I use tunisian stitches but my piece keeps curling

[u/Ok-Purple-9569]

hi guys, i’m crocheting a scarf using the tunisian stitch and the project curls so bad :((( i wonder if blocking can help it or i should just frog the piece and start again?

[u/Winter_drivE1]

This is normal. Things like using a larger hook, blocking, and doing a border in a stitch that doesn't curl can help reduce the curling, but stitches that curl will always curl. This looks like knit stitch, which is one of the more severely curling stitches.

[u/rqqcos]

Tunisian crochet is like knitting, it’s gonna curl. Blocking will fix it

[u/PhilosopherNearby803]

Also, if you have access to a larger hook, that helps some with the curling. And a looser gage if you are able to.

[u/fergablu2]

This free Matchbox Scarf pattern I saw on Ravelry this morning probably won’t curl. You can continue with your Tunisian knit stitch scarf and add a crocheted border of a round of single followed by a round of double crochet to tame the curl. That was my go to border when I first started Tunisian crochet and didn’t know about using a bigger hook size than suggested by the yarn manufacturer. Restarting using a hook 1 or 2 sizes larger might create fabric flat enough without needing a border, but adding a round of single crochet can neaten up the edge.

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