Changing colors can look tricky at first, but once you see the flow, it clicks. This guide walks you through each step slowly so you can follow along with confidence - switching colors smoothly and keeping your work clean and neat.

How to change yarn color

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Step-by-step instructions

Step 1:

Stop before the last yarn over

Crochet up to the stitch before the color change as normal - but stop just before the last yarn over.

In this example, that stitch is a single crochet (sc), so stop when you have two loops of Color A (purple) on your hook.

Step 2:

Add Color B

Drape the Color B (red) yarn over your hook.

Step 3:

Make a loop with Color B (red)

Pinch it with your left hand to make a snug loop on the hook.

You’ll now see three loops on your hook.

Step 4:

Pull Color B through

Pull the new Color B (red) loop through the two Color A (purple) loops.

You should now have one loop of Color B (red)on your hook.

Step 5:

Start the next stitch in Color B (red)

Start the next single crochet (sc) in the next stitch, now using Color B’s working yarn (refer to the single crochet (sc) lesson, steps 1–2).

Tip: To keep your work neat, hide the unused yarns inside your stitches: lay the Color B (red) tail and the Color A (purple) yarn along the tops of the next stitches and work over them as you go.

Step 6:

Finish the stitch

Finish that single crochet (sc) with Color B (red) - yarn over, pull through, and complete it as usual.

You’ll end with one neat loop of Color B on your hook.