After taking a year off from hosting an annual crochet-along blanket project, I have decided to bring it back! Join me in making the Country Cottage Tunisian Crochet Sampler Throw Blanket.
This sampler blanket will walk you through 20 different Tunisian crochet stitches and techniques. If you have been wanting to build your Tunisian Crochet skills or try it for the first time, this project is for you.
We will explore different stitches, some shaping techniques, and colorwork!
How do I participate in this CAL?
A crochet along is when a group of crocheters follow along and make the same pattern.
What makes crochet alongs fun, is the social aspect of it. Consider this your formal invitation to join my Crochet Group on Facebook. In there, you can share your progress, ask questions and hang out with me too. I will be sharing each square pattern there as well as over email.
If that’s not your thing, no worries, being in the group is not necessary to complete this throw.
Either way, be sure to sign up for my email list to get notified each time a new square is released.
The Details
I picked out 20 different tunisian crochet stitches and techniques. We will start with the basics and progress from there. Some stitches and tecniques include: cables, intarsia colorwork, corner to corner, bobbles and cross stitching on your square.
A new square will be published here on The Unraveled Mitten every 2 weeks on Wednesdays starting January 14, 2026. You can see a complete schedule below. We will finish up our blanket by the end of October.
Each square will measure around 12 inches after blocking.
This size square will make a blanket that measures approximately 48 in x 60 in before adding a border.
This is a mystery crochet along so you won’t see the final project until its complete.
What if I have never tried Tunisian Crochet before, can I still make this blanket?
Yes! This project will start with the very basics and progress from there.
After you have your hook and yarn, I highly recommend checking out my Beginner’s Guide to Tunisian Crochet and making a swatch using the Tunisian Simple Stitch.
Yarn and Materials
- Approx 3000yds #4/worsted weight yarn
- Each square uses approximately: 120 yds
- 300 yds (estimated) for Joining Squares and Border
- 6.5mm Tunisian crochet hook – corded or straight
- This is my favorite hook: KnitPro Dreamz 6.5mm/K and 14 in Cord (Hook and Cord need to be purchased separately)
- See more options in my Amazon Shop
- 6mm standard crochet hook
This is a stash-busting CAL so there is no shopping required. Dive into your stash and pick a selection of worsted-weight yarn to get started. Be sure that your selected yarns have similar qualities; this will help ensure that your squares come out the same size. For example, making a square in Caron Simply Soft when your other squares are made in Red Heart Super Saver will result in a much smaller square.
I decided to go with an actual color scheme for my blanket rather than using scraps. Partly because I used a lot of my worsted-weight yarns up last year, and partly because I wanted to go yarn shopping. I will be using I Love This Yarn from Hobby Lobby in the colors: Spa, Light Peach, Linen and Bloomtique. The 3 solid colors will be the main color. The marled/multi-color (Bloomtique) will be used as an accent on blocks with stripes or colorwork.
Be sure that whatever yarns you choose all have the same “qualities.” Not all #4/worsted-weight yarns are interchangeable. For example, making a square in Caron Simply Soft when your other squares are made in Red Heart Super Saver will result in a much smaller square.
Your squares should all be approximately the same size to facilitate easy joining. I have found if they are all within a half inch of each other, it tends to work out well. Also, a little too small is better than a little too big.
Print + Crochet in Comfort
You can find a low-cost AD-FREE printable version of this crochet pattern in my shop. You can print it out or use it digitally on your devices. This is a pre-order, so you will be sent a new PDF each time a square is released.
You can also find this pattern on Ravelry .
How to Block Your Crochet Squares
I highly suggest that you block your squares. This makes them lie nice and flat because some Tunisian crochet stitches tend to curl up. If you don’t know how to block, it’s super easy.
Using rust-proof pins, pin your square out on a mat, making sure it’s 12×12 (or whatever size you want your squares to be). Then lightly steam it with a garment steamer or steam iron. If you’re using an iron, be sure not to touch the iron to the yarn because it will melt. Also, don’t over steam it. When your square feels soft and is damp all over, it’s done. Let it dry and remove it from your mat.
You can find my favorite tools for blocking in my Amazon Shop.
Can I use a regular crochet hook for this project?
No, the reason you need a long hook is that it will hold multiple loops across the length of your project, much like knitting. So, if you use a standard hook (with no ergonomic handles), your project will be limited to 5-6 inches long. Tunisian crochet hooks also have stoppers at the ends so your project does not fall off.
2026 Crochet Along Schedule
The number listed after each month is the release date for each square within that month. As squares are published, I will replace the number date with the link to the pattern. You will also be able to find the most recent squares on my homepage.
January Simple Stitch Stripes and 28
February 11 and 25
March 11 and 25
April 8 and 22
May 6 and 20
June 3 and 17
July 1 , 15 and 29
August 12 and 26
September 9 and 23
October 7 and 21 (joining and border)
Hi Heather. Thanks for square one. I have one question and it is probably due to you having to quickly sort out resizing. It says to cast a chain of 35 but at the end of the first row to have 26 stitches. Can you clarify this please.
It is supposed to say 35 not 26. Good catch! Thank you!
Hi! I’m gonna get my first tunisian hooks for this project. Do you recommend the ones that look like knitting needles or the ones that have like a long cable at the end?
I prefer the ones with a cable at the end. In my opinion they are easier to manuever.
Very excited to try this. Have never done any kind of *-along. I have done a Tunisian shawl (prayer shawl) and I know some basic stitches. Eager to learn more. The hook I’m using is double-ended that my grandpa made. My grandma taught the basic stitch and called it cro-knitting. You used 2 different colors for effect – one side Color A popped and the other side Color B.
P.S. Former Mittener transplanted to Missouri
This sounds like a fun challenge, now to look through my yarn to find the right colors or maybe I should just pick a bunch of colors and then randomly select one for each square…at least I have a few days to think about it.
This sounds like fun! Will there be accompanying video tutorials as well? If that was written here, I missed it, sorry.
I’m so excited!!
I really enjoyed your 2022 Stash Busting Crochet Along and have gotten many compliments on the finished project. I really liked that you did it in rows, despite a few challenges along the way due to my hook size and tension that I managed to resolve. I am so happy you are sharing tunisian stitches this time, I have wanted to learn more tunisian stitches. Let the hooking commence!