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I love stripes!
Crocheted stripes, sewn stripes, quilted stripes, embroidered stripes, sewing with striped fabric – I love it all!
When you change color in crochet, it leaves an abrupt step between the colors. That’s called a jog.
Most of the time that doesn’t bother me at all, but sometimes I want to make it smoother. There are a lot of ways to do that – including some pretty crazy complex methods – but I’ve found a very simple method that’s super easy. It’s not perfect, but it smooths that abrupt step between crocheted stripes into a gentle ramp. Much better!
Here’s how.
See how easy that is?
Want some projects to practice on?
This free crocheted Easter egg pattern includes instructions for an egg with stripes.
It’ll just use a few scraps of yarn and it’s a great test piece to try out the technique.
Here’s another small project – but a little more complicated because you need to attach wings. But bumblebee stripes are great practice!
Get the free bumblebee pattern here.
Ready for something bigger? Try Roy the Rainbow Monster.
You’ll get lots of practice learning to crochet stripes with this cutie!
Here are some other posts with helpful info for striping. . .
- How to change colors with single crochet
- How to Slip Stitch
- How to do barbershop striping in crochet
- Color Theory 101 – Selecting yarns that go together
- How to get great-looking stripes
- Ringo Rabbit pattern (that’s the bunny you see in the demo video)
Happy stitching!
Best,
Wendi
Crochet an adorably cuddly hound dog. Get the pattern here.
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