A long time ago, Tunisian knitted fabric served as a foundation for embroidery.
It makes a very firm even fabric but can be difficult to brk1tbl (which means knit
the stitch and its yarnover together going into the back of the loops, twisting the
stitches). I stuck the right needle into the fronts of the stitich and its yarnover as
in normal knitting and then glided the point of the needle over the left needle to
get my right needle point in position to brk into the back of the loops.
Cast on an even number of sts. Row 1 (WS): wyif, *sl1yof; rep from *. Row 2 (RS): *brk1tbl; rep from *.
Repeat Rows 1-2.
Tunisian Variation
Tunisian Variation - Right side
Tunisian Variation - Wrong side
This stitch begins and ends with a selvedge stitch.
Cast on an even number of sts. Row 1 (WS): k1, *p1, sl1yof; rep from *, end with k1. Row 2 (RS): k1, *brk1tbl, p1; rep from *, end with k1. Row 3 (WS): k1, wyif *sl1yof, p1; rep from *, end with k1. Row 4 (RS): k1, *p1, brk1tbl; rep from *, end with k1.
Rep rows 1-4.
Tunisian Rib
Tunisian Rib - Right side
Tunisian Rib - Wrong side
This stitch begins and ends with a selvedge stitch.
Cast on an uneven number of sts. Row 1 (WS): k1, *yf sl1yo, k1; rep from *. Row 2 (RS): k1, *brk1tbl, k1; rep from *.
Rep rows 1-2.
Tunisian Variation - Wrong side
Tunisian Knitting - Right side
Tunisian Knitting - Wrong side
