How to change colors in crochet

When you are new to crochet, changing colors might feel like a challenge to you. But it is really not that difficult. In short, it means that you do not completely finish the last stitch in the old color and that you use your new color on the last pull through.

I made a video to clarify how to change colors in certain situations. The video consists of 6 parts, so you can skip directly to the part you want to know more about.

Video Change Colors in Crochet

Timestamp Video
Click on the links below to go directly to that specific part of the video.

• 0:00 Introduction
• 0:14 Part 1: Single crochet – How to change colors mid-row
• 1:50 Part 2: Single crochet – How to change colors new row
• 3:05 Part 3: Half Double Crochet – How to change colors mid-row
• 4:28 Part 4: Half Double Crochet – How to change colors new row
• 6:03 Part 5: Double Crochet – How to change colors mid-row
• 7:20 Part 6: Double Crochet – How to change colors new row

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