row, you finish it by cutting off the wool and weaving through just like the end of the first row here: kzbin.info/www/bejne/a5S7i2yXq62XrdE. Happy crocheting!

[@tammyfeagley4450]

Nice tutorial except it doesn’t show how to finish

[@barbaragallagher7266]

One more question about how many feet would you say that blanket is, I need to know just how much it actually covers

[@Peacedonkeys]

g'day barbara, if you look underneath the video i listed how many balls, and how big the square is, and how many metres each ball is. i'm not sure in feet, you can easily google the cm to feet. This blanket used around 2 and a half balls of wool (each ball is 428 metres). It measures around 74cm x 74cm. all the best.

[@brutalidade256]

É uma pena que não consigo entender o que ela fala, queria saber quantas correntinhas inicias, que ela começou

[@Peacedonkeys]

hello brutalidade. I did 276 chain for a 25 square blanket. you need to make 11 chains for each square you want to make. (plus 1 extra chain at the end) so if you want to make 6 squares, you need 66 chains (plus 1 at the end).

[@massivebeauty5540]

Nice! But tooo slow 2 hold my interest. Still giving it a thumbs up, as u know there is always fast forward!

[@nuvoclassic]

Just change your speed setting - I set my speed to 1.75 because I'm a fast learner....

[@Evelyn-rm8el]

I wish I could get the Panda crypto 8 ply color # 3 lot # 0420 yarn in the colors you used on this blanket - when I bought the Panda yarn, they sent me yarn with autumn colors - all dark

[@Peacedonkeys]

did you check your receipt of what you actually ordered? because i would send it back if it doesn't match your order. where did you get it? if you go to ebay australia and type in gypsie orange green gold mix it should be correct.

[@Evelyn-rm8el]

This is Evelyn - ignore the comment just above this note - sent a revised comment, thank you

[@Evelyn-rm8el]

@@Peacedonkeys I received color # 3 lot # 0420 which are all dark colors - like for autumn - nothing like what you crocheted with - so I am very disappointed. What does your label state in color # ad lot #?

[@Evelyn-rm8el]

Is your work being magnified? I am using the same yarn (got it today) and a larger hook but my squares look smaller than yours. Very confusing.

[@Peacedonkeys]

hi evelyn each little square is around 3.5cm. i have zoomed the camera in so you can see properly instead of looking at a tiny dot on the screen. if you add more stitches, you can make your squares bigger if you want bigger squares. But generally, 6 crochet stitches are not very big unless you are using large wool. All the best.

[@Evelyn-rm8el]

my square measures 1 1/4"

[@yvonneperich1569]

Hiya just wanted to know how do you do the border around this blanket.

[@Peacedonkeys]

g'day yvonne, you could do any border you like, maybe a few rows of single crochet?

[@ellenakimoto1224]

Thank you!

[@barbaragallagher7266]

How many packages of yarn did you need to buy for 275 plus 1 links

[@Peacedonkeys]

hi barbara, i'm not sure what you mean by the 275 plus 1 link? if you click 'show more' underneath the video, you will see all the details.

[@abbynormal4740]

Where do you get the 6 squares across by 5 up?

[@YO-pw7xc]

Abby Normal each square is 6 ‘stitches’ wide and 5 stitches high

[@ritalombardo8580]

Molto interessante, gradirei sottotitoli in italiano Grazie .

[@lilianalevesconte6173]

How do you make the border on this?

[@Peacedonkeys]

hi lilliana, you can do any border that you like the look of. there are no rules of what border you must do. I think a few rows of single crochet might look nice? it's really personal preference. if you google borders, you will see some nice ideas. all the best.

[@irenenatasatheocharides3281]

How does the blanket stay straight

[@nuvoclassic]

block the finished piece after adding your border.

[@Evelyn-rm8el]

Does your 74 cm = 30 in?

[@Peacedonkeys]

74 cm =29.13inches is the universal measurement, it's not 'mine', as such. most measuring tapes have inches on one side and cm on the other side, but if it doesn't you can google any measurement to find what you are trying to work out. 😊

[@Evelyn-rm8el]

@@Peacedonkeys I think that sounds about right, thank you

[@Evelyn-rm8el]

@@Peacedonkeys close enough, lol

[@Evelyn-rm8el]

Just too slow for me. I will just watch to see how many sts used for each block and how many rows and I should know what this pattern is all about.

[@yvonneperich1569]

I wonder if you could please write up a pattern for me. If you can't it doesn't matter 😊

[@Peacedonkeys]

ha ha, sorry yvonne, i'm flat out reading a pattern let a lone writing one!!! sorry, maybe google it i'm sure there will be one somewhere. all the best.

[@yvonneperich1569]

That's okay I'll Google it hahaha

[@dipasarkar8321]

Mam a karte karte gut jata he

[@manuedupont1285]

😍😍😍😍😍😍

[@carols.ortizortiz1845]

Oh, my, I am so embarrased. I swear I am not a stalker, just a poor frustrated, and I guess stupid, stupid lady. I have done everything that you have shown, (So proud of myself.) But) after the finisihed the second rown completely and from there on, my blanket is drifting on an angel. Can you possibly find the time to show me how to start the next rows? I'm sitting here wtih all this gorgeous yarn, but not doing it justice. So sorry to bother,

[@Peacedonkeys]

hi carol, i just sent you another email, just check if it came through, maybe check your junk if it's not there. did you see my reply to your other youtube comment?

[@falgianijoe]

no

[@paigerichardson3872]

Do you decrease the amount of square to get to the corner of the blanket

[@Peacedonkeys]

hi paige, they automatically decrease as you finish each row, until you only have one more space to fill with a single square. if you just start with a small practice bit of say 4 squares, you will get the hang of it, before you tackle something bigger. all the best with it!

[@Evelyn-rm8el]

How do you stop the ends from curling?

[@JanieNock]

Loosen your tension