Hi all! Longtime knitter and KH member, now into some Tunisian crochet.
I know basic stitches, return passes, honeycomb, rib etc. have done some washcloths and practice swatches. Now working on TL yarn crafts ‘mesa hat’ pattern. For the 2nd time, actually. First one, following pattern, was way too small. Now have gone off-piste and made it bigger. But still not big enough, it turns out. Yarn I’m using has alpaca in it and is very grabby, so frogging is not a good option…
All that to say… In Tunisian crochet… Could I add a section between the left and right edge stitches in an easy way? Hat is worked flat and seamed anyway, so I was thinking I could pick up the slipped edge stitches on right side and attach to left side as I work bottom-up, but finding tutorials is not proving fruitful.
I hope I have understood your question properly and this is helpful.
Best way is to add another pattern repeat/ square section in, or as many as required. Since you’re working flat you have the freedom to just keep working until the length creates the right sized width needed for your hat. Using a slipknot, join the yarn at the starting point for the next round.
If you’re wanting more height, I would start where it will get sinched, to help hide the chain as it might look a tiny bit different. The bonus with crochet is that with a slipknot you can start to crochet extra repeats wherever needed really. Just keep to that repeat pattern .
Your work is beautiful, you’ve got this!
I think the issue is that he needs to add to the side edges, so it’s not a matter of simply doing more rows. He needs to have cast on even more stitches than he already did.
I don’t know enough about Tunisian to say whether it’s possible to pick up stitches at the ends of rows or not. Probably easiest to make a strip the width you need and sew it in. I’d probably do some swatching to see if that’s possible, and how invisible you can make the seams. And if they can’t be invisible, maybe make the insert a feature? Solid green, or reverse the colors?
Good points/ideas it is pretty easy for a skilled hooker to pick up stitches in tunisian and if needed you can start with FLO to avoid creating a visible ridge. The consistency in the work pictured is what lead me to think Topher can add the extension in the working. But yes, it can be sewn in and made reasonably invisible.
i had to look up FLO, so front loop only… means i should be able to pick up through the front loop of the last stitch on the row (on the public facing side) and then add however much i need width wise… and then i’ll just have to experiment with picking up that column as i continue, so it looks like nothing out of the ordinary happened… i think i can manage that. many thanks! i really thought by adding an additional 8 or 10 stitches and going up another hook size, i’d be golden but now i know, really need to swatch with multiple hooks because TC is a tighter gauge for me.
Sorry I’m glad you got the front loop only. I haven’t had much guts trying to share knowledge on here and be the helper… so thanks for helping me learn a new skill too you’re doing so well! Switching also helped me learn how my tension changed even when I didn’t think I was so much can alter our technique. Happy hooking!
it is pretty easy for a skilled hooker to pick up stitches in tunisian and if needed you can start with FLO to avoid creating a visible ridge. The consistency in the work pictured is what lead me to think Topher can add the extension in the working. But yes, it can be sewn in and made reasonably invisible.
many thanks! i really thought by adding an additional 8 or 10 stitches and going up another hook size, i’d be golden but now i know, really need to swatch with multiple hooks because TC is a tighter gauge for me.
I’m glad you got the front loop only. I haven’t had much guts trying to share knowledge on here and be the helper… so thanks for helping me learn a new skill too 
you’re doing so well! Switching also helped me learn how my tension changed even when I didn’t think I was