This crochet pattern in your image is a Tunisian crochet two-color stitch (also called the Tunisian Simple Stitch with color change). It creates a woven look using two contrasting yarns. Here’s a step-by-step tutorial to make it:
🧵 Materials
- Yarn A (main color) — e.g. white
- Yarn B (contrast color) — e.g. pink
- Tunisian crochet hook (same size as recommended for your yarn)
- Scissors
- Yarn needle
🪡 Step 1. Foundation Chain
- With Yarn B, make a slip knot and chain an even number of stitches (for example, 20).
- Start your Forward Pass:
- Insert hook into the 2nd chain from the hook, yarn over, and pull up a loop.
- Keep the loop on your hook.
- Continue this in every chain across — you will have loops on your hook equal to the number of chains.
- Return Pass (still with Yarn B):
- Yarn over, pull through 1 loop (this forms the edge stitch).
- Yarn over, pull through 2 loops at a time until you have one loop left on your hook.
👉 This completes Row 1 (foundation row).
🎨 Step 2. Start Two-Color Pattern
Now we begin alternating colors between Yarn A (white) and Yarn B (pink).
Each row has two parts:
- Forward Pass (picking up loops)
- Return Pass (pulling loops off)
🔹 Row 2 — Forward Pass (with Yarn A)
- Attach Yarn A (white) at the edge.
- Insert your hook under the front vertical bar of the 2nd stitch from the edge.
- Yarn over and pull up a loop.
- Continue across the row: insert hook under each front vertical bar, yarn over, and pull up a loop.
👉 You’ll see loops forming on your hook — this is what gives the woven texture.
- Do not finish with Yarn A. Before the return pass, drop Yarn A and pick up Yarn B.
🔹 Row 2 — Return Pass (with Yarn B)
- With Yarn B, yarn over, pull through 1 loop (edge).
- Yarn over and pull through 2 loops at a time across the row.
- Keep Yarn B attached — you’ll use it again in the next return pass.
🔹 Row 3 — Forward Pass (with Yarn B)
- Keep Yarn A hanging on the side for later.
- With Yarn B, insert hook under each front vertical bar across the row, pulling up loops.
- Before the return pass, switch to Yarn A.
🔹 Row 3 — Return Pass (with Yarn A)
- With Yarn A, yarn over and pull through 1 loop, then 2 loops at a time across the row.
- Continue alternating Yarn A and Yarn B this way.
🌺 Step 3. Continue the Pattern
Repeat Rows 2 and 3:
- Forward Pass (Color A) → Return Pass (Color B)
- Forward Pass (Color B) → Return Pass (Color A)
As you go, the two colors interlace, forming a grid or woven design like in your picture.
🧷 Step 4. Finishing Off
- When your project is the desired length, finish with the color that makes your edge even.
- Bind Off (Slip Stitch Method):
- Insert hook under each vertical bar, yarn over, and pull through both loops on the hook.
- Continue to the end of the row.
- Cut both yarns and weave in ends.
🌟 Tips
- Keep tension even so loops stay the same size.
- Always change colors on the return pass for neat edges.
- If curling happens, block your work lightly with steam or pin it flat overnight.