How to Intarsia Crochet – VIDEO TUTORIAL

Unleash your creativity like never before with the captivating world of Intarsia Crochet! Imagine crafting stunning images and bold text in your crochet work—it’s not just a dream anymore. With this incredible technique, you’ll use separate yarn bobbins to achieve seamless color changes and maintain perfect tension throughout your project. The best part? The result is a reversible crochet fabric that elegantly displays your artistic flair. Join me on this journey and learn the magic of Intarsia Crochet through my step-by-step tutorial video—your next masterpiece awaits!

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Crisp Images and Text with Intarsia Crochet

Intarsia might sound fancy, but it’s your ticket to creating jaw-dropping, multi-colored masterpieces that stand out against your crochet fabric. This game-changing technique lets you swap colors seamlessly, transforming basic projects into vibrant works of art that’ll boost your confidence and inspire your creativity. Send a message, make a statement, and personalize even the most simple crochet project with this addictive technique.

Worried it sounds complicated? Breathe easy. Intarsia is more approachable than you’d think. With just a few basic skills and some practice, you’ll be creating color-blocked wonders that look like they took hours. Get ready to shock your friends and unleash your inner fiber artist – one vibrant stitch at a time.

Ready to conquer Intarsia Crochet? Grab your crochet hooks and your favorite color yarns and let’s get to it!

Learn even more crochet with these helpful videos:

• Absolute Beginner’s Guide to Crochet [watch here]
• Crochet Color Changes [watch here]
• An easy Beginner Crochet Project [watch here]

Crochet Amour Sampler Blanket – LOVE Square

This tutorial was made as a supplement to the LOVE Square as part of the Crochet Amour Sampler Blanket pattern. Find the full pattern to make your square below.

Join the Double the Fun 2024 Crochet Along! This free crochet along to make the Crochet Amour and Tunisian Snowy Sampler Blankets runs from November 11th, 2024, to December 20th, 2024. Get full details in this blog post and join the fun!

LOVE Square Pattern

• Prefer a printable version? Purchase the ad-free Crochet Amour Sampler pattern from my shop HERE.
• Find Gauge and Abbreviations in this blog post.

MATERIALS

• Worsted weight yarn – colors B and C
• 5.5mm crochet hook
• 6.5mm crochet hook
• Scissors
• Tapestry needle

FINISHED SIZE

12″ square after border and blocking

PATTERN NOTES

• Feeling creative? Customize your square by creating a chart of 42 rows and 37 columns then fill it with your own design!
• Create multiple bobbins of each color before you begin. I created 6 bobbins of C and 5 bobbins of B.
• The Intarsia chart is read from the bottom-right corner – odd rows are RS and even rows are WS. Keep colors not in use on the wrong side of work.

INSTRUCTIONS

ROW 1 With C and 5.5mm hook, fsc 37. Alternately, ch 38, sc in 2nd ch from hook and each ch across row, turn.

ROWS 2-42 Complete remaining rows in the chart using the Intarsia Crochet method. Each row is worked as follows – Ch 1 (does not count as a stitch), sc in each st across row, changing color as shown in chart, turn at end of row. White squares are worked in Color C, and black squares in Color B. When the square is complete, fasten off all colors not in use, then proceed to Standard Border.

STANDARD BORDER

• Change to 6.5mm crochet hook and ensure the square faces right side up.
• Ch 1 (does not count as a stitch), single crochet 35 stitches evenly across the first edge of the square, placing increases and decreases where needed. At corner, ch 2 and rotate to work along the next edge.
• Single crochet 35 stitches evenly across the edge, placing increases and decreases where needed. At corner, ch 2 and rotate to work along the next edge.
• Repeat the last step for the remaining 2 sides. At the end of the round, join with a slip stitch in the first single crochet of the round. Fasten off and block your finished square to 12″ x 12″.

Click here to access stitch patterns for the other squares in the Crochet Amour Sampler Blanket.

Crochet Amour Sampler Blanket Layout

Get the printable PDF version of the Crochet Amour Sampler Blanket here!