Stitch of the Day #34 - Tunisian Before and After

First, I followed the suggestion of the PDF pattern and chained 20, rather than her 10 that Ms. W does in her video. If you're new to Tunisian stitching, it might be a good idea to do the 10 chain.

Here is my version:

Ms. W said she used the L hook with her yarn so the stitches were easier to see. I used my L hook, too, but with a J-hook yarn. It's the first time my Tunisian stitches uncurled when I was done. I didn't have to stick it under something to flatten it out. It's a neat stitch, very easy to do amongst all the Tunisian stitches I've done before. Still not a huge fan of the Tunisian stitches, myself, though.

All that aside, I think it came out nice. Yes, I switched colors, like her, after 2 rows, even though it doesn't look like it.

If you want the written PDF Tunisian Before and After stitch, you can find it by clicking on the link and scrolling down (#230)

Here is the video tutorial by Creative Grandma:

Stitch of the Day #24 - Crossed Tunisian Stitch

So this stitch was not so bad. I must be getting used to the Tunisian stitches because I was less intimidated by it this morning. That or, since I received my BFF's placemats that she knitted blind, literally, I might have a new outlook on how I approach new stitches. Possibly both.

This is my version. When Ms. Winkleman added a new color, I added an extra row of the seafoam before adding the teal. Something happened in my teal color that didn't occur in my seafoam color. I lost a stitch. I went back to redo the row and kept dropping a stitch. I finally just tried to 'make it up' since it's only a swatch and it was on my last row before finishing. I know it doesn't look quite the same, but I can't figure out what I did wrong or where. Sometimes I had a hard time finding the horizontal stitches I needed, but if I redid the row, it would show back up. It did not work for the teal row, that last row. Ah well.

Here is my little version after I smashed it under my day planner for about 20 minutes to make it flatten out a bit.

I can see the crossed stitches, at least. So I did do something right!

You can find the written PDF Crossed Tunisian Stitch pattern here.

Here is the video tutorial by Creative Grandma: