Looking for your next go-to summer project? This Easy Tunisian Tee Crochet Pattern is the perfect blend of comfort, style, and simplicity! Whether you’re new to Tunisian crochet or just want a relaxing make, this pattern is beginner-friendly and works up beautifully with minimal shaping. With its modern texture and breezy fit, it’s a wardrobe staple you’ll want to wear again and again. Grab your hook, your favorite yarn, and let’s dive into this fun and effortless design!
Choosing Your Yarn
Yarn Bee Bamboo-tiful is a lightweight, category 3 yarn composed of 50% cotton and 50% bamboo-derived viscose. It offers a silky texture and subtle sheen, making it ideal for garments, accessories, and baby items. The yarn provides excellent stitch definition and a beautiful drape. However, due to its seven-ply construction, it can be prone to splitting, requiring careful handling during knitting or crocheting.
🌿 Natural Fiber Substitutes (Cotton/Bamboo or Similar)
- Paintbox Yarns Cotton Bamboo DK – A great match in fiber content and softness with beautiful color options.
- Lion Brand Coboo – 50% cotton, 50% bamboo; very similar feel and drape, also lightweight (category 3).
- Premier Bamboo Fair – Another cotton/bamboo blend that’s soft and silky, perfect for garments.
- WeCrochet Comfy Sport or DK – A cotton/acrylic blend, still soft and breathable with a good drape.
- Berroco Modern Cotton DK – Cotton/viscose blend with a smooth finish and slight sheen.
💡 Budget-Friendly or More Accessible Options
- Loops & Threads Joy DK (Michael’s) – While not bamboo, it’s lightweight and soft for warm-weather wearables.
- Knit Picks CotLin DK – A cotton/linen blend that gives great drape and breathability (with a slightly more rustic feel).
Tunisian Extended Simple Stitch (TES)
This top uses the Tunisian Extended Simple Stitch (TES). This is a variation of the basic Tunisian Simple Stitch, offering a bit more height and drape. It’s created by adding a chain before each stitch, which opens up the fabric and gives it a slightly more airy, relaxed texture. TES is perfect for lightweight garments, shawls, and summer tops, especially when you want that signature Tunisian texture without too much density. It’s beginner-friendly and adds a beautiful flow to your crochet projects!
Easy Construction
This easy Tunisian crochet tee is constructed from just two simple rectangular panels, making it a great beginner-friendly project. The front and back are worked flat and then sewn together at the sides and shoulders. A touch of shaping at the neckline creates a soft V-neck, adding a flattering and feminine detail without complicating the pattern. It’s a relaxed, breezy design that comes together with minimal fuss but maximum style.
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Easy Tunisian Tee Crochet Pattern
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Materials
Yarn Bee Bamboo-Tiful Yarn in Linen (3 skeins for S/M/L, 4 skeins for XL, 2X/3X) – any DK (3) weight yarn will work
J/6.0 mm Tunisian crochet hook
yarn needle
scissors
Level
intermediate
Pattern notes & stitches to know
ch – chain
TES – Tunisian extended simple stitch (insert hook into vertical bar in front of stitch, yarn over, pull up a loop, ch 1) VIDEO TUTORIAL
TES2tog – Tunisian extended simple stitch 2 together (insert hook into next 2 vertical bars, yarn over, pull up a loop, ch 1)
· written in US terms
· The side facing you is the right side. Do not turn
· Each row is made up of a forward pass and a return pass
· Return Pass: ch 1, *yarn over, pull through 2 loops on hook* repeat from * to * across until 1 loop remains on hook
· Bind off: insert hook into 2nd vertical bar from hook, yarn over, pull up a loop. Pull loop through the loop on the hook. *Insert hook into next vertical bar, yarn over, pull up a loop, Pull loop through loop on the hook* repeat from * to * across
· To make the last stitch (edge stitch), insert hook into both loops along the side, yarn over, pull up a loop
Gauge: 14 TES x 10 rows = 4” x 4”
Sizes:
(S, M, L) (XL, 2X, 3X) – The pattern is written in these sizes consecutively. Example, when the pattern gives the end of row count ((70, 78, 86) (94, 102, 110)) the 70 is for S, 78 is M, 86 is L, 94 is XL, 102 is 2X, and 110 is 3X.
This dress is a classic fit with some positive ease.
Approximate Finished Size:
Bust: S (36”) M (40”) L (44”) XL (48”) 2X (52”) 3X (56”)
Length: S (22”) M (22.5”) L (23”) XL (23.5”) 2X (24”) 3X (24.5”)
Armhole: S (8”) M (8.5”) L (9”) XL (9.5”) 2X (10”) 3X (10.5)
Size S pictured. I am 5’0″ with 34″ bust.
EASY TUNISIAN TEE CROCHET PATTERN
FRONT
ch (70, 78, 86) (94, 102, 110)
Row 1: insert hook into 2nd ch from hook, yarn over, pull up a loop, *insert hook into next ch, yarn over and pull up a loop* repeat from * to * across ((70, 78, 86) (94, 102, 110) stitches on hook) Return Pass.
Row 2: starting in 2nd stitch from hook, TES in each stitch across to last. Make edge stitch. ((70, 78, 86) (94, 102, 110) stitches on hook) Return Pass.
Row 3 – 34: repeat row 2
The neckline is made in the next row. Only work partway across.
Row 35: starting in 2nd stitch from hook, TES in (32, 36, 40) (44, 48, 52) stitches, TES2tog, TES in next ((34, 38, 42) (46, 50, 54) stitches on hook) Return Pass.
Row 36: starting in 2nd stitch from hook, TES in each stitch across to last 3, TES2tog. Make edge stitch ((33, 37, 41) (45, 49, 53) stitches on hook) Return Pass.
Repeat previous row to Row (49, 50, 51) (52, 53, 54). Each row will decrease by 1.
Bind off. Leave a long end for sewing.
Lay panel with right side facing up. The side of the neckline just made is on the right.
Rejoin yarn to the vertical bar of the next unworked stitch in row 35.
Row 35: TES in first stitch, TES2tog, TES in each stitch across to last. Make edge stitch. ((34, 38, 42) (46, 50, 54) stitches on hook) Return Pass.
Row 36: starting in 2nd stitch from hook, TES in first stitch, TES2tog. TES in each stitch across to last. Make edge stitch ((33, 37, 41) (45, 49, 53) stitches on hook) Return Pass
Repeat previous row to Row (49, 50, 51) (52, 53, 54). Each row will decrease by 1.
Bind off. Leave a long end for sewing.
BACK
ch (70, 78, 86) (94, 102, 110)
Row 1: insert hook into 2nd ch from hook, yarn over, pull up a loop, *insert hook into next ch, yarn over and pull up a loop* repeat from * to * across ((70, 78, 86) (94, 102, 110) stitches on hook) Return Pass.
Row 2: starting in 2nd stitch from hook, TES in each stitch across to last. Make edge stitch. ((70, 78, 86) (94, 102, 110)
stitches on hook) Return Pass.
Row 3 – (49, 50, 51) (52, 53, 54): repeat row 2
Bind off. Leave a long end for sewing.
SEWING
Lay the front panel on top of the back. Both with the right side facing the inside.
Use the long ends to sew the shoulders closed with a whip stitch.
Weave in the ends.
Use the long ends to sew the sides closed with a whip stitch. Leave a (8, 8.5, 9) (9.5, 10, 10.5)” space at the top for armholes.
Weave in the ends,
Turn right side out.
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