It’s Day 14 of the newbie series, and we’re about to learn how to change colors in crochet patterns. Up until today, our beginner projects have all been with monochrome, but bring on the stripes and the colorblocks! There will be more ends to weave, but we’re ready! 😉
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If you follow along with today’s lesson and video, you’ll be able to:
- change colors at the end of a row
You can change colors or crochet stripes with any stitch, but we’ll practice with the half-double crochet, since that’s the unit we’re in right now.
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Supplies / Materials
You just need a hook, two or more colors of yarn, and standard notions.
For this tutorial, I used:
- Brava worsted in Denim and Lady Slipper
- J 6.0 mm hook from the WeCrochet Bright set
- Tapestry needle
- Scissors
NOTE: My friends at WeCrochet provided the materials for the Newbie Series.
Video Tutorial
How to Change Colors in Crochet
Begin by crocheting the beginning row(s) of your project, in your first color. When you reach the last stitch before you need to change colors, you will:
- a.) complete all but the last yarn over of the last stitch. Trim yarn, leaving a tail of ~6 inches
- b.) yarn over using your new color
- c.) pull the new color through in order to finish the last stitch of the row
- d.) ch 1 (or however many the pattern calls for) and turn
Once you’ve finished changing colors, crochet as usual using your new color.
Repeat these steps every time you reach a color change row in your work.
