Diamond Afghan (Tunisian) by Nancy Nehring

Diamond Afghan (Tunisian)

Crochet
January 2004
Finished Diamond approx. 13"x6.5" in Tunisian Plain Stitch
6.0 mm (J)
4709 yards (4306 m)
English

Materials:
Size 18 Tapestry Needle,
regular J crochet hook & a 12” J afghan hook.
Suggested TLC Lusture 100% acrylic (277yds/5oz per skein)
Butterscotch #5263-5 skeins
Bright Jade #5507-5 skeins
Copper #5289-7 skeins

The afghan is created from making diamond-shapes in Tunisian Plain stitch & then assembling the diamonds into an afghan. The assembling is done by crochet. The pattern also has pom-poms on the diamond’s points of the finished afghan.

The finished size is approx. 65”x45”.

The book included easy instructions on the Tunisian stitches & several pictures, there is also a diagram for the layout when assembling.