crochet colorwork 101 - beginner's guide to graphing + my best tips! ┃ Wool and Buggers
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- Опубликовано: 10 июл 2024
- hi hello! here's a video of everything (hopefully) that you need to know in order to start doing crochet colorwork, like tapestry crochet or intarsia crochet! I hope you like it and don't forget to like, comment, and subscribe :')
find me on instagram: @woolandbuggers
patterns mentioned:
- Sk8erboi Sweater by Wool and Buggers: woolandbuggers.com/sk8erboi-s...
- Girlboss Vest by Wool and Buggers: woolandbuggers.com/girlboss-v...
- Tiger Banner by Destiny Franks: www.destinymakes.com/all-patt...
designers mentioned:
Ty Bailie: / ty_bailie
Destiny Franks: / destiny.makes
Aidan Wells: / aidanwellscrochet
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Chapters
00:00 hi, welcome, and THANK YOU!
02:43 what is crochet colorwork?
04:54 some of my favorite colorwork artists
08:17 how do I get started with colorwork crochet?
08:27 learning the basic stitches - SC, HDC, and DC
09:55 how to color change
11:48 how to read a crochet graph
17:42 different colorwork techniques
19:12 tapestry crochet
21:01 intarsia crochet
23:15 tapestry and intarsia comparison
26:14 let's crochet - talking you through my colorwork process
38:40 top 3 list of tips
38:51 outro
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thanks for watching and see you in the next one!! 
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A great video, but an important thing to note- if you are a leftie, you will need to flip the direction in which you follow the chart. Right handed crocheters will go from the right to the left, but lefties will follow it from the left to the right. Being a left makes everything harder, and crocheting is no exception 😂 I had to learn this the hard way!
yes!! thank you for pointing this out - I thought I’d mentioned this in the video but maybe I accidentally cut that part out 😩 thank you for chiming in - will pin this comment when I figure out how to do that 🙈❤️
@@woolandbuggers do your patterns on your website include left-handed instructions?
@@theen8564 they actually do not, sadly! I will make sure to add instructions in future patterns and also update my current ones once that's in place. for now, feel free to let me know what pattern you're interested in and I can create a left-handed graph for you. or as a quick fix, you could also flip the graph horizontally, and then make sure you read it from left to right.
important thing to know: when you're crocheting left-handed, the front/"right side" will face you on odd rows, and the back/"wrong side" will face you on even rows - this is opposite from right-handed crocheters!
Actually, it doesn't matter where you start. All one needs to remember is that every other row Is crocheted In the opposite direction.
I think the only time that matters is with letters. Of course the image is reversed but if you’re ok with that, it’s fine. I’m a lefty also and tbh, I won’t follow the lefty directions as it confuses this lefty as I’ve learned to reverse watching a right hand crocheter. I do a lot of mosiac and a few graphs and I’ve not had a problem. Is there something else I don’t know?
The "Crochet Police" need to leave you alone!!!! Your work is amazing, no matter what techniques or terms you use. Not only that, I think you are incredibly brave. Instead of worrying about "doing it right," you are just going for it and making your own wearable art. Good on you!
the mini yarn balls are what I've been missing this whole time!! that would've made my life like 21093128x better in my last project 🤣thanks for making such an insightful video ✨
When I was a little girl, there was a basket in our living room behind the sofa in which my mother's knitting and crocheting projects were stored. She didn't touch it for ten years. my father finished all the sweater in the end. So I somehow still believe that crocheting is a newer ending project. I've never dared to crochet a sweater, although I always dream of it ❤
You should definitely go for it. It's worth at the end :)
Thank you so so much for this, it was hard for me to find a good tutorial that shows the back side of the piece and really explains the floats and how they work. Also your comment about beginner friendly at the beginning was sooo true. I am crocheting for a year now and people tell me all the time "I could never crochet like you bla bla bla", and I'm like, yes you can. I crochet for at least an hour every day, of course I can now crochet fast and neat, I put in so many hours it is to be expected.
Since I have a background in art and love to crochet, you have explained how I could do both. Your video was very informative and clear. I definitely don’t feel so intimidated to try color work. What a great way to use my graphic skills. Thanks so much. Please do more videos. I really enjoyed this one.
I’m SO happy to read this. I can’t wait to see what you come up with!
omg! the center pull thing is genius, my yarns get so tangled when i'm working on colorwork, game changing!!!
I very new to crochet. Still in the early learning phase but am loving it. I’ve crossed-stitched for years and have knitted before as well. The crochet world is so much bigger than I realized. I just adore your style and can’t wait to try a small project of this style.
I’m so happy you’re loving it! It’s such a versatile art form and I’m happy you’re finding joy in it 🥰❤️ Thank you so much and good luck!!
Ur such a great teacher I’m so glad I found this vid!
Thank you so much for your kind words and precious advices🤍
You are really a life saver with that center pull mini skein technique. I have been trying to figure this out for a couple of weeks but I HATED all the little balls rolling around and wreaking havoc on my desk and my work. Thank you so much
This video was great, and super informative!! Thank you, and I'm happy to be a new subscriber ❤ good luck!
I am sooooo excited about this technique. You explained is precisely very well! Thank you so much
I definitely love these tips and I’m so happy I found your video😊
I'm so glad you were recommended to me. It's clear that you have growth mindset, and your way of teaching is easy to understand!!! I can't wait to try this method, thank you so much!!!
this is such a helpful and informative video! thank you so much for putting all that work in!
Thank you so much! I’m an intermediate crocheter but colour work has been a struggle. I have a special person in my life that I’ve been planning a sweater for and while I was doing “okay” it wasn’t as clean as I wanted and I now have so many more ideas for attempt #2
This video made my day! Its relaxing, insightful and detailed. Thanks! 🧶
This was soooo informative and I’m excited to try my hand at colorwork crochet for the first time! Thankyou
A great video, well thought out and answered somany questions regarding color work.I very much appreciate this informative video ❤🧶
Wow! I can definitely do that. Nice job breaking it down. Thanks.
I really love the video, it's so easy to understand. Now I can finally finish my proyect, thank you for all the tips, they're so usefull
So helpful! About to do the sk8terboi sweater and wanted more tips and tricks on how to get it done. This was super helpful!!! Thank you!
I’m just so impressed by your work and art, it’s amazing 😍 thank you for this video!! 🙏🏽
I am also self-taught through RUclips videos so I loved finding this video. I recently purchased a pattern on Revelry that had color blocking and when I looked at the graph I thought oh no, what have I gotten myself into? So your video is very timely. I love your style and appreciate you posting these for your crochet family❤
this is awesome. i want to make a vest for my dad but was kinda nervous about starting color work. now i feel confident i'll pick it up :)
I loved your video!! you explain everything so well, I'll try to start a crochet color work project soon so I can explore this whole world yet unknown for me. thank you~❣
this video is gold! i cant believe im watching it for free. u are so talented tysm
So reintroduced myself to crochet in 2023 after taking a few years off. My goal for 2024 is to learn colorwork and poof your video pops up with helpful tips and resources. Tysm! Most definitely going to come back to video often this year!
So happy to hear it! Best of luck and I hope this is helpful ☺️❤️
really good explanations! I loved that you emphasized how its not just talent, it's practice! Also the intarsia vs tapestry was helpful.
Thank you! I feel this video covers all the basic tips one needs to begin with colorwork! And right after I watched this video I tried to do some two colored checkers pattern and it was a success! Thank you!!
Thanks for sharing your knowledge! It is greatly appreciated.
happy to share!! 🥰❤️
This video was really helpful, thank you! I would love it if you could make a video more about how to make a graphic and how to make sure its centered on a sweater, how to fill in everything on the website you're using..
yeyyy im so happy to find your channel.. thank you so much.. looking forward on your videos from now on..
you were suggested by caia moon. im so luckyyyyyy.. ive only made one tapestry crochet a long time ago.. that was a cow mini shoulder bag.. but now im so hyped up as I learned a lot from this videoooo.. thank you so muuuuuuccchhh
Using many tiny skeins is a huge help, I had never heard about it. Thanks!
this is the most helpful video ever and you are so cute!!! thank you
Such a great and informative video. I feel much more confident about attempting color work!!
Do it!!! and let me know how it goes! I’m so glad you found it helpful ❤️
Thanks for every detail you've mentioned , a very useful video , and your way in explaining is so good, wish you the best.
what amazing timing! planning on doing my first tapestry sort of project for a sweater soon so this will be so helpful :^) your videos are already such nice quality and i cant wait to see what else u put out!!
oh YAY!! thank you! and good luck on your first colorwork project - I’m so excited for you :’)! let me know how it goes!!
Thank you for all the information. I'm going to be trying colorwork this year with graphs. You gave some great tips!
thank you for making this video! i'm a beginner at crochet and this guide made me want to try colorwork too :--)
LOVED THE VIDEO TYSM FOR THE TIPS
Hello fellow Swedish Crocheter! This was a great video, I haven't tried colourwork yet because it seems so difficult with all the yarn ends, but this was a good explanation! Thanks :)
So happy i found your channel Im also a knitter and crocheter and love to see other people work for inspiration!!
happy you’re here! 🫶
Giiiirl everytime you mention your level of patience, lol makes me relate to you SO much
I never looked up how to do this so I’ve always done the yarn dropped behind the project and then cut it and wove in the ends- much more time consuming lol. I’m glad you explained the different ways people do it! I want to make a sweater now!
Thanx for the tips❣ There were a couple i did not know before.
So helpful! Thank you for all your tips. I just recently got into crochet colorwork and this is so helpful especially with you mini skein tips !! 😭🙌🙌
yay!! happy I could help! 🫶
i LOVE your colorwork and have wanted to start myself!! i have a dream of a crochet tiger scroll sweater (similar to the one you showed at the beginning) but have been too nervous to start, but this definitely gets my motivation going ❤
do it!! the scroll pattern is the tiger banner by destiny.makes. I think it’d look super cool as a sweater! 💖
Thank you for your explanation! It made it less stressful to start since I wasn’t sure how to since everything that I kept finding were for more advance vs infant/Barney lvl.
Great tips. Especially the center pull bobbin idea. That will cut down on the mess I usually make.
This has definitely made it less intimidating to start off with colorwork! It was especially nice to have a review of the stitches in the video. Thank you and happy new year!! 🎉🎉
YAY I’m so glad! I want everyone to try it 🥲 happy new year!! 🫶
thank you so much for such a detailed video! so excited to try colourwork! maybe you can tell us more about the process of making designs? i mean maybe there are some tips on how to plan a graph or something else 🤍
Thank you for an awesome video! I'm also a newbie to crochet and you made a wonderful clear guide for me to try this technic.
I feel inspired by you! This is great and I appreciate your tips. I have never done colorwork but I will in 2024! Thanks
I’m so glad to read this. thank you for watching and I can’t wait to see what you make! ❤️
I am very thankful for this video!!! it gave me loads of inspiration, thank you very much!!! I also love seeing young people being passionate about creative things :) keep up with the good work, don't listen to negative comments, you are amazing!!! cheers from Spain
thank you for recording videos💗💗 love u💗
thank you for watching 🥹❤️❤️
I've been searching the stitchfiddle-like tool recently, thanks so much for the video. Save my life!
glad I could help! good luck with your projects!! ❤️
I made a kuromi crochet colorwork pillow last summer, i wish i had this video then because i struggled a little with the changes but im glad to watch this now and make more detailed pieces c: thank you for sharing your passions!
thank YOU for watching! 🫶
Love the idea of two points of attachments
you give such cool tips for real thank you (and youre so lovelyyy your enthusiasm hypes me 🥹🥹🫡🥹
This video is so helpful thank you!
this literally made it look it look so much easier than i thought it would be
I’m so glad!! give it a try! ☺️❤️
A much needed video!! I’ve been crocheting for years but always too scared to try color work. Thank you!❤
Do it!!! I’ll be here cheering you on 😎💕
What a great video i love what you have made and how you explain bless you.
I saw your moomin sweater on Pinterest and wanted to see more about your works! tysm
Gorgeous work! I am in love with colors, a big fan.
Can you share which app you use to draw pixel pictures for your projects?
Thank you sm! I finally understood!
I Love this video, it is very informative and great for learning about colorwork! I think it would be amazing if you can make a video on c2c crochet because I haven't seen any videos going as in-depth as this one and the way you explain things will make it easy to understand.
I've actually never tried C2C crochet, but if I ever learn it I will! Thank you for watching
I'm so excited for this video. I've been crocheting for a few years, but still not confident in my skills to work with different colors. I'll have to finish watching tomorrow though, it's getting late here 🇧🇷
Anyways, thank you for sharing your knowledge !!!
Try it! I’m sure you will do great. Always happy to share 🥰🫶
Very informative thank you so much i really appreciate your video ❤❤❤
Ty for sharing your knowledge 🩵
my pleasure! 🫶
Thank you for such an insightful video! I love crocheting and I crochet a lot too, but I was intimidated by the colourwork crochet. I have bought your Cowboy Cookout crochet pattern to try it out but I was intimidated to even start and I don’t know why. Maybe because reading about these techniques makes it sound so complicated when it’s not?
At the same time, you explaining that it is perfectly OK for the back to look messy explaining your process in such a down to earth way is very very helpful. Not sure why it feels like there is such a competition both in crochet and embroidery for the back to look perfect :(
Thank you so much! Looking forward to your next videos. Gott nytt år!
I don’t get the having to have a clean back… it’s literally never visible so why would it be important 😭! as long as everything is tied off and longer strands of yarn are woven in (I feel like they will tickle me) it’s fine. 🥰 good luck!! try it and see what happens. I’m rooting for you! 💕
Great video and i loooove your aesthetic 🩷🩷🩷
thank you! 🫶
i recently made the existential crisis tapestry pattern by destiny makes ! i honestly found it super daunting because it required more than 2 colours of yarn and multiple colour changes within a row but i did it ! wish i had found your video before attempting it but oh well, i will keep note of the tips and advice you have given for my next crochet colour work project c:
👏👏👏!!! go you!
Great video-very informative. Answered alot of my questions. Great of you to point out that the only difference between “talented” or not is putting in the work -SO true. Also, use wtv words you want girl, anybody who comments negatively on such a thing is a weirdo. I’m so frustrated hearing RUclipsrs continuously apologizing for the odd misuse of a word -particularly when it’s their 2nd language or just slang from wtv country their from ie: Canada. Those people seriously need to get a life. Maybe they should try learning a 2nd language before commenting on the correctness of those who have. Anyway, Your video has inspired me to finally try that color work piece I’ve been thinking about for a long time, so thank you. 😊
This was knformative, thank you
I am a beginner and I started with a granny square. People said that’s hard to start with, it wasn’t perfect but it was easy to catch on. Everything is going to be a little difficult if you are a beginner.
Great vídeo,Thank you!❤
Girl you are just the sweetest person so cute.
I got a tip/ trick for you or anyone else. You can add 2 stitches in one spot and then skip one to get the count back to even for diagonal or slants. Also. Reverse crochet. Its crocheting back but in reverse like if you are right handed ot looks like you dod left handed coming back. Hard to explain. I think. Its just moving your hook backwards
Lovely! Beginners can do this!
thank you! and yes, totally!! 🥰
Really interesting, thank you
thank YOU for watching! happy new year! 💕
I have only done a couple of color work crochet pieces but I do have a few tips. One is find a storage box with multiple holes in it to store youre yarn in and feed the yarn through the holes (depending on how much yarn you need you may need more than one box) and keep the box a small distance away from you while you work also be mindful of which way you turn you’re work this will help keep the yarn from getting tangled and you have something to store you’re project in when you are done for the day🥰.
oooo I love this idea!! thank you for sharing!
Thank you very muchhhh
Muchas gracias ❤❤❤
Thank you for this video! I started crocheting in Jan of 2023 and I tried exactly once to do color work of a simple two color sweater with a star. The lady doing the tutorial was cutting her yarn on color changes and it was too much for me. I am not comfortable cutting yarn when a project is unfinished because mistakes happen and frogging happens. I never looked at another graph piece again. I might give it another go thanks to your video.
❤ Practice makes better ❤ Don't get down on yourself if it's not perfect, nobody is.
Such a nice video, thank you! I’d love to hear if you have yarn recommendations for color work. As a newbie to fiber arts I’m overwhelmed by the options
I’m filming a Q&A this weekend where I’ll answer this question, among others! ☺️
I love youuuuuuuuuuuu❤
I usually do my color work in tapestry
But now, I'm curious to try intarsia like in headbands or belts
Great video with good explanations. But I cannot agree that colorwork, especially with more than 2 colors, is beginner friendly. As a beginner you are still learning many things like the anatomy of a stitch and making your stitches even. When you make a bigger colorwork in your crochet work you need to be decent enough at keeping even tension, because with all the switching colors it will become uneven and not lay flat if you are not at least a bit experienced in just normal crocheting. Also, the managing of that many strands of yarn is already annoying and not that easy even if you are a bit more experienced. As someone who has been crocheting for a few years I just made my second colorwork, the first one with 3 colours, and it doesn't lie flat and doesn't look perfect (but I'm still very happy about it :D). And the strands management did drive me mad a few times. But for the rest, this technique probably mostly requires a bit of patience.
that’s true, but I still stand by that it’s beginner friendly - as long as you’re willing to put in the work. my fiancé is learning to crochet and made a quite advanced tapestry piece as his first make (and I didn’t help him)! he lost a couple of stitches when turning, but the motif itself looks great. he has never crocheted before and is a COMPLETE beginner (with a lot of patience). 🥹 have you tried blocking your pieces to get them to lay flat? ☺️
What do you do when you run out of yarn with the baby skeins?? If you tie on a new skein how do you avoid the little knot showing in your work?
That was helpful thanks
Im a new subscriber and in love with your work. Any chance you can do a tutorial on how to use fiddle stitch? It will be much appreciated if you do! Thank you for sharing your beautiful artwork 😊
you are so cute! thank you for the info!
I was looking for granny square videos but found you instead, which isn’t good for my ADHD because now I think I can do this 😂 What’s that brand of yarn you’re using? I love the look and texture of it.
Hi Anna Lee thank you so much for this video it’s been really helpful as I just started my first colorwork crochet project last week. I have a quick question for you when you make your stitches I notice that you yarn over insert into stitch pull up a loop then pull through all loops with yarn UNDER your hook. I’ve always had my yarn OVER my hook for this last pull through. Does having the yarn under the hook vs over the hook make a difference ie does it affect the height or the way the stitches line up specifically referring to color work? Hope that question makes sense 😂 and thanks again for such a helpful video. Your girl boss vest is next on my list!!
Hi! If I understand your question correctly then no, it does not make a difference! Just different ways of pulling through hehe! I'm so glad this video is helpful and best of luck on your projects!!! Would love to see your girlboss vest once you get started on it!
@@woolandbuggers thanks!!
Hi, thanks for you great video! I’d like your help if possible. I know how to do tapestry using stitch fiddle and I know how to crochet a sweater. But what I don’t know is how to make a sweater using tapestry. Any tips?
Very informative video; would like to see how to attach a new color to a row. What do you do with the raw ends?
I weave them in! I got a couple of questions about this, I’ll film a RUclips short ☺️