Quick crochet tip: how to keep your yarn from getting tangled when working with two colors. You will be surprised at how easy this little tip is, and how much frustration and time you will save by using it! Be sure to scroll down and watch the video.
If you work with colors, you know that yarns get tangled real fast. When I was developing my Crochet Plaid Technique, I was so sick of untangling yarns and decided to figure out a way to keep this from happening.
The video below shows how to keep your yarn from getting tangled when doing color work crochet with two colors. This simple technique will save you lots of frustration and will save you time as you won’t need to stop and untangle your yarn after each row.
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This tip works best with TWO colors, but you can certainly position your yarns to keep several more from tangling with some concentration. If you practice the basics and then you will feel more comfortable adding more yarns 🎉 Ready to say goodbye to tangles?
Since this technique is better watched then explained, I have made a video! Watch it below to get this simple tip.
HOW TO KEEP YARN FROM GETTING TANGLED WHEN CROCHETING WITH TWO COLORS:
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Can you believe how easy this is? It’s incredibly useful when you are doing anything plaid, as you are constantly changing back and forth between two colors.
Ready to give it a go? Whip up this cozy classic fair isle hat!
SNOWFLAKE COLOR WORK HAT
Say goodbye to tangled yarn!
I bought the pattern for the plaid ornaments but I’m stuck.
I don’t understand how to follow step 5. The third sentence says: “St in next st (counts as 2nd row of 1st block). With wine, sc in ext sts.” What ‘st’ am I supposed to be using when it says st? What is counting as a 2nd row? Can you explain the line about ‘ext sts’?
The instructions never specify when to use any colours other than black and wine, yet it is clear a third colour is needed. Is this starting at row 6? If so, what is the colour order for these rows?
Also, I’m thinking it should be marked as rows 6-11 (which would make 3 rows of 2 like the instructions say) and not 6-12. Would I be right?
Thank you for whatever help you can provide.
Hello Sandra! I am very sorry about this! I released this pattern during Plaid Week a couple years ago, a yearly series for my followers who are familiar with plaid. I stupidly assumed everyone would be familiar with the technique. I have rewritten the pattern with clearer instructions, can you send me an email? Bethany at whistleandivy dot com
I will send the new version to you ASAP.
Thank you for this tip ! I never thought of that, it is such a simply and useful technic !
You are very welcome!
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I just watched your video for the Flip Flop keychain and it is adorable! Definitely will save and make as gifts. Thank you and can’t wait to view more videos.
So glad you liked it! You are very welcome!
No video for me also!! Did it disappear before I got a chance to see it or was it just never there?????
This is strange, I see it when I load my own page. I have emailed my developer, I am not sure what is happening here.
Do you use an adblocker? Adblockers prevent my videos from loading.
Hi Bethany,
Is this the video you intended to put in your article?
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6huy0bKWB3E
Thanks Victoria! I put a video in the article, but those with ad-blockers can’t see it.
I am having the same problem……..no video.
Do you use an ad-blocker? It won’t load if you do.
Where is the video
The video is there under the capital words. If you have an ad-blocker, this may block the video from loading.
Your video did not download so I need to know how to keep the yarn straight and not get tangled the video did not show and there’s no words or sentences telling me how it’s done thank you
Do you have an ad-blocker installed? This will block my videos from loading.
Thank you for your Tip Tuesday, I am always having problems with multiple colors getting tangled. This was very helpful for me and I look forward to checking out every Tip Tuesday.
I scrolled down and didn’t come to the video. How do I find it? I need to keep my yarn from tangling.
Do you currently ave an ad-blocker installed? The ad blocker blocks my videos from loading.