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Getting the MOST out of a Stretchy Crochet Chain

stretchy chain made from white yarn held over a wooden table. A third loop has been added to hook



So, you have your stretchy crochet chain done, right?
And you’re ready to start a new project?
Brilliant!
Let’s get into it!

a stretchy chain made of white yarn held over a scrubbed wooden tabletop

stretchy chain made from white yarn held over a wooden table. A black arrow is pointing to the "dip" where your hook should go next.
  • The arrow in the image above is pointing to the hole where the last double crochet (US single crochet) of your stretchy chain was worked. It’s also where your hook is going to go to start off the first row of Tunisian Simple Stitch Fabric in this tutorial.
stretchy chain made from white yarn held over a wooden table. Hook has been inserted into the next chain
  • This is what it looks like when your hook is in place.
stretchy chain made from white yarn held over a wooden table. A Yarn Over has been added to hook
  • Yarn Over like you would for a regular TSS
stretchy chain made from white yarn held over a wooden table. The Yarn Over has been pulled through fabric
  • Draw Yarn Over through (1 TSS on hook).
stretchy chain made from white yarn held over a wooden table. A black arrow indicates the location of the next hole.
  • The arrow is pointing at the next hole along in your stretchy chain.
  • As with the first TSS you made, insert hook in this hole.
stretchy chain made from white yarn held over a wooden table. A third loop has been added to hook
  • Yarn Over, draw through to made a second TSS on your hook.
  • Note: There are three loops on your hook but only two TSS sts because the first loop was there from the beginning of the row.
stretchy chain made from white yarn held over a wooden table. An entire row of lopps have been added to hook.
  • Repeat to end of row.
  • Pick up a final loop in the chain st at the very end of your stretchy chain.
A stretchy chain and one row of Tunisian Simple Stitch made from white yarn held over a wooden table.

Remember, the return pass on a piece of Tunisian Crochet like this is:
YO, pull through 1 loop (to make a chain),
then YO and pull through 2 loops repeatedly, until 1 loop remains on hook.

A stretchy chain and multiple row of Tunisian Simple Stitch made from white yarn held over a wooden table.
  • With a few more rows of TSS in place, the “rolled” edge of the stretchy chain becomes a subtle, but very beautiful feature.
    And hey! No tight edge!

Did you enjoy this tutorial? Tell me in the comments below!
And hey, tell your friends too!

— PATTERNS THAT WOULD WORK GREAT WITH THIS TECHNIQUE —

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