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Two colors crochet back and forth

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Make small motifs, vertical lines, dots, letters.... When you work with 2 colors back and forth and you want to carry along the thread, then you just crochet around the thread you are not working with to carry it along. On the last stitch you make with one color, wait with last pull through and pull through with the new color of the following stitch. You can carry along a color by crocheting around it for as many stitches you want, then when it is time to change, you just use it in the last pull through and continue with that color.
If it's not a single motif and you will use the 2nd color again later on the row, you can carry it along while working around that one until you need it again.
Remember - when carrying along a color or more the fabric will become much thicker.
An alternative to carry along the thread you can work with small balls/bobbins and we have a separate video for that.

Patterns using this technique

DROPS Extra 0-1012

DROPS Extra 0-1012
DROPS Extra 0-527

DROPS Extra 0-527
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Country flag Chas wrote:

Thanks for finally talking about >Ganchillo con 2 colores, de ida y vuelta

26.02.2025 - 19:11

Country flag Chas wrote:

Thanks for finally talking about >Ganchillo con 2 colores, de ida y vuelta

26.02.2025 - 19:10

Country flag Patricia Boyce wrote:

What if the colours are black and white won't they show through when taking yarn across.

01.08.2024 - 14:28

DROPS Design :

Dear Mrs Boyce, the unworked colour might be slightly visible from the right side depending on the pattern, you can also cut the yarn and work with separate balls, for example in this pattern work with 2 balls green + 1 ball purple in the middle. Always remember to make a swatch so that you will be sure when working the whole project. Happy crocheting!

02.08.2024 - 15:32

Country flag Anais wrote:

La vidéo ne marche plus ?

25.04.2024 - 16:17

DROPS Design :

Bonjour Anaïs, pour visualiser la vidéo, il vous faudra accepter tous les cookies, sinon, vous pourrez la retrouver sur YouTube. Bon crochet!

26.04.2024 - 07:58

Country flag Gabriela wrote:

Obrigada! Queria fazer uma bolsa de 2 cores e não sabia como.

26.07.2020 - 02:47

Country flag Isa wrote:

C'est exactement ce dont j'avais besoin!!! Merci merci merci j'avais des milliers de fils qui pendaient pour rien c'est parfait, merci encore :)

11.12.2018 - 07:29

Country flag Runa Winter wrote:

Vielen Dank für die Erklärung, vor allem das Video hat geholfen. Manchmal muss man Dinge einfach sehen und wenn sie noch so einfach sind :-)

22.09.2016 - 20:01

Laura wrote:

Sehr gut erklärt, vielen Dank, jetzt werde ich es probieren!

18.02.2016 - 08:22

Country flag Conny wrote:

Danke für die tolle Anleitung, so fällt es auch einem Anfänger leicht!!!

06.01.2012 - 18:47

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