Is it possible to Do a Tunisian Knit stitch on something round?
I’m into my fourth year of crocheting. I started in high school, my mother taught me, and what little techniques I know I self taught myself so I don’t know how to read patterns. (I’m telling you this in case you suggest a pattern to me) What I wanted to know if its possible to do a Tunisian knit stitch on something that isn’t flat like a hat or a glove? I’m usually able to do it on a scarf but anything round is pretty hard for me so I usually end up taking out because it doesn’t look right. Any suggestions?
If you’re talking about the version of afghan crochet that looks like knitting – well, afghan crochet is by its nature a back-and-forth stitch, which makes it hard to do in the round. So the trouble you’re having with doing it that way is perfectly understandable. But I do have a couple of ideas:
1) Make your piece flat and use a slip stitch, or just plain sewing, to connect the sides. You don’t have to make a seam, as you would if you were sewing fabric; that would be too bulky. Just connect the edges.
2) When you’re doing the first part of the row – picking up loops – you could also try adding a connecting stitch at the end of the row, maybe by pulling up a loop in the *first* stitch of the row and making either a slip stitch or a single crochet there. Then you’d go back through the loops to the beginning of the row as usual. But to do this you’d need two things. First, the piece of fabric would have to be wide enough to stretch that far. And second, you’d need one of those afghan hooks that has a flexible cable (like circular knitting needles have). I have a couple, but I’ve had them a long time, so I don’t know if they’re still available.
If your fabric isn’t wide enough, or you can’t find a hook with a cable, then I’d vote for option #1. But maybe someone else here has managed this and will have a better solution. Which I’d like to hear about because I’d use it too! 
I hope that helps.
P.S. I feel like I can’t leave this without saying something about the easiest way to do what you’re trying to accomplish – knitting. The fabric will look the same (although it won’t be as thick) and you can use either circular needles (if the fabric is fairly wide) or double-pointed needles (if it’s narrow, ie with mittens or baby things). But I know knitting is a different technique which you may not know how to do, and you didn’t ask about that so I’m just putting this in at the end.
Tunisian Crochet Cabled Scarf Video Tutorial
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