I've had several people ask me recently what I know about Bosnian crochet. The truth is: not much. But I've done a little bit of research and put together a basic guide about what it is and where you can find more info if this is a niche type of crochet that interests you.

You have probably heard of Bosnian crochet, though perhaps you know of it by one of its many other names, including Dutch knitting, shepherd's knitting, pjoning (Norwegian), smygmaskvirkning or påtning (Swedish), gobelinstitch (Danish), or schaapherderssteek

Bosnisch häkeln, auch bekannt ... Dutch Knitting Shepherd’s Knitting Slip Stitch Crochet Muslim Crochet Old World Crochet Pjoning Gabelinstitch Krokvirkning Patning Smygmaskvirkning Schaapherderssteek Bosnisk virkning Viele Quellen sagen, dass es mö. Häkeln, Maschen,

Votter og lue i str. 3-4år fra boka Pjoning i mittt hjerte Samme votter - andre farger Damevotter med striper og strukturkant - en litt omgjort oppskrift fra boken Votter og vanter - strikking og hekling. Heklet også et par grønne der stripene var hvite, men de husket jeg ikke å ta bilde av før de forsvant ut av huset. Laget på samme måten som vottene over, men med lengre kant. Har pyntet med kjedesting med gulltråd. Disse blir nok presanger til lillesøsters venninner, de er vel omtrent størrelse 9-10 år. Lue i Merinoull/Angora, heklet i strukturmønster. Ganske stor og posete. Fargen er fantastisk, men det er ikke så lett å få riktig fargegjengivelse på innebilder i vinterlys. Den er egentlig ganske lys blå, med en liten anelse lilla. Det hører også med votter i samme strukturmønster. Vil du prøve deg på denne oppskriften, kan du laste den ned gratis hos Monica. Hun har laget settet i Alpakka-garn - derfor heter oppskriften Lama-luksus.

This tutorial explains 'Shepherds knitting', also known as Bosnian crochet. This is meant as a guideline rather than a pattern. You can decide what yarn you use, however use a hook that is at least 2 mm larger than the advised size for your yarn size. This stitch is made in the round, creating a tunnel. You can decide how large you want your work to be by amending the length of the chain you make in the first step. Once you have started you can make your tunnel as long as you want to; just cast off with an ss. In deze tutorial leg ik de schaapherderssteek uit. Dit is niet bedoeld als een patroon maar alleen als uitleg. Je maakt deze steek met een haaknaald die 2 mm groter is dan op de wol staat aangegeven. Ik heb in het voorbeeld een haaknaald 6 gebruikt terwijl er op de wikkel 3,5mm-4mm staat. Deze steek gaat in de rondte. Je bepaalt de breedte van je werk door de lengte van de ketting, waar je in de eerste stap mee begint. Je kunt zelf bepalen hoe lang je doorgaat, afhechten met een halve vaste. To begin with, make a chain that will be the circular basis for your shephers stitches. Maak om te beginnen een ketting van lossen om een rondje te vormen als basis voor je schaapherderssteek. Close with an ss. Sluit deze met een halve vaste. Insert the hook at the back of the 1st chain in the horizontal dash. You now have 2 stitches on the hook. Yarn over hook and draw through both loops. You know have one stitch left on the needle. Repeat until you have gone all the way around. Steek de haaknaald in de achterkant van de eerste steek, in het eerste horizontale streepje. Er staan nu 2 lussen op de haaknaald. Sla de draad om de naald en haal die door allebei de lussen in een keer. Er staat nu weer één lus op de naald. Herhaal dit tot je helemaal rond bent gegaan. Your work will look similar to this. Do not turn, but keep going as follows. Je werk ziet er ongeveer zo uit. Niet keren maar gewoon verder gaan op de volgende manier. Insert the hook in the bottom loop of the first dc of the previous round. You now have to stitches on the hook. Yarn over hook and draw through both loops. Repeat in the round. Ofter a few rounds you will see the pattern appear. Steek de haaknaald in het onderste lusje van de eerste steek van de vorige toer. Er staan nu twee lussen op de naald. Sla de draad om en haal door beide lussen. Dit blijf je herhalen in de rondte. Na een aantal rondes zie je het patroon verschijnen. This tutorial explains 'Shepherds knitting', also known as Bosnian crochet. This is meant as a guideline rather than a pattern. You can decide what yarn you use, however use a hook that is at least 2 mm larger than the advised size for your yarn size. This stitch is made in the round, creating a tunnel. You can decide how large you want your work to be by amending the length of the chain you make in the first step. Once you have started you can make your tunnel as long as you want to; just cast off with an ss. In deze tutorial leg ik de schaapherderssteek uit. Dit is niet bedoeld als een patroon maar alleen als uitleg. Je maakt deze steek met een haaknaald die 2 mm groter is dan op de wol staat aangegeven. Ik heb in het voorbeeld een haaknaald 6 gebruikt terwijl er op de wikkel 3,5mm-4mm staat. Deze steek gaat in de rondte. Je bepaalt de breedte van je werk door de lengte van de ketting, waar je in de eerste stap mee begint. Je kunt zelf bepalen hoe lang je doorgaat, afhechten met een halve vaste. To begin with, make a chain that will be the circular basis for your shephers stitches. Maak om te beginnen een ketting van lossen om een rondje te vormen als basis voor je schaapherderssteek. Close with an ss. Sluit deze met een halve vaste. Insert the hook at the back of the 1st chain in the horizontal dash. You now have 2 stitches on the hook. Yarn over hook and draw through both loops. You know have one stitch left on the needle. Repeat until you have gone all the way around. Steek de haaknaald in de achterkant van de eerste steek, in het eerste horizontale streepje. Er staan nu 2 lussen op de haaknaald. Sla de draad om de naald en haal die door allebei de lussen in een keer. Er staat nu weer één lus op de naald. Herhaal dit tot je helemaal rond bent gegaan. Your work will look similar to this. Do not turn, but keep going as follows. Je werk ziet er ongeveer zo uit. Niet keren maar gewoon verder gaan op de volgende manier. Insert the hook in the bottom loop of the first dc of the previous round. You now have to stitches on the hook. Yarn over hook and draw through both loops. Repeat in the round. Ofter a few rounds you will see the pattern appear. Steek de haaknaald in het onderste lusje van de eerste steek van de vorige toer. Er staan nu twee lussen op de naald. Sla de draad om en haal door beide lussen. Dit blijf je herhalen in de rondte. Na een aantal rondes zie je het patroon verschijnen. This tutorial explains 'Shepherds knitting', also known as Bosnian crochet. This is meant as a guideline rather than a pattern. You can decide what yarn you use, however use a hook that is at least 2 mm larger than the advised size for your yarn size. This stitch is made in the round, creating a tunnel. You can decide how large you want your work to be by amending the length of the chain you make in the first step. Once you have started you can make your tunnel as long as you want to; just cast off with an ss. In deze tutorial leg ik de schaapherderssteek uit. Dit is niet bedoeld als een patroon maar alleen als uitleg. Je maakt deze steek met een haaknaald die 2 mm groter is dan op de wol staat aangegeven. Ik heb in het voorbeeld een haaknaald 6 gebruikt terwijl er op de wikkel 3,5mm-4mm staat. Deze steek gaat in de rondte. Je bepaalt de breedte van je werk door de lengte van de ketting, waar je in de eerste stap mee begint. Je kunt zelf bepalen hoe lang je doorgaat, afhechten met een halve vaste. To begin with, make a chain that will be the circular basis for your shephers stitches. Maak om te beginnen een ketting van lossen om een rondje te vormen als basis voor je schaapherderssteek. Close with an ss. Sluit deze met een halve vaste. Insert the hook at the back of the 1st chain in the horizontal dash. You now have 2 stitches on the hook. Yarn over hook and draw through both loops. You know have one stitch left on the needle. Repeat until you have gone all the way around. Steek de haaknaald in de achterkant van de eerste steek, in het eerste horizontale streepje. Er staan nu 2 lussen op de haaknaald. Sla de draad om de naald en haal die door allebei de lussen in een keer. Er staat nu weer één lus op de naald. Herhaal dit tot je helemaal rond bent gegaan. Your work will look similar to this. Do not turn, but keep going as follows. Je werk ziet er ongeveer zo uit. Niet keren maar gewoon verder gaan op de volgende manier. Insert the hook in the bottom loop of the first dc of the previous round. You now have to stitches on the hook. Yarn over hook and draw through both loops. Repeat in the round. Ofter a few rounds you will see the pattern appear. Steek de haaknaald in het onderste lusje van de eerste steek van de vorige toer. Er staan nu twee lussen op de naald. Sla de draad om en haal door beide lussen. Dit blijf je herhalen in de rondte. Na een aantal rondes zie je het patroon verschijnen.

This maybe the only post that I make this year because of my infrequent blogging habits, but I have been inspired by a couple of posts on Ravelry, the most recent being this one. By shear coincidence, over the last couple of weeks I've been experimenting with Bosnian/slip stitch and other forms of crochet. My chief interest though is in Bosnian or slip stitch crochet which I blogged about a couple of years ago (in another rare post). Over the last year or so I have been collecting images of crocheted socks from Central Asia which utilize this simple but much ignored crochet stitch. Much as I would like to post images here, I am going to refrain because it would probably be a violation of some form of copyright. Instead, here are some images of my own. These are test swatches that I crocheted using colourwork slip stitch crochet and motifs I have seen in eastern socks: The above is slip stitch (aka Bosnian) crochet through the back loop carrying three colours. In the following image the black and white section is slip stitch crochet through the front loop in two colours. I am hoping to one day crochet a pair of Tajik-style socks in this manner, so just doing a bit of experimentation for the time being. I have also made myself a couple of crochet hooks for the purpose. Here is a picture of one of the hooks: It doesn't have the thick handle like on pjoning hooks, but the head of the hook is relatively flat so it slides nicely into the slip stitches which tend to lie rather flat. I am thinking of putting a nice fimo handle on it, but it seems ok to use as is. I made this hook from a "twig" from our privet (or maybe even box) hedge that my husband pruned earlier this year.

Slik ser den ut. Inntil for to måneder siden ante jeg ikke at det var noe som het pjonekrok , men da jeg hørte om det ble jeg nødt til å ska...

Bosnian crochet DROPS hat and mittens in ”Snow”. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ DROPS design: Pattern no ee-473 Yarn group E HAT: Size: S/M – M/L Head circumference: approx. 54/56 - 56/58 cm / 21’’/22’’ - 22’’/22 3/4’’ Materials: DROPS SNOW from Garnstudio 50 g color no 23, taupe 50 g color no 48, beige 50 g color no 47, light beige DROPS CROCHET HOOK SIZE 7 mm / US 10.75 – or size needed to get 14 sc = width 10 cm / 4’’. MITTENS: Size: S/M – M/L Materials: DROPS SNOW from Garnstudio 100 g color no 47, light beige 50 g color no 23, taupe 50 g color no 48, beige DROPS CROCHET HOOK SIZE 7 mm / US 10.75 – or size needed to get 14 sc = width 10 cm / 4’’.

Votter og lue i str. 3-4år fra boka Pjoning i mittt hjerte Samme votter - andre farger Damevotter med striper og strukturkant - en litt omgjort oppskrift fra boken Votter og vanter - strikking og hekling. Heklet også et par grønne der stripene var hvite, men de husket jeg ikke å ta bilde av før de forsvant ut av huset. Laget på samme måten som vottene over, men med lengre kant. Har pyntet med kjedesting med gulltråd. Disse blir nok presanger til lillesøsters venninner, de er vel omtrent størrelse 9-10 år. Lue i Merinoull/Angora, heklet i strukturmønster. Ganske stor og posete. Fargen er fantastisk, men det er ikke så lett å få riktig fargegjengivelse på innebilder i vinterlys. Den er egentlig ganske lys blå, med en liten anelse lilla. Det hører også med votter i samme strukturmønster. Vil du prøve deg på denne oppskriften, kan du laste den ned gratis hos Monica. Hun har laget settet i Alpakka-garn - derfor heter oppskriften Lama-luksus.

Bosnian crochet DROPS mittens in ”DROPS ♥ YOU #4” or ”Nepal” DROPS Extra 0-942 DROPS design: Pattern no ne-017-bn Yarn group C MITTENS: Size: 3/5 - 6/8 - 9/12 years Materials: DROPS ♥ YOU #4 from Garnstudio 100-100-100 g color no 4434, purple Or use: DROPS NEPAL from Garnstudio 100-100-100 g color no 4434, purple DROPS CROCHET HOOK size 5 mm / H/8 – or size needed to get 20 sl sts = width 4’’(10cm). Working with sl sts and Bosnian crochet will contract more than regular crochet. Worked in the round from cuff and up. UK version

Kallas även för krokvirkning, gobelängvirkning ,bosnisk virkning. och ibland för påtning .Min gamla virkkrok gick sönder för ett tag sedan .Köpte en ny på Syfestivalen i Sätergläntans monter. Det var några år sedan men efter ett tag får man in rätta spänningen i maskorna , de ska liksom töjas ut annars blir det för hårt och stumt. Hittade en härva av finaste ull, entrådigt från Wåhlstedts spinneri "Skimmer " tror jag att det hette. Jag köpte det på en nålbindningskurs för ganska länge sedan. Det är en himla fin lyster i garnet.Det finns ett fint häfte från Sätergläntan av Berit Westman som beskriver på ett bra sätt olika virkningstekniker. Är man sugen att prova är det ett bra häfte att ha.

Size: 20” circumference Yardage: 93 Hook: Size J/10 (6 mm) Gauge: 5 sts and 8 rows = 2” in sl st blo.

Dave has crafted this flat style Pjoning crochet hook out of imitation (acrylic) tortoise shell. The specialized hook is commonly used in slip stitch crocheting, also known as Bosnian crochet or Shepherd's knitting. The dimensions are 4 inches long by 3/4 inches wide and 1/8 inch thick (approx 10.5 cm x 2 cm x 3 mm). The hook end is approximately 5 mm wide.

Slip stitch crochet, an accessible but little-used technique, has tons of unexplored potential as a crochet medium. It’s perfect for making smooth, elastic pieces as well as things that drape. Some people have even compared certain stitches in it to knitting. It was while experimenting with slip stitch crochet that the design for this shawl developed. If you have any questions or comments or just want to join like-minded souls, please join my Ravelry group at http://www.ravelry.com/groups/anastacia-knits-designs. Thanks!

This is a simple beautiful scarf crocheted with slip stitch crochet, worked lengthwise. You can use any weight of yarn & any gauge, and make the scarf any length & width you like. It’s ideal as a first time slip stitch crochet project. Slip stitch crochet is considered an intermediate skill level, even though the slip stitch is one of the first crochet stitches you learn as a beginner. Most crocheters are used to crocheting these stitches tightly. In order for the scarf to look “right” and have a nice drape to it, it is important to crochet slip stitches much looser than you are used to. Thanks to CollieGrl64, crochetlady0506, cdahl, honeystalks, mom23angels, marlicia, & jeszieknits for their test crocheting skills!! This pattern would not have been possible without all of you. If you have any questions or comments or just want to join like-minded souls, please join my Ravelry group at http://www.ravelry.com/groups/anastacia-knits-designs. Thanks!

147 yards are needed for slippers. Using the above yarn/needle it is a womens size medium.

This hat was an exploration of slip stitch. Most of the hat is slip stitch in the front loop only in rounds. I love the smooth solid, but lightweight fabric this stitch produces. I also like the roll brim that results. The last two photos show a couple of different looks you can get from this hat. Inside out with a dc brim(the inside fabric is interesting too) and right side out with a folded up brim. As my testers discovered, this pattern does not work well with 100% acrylic yarn - not enough bounce or stretch.

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A crochet pattern for a cabled winter hat, crocheted with the slip-stitch-technique - using entirely slip-stitches. This is a stretchy, ribbed hat with cabled panels. The cables are created with short-rows, and this is the first pattern ever to describe a short-row cable. The technique is explained in text and step-by-step photos. There are also explanations for the overall short-row shaping and the final crochet-seaming. The hat measures about 24 cm from brim to top and circumference is flexible about 54-60 cm. With one ball of this yarn it will make a great warming winter hat. Skill level: required skills - back loop only slip stitch, front loop only slip stitch, inverse back loop only slip stitch. Note: The pattern is written using David Burchall’s terminology for slip stitch crochet. Note #2: The suggested hook size works for a slip-stitcher that does not work loosely. If you are a “loose slip stitch crocheter” you can probably use a 6-7 mm hook! See also my article on slip stitch crochet: http://virkstaden.blogspot.se/p/blog-page_33.html

Sometimes we just want to crochet the Granny Stitch in flat rows. Here's a great tutorial on how to crochet the flat granny!

Det går i ullgarn og votter her for tiden. Disse er laget litt større enn de andre. Modellen heter "Matte" og er fra samme bok som de jeg har laget tidligere. Tror kanskje de må bli til min mann som liker matte så godt at han kan sette seg ned og lese gamle mattebøker fra videregående når han skal kose seg. Hver sin lyst........... Disse har jeg laget mønster til selv. Mellomsøster elsker alt som er lilla og ville gjerne ha votter med hjerter på. Siden maskene oppfører seg litt annerledes i pjoning enn i strikking, blir ikke hjertene helt perfekte. De ligner mest på hjerter når jeg pjoner i den bakerste maskebuen, slik som på den nederste kanten. Men mottakeren er fornøyd - og da er hensikten oppnådd.

Det går i ullgarn og votter her for tiden. Disse er laget litt større enn de andre. Modellen heter "Matte" og er fra samme bok som de jeg har laget tidligere. Tror kanskje de må bli til min mann som liker matte så godt at han kan sette seg ned og lese gamle mattebøker fra videregående når han skal kose seg. Hver sin lyst........... Disse har jeg laget mønster til selv. Mellomsøster elsker alt som er lilla og ville gjerne ha votter med hjerter på. Siden maskene oppfører seg litt annerledes i pjoning enn i strikking, blir ikke hjertene helt perfekte. De ligner mest på hjerter når jeg pjoner i den bakerste maskebuen, slik som på den nederste kanten. Men mottakeren er fornøyd - og da er hensikten oppnådd.

Det går i ullgarn og votter her for tiden. Disse er laget litt større enn de andre. Modellen heter "Matte" og er fra samme bok som de jeg har laget tidligere. Tror kanskje de må bli til min mann som liker matte så godt at han kan sette seg ned og lese gamle mattebøker fra videregående når han skal kose seg. Hver sin lyst........... Disse har jeg laget mønster til selv. Mellomsøster elsker alt som er lilla og ville gjerne ha votter med hjerter på. Siden maskene oppfører seg litt annerledes i pjoning enn i strikking, blir ikke hjertene helt perfekte. De ligner mest på hjerter når jeg pjoner i den bakerste maskebuen, slik som på den nederste kanten. Men mottakeren er fornøyd - og da er hensikten oppnådd.

Slik ser den ut. Inntil for to måneder siden ante jeg ikke at det var noe som het pjonekrok, men da jeg hørte om det ble jeg nødt til å skaffe meg en. Og etter at den kom i hus måtte jeg jo teste den ut. Utrolig anvendelig redskap - en størrelse passer alle garntykkelser. Slikt liker jeg. Med Eskimogarn fra lageret pjonet jeg et par helt enkle votter uten tommelkile. Det var slik jeg lærte å pjone votter for noen år siden. Pjoning kan utmerket godt gjøres med en vanlig heklenål. I Lonemors blogg finner du en oppskrift på pjonede votter til dame og beskrivelse på hvordan man pjoner. Det er ikke den jeg har brukt, men såvidt jeg kan se er den ganske lik. To nøster ullgarn uten magebelte passet perfekt til pjoning. Med et nøste av hver farge kan det være litt vrient å plassere fargene, men syntes ikke det ble så aller verst. Dette paret er litt mer avansert med tommelkile og mønster på mansjetten. En heklet rosett festet med millefleur-sting gjør nytten som pynt. Dette går fort og er morsomt - så jeg legger nok ikke kroken vekk med det første. Men det er ikke mange oppskrifter å finne, dessverre, så jeg må nok eksperimentere litt. Pjonekroken ble bestilt hos Museumshåndverkerne som har utstyr til og beskrivelser av mange gamle håndarbeidsteknikker

Mosaic crochet is such a beautiful crochet technique, but it's also one that not that many have tried. My guess it's because it looks far more complex than it actually is. By following the steps in this free crochet tutorial I will share 6 simple rules of mosaic crochet with you & I promise you I'll break it down to easy "rules" or techniques.

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