# [Plan a Tunisian blanket from panels](https://threadcabin.com/explore/419/plan-a-tunisian-blanket-from-panels)

> Match finished panel dimensions and sample seams that accommodate the fabric’s stiffness and curl.

- Canonical page: https://threadcabin.com/explore/419/plan-a-tunisian-blanket-from-panels
- Language: en
- Published: 2026-09-25T17:26:35.5659464+00:00
- Updated: 2026-09-25T17:26:41.1710851+00:00
- Craft: Crochet
- Primary image: [Illustration: A Tunisian crochet panel with many live loops across a long hook, beside a finished scarf sample with a deliberately stabilized edge.](https://threadcabin.com/images/explore/focused/tunisian.jpg)

Match finished panel dimensions and sample seams that accommodate the fabric’s stiffness and curl.

## Before you start

Gather the measurements, counts or timing sample needed below. Record their units and whether they describe a sample, the whole project or one purchased package. Use a finished sample when dimensions or material use depend on fabric structure.

## How to do it

1. **Understand Tunisian passes** — A basic Tunisian row includes a forward pass collecting loops and a return pass working them off. Count the edge loops as the selected stitch method specifies.
2. **Manage Tunisian edges and curl** — Check both edge insertions and sample curl after finishing. Hook size, stitch structure and a planned border can affect behavior, but blocking alone may not remove structural curl.
3. **Match panels in different crochet stitches** — Match finished dimensions rather than raw stitch counts. Each stitch pattern needs its own gauge and repeat calculation.
4. **Plan and join crochet motifs into a finished project** — Measure the joined repeat, plan rows and columns, arrange colour, and test a seam before assembling many motifs.

## Try this example

Four panels finishing at 25 cm wide suggest a 100 cm field before seam effects. Join two sample edges, measure any added or consumed width and update the whole-panel plan.

## Check your result

- Recheck the inputs against the actual sample or label, keep units consistent and round only the final count or purchase. Repeat a sample if a small measuring difference changes the decision.
- These arithmetic examples assume the measured structure stays comparable. Shaping, borders, dense textures and color changes require their own allowances or samples.

## Sources

- [www.craftyarncouncil.com: 020_CGauge3.pdf](https://www.craftyarncouncil.com/files/DiscoverPDFs/020_CGauge3.pdf)
- [media.craftyarncouncil.com: CYC_CIP_Crochet_Program_2017.pdf](https://media.craftyarncouncil.com/files/CIP/CYC_CIP_Crochet_Program_2017.pdf)

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## Sources and provenance

- [Understand Tunisian passes](https://threadcabin.com/explore/235/understand-tunisian-passes)
- [Manage Tunisian edges and curl](https://threadcabin.com/explore/236/manage-tunisian-edges-and-curl)
- [Match panels in different crochet stitches](https://threadcabin.com/explore/212/match-panels-in-different-crochet-stitches)
- [Plan and join crochet motifs into a finished project](https://threadcabin.com/explore/20/plan-and-join-crochet-motifs-into-a-finished-project)
- [Crochet loop placement changes texture and movement](https://threadcabin.com/explore/12/crochet-loop-placement-changes-texture-and-movement)