Have you only used long straight hooks? Just like with long needles, unless you rest the project on a surface, you hold the entire project up and your arms work extra hard.

But even when resting the project on a table, for example, I find that the long shaft digs into the back of my hand.

Ooh, are those steel needles? They are my favorite. But I recommend that you do Tunisian crochet with some shorter hooks (potentially with cables as well), as those long hooks tend to make one's hands hurt.

What a beauty! Does the fluff smell like dog? Will you blend it with some sheep wool or just try to spin as is?
Tunisian crochet is awesome, some say it's halfway between knitting and crochet. It's great for using yarn as a single, but it has to be in an Z twist for good fabric.

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Start with the one with Tunisian simple stitches worked straight from a long foundation row, if it exists.

A block a day might be a bit too ambitious if you've never done Tunisian, but if you have time and take it slowly (to prevent hand strain as you're learning a new skill), might work.

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This one's regular crochet, Fiona 😅 I did try to make this stitch pattern in Tunisian crochet, but it was not yet successful. Thank you for sharing ❤️

Aw, yeah, that one takes forever. But it looks great 😄

Looks great, congratulations! Did you use regular crochet for the ribbing?

Glad you're learning Tunisian crochet, but that cover looks AI generated by someone who has no idea what Tunisian crochet fabric looks like, nor what hooks look like. I'd check a secondary source for anything you find in that book.

Oh, this is so pretty!

Oooh, I love your yarn choice for this one! Such crisp and beautiful lines!

Oops 😂 no worries, there will be more.

Ugh, yeah, it's like they got the memo that cold calls don't work because there's no personalization, so now they use a chat bot to read stuff they find about us and send generic crap like this, hoping we'll bite. I block all of them.

I'm assuming the yarn is not pure wool. If you color control, you can ensure the edges are clean and won't unravel.

Had you worked with wool, steeking would have been as good an option as color control.

I'd make a sweater.

Even if you cut the yarn or add steeks (extra stitches to cut through), you'd still not have the same distribution of color, and your colored bands would be narrower, so they wouldn't match at the sides.

If that doesn't bother you, then I'd cut the yarn instead of steeking.

It's suitable for intermediate knitters. The testing call is up on Yarnpond, so if you're a tester there, check it out and sign up. https://www.yarnpond.com/pattern_tests/5536

There will be 10 weeks for testing, with an extended deadline for sizes 8-12, depending on your needs.

The sweater is worked bottom-up in the round, with separate front and back for the armhole and neckline shaping, grafted at the shoulders, then sleeves are picked up and you're done. No sewing involved. As always for my garment designs, this is graded up to a full bust of 170 cm or 67", in 12 sizes.