THANK YOU!! I have been struggling with planned pooling for a few weeks and your video was so much easier to understand than the other ones I've seen. Thank you, thank you, thank you!
I've watched a ton of videos on pooling and this is the very best one! Thank you so very, very much! I finally understand! I was so frustrated but the tips you give here are on point and explain everything you need to know. I even bought books to try to help me and they were useless. You are amazing!
THIS is the one! The aaah-ha moment came when you thoroughly explained the end of the row thing carrying color UP to start next row due to the "every other row" changing! You rock and thanx!
So many tutorials and eventually yours. The best explanation ever. Thank you thank you thank you! I'm doing not so bad, but now I know exactly what to do ❤️ thanks to you 🤗
omg you are amazing, thank you. I saw your blog post but did not comprehend the skipping of chains sections. thank you for taking the time to make this video, you rock!!!
I never understood color pooling watching a lot of videos about it. Now I read about your link thru The Crochet Crowd. Thanks so much Good day! Liked And Subscribed.
thanks for the video l bought lions playground it has six colour sequence. l have been at it for 5 days l cant even get thr first and second row right the colors are way off. might have to finally say l cant do this😣
Is the simplest way I’ve heard this explained thank you I am not a crocheter I’m a loom knitter but this is the simplest way I’ve heard this technique thank you so much.
I did it finally. I figured it out. Started over a thousand times but its so worth it. Very pretty. I used Red Heart saver...in Woodsy. Love the blue and brown
YOU GIVE MORE INFORMATION THAT I NEEDED TO LEARN THIS STYLE, DESIGN OR ARGYLE STYLE, AND I WANT TO START PRACTICING ASAP. THANK YOU VERY MUCH FOR BEEN SO HELPFUL SHARING THIS.
Thank you so much. Ive been trying to figure this out for weeks. You made it simpler and understandable. Maybe I can finally do this now. I made a table runner but the sequence did not fall into place at all. One video said simply start at the beginning of the sequence , but never mentioned the end of it. Thank you. You sequence was actually clearly seen by the third row.
Thanks so much for responding to my emails and help . this is now my second attempt on pooling n been from south Africa and not having red heart. Your video and method is my go to. I've tried others and it just wouldn't pool right. Yours is a winner hands down . thank you again. Can't wait to see if you do more pooling projects
Thank god for this video! I have tried planned pooling for ages, following other videos, but it just was not working out. I have only ever gotten my projects to work correctly when following this video!
Hello I have been trying to get this for days now thanx to your per instruments I got it...you are a crochet family angel...thank you sooo much, Blessings
I watched your video and finally understand how to do the pooling. I have watched countless videos and I get after watching your video a couple times. I was actually doing mines the way you did yours and thought I was doing wrong so kept taking it apart. Know I see I was correct and again thank you for doing the video
This is perfect! I have been trying loads of methods and different yarns but I have been getting nowhere. Now I know exactly what to do and I can't wait to try it again ^^
This sure makes sense. Now let's see if I can do it. ;) But the working with the color sequence itself instead of just counting chains seems like it'll finally work out for me. Thank you!!!
Thank you for posting!! I've been trying to get this result for the passed four days!! I've yet to finally achieve it, but I'm gonna try again w/ Red Heart SS Mistletoe yarn and hopefully I get it right following your instructions in this video! Wish me luck!=)
Thank you! I would like to ask u, it was going beautifully until the pattern went all straight lines.=( What did I do wrong? I'm not sure if I'm supposed to follow step 4 again (removing one sc stitch and chain) that far up in my work? I'll keep insisting!=)
Thank you so much!! I'm trying it out on Red Heart 'wildflower' using a 5mm hook and a starting chain of 42 in order to get all colors in before the repeat...was having fabulous luck but decided that the tension looked too tight...soooo, I bumped up to a 5.5 mm hook and had bad results....so now I'm back to the 5mm with a bit looser tension. Still not looking as good as with the tighter tension and 5mm, but will work a bit farther and see.
Thank you so much I can move on with my life now haha. your video really explained things perfectly !! ....i was stuck all day trying to figure it out.
Pooling was on my bucket list!! You made it look so easy I think I have just overcome my fear to do pooling😹Thank you for sharing and you have a new Fan!!! Kind regards from South Africa 🥰🧶🌻
You're the *only* RUclips Crocheter I've seen crochet the 1st row into the foundation chain _under the back bump._ That's how I learned & continue to do it. I think it gives a much cleaner edge. Additionally, it is the classic textbook crochet method. (Even though I know crochet is art, and there are no mistakes in art... yada, yada... You guys can do your stitches however you want. Don't beat me up for this comment, RUclips! Just an observation.)
OtterBabs actually, after watching, I don't do it this way lol. I chain, and then when I crochet my first row, I literally go into the bottom of the chain, in the bump, it gives a super finished look! Crochet crowd taught me that.
Lydia Miller that's interesting... I've considered doing it that way before, thinking it may look nice & clean. I hadn't seen it done before tho. I think I'll give that a try!
OtterBabs Yes!!! Man, when I first started crochet, a year ago, lol, I was so lost as to what stitch of my foundation I was going into. Working in the back part of the chain just totally helped me, and I love how neat that edge looks, I ALWAYS do that now:) best tip I have learned so far:)(
Thanks for the explanation. The whole "make a foundation chain of an even number and see what happens" method wasn't working for me. Too much trial and error. Will definitely have to try this.
Awesome! My mom always struggled with this, and to this day she does not like color-changing skeins. Now I want to make a blanket that does this! Edit to add: I assume when you have to change skeins, you try to line up exact in the new piece of yarn? What if the new skein is different? I always try to get the same lot numbers, is that good enough?
Unfortunately, if you want the argyle look, then the width is determined by the length of your entire color sequence. If you want the width shorter, then you will have to find yarn with a shorter color sequence.
I see I am 2 years behind the publishing of your video. I had never heard of this before today for this type of crochet pattern making. After watching this video, I think I know what you are saying and how to make the shifting of the colors come out right. I do have a question though - If I crochet my first set of colors, and I only get a chain of 12 inches, and I want to make an afghan that is 4 feet wide, then I will have to chain through 4 sets of color groups to get an afghan for the width I want to make? Am I getting that correct? I will probably watch your video a few more times to make sure I am following along with your instructions. Thank you for showing this. I only wish I had know about this type of pattern stitching before now.
I want to make a lap blanket and chained the color sequence 4 times. The row after the chain, I single crocheted and chain stitch through the color sequence 4 times also. After I went through 1 skein of yarn, I looked and there was no hint of the argyle pattern. Am I doing something wrong? The scarf I made turned out great.
It takes a bunch of rows to start to see the pattern. Have you worked just one repeat of the color sequence first, so you have a good idea how the effect works? It is really a tension thing, so if you work a small version first, then you will be able to do a larger version with ease.
My edges on the right are bowing out. The left side is fine. I’m not sure if I’m going into the chain two space when turning. Do I go into the space or the stitch? Maybe that is what it is. I can see the pattern after I’ve work3d about 12 rows. Thanks!
Hi my name is Theresa im a beginner at this crocheting anyway. I tried this tutorial planned pooling crochet i don't no what im doing wrong i cant do it. I bought the Red Heart Yarn made with love. The colorful one in this video. I don't no what I'm doin wrong please help me Thank You. So much.
It should not. I have had many say that it has worked. The 2 things that would make it not work would be: 1) if the end of the old color is not matched up with the new color, or 2) if the lengths of colors in the sequence of the new skein are not he same as the old skein. I have heard that even if the skeins are the same dye lot, sometimes they have different color lengths.
I cant seem to find a tutorial anywhere on transitioning from a scarf to making an actual blanket. The sequence never comes out right for me. I can make a bunch of scarves and put them together as a blanket...but i really want to make a blanket.
Is this going to work at all if there is no actual sequence to the color? Mine is all wild and crazy. I'm using Red Heart super saver Black Light. The color runs are between 6 and 12 inches, there is just no 'order' to them. You started off the video telling how to get the color pooling but then you stopped about halfway through.
I have a yarn that says will work via Red Heart Website, but there are 6 different colors in it so therefore the scarf is coming out extremely large, what do I need to do? The color yarn is Wildflower.
You cannot change the width. Unfortunately, the number of colors in a sequence determine the total width. If you want a smaller width then the only option is to choose a yarn with less color in a sequence.
Hi! I find your technique for holding the yarn to be far too complicated and annoying for me to use (maybe it takes practice to get it right but I just get angry when the yarn gets tight around my index finger). Do I have to use that technique to make sure the tension is even or can I just crochet like I usually do?
No, you absolutely do not have to hold the yarn they way I do. I just showed it in my video because many were asking. You can hold your yarn any way you like. The main point is that you need to be able to change your tension throughout the technique & if you can do that holding the yarn in a different way, then that is fantastic!
I was trying to do this but I think it's not working because the length of each color is not even close to being even. Very frustrating. I think it's a caron simply soft brand of yarn
hi im having problems with redheat antique...i took it apart about 100 x...i startes with all the colors...the repeat pattern is over 40 chains to big,,im so confused
I noticed on another reply she said, "If someone crochet with a 5mm hook & loose tension, they will get a different amount of chs than if someone uses a 4mm hook with tight tension. It will still work as long as you use the entire color sequence." Good to know!
It does not matter what size you choose. Choose a size hook that is appropriate for the size yarn you are using. It doesn't matter the size hook because the stitch count will stay the same - so if you start off with a 5mm & get 3 sts per inch, you will continue to get 3 sts per inch throughout the entire piece. If you think of it as a grid & each stitch is a square - and the colors are shifted over by 1 st for each row - then it doesn't matter what size hook you use as long as you use that size hook for the entire piece. If you change hooks sizes, then it will mess up your sts per inch.
*Awesome!* I'm so happy for you! That's the _best_ feeling ever! I haven't tried yet. A little too early in the game for me. I'll give it a shot once I've successfully finished a few more different types of projects.
My technique is not about how many stitches. I can tell you a number, but it may not work for you. The main thing is to crochet through an entire color sequence, then remove 1 set of stitches to make it shift.
If you remove one stitch here and there though, to keep the pattern going, that means the work becomes shorter, like decreasing... Is that what you mean?
You only remove 1 set of sts on the very 1st row - this is what creates the shifting of the colors. After the 1st row, you work all the rows the same with no decreases.
I have try this over an over half of dozen times an I can't get it why not I won't to no so bad I'm not given up until I get it Please Please Help me Please
I want to go out of videos on this and I still can't get the hang of it I am using lemon drop buy red heart everybody I asked said I should be able to do it just fine with that cover but no matter how I look to it and no matter how many videos are worth I just don't seem to be able to get the hang of it
I've watched dozens of pooling videos, and you have the best and easiest one yet!!!
The best explained planned pooling vid I have seen. Thank you so much!
THANK YOU!! I have been struggling with planned pooling for a few weeks and your video was so much easier to understand than the other ones I've seen. Thank you, thank you, thank you!
I am so happy to hear that!!!
Thank you! The way you explained it is so much easier than trying all the different stitches and crochet hook sizes. You just made my day!.
Wonderful!! Thanks so much!!
I've watched a ton of videos on pooling and this is the very best one! Thank you so very, very much! I finally understand! I was so frustrated but the tips you give here are on point and explain everything you need to know. I even bought books to try to help me and they were useless. You are amazing!
Thanks so much!!
THIS is the one! The aaah-ha moment came when you thoroughly explained the end of the row thing carrying color UP to start next row due to the "every other row" changing! You rock and thanx!
So many tutorials and eventually yours. The best explanation ever. Thank you thank you thank you! I'm doing not so bad, but now I know exactly what to do ❤️ thanks to you 🤗
you can make a blanket if u go through the color sequence a few times, I actually tried it with this same yarn and it came out wonderful.
Yes!! That is awesome!!
I was wondering about this.. thanks
omg you are amazing, thank you. I saw your blog post but did not comprehend the skipping of chains sections. thank you for taking the time to make this video, you rock!!!
Thanks so much!!!
Natalie!
l Scott by huge amount out the out the
After hours of trial and error, you've helped me to finally get it! THANKS!!!
Oh my goodness. I've been seriously wracking my brain over this. Then I find this lovely video and all my troubles disappear!!!!!
Fantastic!!!!
I never understood color pooling watching a lot of videos about it. Now I read about your link thru The Crochet Crowd. Thanks so much Good day! Liked And Subscribed.
Thanks so much!!
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Wilma Sterken
polly calma 6 yv
thanks for the video l bought lions playground it has six colour sequence. l have been at it for 5 days l cant even get thr first and second row right the colors are way off.
might have to finally say l cant do this😣
Is the simplest way I’ve heard this explained thank you I am not a crocheter I’m a loom knitter but this is the simplest way I’ve heard this technique thank you so much.
Thanks. Your explanation was very clear. I was able to get it on the first try after your video! 😊
Fantastic!!
I did it finally. I figured it out. Started over a thousand times but its so worth it. Very pretty. I used Red Heart saver...in Woodsy. Love the blue and brown
YOU GIVE MORE INFORMATION THAT I NEEDED TO LEARN THIS STYLE, DESIGN OR ARGYLE STYLE, AND I WANT TO START PRACTICING ASAP. THANK YOU VERY MUCH FOR BEEN SO HELPFUL SHARING THIS.
You are very welcome!! Thanks so much!!
Thank you so much. Ive been trying to figure this out for weeks. You made it simpler and understandable. Maybe I can finally do this now. I made a table runner but the sequence did not fall into place at all. One video said simply start at the beginning of the sequence , but never mentioned the end of it. Thank you. You sequence was actually clearly seen by the third row.
Thanks so much!!
On my 3rd one! Thank you!! I start each one rewatching your video!!!
Fantastic!!!
Thanks so much for responding to my emails and help . this is now my second attempt on pooling n been from south Africa and not having red heart. Your video and method is my go to. I've tried others and it just wouldn't pool right. Yours is a winner hands down . thank you again. Can't wait to see if you do more pooling projects
Thank god for this video! I have tried planned pooling for ages, following other videos, but it just was not working out. I have only ever gotten my projects to work correctly when following this video!
I have been looking at these planned pooling scarves, thank you so much for making a wonderful explanation!
Thank you!
Hello I have been trying to get this for days now thanx to your per instruments I got it...you are a crochet family angel...thank you sooo much, Blessings
I watched your video and finally understand how to do the pooling. I have watched countless videos and I get after watching your video a couple times. I was actually doing mines the way you did yours and thought I was doing wrong so kept taking it apart. Know I see I was correct and again thank you for doing the video
Thank you so much! This has been the best pp video I’ve seen, it makes sense now 🎉
Thank you so much for this-I was despairing until I saw your brilliant video!
Love your video do you have for left handers
This is perfect! I have been trying loads of methods and different yarns but I have been getting nowhere. Now I know exactly what to do and I can't wait to try it again ^^
Perfect!! Thanks so much!!
Thank you! This makes sense to me!!! Now off to start working on a color pooled scarf!!!
Fantastic!!
Sharon Knight
This sure makes sense. Now let's see if I can do it. ;) But the working with the color sequence itself instead of just counting chains seems like it'll finally work out for me. Thank you!!!
Thank you!!
Thanks, thanks! I'm a newby and this video is so helpful to me 😀
Thank you sooooo much! This has been driving me up a wall until now~
Thanks so much!!
Thank you for posting!! I've been trying to get this result for the passed four days!! I've yet to finally achieve it, but I'm gonna try again w/ Red Heart SS Mistletoe yarn and hopefully I get it right following your instructions in this video! Wish me luck!=)
Thanks so much!! Good luck!!
Thank you! I would like to ask u, it was going beautifully until the pattern went all straight lines.=( What did I do wrong? I'm not sure if I'm supposed to follow step 4 again (removing one sc stitch and chain) that far up in my work? I'll keep insisting!=)
your video is much easier to follow than marly bird's! thank u!
Thanks so much!! I do love Marly's - she is super fantastic!
Thank you so much!! I'm trying it out on Red Heart 'wildflower' using a 5mm hook and a starting chain of 42 in order to get all colors in before the repeat...was having fabulous luck but decided that the tension looked too tight...soooo, I bumped up to a 5.5 mm hook and had bad results....so now I'm back to the 5mm with a bit looser tension. Still not looking as good as with the tighter tension and 5mm, but will work a bit farther and see.
Tension is really the hardest thing. I have been crocheting for over 30 yrs & still have to adjust my tension when doing this technique.
Did you have any luck with the wildflower? I am trying it now and am having absolutely NO luck! =(
Thank you so much I can move on with my life now haha. your video really explained things
perfectly !!
....i was stuck all day trying to figure it out.
Awww!!!! Thanks so much!!
Pooling was on my bucket list!! You made it look so easy I think I have just overcome my fear to do pooling😹Thank you for sharing and you have a new Fan!!! Kind regards from South Africa 🥰🧶🌻
Best explanation I’ve seen! Thanks!!
This is a new technique for me. Can't wait to practice it.
Your video has been so helpful! Thank you!
Thanks so much!
Thank you. You made this easier to understand.
Wonderful!! Thank you!!
Beautiful and simple instructions! Thank you!
You are very welcome!!
You're the *only* RUclips Crocheter I've seen crochet the 1st row into the foundation chain _under the back bump._ That's how I learned & continue to do it. I think it gives a much cleaner edge. Additionally, it is the classic textbook crochet method. (Even though I know crochet is art, and there are no mistakes in art... yada, yada... You guys can do your stitches however you want. Don't beat me up for this comment, RUclips! Just an observation.)
OtterBabs this is how I crochet as well, on the back bumps:)
OtterBabs actually, after watching, I don't do it this way lol. I chain, and then when I crochet my first row, I literally go into the bottom of the chain, in the bump, it gives a super finished look! Crochet crowd taught me that.
Lydia Miller that's interesting... I've considered doing it that way before, thinking it may look nice & clean. I hadn't seen it done before tho. I think I'll give that a try!
OtterBabs Yes!!! Man, when I first started crochet, a year ago, lol, I was so lost as to what stitch of my foundation I was going into. Working in the back part of the chain just totally helped me, and I love how neat that edge looks, I ALWAYS do that now:) best tip I have learned so far:)(
WoW! Cant wait to try this. Thank you!
Thanks!!
Thanks for the explanation. The whole "make a foundation chain of an even number and see what happens" method wasn't working for me. Too much trial and error. Will definitely have to try this.
Thanks so much!
could you make it longer? I haven't tried this yet but would love to try to make a blanket like this but everyone always only does a small bit
You can make it wider. You just chain through multiple color sequences.
Awesome! My mom always struggled with this, and to this day she does not like color-changing skeins. Now I want to make a blanket that does this! Edit to add: I assume when you have to change skeins, you try to line up exact in the new piece of yarn? What if the new skein is different? I always try to get the same lot numbers, is that good enough?
Beautiful I love this pattern However can this be done with double crochet
I am sure you can do it with dc, but I have not tried.
Who in the world "thought of this technique?!!" People are very talented!
Hi Glamour I follow your tutorial great!!! What if I want to make it not has wide?
Unfortunately, if you want the argyle look, then the width is determined by the length of your entire color sequence. If you want the width shorter, then you will have to find yarn with a shorter color sequence.
Unbelievable thank you so much I have a much better understanding now
The key factor was that beginning turning stitch understanding all the videos I watched never made that clear
How do you add a second skein of yarn so that you can successfully continue the pattern.
You are the best!! Thank you!
Thanks so much!!
very good explanation thanks
Thanks!!
I see I am 2 years behind the publishing of your video. I had never heard of this before today for this type of crochet pattern making. After watching this video, I think I know what you are saying and how to make the shifting of the colors come out right. I do have a question though - If I crochet my first set of colors, and I only get a chain of 12 inches, and I want to make an afghan that is 4 feet wide, then I will have to chain through 4 sets of color groups to get an afghan for the width I want to make? Am I getting that correct? I will probably watch your video a few more times to make sure I am following along with your instructions. Thank you for showing this. I only wish I had know about this type of pattern stitching before now.
Thank you so much for show this. But could you write out a script or just a flow chart.
I loved , I loved this lesson.
But when do I have to put 2chains and just 1chain ?
I'm just a little confused.
But I love your tutorial.
Thank You
If u do multiple sequence chains would u be able to make a blanket?
In theory, yes. I have not worked it up to check for sure.
I was thinking the same thing...would love to make it a big wider for a scarf though.
So, you don't find it necessary to adjust your tension occasionally to make sure the colors line up properly?
I want to make a lap blanket and chained the color sequence 4 times. The row after the chain, I single crocheted and chain stitch through the color sequence 4 times also. After I went through 1 skein of yarn, I looked and there was no hint of the argyle pattern. Am I doing something wrong? The scarf I made turned out great.
It takes a bunch of rows to start to see the pattern. Have you worked just one repeat of the color sequence first, so you have a good idea how the effect works? It is really a tension thing, so if you work a small version first, then you will be able to do a larger version with ease.
If you want to make a blanket .....you make strips and then crochet the strips together ? ..that's what I was thinking ...have you tried a blanket?
Yes, you can certainly do that - that would be the easiest. Or, you can chain through more than one color sequence to make your piece wider.
My edges on the right are bowing out. The left side is fine. I’m not sure if I’m going into the chain two space when turning. Do I go into the space or the stitch? Maybe that is what it is. I can see the pattern after I’ve work3d about 12 rows. Thanks!
Can you use any type of brand or weight of yarn? Like baby yarn? Or cotton yarn?
Yes!
Thank you for your help !!!
You are very welcome!!
Hi I want to learn that pattern myself it looks good how did you do it again from Julie Burgess.
Hi my name is Theresa im a beginner at this crocheting anyway. I tried this tutorial planned pooling crochet i don't no what im doing wrong i cant do it. I bought the Red Heart Yarn made with love. The colorful one in this video. I don't no what I'm doin wrong please help me Thank You. So much.
can i do just single crochet and not the moss stitch will it come out the same way or will it end up diffenent
Does adding a second ball on mess it up even if you put the yarn ends together where the colour changes in sequence?
It should not. I have had many say that it has worked. The 2 things that would make it not work would be: 1) if the end of the old color is not matched up with the new color, or 2) if the lengths of colors in the sequence of the new skein are not he same as the old skein. I have heard that even if the skeins are the same dye lot, sometimes they have different color lengths.
Trisch Greschner
This is all amazing to me!
If the color sequence is really long do you work the whole thing? i am using RH Zebra
Yes - as long as there is a color sequence that repeats. Self striping yarn has long repeats, but they usually do not repeat so those won't work.
Thank You :)
I cant seem to find a tutorial anywhere on transitioning from a scarf to making an actual blanket. The sequence never comes out right for me. I can make a bunch of scarves and put them together as a blanket...but i really want to make a blanket.
Brilliant!!!
Thanks so much!!
Is this going to work at all if there is no actual sequence to the color? Mine is all wild and crazy. I'm using Red Heart super saver Black Light. The color runs are between 6 and 12 inches, there is just no 'order' to them. You started off the video telling how to get the color pooling but then you stopped about halfway through.
This particular technique does not work if there is not a color sequence that repeats.
Whats the best size hook to use please? Thanks.
thank you for explaining....:)
You are very welcome!!
That's so cool
Thank you!
I have a yarn that says will work via Red Heart Website, but there are 6 different colors in it so therefore the scarf is coming out extremely large, what do I need to do? The color yarn is Wildflower.
You cannot change the width. Unfortunately, the number of colors in a sequence determine the total width. If you want a smaller width then the only option is to choose a yarn with less color in a sequence.
does it matter how many colors there are in your scheme? for example the yarn I was trying has 7 and I'm wondering if that will affect anything.
The number of colors does not change the actual technique, it just changes the look of the argyle. But it will still work.
I was making dish clothes and it pooled on its own randomly I had no idea why they didnt all do it lol thanks for clearing up the mystery
What brand hook do you use please
I have bought the Bernat Super Value Stripes. Has anybody tried with this one?
I personally have not used that yarn. As long as the colors are not super long or super short, then it should work.
Well, they are kind of long, but this yarn is so soft!
Wouldn't starting with a sc foundation chain using one whole color range work
Yes, I believe it could work but I have not tried it. Let me know if you do!
what size hook r u using?
I state in my written tutorial I am using a 5mm hook. But hook size does not matter. You can use any hook size you like.
Hi! I find your technique for holding the yarn to be far too complicated and annoying for me to use (maybe it takes practice to get it right but I just get angry when the yarn gets tight around my index finger).
Do I have to use that technique to make sure the tension is even or can I just crochet like I usually do?
I can't hold it that way either. I figure that we all hold the yarn AND the hook the way that works best for us.
No, you absolutely do not have to hold the yarn they way I do. I just showed it in my video because many were asking. You can hold your yarn any way you like. The main point is that you need to be able to change your tension throughout the technique & if you can do that holding the yarn in a different way, then that is fantastic!
believe me this is the least confusing of all the videos i've watched!
Thanks so much!!
I was trying to do this but I think it's not working because the length of each color is not even close to being even. Very frustrating. I think it's a caron simply soft brand of yarn
Sorry to hear that!! I have tried a bunch of yarns that I could not get to work either. This is definitely a challenging technique!
hi im having problems with redheat antique...i took it apart about 100 x...i startes with all the colors...the repeat pattern is over 40 chains to big,,im so confused
If you would like to email me pics so I can see what is happening, I can try to help. glamour4you@yahoo.com
that very nice but i took it all apart ..going to try again after the holidays to much to do right now thank you for getting back...HAPPY THANKSGIVING
what size hook should I use?
I noticed on another reply she said, "If someone crochet with a 5mm hook & loose tension, they will get a different amount of chs than if someone uses a 4mm hook with tight tension. It will still work as long as you use the entire color sequence." Good to know!
It does not matter what size you choose. Choose a size hook that is appropriate for the size yarn you are using. It doesn't matter the size hook because the stitch count will stay the same - so if you start off with a 5mm & get 3 sts per inch, you will continue to get 3 sts per inch throughout the entire piece. If you think of it as a grid & each stitch is a square - and the colors are shifted over by 1 st for each row - then it doesn't matter what size hook you use as long as you use that size hook for the entire piece. If you change hooks sizes, then it will mess up your sts per inch.
Wow, I never would have got past that first chain on row 2 (at 11:43). How did she not fix her hook before she started that second row? Amazing.
LOL!! It is really hard to see your crochet when you are looking at it through a camera!
Hi my wool ant long enough to make that pattern from Julie Burgess.
Has anyone figures out a chain count for a blanket. try g to do blanket in this yarn for my daughter
I did it I did it heee heeee I did it after 300 try I did it
Fantastic!!!
great for you. it took you 300 tries, i will have to try like 1,000.00. but i hope to get it and make some beautiful pieces.lol
*Awesome!* I'm so happy for you! That's the _best_ feeling ever! I haven't tried yet. A little too early in the game for me. I'll give it a shot once I've successfully finished a few more different types of projects.
Love how you are not counting stitches or ripping out because of “muddy legs”
I've tried 28 and 34 sts with the red heart and I'm struggling. I can't get a pattern to develop. :(
My technique is not about how many stitches. I can tell you a number, but it may not work for you. The main thing is to crochet through an entire color sequence, then remove 1 set of stitches to make it shift.
If you remove one stitch here and there though, to keep the pattern going, that means the work becomes shorter, like decreasing... Is that what you mean?
from what I can tell you only remove the once though
You only remove 1 set of sts on the very 1st row - this is what creates the shifting of the colors. After the 1st row, you work all the rows the same with no decreases.
I have try this over an over half of dozen times an I can't get it why not I won't to no so bad I'm not given up until I get it Please Please Help me Please
You can send me a pic to my email - glamour4you@yahoo.com - & I can try to see what is happening to help you.
Has anyone tried this with a larger hook to create a squishier scarf?
hiii it's me bella
I want to go out of videos on this and I still can't get the hang of it I am using lemon drop buy red heart everybody I asked said I should be able to do it just fine with that cover but no matter how I look to it and no matter how many videos are worth I just don't seem to be able to get the hang of it
I am so sorry!! I can assist you better if you would like to email me - glamour4you@yahoo.com
Did you shut down your blog?
Was wondering same thing as she doesn't reply
cuantos puntos contiene la cadena??
I'm totally confused I been trying for 2 years what am I missing ?👂👂please help me I'm all ears
If you need more help, please email me at glamour4you@yahoo.com
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Ana Bárbara Santos Thank you!