Here is my first 30 or so rows. I have completed 20 rows of the waffle pattern and then continued 5 rows of the tunisian purl stitch for a contrasting edge band that I will repeat on the other end of the wrap.
You can see here the close up of the contrasting band I've created. the picture doesn't do the stitches or the color much justice. It's a rich salmon color and the purl stitches do look like purl knitting.
My second attempt at tunisian (I simply canNOT have only one project going at a time...) is a simple pullover. I decided on a v-neck because I find they are very flattering.
This is a strong contrast as well, I've chosen a honeycomb tunisian stitch for the front piece and then a standard tunisian stitch for the remainder of the pull over - here they are together...
Here is a closeup of the back piece I'm currently working on, it's just the standard tunisian stitch.
And here is the front piece in honeycomb which is a pretty cool stitch pattern. I started out the bottom of the front and back with a knit-looking ribbing by doing 3 sts in tunisian knit and alternating with 2 sts in the tunisian purl. It's not as stretchy as knitting would be, but certainly close to the fpdc and bpdc ribbing on most crocheted sweaters.
The front piece is completed, and once I finish the back piece I'll seem up the shoulders and crochet the sleeves onto it from there, less seems to sew up - my pet peeve!!
This pattern is done in Caron Simply Soft Paints in Sunset - it's quite beautiful, and very soft, not as soft as the regular Simply Soft line, but lighter in weight - so it has it's benefits.
I'm off to finish the back section and hopefully get started on the sleeves real soon!!
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