I was looking for some way how to create pictures with crochet. I scoured the internet and found so many techniques, but none gave me satisfactory results - apart from maybe the bobble stitch pixel art; I didn’t even try that one because I can’t do the stitch without going insane.
Somewhere on Reddit, I found someone mentioning that the tunisian simple stitch is perfect for pixel art because the stitches are on top of each other and are more or less squarish. So I gave it a go, and this was the widest swatch I could make with my short hook:
Not as squarish as I hoped, but it got the job done. I ordered a cheap set of hooks from Amazon. They arrived in a couple of days, and I can say they are excellent for the price.
I also got the cable ones, but I haven’t used them yet. I am afraid they will snap because the plastic is not sturdy enough. But who knows, it might surprise me.
Anyway, the tunisian simple stitch was easy for me, and the whole tunisian mindset (having so many loops on the hook) clicked just fine. The only thing that felt unnatural was the last stitch - some people just put the hook through the vertical bar, but others added the bar behind it as well. I found that getting two loops makes the side neater and similar to the right side.
So, I made a dishcloth from some cotton yarn I had forever (Camilla Color by VlnaHep - probably discontinued):
It took me a while, but I felt comfortable with the new technique. A whole new world opens~!