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Tunisian/afghan/tricot charts

As usual I got to RCTN and found a sub topic I could add my 2 cents to over and done. (sigh)

This time I'll start another thread and spend those 2 cents :^}

Afghans Traditional and Modern by Bonita Bray Published by Spinnerin in 1977

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My Mom found this paperback book someplace and gave it to me. I'vedone three in it of the Tunisian style of crochet. Probably do more.There are 36 charts/patterns for Tunisian(most), knit and regularcrochet. Some are lucious Irish fisherman style. The naval flagsafghan in my webshots album is in this book. Another is of PaulRevere's Ride, made and given away before I photographed it. As usual, I've learned something, this type of work has more than one name. The directions in the book call for a afghan hook and give directions for working the afghan stitch. It was my first introduction to this type of needlework.

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Barbara Thompson
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If that is the book I'm thinking of - the one I can't find anymore- It Has a butterfly afghan worked in the afghan stitch. Get yourself some large bobbins and try it. It turned out beautifully for me. After a few years on the back of our couch I gave it to my daughter.

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Mike & Joan O'Brien

Yep that is the book, quite a large butterfly. That one does not call me as much as the alphabet one. Grandkids-you know.

DH gets quite a giggle when I get down in the middle of the floor to untwist the balls/bobbins of yarn. It's worth it though, when you're done you're done.

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Barbara Thompson

Not about the charts, but I was in my LKS today, and they actually had Afghan hooks - in a handful of sizes. I know someone was looking....Anyhow, I frequent, and I do mean frequent, Uniquities in Vienna, VA (suburb of DC). If anyone is still searching, I saw F,G,H, hanging on the peg. Don't think they were very expensive - a few dollars. Boy, those are long!

Ellice

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ellice

Because there aren't many people doing it anymore, this store probably doesn't stock many sizes. Most hooks come in different lengths, as well.

Dianne

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Dianne Lewandowski

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