When my fiance asked me to make him a new lanyard after his last one broke, I immediately said yes! One of my favorite things about crocheting is making things that my friends and family will use! I had about three or four different ideas for the type of lanyard I wanted to make for him, but I knew I wanted it to be sturdy, long-lasting, and able to be washed. That’s why I ultimately went for a cotton yarn, in yellow of course, since it’s his favorite color, and settled on a Tunisian stitch pattern.

Tunisian crochet is the closest thing to mimicking knitting that crochet has. The stitches are thicker than normal crochet, which makes the fabric created sturdier than regular crochet stitches. The fabrics created from Tunisian crochet are gorgeous creations that are often mistaken for knitting!

This pattern is narrow enough that if you don’t have any Tunisian crochet hooks, you can just use a longer-necked crochet hook instead! The pattern uses two basic Tunisian stitches, so it is perfect for those who are just learning the style!

Cole’s Tunisian Crochet Lanyard

By Savannah Wright

Difficulty: Advanced Beginner

Materials:

• Worsted Weight Cotton Yarn

• 4.00mm Crochet Hook

• 5.00mm Crochet Hook or Tunisian Crochet Hook

• Scissors

• Yarn Needle

Abbreviations:

• Ch–Chain

• Sc–Single crochet

• Sts–Stitches

• Sk–Skip

• RetP–Return pass

• Tss–Tunisian simple stitch

• Lts–Last Tunisian Stitch

• Tss2tog–Tunisian simple stitch 2 together

• Sl st–Slip stitch

Notes:

• Pattern is written using US Crochet Terminology

• You do not need a Tunisian crochet hook, you can just use a regular crochet hook for the Tunisian portion of the pattern

Pattern

Row 1: Ch 8, sc 2nd chain from hook, sc across. Turn (7 sts)

Rows 2-11: Ch 1, sc across. Turn. (7 sts)

Put work through your O ring.

Change to 5.00mm hook

Ch 1, sc Row 11 and starting chain together. Turn. (7 sts)

Row 12: Sk first st, pull up a loop in each stitch. RetP (7 sts)

Row 13-16: Tss 5, lts. Retp (7 sts)

Row 17: Tss2tog over 2nd & 3rd st, tss the first st of the tss2tog, tss2tog, tss the first st of the tss2tog, lts. RetP (7 sts)

Row 18: *Tss, tss2tog, tss first st of tss2tog,* 2 times, lts. RetP (7 sts)

Rows 19-147: Repeat Rows 17 & 18

At the end of Row 147, sl st 6

With the Right Side of the lanyard facing outward, fold the lanyard

Ch1, then sl st Row 147 and Row 13 together

Ch 1, turn sideways and sc the side of each row from Rows 13-147. Cut yarn once you reach the end of the first side. Then reattach yarn on the other side and sc that side of Rows 13-147.

Cut Yarn, weave in you ends

And that’s the pattern! If you have any questions, leave them in the comments below and I will answer them as best I can! I’d love to see what you made! Share it with me on my socials using the hashtag #crochetingsavvy ! Until the next post, Happy Crocheting!