If you ever have wondered how to change colors in crochet, then you have come to the right place! My simple step by step tutorial will have you changing colors in crochet in no time! Read on down for the full, FREE crochet tutorial! 🙂
I decided to write this tutorial because I realized when I am writing my patterns I am always telling everyone to change colors during most patterns and have never shown you how! Well, now… The wait is over… YEAH!! 🙂 I’ve put together a step by step picture tutorial on how to change colors in crochet the easy way! It really is very simple and you will be left wondering why you never tried this before!
Just scroll on down to find the tutorial! If you have any questions about changing colors in crochet please feel free to message me on Facebook or send me an email to krista@rescuedpawdesigns.com.
Happy Color Changing! 🙂
How to Change Colors in Crochet
STEP 1: When you are working a crochet project and are ready to change colors simply continue the last stitch, but before you yarn over for the last time stop using the current color you are working with and drop it. It was orange for me (see picture)
STEP 2: Grab your new color (blue for me) you are changing to and lay it on top of your crochet hook. Leave the previous color alone! 🙂
STEP 3: Pull the blue through the two orange loops, turn your project, chain 1 (since I am using single crochets) you would chain two if working with double crochets or 3 if working with triple crochets
STEP 4: You have officially learned how to change colors in crochet! !! YEAH!! Continue working your pattern as stated.
Update: I have had some questions about what color yarns I used for this tutorial.
Here are some affiliate links if you would like to use the colors seen in this tutorial in any future projects.
Go ahead for fun and change colors again!! I bet you can do it now!! 🙂
I hope you enjoyed learning how to change colors in crochet and If you have any questions please feel free to contact me.
Happy Crocheting!
Krista
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Very helpful I tried different ways but yours seems easier.
What do you do with all the strings of yarn.
Hi Sue,
You would weave in the ends throughout your project with a yarn needle when you are done. 🙂
Krista
Hi Krista. When you go back and weave in the loose ends of the yarn, do you ever notice them coming loose eventually? Or do you tie the ends in a knot and then weave them in?
Hi Gena,
I like to tie the ends after I weave them in to make sure they are really secure! 🙂
Hope this helps!
Krista
that is the part I am not sure how to do. I weave my ends in but not sure how to tie them in afterwards.
Hi Dorothy,
I just use a yarn needle to weave in the ends. 🙂
Krista
Hello! Thanks for the tutorial. I’m making a striped DC blanket, but the pattern says to chain 3 after you switch colors. Yours says to chain 2 with a double crochet. Just wondering what I should do? Thanks! -fellow Krista 😉
Hi Krista!
I like to chain 2 after DCing but some designers like to chain 3. I would just follow the pattern if it was me. 🙂 Have a great day!
– Krista 🙂
What do you do to change colors in a middle of a row and need to pick it up in the next row or further down the same row? I’m making a pattern of a hand in my project.
HI Joan,
Before you finish a stitch just add in the new color (drop the old color) and finish the stitch with the new color. Hope this helps! 🙂
Krista
Hi Joan,
You will need to drop the old color right before you are about to finish a stitch, then pick up the new color to finish the stitch. Hope I explained that right 🙂
Krista
Does this work for working in the round as well?
Hi Cyndi,
It does! 🙂