In this lesson we will talk to you about changing thread color when crocheting. These tips will be useful for those who want to make the transition to a thread of a different color neat and beautiful. At any time of knitting, you can attach the thread from a new ball and be sure that the attachment will be reliable and the place where the thread is changed will be invisible.

Let's look at the method changing thread using the example of straight lines and reverse rows, made with double crochets.

Changing thread at the end of the row

We do not add a double crochet to the last loop of the row, i.e. We knit it until there are 2 loops left on the hook.

We pick up a thread of a new color

and knit the remaining 2 loops with it.

turn the fabric and continue knitting the next row

Changing thread in the middle of a row

When knitting various dense patterns, sometimes you have to change the thread in the middle of the row.

Similarly, we knit a double crochet until the last stage, until there are 2 loops left on the hook.

We pick up a thread of a different color

and knit these 2 loops,

This way you avoid color shifting when crocheting.

When knitting jacquard patterns the non-working thread is usually pulled along the row, at a distance of 3-4 loops, and after changing the color, the working and unused thread are simply swapped.

Using a green thread, we knit a double crochet until the last stage, until there are 2 loops left on the hook.

We pick up the orange thread

and knit 2 loops for it

Yarn over

(we place the green thread along the row), insert the hook into the loop, grab the thread

and pull out a new loop (as you can see, the green thread should be inside the columns),

knit a double crochet and

In this case, the wrong side will look very neat

If the sections are longer, then you should choose whether to pull the thread along the row or knit from a separate ball. It all depends on what is more convenient for you. In the case when the thread is broken, the end of the thread is hidden, placing it along the row, as shown above, or it is secured on the wrong side in another way, which we will talk about a little later.

There are situations when the thread of a dark color, which is located inside the tables light color is visible, then it is better to take the thread from a separate ball.

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how to switch to a thread of a different color in crochet

Sleight of hand, and no fraud. The easiest of all methods. NO points or steps!

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We knit the last stitch in the row. Remove the loop from the hook. Insert the hook into the top of the lifting chain, and then into the left loop. And we knit them in one fell swoop with a thread of a different color. Those. it turns out to be a regular connecting post, but the loops are swapped.
This method allows you to knit without tearing the thread. But ideally it only works on RLS. This way you can knit in one color - the seam also looks better. On CH - the lifting chain slightly turns away from knitting, but still the result is not bad.

I have one more good option so as not to tear off the thread - but the effect is the same. You complete the SS row. Pull out a larger loop and pull the ball through it, tighten it until it stops. Those. you no longer have a free loop. With a new thread, start the next row with a lifting chain. The seam on multi-colored rows will be without unnecessary inclusions. But dissolving such a thing is problematic.

If you still knit as usual, you need to pull the last stitch before the connecting stitch as tightly as possible, a little will help.

You have probably already encountered, or will continue to encounter, the problem that when knitting a piece in the round with two colors, the line where the colors meet does not turn out straight, but twists in a spiral (moves to the right). How to correctly add a new color?

Let's start by introducing a new color.
We introduce the new color not from the column indicated in the diagram or in the description, but in the previous column, that is, knitting the last yarn over of the column with a new color (as shown in the photo below).

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We draw the first thread on the wrong side, intertwining with the second or simply pulling it loosely (sometimes dark threads can show through through light threads, then it is better to use the second method). We return the first thread in the same way as we introduced the second.

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To ensure that the line where the colors meet is even and does not move anywhere, you should knit the last stitch of the first color not in a loop, but in the single crochet of the previous row (as shown in the photo below), and also knit the first stitch of the second color.

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If the toy is small, you can knit it completely in a column, as the Japanese do.

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Many colored knitting is knitting with yarn of two or more colors. According to the method of execution, we can distinguish jacquard knitting and, which are usually called lazy or false jacquards. Classic ones are made using stockinette stitch, changing yarn colors and pulling threads on the wrong side of the work. Another type of jacquard knitting, which came from Sweden, is bohus knitting, performed with both knit and purl loops (on the front side). Pulling the threads on the wrong side narrows the work, so you need to especially carefully monitor the tension of these threads, do not tighten them, otherwise the jacquard pattern will not turn out beautiful. The photo shows mittens knitted with a jacquard pattern (click on the picture if you want to see the pattern).

The false jacquard technique is that each row is knitted with yarn of the same color; there is no color change in the row. The pattern is formed, as a rule, due to . The false jacquard technique is easier to perform, does not require much experience, and such patterns can be recommended to beginner knitters.

But no matter what technique you use, in multi-color knitting there is always a need to add yarn of a different color at the beginning or during knitting of a row.

Let's look at some techniques that may be useful to you when knitting multicolors.

Attaching a thread at the beginning of a row

The thread of the new color is grabbed together with the thread of the previous color and the two threads are knitted together in the edge loop of the row that precedes the row in which the yarn of the new color is introduced (in in this case- burgundy).

Attaching a new color of yarn at the beginning of the row, first stage

The work is turned over, the edge loop is removed as usual, and then the row is knitted with yarn of a new color. The remaining “tail” is crocheted into the edge loops.

Attaching a new color of yarn at the beginning of the row, second stage

Changing yarn color at the beginning of a row

Sometimes it becomes necessary to frequently change colors at the beginning of a row when knitting two colors of yarn, especially when knitting lazy jacquards. In this case, the following method is suitable for decorating the side edge of the fabric: the edge loops are knitted with yarn of both colors, then the work is turned over, and the next row is knitted in the right color. The result is a neat, albeit thicker, side edge of the canvas.

Changing yarn color at the beginning of the row: side edge

Another way to change colors at the beginning of a row- knit the last stitch of the knit row behind the front wall, turn the work over, and do not remove the edge loop, as usual, and also knit the knit stitch, but in a different color, and the working thread should go from above.

Changing the thread at the beginning of the row to form a decorative edge

As a result, we get a beautiful decorative edge that is suitable for knitting scarves. But in order for the tension of the fabric along the side edges of the part to be the same, at the other end of the row the first edge loop also needs to be knitted, and not removed.

If there is a large distance between the rows in which the color change occurs, then it is better to pull the thread of the non-working color through the broaches between the penultimate and last (edge) loop.

Connecting the ends of the threads

Often there is a need to join the ends of threads, and not only when knitting in multiple colors, but also simply when you need to start from a new ball. In this case, you can tie the ends with a special knot, when the ends of the threads are twisted twice at the second stage of tying the knot (see more details). Such a knot does not untie and turns out small:

With the same knot you can not only tie the ends of the yarn, but also tie yarn of a different color in a row, if jacquard knitting you need to enter a new color.

Attaching a new color thread to a row

You can join the threads without a knot by twisting the ends. In this case, several loops are knitted in two threads, so the yarn should be thin enough so that these loops do not stand out too much against the general background.

Securing long strands of thread in classic jacquards

When knitting classic jacquards, sometimes too long broaches are formed, which create inconvenience when wearing finished product. If there are more than 4 loops between color changes, the broaches are intertwined with the working thread.

Interweaving the drawing thread with the working thread when working from the front side

So, we knit with a change of color and resolve any issues that arise. Here and further we consider colored knitting of straight flat fabric with single crochets.

Solving the issue with the ends (tails) of threads at the beginning and end of knitting

Changing thread when crocheting patterns

When making jacquard patterns, the non-working thread is pulled along the wrong side of no more than 3 loops. If the section is longer, then it needs to be knitted from a separate ball. The advantage of this method is that the knitting does not tighten and looks neat on the wrong side. You can also avoid long hanging loops.
	Before changing the thread, leave the last two loops on the hook and place the thread behind the work. Pick up the thread of the second color with a hook from behind and knit both loops with it.
	Double crochet with a thread of the second color, the main thread hanging from the wrong side.
	Before the next yarn over, cross both working threads.

Change the thread from the wrong side.

	Before changing the thread, leave the last two loops on the hook and put the thread down before working. Pick up the thread of the second color with a crochet hook and knit both loops with it.
	Yarn over one time, thread the main color under the hook.
	Insert the hook into the next loop, pick up the working thread and pull through one loop. The main color thread is placed in front of the work.
	Crochet double crochet as usual.

Changing the thread during the knitting process can be done both when crocheting and knitting - the technology here is not very different. The simplest option is to change the thread at the end of the knitted row. Knit a row and into the last loop, before turning the fabric and starting the next row, thread a new thread of a different color.