Tunisian Crochet Blanket CAL 2022 – Square #9

Welcome to the 9th square of the Tunisian Crochet Blanket CAL of 2022!!

If you are new to the CAL, click here to find all the introductory information for the 2022 CAL including the schedule, supplies, and giveaways.

If you are new to Tunisian crochet, I hosted a CAL in 2020 that was designed to teach Tunisian crochet to beginners. If this one seems advanced, you are welcome to check that out and practice a few basic stitches before you come back to this one. 

If you’d like to connect with other people who are participating in this CAL, you are welcome to join my Facebook group by clicking here!

You can follow this Pinterest board to find all the squares and other information related to the CAL in one place.

Disclaimer: Materials provided by KnitPicks, Denise, and Walnut Farm Designs; this post contains affiliate links.

Square #9 – Tunisian Diamond Square designed by Blue Star Crochet

Square 9 of the Tunisian Crochet Blanket CAL of 2022 is designed by Veronika from Blue Star Crochet.

This square features Tunisian Knit and Reverse stitches that create a beautiful diamond like pattern.

Here is the designer’s version of the square. She made it with one solid color.

Here is my square – I made it with 3 colors of the Preciosa Tonal Worsted yarn by KnitPicks.

My Notes

This square is worked flat and features Tunisian Knit and Reverse stitches. Here are my notes from when I was working on my square:

1. This is an easy block with so many design possibilities!
2. Even though it is easy, it does require your complete attention to make sure you are getting the stitches right. I ended up missing two reverse stitches in the center diamond and had to add them later.
3. I had to get creative with colors in this block because the pattern shows best in a solid color.
4. Border of my square – I made:
   • One round of sc (single crochet) stitches – I aim to get equal number of stitches on all edges so I accommodated for that in this round.
   • One round of sc (single crochet) stitches in back loop only – one sc per stitch and 3 sc stitches in the corners.

Pattern repeats and Adjustments

Width –

• Add stitches in multiples of two (adding equal stitches to the left and right side of the square).
• Decreasing is tricky, you’d have to remove an entire column of diamonds or reduce stitch count in multiples of two and remove stitches from the outside evenly.

Height –

• Add rows of knit stitches evenly to the bottom and the top of the square.
• Just like width, decreasing height is tricky. You’d have to remove an entire row of diamonds or remove rows evenly from the top and bottom to keep the pattern symmetrical.

Helpful Links and Tunisian Crochet Tutorials (Left and Right handed)

1. How to change color
2. Tunisian Knit Stitch
3. Tunisian Reverse Stitch
4. How to bind off a Tunisian Crochet project
5. How to block a crochet blanket / afghan
6. Tunisian crochet hooks’ review
7. Tunisian crochet basics
8. Tunisian Blanket CAL 2022 Pattern bundle – you will receive a new PDF pattern every 2 weeks as the squares are released in the CAL.

Yardage and Size

My square is 12″ x 12″ in size (along the edges) and used about 140 yards (130 m) of yarn and weighs 1.8 oz (52 gms).

Front and Back

The free pattern

Click here for the free pattern of this square designed by Blue Star Crochet.

Important notes

The copyright for each pattern is held by the designer. You may ask for additional resources and tutorials from the designer of the square only. No one else can make a full tutorial of the pattern unless permitted by the designer. I have included my notes and links to my tutorials that I think might be helpful in making the square but those do not supersede the instructions and tutorials provided by the designer.

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Share your squares!

I’d love to see your squares! Please share them on your social media with the tags @knitterknotter, #knitterknottertunisianblanketcal2022 and #knitterknotter so that I can find them.

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Thank you for joining me on this CAL! I hope you will enjoy working on your squares and that we can all learn some interesting stitches and techniques along the way ????

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