Crochet with 2 colors back and forth

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.

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[YURASIK666]

Thanks for lesson!

[industrialife1]

I must say, even without audio instruction, I picked up how to change color right away. You did an EXCELLENT job at displaying this! I'm trying to make an afghan with a complicated graphed image, and I really felt like this would help without making any ugly castoff yarn. Thank you very much.

[tpreadi]

@jcrefasi1

I Crochet holding the yarn exactly the same - It's how I was taught and you're right less wrist fatigue!

[j090r909s090]

that yarn seems fun to work with, since i like thicker yarn! :D

[berniepynn]

thank you so much for teaching us the various methods of crochet.

[jcrefasi1]

You're only the third person I've ever seen hold their working thread on their index finger close to the stitch row like I do. My mother taught me to hold my thread this way saying it took less wrist movement to grab the working strand. I never have to put my work down for wrist fatigue. Just wondering what your reason is for the "non traditional" way of holding your yarn is.

BTW very useful tutorial and thanks!!