This Free Tunisian Crochet Pattern has delicate mini cables to perfectly complement any home decor. Made in size 4 medium weight acrylic makes it easy care for even easier gifting.
“Tunisian Mini Cables Afghan” free crochet pattern by Kim Guzman, © Aug. 2025 All rights reserved.
Technique: Tunisian Crochet
Skill Level: Intermediate
Crochet Pattern At A Glance
Tunisian Mini Cables Afghan Free Pattern
Designer: Kim Guzman © 2022-2025. All rights reserved.Rate the Pattern
Yarn
- JoAnn “Big Twist Value” yarn, size 4 weight, 100% acrylic, 380 yds/347m per 6 oz skein: 7 skeins of color Ivory.
Other Materials
- Suggested Tunisian Crochet Hook Size K-10 1/2 (6.5mm) or hook needed to meet gauge. The hook, with cable, should be at least 1/3 the width of your project.
- Suggested Crochet Hook Size J-10 (6mm) for border.
- Yarn Needle for weaving ends.
Instructions
- Begin from the bottom of the blanket, with a standard chain foundation.
- The stitch pattern begins by working a standard first forward pass with a unique return pass.
- Rows 2-3 establish the two-row repeat for the entirety of the blanket.
- Work the two-row repeat until 145 rows have been completed in total.
- Begin working in the round with a half double crochet set up.
- Work one round (or more, if desired) of FP/BP ribbing.
- Fasten off and weave in all ends securely.
Full Free Crochet Pattern Below
This is a free crochet pattern and the written instructions are below. If you prefer a printable download, a PDF is also available for purchase.
My Crochet Pattern Notes
This Tunisian crochet pattern is worked in one piece in an exclusive Kim Guzman two-row repeat. There is a little curling which is easily solved with a front post back post double crochet trim.
Since I made up this stitch pattern, it doesn’t have a history as far as I know. It’s made with crossed stitches and then stitches work on top of them. It makes a cute little cable, almost a mock cable since it’s so tiny. My Tunisian Mock Cable Scarf pattern uses a similar exclusive stitch pattern.
My preference is to make up Tunisian crochet stitch patterns whenever possible. My favorite right now is what I’ve called Tunisian Nautilus Stitch and you can see the Tunisian Nautilus dishcloth pattern here, as well as links to two others.
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Finished Size
49″ x 58″.
Yarn
JoAnn “Big Twist Value” yarn, size 4 weight, 100% acrylic, 380 yds/347m per 6 oz skein: 7 skeins of color Ivory.
Sadly this yarn is no longer available because it was a JoAnn exclusive yarn and JoAnn is closed. However, you will be able to use whatever size 4 aran weight yarn you like.
I’ve received word that the intellectual property and brand names have been purchased by Michaels so this yarn may be available at Michaels later. Some of the excess inventory Is available at both Annie’s Attic and Herrschners at the moment.
Yarn Substitution
Any size 4 medium weight acrylic yarn could be substituted. Other weights of yarn will also work. You would just need to change the chain count and row count, using the Stitch Multiple provided.
Other Materials
Suggested Tunisian Crochet Hook Size K-10 1/2 (6.5mm) or hook needed to meet gauge. The hook, with cable, should be at least 1/3 the width of your project.
Suggested Crochet Hook Size J-10 (6mm) for border.
Yarn Needle for weaving ends.
Gauge
Working in stitch pattern provided, 15 stitches for 10 rows measures approximately 4″ x 4″.
Working at a different tension may require additional materials.
My Tunisian Crochet Hooks
I’ve recently been asked about my favorite hooks for Tunisian crochet.
For several years now, perhaps even a decade, I’ve used KnitPro hooks. Originally, they had these purple ones and I bought a complete set of straights and interchangeables. They were originally called KnitPro Spectra when they were all purple. You can still find some available at different retailers, more difficult to get now.
These days, you can find the KnitPro hooks in multiple colors, a different color for each size. They’re now called KnitPro Trendz.
When working on afghans, I don’t like working with static cables. It’s painful for my wrist, trying to keep the hook from turning constantly. It’s very unpleasant. I was so glad to find that the Lantern Moon swivel cables fit perfectly in my favorite KnitPro hooks. Since the cord swivels at the base, the cable no longer tries to jump out of place.
I’ve bought all these Tunisian crochet hooks on eBay and etsy. I wish I could give you an actual retailer. But, honestly, they’re so hard to find in the US.
Stitch Multiple
The blanket is worked in any multiple of 5, then add 5.
Special Stitches
Foundation: For best results, turn the chain over and work into the back horizontal bar to pull up loops. Chain the number indicated, insert hook in second chain, yarn over, pull loop through (2 loops now on hook), *insert hook in next chain, yarn over, pull loop through, keep loop on hook, repeat from * across, ending with the same number of loops on the hook as the starting chain. Right-Handed Video | Left-Handed Video
Tunisian Knit Stitch (tks): Insert hook, from front of work to back of work, between the front and back vertical bars of the same stitch, yarn over, pull loop through, keeping loop on hook. Right-Handed Video | Left-Handed Video
Last Stitch of a Row: The last stitch of each row is worked into the outer 2 vertical bars. It’s basically a knit stitch with an extra loop. You don’t want to work under only one vertical bar since it will cause the loop to stretch too much. Working under both loops makes a nice, clean, sturdy edge. Right-Handed Video | Left-Handed Video
Tunisian Full Stitch (TFS): Insert hook from front of work to back of work, between the stitches, yarn over, pull loop through. Right-Handed Video | Left-Handed Video.
Tunisian Extended Full Stitch (exTFS): Insert hook from front of work to back of work, between the stitches, under the closing ch typically known as the return pass, yarn over, pull loop through, chain 1. This is simply a Tunisian Full Stitch extended a little higher due to a chain at the bottom.
Front Post Double Crochet (FPdc): Yarn over, insert hook to the side of the indicated stitch, move hook around the back of the stitch and out the other side of same stitch, yarn over, pull loop through, [yarn over, pull through 2 loops on hook] twice.
Back Post Double Crochet (BPdc): Yarn over, with hook in back of work, insert hook to the side of the indicated stitch, move hook around the front of the stitch and out the other side of same stitch with the hook now again on the back of work, yarn over, pull loop through, [yarn over, pull through 2 loops on hook] twice.
Other Abbreviations
This crochet pattern is written in US crochet terminology.
beg=beginning; ch=chain; hdc=half double crochet; lp(s)=loop(s); rep=repeat; sk=skip; sl=slip; sp(s)=space(s); st(s)=stitch(es); yo=yarn over.
All numbers after the colon at the end of an instruction are stitch counts. Use the stitch count to check your work.
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Free Crochet Pattern Instructions
Row 1:
A: With Tunisian crochet hook, ch 170, sk 1 ch, *insert hook in next ch, yo, pull lp through, leave lp on hook, rep from * across: 170 lps. Note: My preference is always to work in the back horizontal bar of the chain. Use the method you prefer.
B: Ch 2 (counts as 1 st and 1 ch-1 sp here and throughout), yo, pull through 4 lps on hook (closing 3 sts), *ch 1, [yo, pull through 2 lps on hook] 2 times, ch 1, yo, pull through 4 lps on hook, rep from * to last st, ch 1, yo, pull through 2 lps on hook.
Row 2:
A: Sk first vertical bar and *sk ch-1 sp, exTFS (see Special Stitches above) in next ch-1 sp, exTFS in skipped ch-1 sp (crossed stitches made), TKS (see Special Stitches above) in next 2 sts, rep from * to last 3-st group, sk ch-1 sp, exTFS in last ch-1 sp, exTFS in skipped ch-1 sp, TKS in bottom ch of beg ch-2 (see last stitch in Special Stitches): 136 lps.
B: Ch 1, yo, pull through 2 lps on hook, *ch 1, [yo, pull through 2 lps on hook] 4 times, rep from * to last 2 sts, ch 1, [yo, pull through 2 lps on hook] 2 times.
Row 3:
A: Sk first vertical bar, TKS in next st, *TFS (see Special Stitches above) in next ch-1 sp, TKS in next 4 sts, rep from * to last 2 sts, TFS in next ch-1 sp, TKS in next st, TKS in last st (This is just the standard stitch worked as the last stitch.): 170 lps.
B: Ch 2, yo, pull through 4 lps on hook, *ch 1, [yo, pull through 2 lps on hook] 2 times, ch 1, yo, pull through 4 lps on hook, rep from * to last st, ch 1, yo, pull through 2 lps on hook.
Rows 4-145: Rep rows 2-3. Do not fasten off. Note: There is no “traditional” slip stitch bind off. The border is recommended because there is some light curling around the edges.
Border
Round 1: With regular crochet hook, ch 1, 3 hdc in first vertical bar (corner made here and throughout), work 133 hdc evenly across top, 3 hdc in last vertical bar, 143 hdc evenly along the side, 3 hdc in bottom corner, 133 hdc evenly across bottom, 3 hdc in opposite bottom corner, 143 hdc evenly along other side, sl st to first hdc.
Round 2: Ch 1, FPdc around first hdc, 3 hdc in next hdc, FPdc (see Special Stitches above) around next hdc, *[BPdc (see Special Stitches above) in next hdc, FPdc in next hdc] across to last hdc before corner, BPdc in next hdc, FPdc in first hdc of corner, 3 hdc in center hdc of corner, FPdc in last hdc of corner, rep from * twice more, [BPdc in next hdc, FPdc in next hdc] across to last hdc, BPdc in last hdc.
Note: I fastened off at this point because I was happy about the look. You could easily continue with the FP/BP ribbing to the width you like.
Finishing
Weave in all ends securely.
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Irene says
Beautiful stitch!
Thanks so much! Enjoy 🙂