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Pearl Rosa @pearlrosa (139) • United States 7 Nov 18

I finally made something big using planned color pooling. The yarn used was Mainstay blanket slate color. The project went well in that I didn't have to do and redo to get the pattern right and I was able to add new yarn without...

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Color Pooling Pattern Discovery

Pearl Rosa @pearlrosa (139) • United States 1 Nov 18

I couldn't get the usual argyle pattern with the type of yarn I got. The color repeats were too short. I then had the idea to do corner to corner crochet making sure the blue in the yarn would be in the starting chain of each...

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Crochet Checkerboard Color Pooling

Pearl Rosa @pearlrosa (139) • United States 24 Oct 18

Creating the checkerboard effect also produced a diagonal striped design with this swatch.. A yarn with just two colors would be ideal for a checkered effect. Be sure each color repeat has the same number of stitches so that...

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The Best Crochet Color Pooling Results

Pearl Rosa @pearlrosa (139) • United States 23 Oct 18

The moss stitch is usually used in color pooling because it provides the most distinct uniform pattern. However I've found that other stitches can work. Simple single crochet can be used for short color changes, the best pattern...

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Perfecting Color Pooling Crochet

Pearl Rosa @pearlrosa (139) • United States 23 Oct 18

Much less trial and error involved this time with color pooling. This design came about quicker than my beginning attempts with color pooling. It took a lot of practice with stitch counts per color and tension to make a uniform...

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Crochet American Colors Star

Pearl Rosa @pearlrosa (139) • United States 21 Oct 18

A good use of scrap yarn from my Americana color pooling progects. Scrap yarn can bes used to create coasters, htot pads, pot holder or hand clothes for dusting, washing or bathing. A lightweight rope that can crocheted makes a...

Argyle or Plaid Pattern Accomplished!

Pearl Rosa @pearlrosa (139) • United States 21 Oct 18

The most advanced color pooling design created. This criss cross diamond pattern is worked with the moss stitch and uniform stitches per color so that the rows of color create an Argyll or plaid pattern.

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Crochet Diagonal Striped Color Pooling

Pearl Rosa @pearlrosa (139) • United States 21 Oct 18

This project for a garbage bag holder was done in continuous rounds with multicolored yarn to create the diagonal stripes of color. It was trial error to adjust number of stitches per color while following a preset pattern for the...

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Americana Color Pooling Crochet Pattern

Pearl Rosa @pearlrosa (139) • United States 18 Oct 18

So I ventured with advanced color pooling. Americana yarn looked interesting to try color pooling. It has rather long color repeats so the best effects I could get from my sample was crocheting the stripes then finishing off with...

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Crochet Stained Glass Pattern

Pearl Rosa @pearlrosa (139) • United States 17 Oct 18

The corner to corner crochet technique was used for these two color squares. The squares were then joined and edged in black. I just learned corner to corner crochet and how to join squares so my work here may look rather rough....

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Crochet Diagonal Striped Scarf

Pearl Rosa @pearlrosa (139) • United States 14 Oct 18

I saw this pattern online that uses self striping yarn and a technique called corner to corner crochet to create diagonal stripes. I've used self striping yarn before with the chevron crochet stitch. Diagonal striping motivated me...

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Crochet Color Pooling Zigzag Design

Pearl Rosa @pearlrosa (139) • United States 14 Oct 18

So i discovered that yarn with short color changes don't create the plaid or Argyle design that is usually the goal of color pooling. However with some adjustment after trial and error with different stitches I arrived at this...

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Crochet plaid effect

Pearl Rosa @pearlrosa (139) • United States 10 Oct 18

Design emerges from multicolored yarn following a pattern and stitch. This type of yarn had short color changes that created this plaid effect.

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Color pooling crochet

Pearl Rosa @pearlrosa (139) • United States 10 Oct 18

Multicolored yarn can create interesting designs with color pooling pattern. Yarns with long color changes create a striped woven design while yarns with short color changes create a plaid design.

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Hexagon shaped crochet piece crochet challenge

Pearl Rosa @pearlrosa (139) • United States 11 May 18

Instead of using four corners, you use six to create this shape. I just used double crochet for this project. Multiple colors of yarn show off the hexagon pattern real well.

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Jersey stitch log cabin pattern crochet challenge

Pearl Rosa @pearlrosa (139) • United States 11 May 18

Self striping yarn shows this pattern off well. The jersey stitch is done by crocheting into the middle of single crochet stitches instead of the top loop. The log cabin pattern is a technique of making a block then crocheting...

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Houndstooth crochet stitch challenge

Pearl Rosa @pearlrosa (139) • United States 8 May 18

This pattern uses three different colors of yarn. Single, double and triple crochet stitches are used. The houndstooth stitch creates a pretty pattern for scarfs, coals, purses and home decor.

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Jasmine stitch crochet challenge

Pearl Rosa @pearlrosa (139) • United States 8 May 18

Try your hand at this pattern. The jasmine stitch is made using puff or cluster stitches. It makes a thick fabric great for coasters hotpads, placemats and even small rugs. I like to share pictures of crochet that challenge anyone...

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