Gingham Pencil Case

Tunisian crochet is a different method of crochet (similar to knitting) consisting of a "forward pass" (working right to left and picking up all the stitches in a row) and the "return pass" (working back, left to right, to remove the stitches from the hook). By changing colour at the end of the forward pass you get this wonderful woven effect which is perfect for the gingham pattern.

If you have not tried Tunisian Crochet before, full instructions (with colour photos) are given in the accompanying Stitch Guide. The pattern is 'Intermediate' because there are frequent colour changes at the end of the rows.

The pencil case pictured was made with Scheepjes Catona 4ply, but you can use any 4ply yarn (30g of colour A and 25g of colour B).

As you will only have a maximum of 6 stitches on the hook at any time, there is no need to purchase a special Tunisian hook; a standard crochet hook (without a raised handle) will be fine.