This stitch in your image is a 3-color Tunisian smock / honeycomb–style stitch (sometimes called Tunisian knit stitch with color changes).
It looks woven because each row is worked with a different color, and all stitches are done in Tunisian Knit Stitch (TKS).
Below is a clear, step-by-step tutorial you can follow.
🧶 MATERIALS
- 3 colors of yarn
- Color A = Orange
- Color B = Gray
- Color C = White
- Tunisian crochet hook
- Scissors
- Yarn needle
📌 BEFORE STARTING:
✦ Understanding the stitch
The look comes from:
- Using Tunisian Knit Stitch (TKS) every row
- Changing colors each row
- Keeping a consistent tension so loops remain tall
TKS = Insert hook between the front and back vertical bars (like entering a knit stitch).
🔶 STEP 1 — Foundation Chain
- With Color A, chain an even number (e.g., 20).
- Add +1 chain for the edge (21 total).
🔶 STEP 2 — Foundation Row (Forward Pass)
- Insert hook into back bump of the 2nd chain from hook.
- Yarn over, pull up a loop.
- Repeat across all chains.
👉 Now all loops are on the hook.
Return Pass
- Yarn over with Color A, pull through 1 loop (edge stitch).
- Yarn over, pull through 2 loops at a time until only 1 loop remains.
🎨 COLOR CHANGING RULE
You change color ONLY at the end of the return pass.
At the last pull-through-2, drop the old color and pull the new color through the final 2 loops.
This makes the edge clean and beautiful.
🔶 STEP 3 — Begin Pattern
The color order repeats like this:
A → B → C → A → B → C → (repeat)
Below is the exact detail for each row:
🧵 ROW 1 — Color A (TKS)
Forward Pass:
- Skip the edge stitch (never worked).
- Insert hook between the front and back vertical bars of the next stitch.
- Yarn over, pull up a loop.
- Repeat TKS across the entire row.
Return Pass:
- Yarn over, pull through 1 loop.
- Yarn over, pull through 2 loops repeatedly.
- At last pull-through-2 → switch to Color B.
🧵 ROW 2 — Color B (TKS)
Work exactly like Row 1:
Forward Pass:
- TKS across the entire row.
Return Pass:
- Normal return pass.
- Last pull-through-2 → switch to Color C.
🧵 ROW 3 — Color C (TKS)
Same as Row 1 & 2.
Return Pass:
- Switch to Color A at the last pull-through-2.
🔁 REPEAT
Repeat Rows 1–3 forever:
A → B → C → A → B → C…
This creates the beautiful woven vertical color pattern you see in your photo.
⭐ IMPORTANT TIPS
🔸 Tension
The woven look comes only if your loops are tall and even.
Pull loops up to the height of your hook.
🔸 Edge Stitch
Never work into the first vertical bar.
Always insert under both loops of the side chain for a clean edge.
🔸 Prevent Curling
Tunisian crochet always curls.
You can reduce this by:
- Using a hook 1–2 sizes bigger
- Blocking your finished piece
- Adding a simple border around it