The Drew Throw - A Tunisian Crochet Throw Pattern

Introducing the Drew Throw - a luxurious Tunisian crochet throw pattern featuring unbelievably soft yarn and beautiful unique stitches.

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There's nothing like the feeling as a crochet designer than sitting down with a new skein of yarn, different crochet hook sizes, and the idea of a new design in your head.

I love browsing throws and blankets online and in stores. There was one blanket style I kept seeing over and over again and that was blankets with ribbing throughout.

Not only is this style absolutely gorgeous, but it just screams luxury and style.

So, with a blanket idea in my head and a new skein of this gorgeous Lion Brand Heartland Yarn in Bryce Canyon, it was time to start experimenting.

The Drew Tunisian Crochet Throw Pattern

If you know much about Tunisian crochet, you know there is a basic ribbed stitch that's perfect for borders. I used it for the beginning of the Nordic Blanket (an I Can Crochet That bestseller).

To get the Tunisian ribbed stitch look, you do a combination of the Tunisian Knit Stitch and the Tunisian Purl Stitch.

Now, while I love this stitch, I do have a hard time getting it to look really clean and I knew it wasn't the right stitch for an entire blanket.

I needed something else.

A couple of months ago, I was browsing through Reddit and found another ribbed stitch someone had posted. I saved it and knew I'd return to it one day.

And sure enough...

As soon as I started crocheting this stitch with the Heartland yarn, I knew I had a winner.

The Pattern

Description: The Drew crochet throw is all about a luxury look and feel. From the color, the softness of the yarn and the look of the special ribbed stitch throughout. You'll love to proudly display this throw in your home or gift it to someone special.

Materials

Abbreviations:

ch - chain

rep - repeat

Tss - Tunisian simple stitch

Tps - Tunisian purl stitch

Tfs - Tunisian full stitch

yo - yarn over

FwP - Forward Pass

RetP - Return Pass

Lts - Last Tunisian stitch

sk - skip

sl st - slip stitch

st(s) - stitch(es)

Special Stitches:

Tss

With yarn in back, insert hook under front vertical bar from side to side, yo, draw up loop.

Tps

Bring the working yarn to the front of your work and insert your hook through the next vertical bar. Wrap yarn behind and over the hook.

Tfs

Insert hook through space between the two vertical bars, pull up a loop. Pull up a loop.

Lts

insert hook under both vertical bars of the last stitch and complete as for Tunisian simple stitch

RetP

ch 1, *yo, pull through the next 2 loops*, repeat between * and * until only one loop remains on the hook

RetP for ribbed stitch

Ch 1, *yo pull through 2 loops, yo pull through 3 loops* repeat between * and * until you have 3 loops on the hook. Then *yo pull through 2 loops* twice

Instructions

Foundation row Ch 121

Pull up a loop in the back bump of the 2nd ch from hook and each remaining ch, (121 loops on hook), RetP

Row 1 Tps in second vertical bar, Tps across all stitches to last stitch , working the last st as for Lts, RetP

Rows 2 & 3 Repeat row 1

Row 4 Tss in second vertical bar, Tfs before and after next vertical bar, *Tss in next vertical bar, Tfs before and after next vertical bar*, repeat from * to * until one vertical bar is remaining, Tss in last vertical bar, working the last st as for Lts, RetP as for ribbed stitch (check special stitches section)

Pictures A - C

Row 5 Tss in second vertical bar, Tfs before and after next st (it looks like an upside down v), *Tss in next vertical bar, Tfs before and after next st (it looks like an upside down v)*, repeat from * to * until one vertical bar is remaining, Tss in last vertical bar, working last st as for Lts, RetP as for ribbed stitch

Pictures D - F

Rows 5 - 151

Repeat Row 5

Row 152 Tps in second vertical bar from hook, Tps in next 2 sts (meaning, insert hook through next two stitches that form the upside down v and bring up a loop), *Tps in next vertical bar, Tps in next two sts*, repeat from * to * across until one vertical bar is remaining, Tps in last vertical bar, working last st as for Lts

You should have 121 loops on your hook

RetP

Pictures H & I

Rows 153 & 154

Tps in first vertical bar, Tps across to last stitch, working the last st as for Lts, RetP

Last row sl st in each vertical bar across row to bind off, inserting hook as for Lts on the last st. Fasten off.

For tassels

Make 4 tassels and attach to all four corners. (See picture instructions.)