How to Change Colors: Tunisian Crochet

    Tunisian colorwork is very different from crocheted intarsia. It is slightly more complicated, but is fairly easy once you get the gist. You can follow charts exactly the same as you would normally and get a completely different look! 

     This is the chart I followed:

Here is my swatch:

     To begin, crochet up to the point that you wish to change colors.

     Insert your afghan hook into the stitch where you intend to change colors.

Grab your new color of yarn and make a long tail (preferably 2 or 3 inches long).

     Holding the tail at the back of your work, wrap the yarn around your hook and pull it through the stitch.

     Your stitch will look like this (except your tail will be in the back of your work, I pulled mine to the front to show its length).

     Continue changing colors as necessary across the forward pass until it is time to make a return pass.

     Do the return pass as you normally would, up to the point that the color of the vertical loops change. Then, wrap the two yarns around each other like you would with knitted intarsia (you will have to scroll down for the knitting instructions).

     Yarn over with your new color and continue the return pass, pulling the yarn through two loops at a time.

     If you would like to crochet a pattern that uses this technique, go to:Modern Leaf Afghan, Tulip Patch Afghan, One Ring to Rule Them All, and One Ring to Find Them