For part 4 of Learn to Crochet, we will go over how to change color at the end of the round, so we can finally crochet some granny squares where the rounds are different colors! The video tutorial is on YouTube, and I have also written out the process below with some step-by-step pictures.
There is also a short second video that goes along with this part. I’ll add the link towards the end of the post. The video explains what to do if you run out of yarn while crocheting and need to switch to a new skein of yarn.
Circles
If the new color is being joined into the top of a stitch from the previous round, follow this process. This would be if you are crocheting a circle, crocheting in rows, etc. Otherwise, to join the new color into a chain space (like the corners of a granny square), skip down to the granny square section.
Insert the hook into the top of the stitch you would like to join the yarn into. For a circle, this can be any stitch. If you are crocheting in rows, insert the hook into the first stitch of the row.
Set the new color on the hook.
Pull through.
Then, continue on with the pattern! You can hold the tail against the work, but make sure to also weave it in the other direction at the end (in the Learn to Crochet playlist on YouTube, there is a video for weaving in the ends).
Granny Squares
Follow this process to join the new color into a chain-space!
Pull the new color through the chain-space.
Tie a knot.
Pull up a loop.
Then, continue on with the pattern! For a granny square, chain 3.
Into the next space between two groups of double crochet stitches, work 3 double crochet.
Continue with the round. At the end, into the ch2-sp, 3 double crochet, chain two, 3 double crochet.
Then, slip stitch into the third chain of the chain 3.
Granny Squares
For other types of granny squares, you can follow the same process to change color! We will make solid granny squares later on in the Learn to Crochet series!
What if I run out of yarn?
If you run out of yarn while crocheting and need to switch to a new skein of yarn, follow this process:
Up next:
A mystery pattern!
The pattern is for a coffee coaster. It will remain a mystery for now, but if you want to get ready, crochet two circles (the circle pattern is in part 2). The way the repeats work in the pattern means that you can add as many rounds to the circles as you would like. Just make sure the circles are the size of a coaster (the number of rounds may vary depending on the yarn weight that you are using).
I used Cotton 8/6 yarn (114.83 yd / 50 g) with a 3.5 mm crochet hook. Each circle has 4 rounds. If you would like yours to be the same size and would like to use a different yarn, compare the yd/g to determine if it would be a good substitute. See you next week!