You can find photos of these stitches in Encyclopedia of Tunisian Crochet!
Tunisian Crochet Vertical Stripes
NOTES: For all Stripe design patterns on this page, you will repeat Row 2 to create the pattern.
Tks/Tps Ribbing
Multiples of 6 chs + 2 extra chs. (36, 42, 48, etc. + 2)
Row 1 Forward & Return: Work as you normally would for Tks or Tss.
Row 2 Forward: (Work 3 Tks. Work 3 Tps.) Repeat pattern across row to last st. Work last st as you normally would for Tks.
Row 2 Return: As you normally would for Tks.
Tks/Tss
Multiples of 6 chs + 2 extra chs. (36, 42, 48, etc. + 2)
Row 1 Forward and Return: Work as you normally would for Tks.
Row 2: (Work 3 Tks. Work 3 Tss. ) Repeat pattern to end of row, working last st as you normally would for Tks
Row 2 Return: Work as you normally would for Knit st.
Tss/Tps
Chain in multiples of 6 + 2 extra sts. (36, 42, 48, etc. +2)
Row 1 Forward and Return: Work as you normally would for Tks.
Row 2: (Work 3 Tss. Work 3 Tps. ) Repeat pattern to end of row, working last st as you normally would for Tks
Row 2 Return: Work as you normally would for Tss.
Tks/Trs Ribbing
Multiples of 6 chs + 2 extra chs. (36, 42, 48, etc. + 2)
Row 1 Forward & Return: Work as you normally would for Tks or Tss.
Row 2 Forward: (Work 3 Tks. Work 3 Trs.) Repeat pattern across row to last st. Work last st as you normally would for Tks.
Row 2 Return: As you normally would for Tks.
Trs/Tss
Multiples of 6 chs + 2 extra chs. (36, 42, 48, etc. + 2)
Row 1 Forward and Return: Work as you normally would for Tss.
Row 2: (Work 3 Trs. Work 3 Tss. ) Repeat pattern to end of row, working last st as you normally would for Tss.
Row 2 Return: Work as you normally would for Tss.
Trs/Tps
Chain in multiples of 6 + 2 extra sts. (36, 42, 48, etc. +2)
Row 1 Forward and Return: Work as you normally would for Tss.
Row 2: (Work 3 Trs. Work 3 Tps. ) Repeat pattern to end of row, working last st as you normally would for Tss.
Row 2 Return: Work as you normally would for Tss.
NOTES: For all Stripe design patterns on this page, you will repeat Row 2 to create the pattern.
Tks/Tps Ribbing
Multiples of 6 chs + 2 extra chs. (36, 42, 48, etc. + 2)
Row 1 Forward & Return: Work as you normally would for Tks or Tss.
Row 2 Forward: (Work 3 Tks. Work 3 Tps.) Repeat pattern across row to last st. Work last st as you normally would for Tks.
Row 2 Return: As you normally would for Tks.
Tks/Tss
Multiples of 6 chs + 2 extra chs. (36, 42, 48, etc. + 2)
Row 1 Forward and Return: Work as you normally would for Tks.
Row 2: (Work 3 Tks. Work 3 Tss. ) Repeat pattern to end of row, working last st as you normally would for Tks
Row 2 Return: Work as you normally would for Knit st.
Tss/Tps
Chain in multiples of 6 + 2 extra sts. (36, 42, 48, etc. +2)
Row 1 Forward and Return: Work as you normally would for Tks.
Row 2: (Work 3 Tss. Work 3 Tps. ) Repeat pattern to end of row, working last st as you normally would for Tks
Row 2 Return: Work as you normally would for Tss.
Tks/Trs Ribbing
Multiples of 6 chs + 2 extra chs. (36, 42, 48, etc. + 2)
Row 1 Forward & Return: Work as you normally would for Tks or Tss.
Row 2 Forward: (Work 3 Tks. Work 3 Trs.) Repeat pattern across row to last st. Work last st as you normally would for Tks.
Row 2 Return: As you normally would for Tks.
Trs/Tss
Multiples of 6 chs + 2 extra chs. (36, 42, 48, etc. + 2)
Row 1 Forward and Return: Work as you normally would for Tss.
Row 2: (Work 3 Trs. Work 3 Tss. ) Repeat pattern to end of row, working last st as you normally would for Tss.
Row 2 Return: Work as you normally would for Tss.
Trs/Tps
Chain in multiples of 6 + 2 extra sts. (36, 42, 48, etc. +2)
Row 1 Forward and Return: Work as you normally would for Tss.
Row 2: (Work 3 Trs. Work 3 Tps. ) Repeat pattern to end of row, working last st as you normally would for Tss.
Row 2 Return: Work as you normally would for Tss.
Abbreviations:
Beg: Beginning
Ch: Chain stitch
Lp: Loop
Hk: Hook
DO: drop off
PU: pick up
Sk: skip stitches
Sl St: slip stitch
Yo: Yarn Over hook
Tks-Knit st
Tss-Simple/Afghan St Tps-Purl St
Trs-Reverse St
Tfs-Full/Plain St
Trps-Reverse Purl st
Beg: Beginning
Ch: Chain stitch
Lp: Loop
Hk: Hook
DO: drop off
PU: pick up
Sk: skip stitches
Sl St: slip stitch
Yo: Yarn Over hook
Tks-
Tss-
Trs-
Tfs-
Trps-