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How To: Color Changes for C2C

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October 21, 2017 by [email protected]

Hello Friend!

When we first started doing the C2C method of crochet, we found there were imperfections when making color changes. In the left photo below you will see the pink arrows point to what we refer to as “ticks”. Regardless of how tight you carry your yarn, ticks won’t disappear on their own. Michaelene experimented until she found a way to eliminate them resulting in a cleaner C2C image (pictured on the right). The key is to always pull your yarn in from the front side of the panel, regardless if the front or back of that panel is facing towards you as you work.


Watch the video below for a tutorial on color changes the 3amgracedesigns way. Michaelene takes you through several scenarios for color changing and carrying your yarn with a method that produces beautiful, clear C2C panels. While you’re there, subscribe to our YouTube channel to view all our How-To videos!
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Happy Crocheting!

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Comments

  1. Pat says

    October 22, 2017 at 5:43 am

    I loved the video on how to colour change on c2c. Now I am going to try it. Thank you.

    • [email protected] says

      October 22, 2017 at 7:06 am

      Hi Pat! You’re very welcome!

      • Anne says

        August 24, 2019 at 1:55 am

        It is the first time I make a c2c blanket and your video is more than welcome. So far the stitches are beautiful. Thank you for it.

        • [email protected] says

          August 26, 2019 at 9:19 am

          You’re very welcome! Glad you found it helpful.

    • Debra Marchetti says

      November 5, 2019 at 6:26 am

      thank you I am going to try to do a yorkshire terrier

  2. Donna says

    October 22, 2017 at 7:58 am

    Awesome, I wish I knew about this technique before I did my first C2C graph blanket. Will be using this information from now on.

    • [email protected] says

      October 22, 2017 at 12:12 pm

      Hi Donna! Glad it helped!

  3. Gloria says

    October 22, 2017 at 8:17 am

    Awesome! Wish I had know about this earlier. I’ll definitely do it this way for my next c2c project!

    • [email protected] says

      October 22, 2017 at 12:13 pm

      Hi there! Glad it helped! We wish we’d done our first projects this way too! ?

  4. Debvie says

    October 22, 2017 at 11:52 am

    Love this idea. I have a question Im a right hander but crochet lefty and I am new to c2c graphs. Do I begin on the left bottom or right bottom

    • [email protected] says

      October 22, 2017 at 12:11 pm

      I’m a leftie also. It doesn’t matter which corner you start with. It will turn out the same either way.

  5. Elicia says

    October 22, 2017 at 4:13 pm

    Brilliant, just brilliant. You have inspired me to try C2C again. I left if because I hated those little places that never looked right. Yay for new methods!!!

    • [email protected] says

      October 22, 2017 at 5:13 pm

      Hi Elicia! Yay! So excited you’re inspired!

  6. Jennifer says

    October 22, 2017 at 4:19 pm

    This video was so helpful!! I’m excited to make the Grey’s Anatomy CAL but this is my first graphgan. This video has answered all my questions! Thank you for making this!!!

    • [email protected] says

      October 22, 2017 at 5:14 pm

      Hi Jennifer! We’re so glad it helped!!

  7. Morgan says

    November 19, 2017 at 9:36 pm

    I’m doing my very first c2c graphgan. I found this video halfway through my first square and since it’s not a yarn I love I sacrificed it to be a test piece. I crochet left handed but I am having to do the opposite you do to get crisp lines. Pulling yarn from the back. Is it possible I reverted the whole square? And that’s what’s causing the issues? Or is it that I’m a lefty? I am by no means a beginner but this tequnique is giving me more trouble that anything ever has. Lol

    • [email protected] says

      November 28, 2017 at 8:59 am

      Hi Morgan! I am a leftie also but I’ve never had this trouble to know the real cause. I wouldn’t think its due to being a leftie…but perhaps caused by reverting the whole square. Are you a member of our Facebook group? We have 4k helpful crocheters in there if you’d like to ask in the group.

  8. Ima Jean Franklin says

    November 27, 2017 at 2:49 pm

    Tried your method of changing colors and it worked great. My lines are so much better. I made some pillow covers for a Christmas gift but now they look so sloppy I’m going to do them over.

    • [email protected] says

      November 28, 2017 at 8:55 am

      Hi Ima! We’re so glad it was helpful!!

  9. Meladie says

    November 5, 2018 at 7:18 pm

    I can’t tell you enough about how much this video helped me! I really appreciate the time you took to show each step and how clear you are. Thank you so much!

    • [email protected] says

      November 6, 2018 at 8:24 pm

      That makes our hearts so happy! Glad to have helped!

  10. Jennifer says

    January 4, 2019 at 1:58 pm

    So to do it this way I would have to make sure that my tails and working yarn are always on the backside of the work right?

    • [email protected] says

      January 4, 2019 at 7:11 pm

      Hi Jennifer – yes 🙂

  11. Jen says

    January 29, 2019 at 10:15 am

    Thank you so much for posting this! I’m working on my first C2C right now as a gift for someone, and I’ve frogged it so many times because I didn’t like how the color changes were looking. So glad to have this technique in my toolbox now! I’m curious what the back of the work looks like when it’s finished, though. Is it messy? I know the tails get weaved in, but I’m wondering if you can see the carryovers on the back…?

    • [email protected] says

      January 29, 2019 at 10:30 am

      Hi Jen!
      I (Donna) never carry, as I don’t like the extra tiny ticks on the back. Michaelene carries all the time. It’s just a personal preference.

      If you do it without carrying, as the video instruction shows, your back looks pretty clean as well.

  12. Dianne says

    April 3, 2019 at 10:26 am

    I absolutely loved this video! I just wish that I had seen it before I started my project😟. I watched some others but this one really explained everything. Thanks so much for creating this.

    • [email protected] says

      April 3, 2019 at 10:33 am

      You’re very welcome, Diane! <3

  13. Laurie says

    April 23, 2019 at 1:32 pm

    How do you change colors at the end of a row? or when decreasing?

    • [email protected] says

      April 24, 2019 at 12:15 pm

      Hi Laurie!
      You will change colors as you would any other time – draw the new color into the last part of the previous stitch. It will all be hidden when you do a SC border.

  14. Eileen says

    June 3, 2019 at 4:55 am

    Where is the video, please? I don’t see it.

    • [email protected] says

      June 3, 2019 at 8:31 am

      Hi Eileen! It’s embedded in the post. Depending on traffic, it might take a few seconds to load.

  15. Angela says

    July 13, 2019 at 4:03 am

    Thank you so much for this, great help! Curious what graph program you have on your tablet

    • [email protected] says

      July 14, 2019 at 11:56 am

      Hi Angela! We use YouDoodle!

  16. M Freeman says

    September 2, 2019 at 7:39 pm

    Great video.. Thank you very much! Could you please make a bobbin n recommendation? There are so many out there with very mixed reviews. I can barely see yours, but they look like they work well.
    Thanks,
    Mary

    • [email protected] says

      September 3, 2019 at 2:12 pm

      You’re very welcome! We use the ones from Dollar Tree. Here’s a link!

      https://www.dollartree.com/essentials-jumbo-plastic-clothespins-6ct-packs/164334

  17. Dana says

    November 5, 2019 at 4:31 pm

    I’m really interested in seeing this technique, but I don’t see a link for the video. Am I just blind? I’d really love to see this because I want to start the Christmas CAL! I’m so excited! 🙂

    • [email protected] says

      November 5, 2019 at 6:58 pm

      Hi Dana! The video is embedded into the post. 🙂

  18. Emily says

    November 24, 2019 at 11:11 am

    What’s the name of the app that you use to cross of the rows as you go?

    • [email protected] says

      November 26, 2019 at 9:42 am

      YouDoodle – we have a video in our How To section showing how we use it 🙂

  19. Mitszey says

    March 8, 2020 at 12:41 pm

    Thank u so much!! This helped me in so many ways. Awesome job!

  20. Debbie says

    September 18, 2020 at 9:14 am

    This is my first time crocheting c2c graphgan and like you i am bit ocd and really didn’t like the way i was doing it and was going to give up until i came across your video.
    Thank you so much for sharing your technique. 😁

    • [email protected] says

      September 20, 2020 at 9:00 pm

      So glad you found it helpful! Happy crocheting!

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