How To Change Colors Using The Suzette Stitch

how to change colors using the suzette stitch

This photo tutorial is all about how to change colors using the Suzette Stitch.

Changing the color of the yarn that you are working with isn’t as difficult as you may think. There are quite a few tutorials and videos dedicated to the topic for other stitches, but not many specific to the Suzette Stitch.

If you don’t know how to crochet the Suzette Stitch (which is one of my all time favorites by the way) or just need a refresher, I created another photo tutorial that is available at this link.

UPDATE: A video tutorial has been created for how to change colors using the Suzette Stitch!!! Click here to see the video!

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How to change colors using the suzette stitch

An example of a pattern that uses this particular color change is my Old Glory American Flag Afghan.

The yarns I used in this example are Red Heart Soft Yarn in Tangerine and Red Heart Super Saver in Grey Heather that can both be purchased at these links if you are interested. The hook is a Boye H/8 (5.00) that I bought at Wal-Mart.

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How to Change Colors Using the Suzette Stitch

When working the Suzette Stitch you are essentially crocheting a single crochet and a double crochet in the same stitch. Then you skip a stitch and repeat the process. In this picture I have the swatch of Suzette Stitches. I have the single crochet completely worked and the double crochet only half worked.

An almost completed double crochet is YO (yarn over), insert hook into the same stitch as the single crochet, YO again and draw back through the stitch. You will have three loops on the hook. YO again and draw through only two loops. Stop.

That is where we are in this picture.

how to change colors using the suzette stitch

Next (without cutting the Tangerine yarn), YO with your Grey Heather and draw through the final two loops on your hook to complete the double crochet stitch.

attaching the new color

how to change colors using the suzette stitch

You will still skip a stitch just like you would if you were continuing on with just the Tangerine. The pattern itself does not change with the color change.

So skip one stitch and single crochet in the next stitch with the Grey Heather.

You will simply let go of the Tangerine. It won’t go anywhere, I promise! 😉 It will hang in the back until you flip the piece over and then it will be in the front ready for you to pick it up again. No need to carry unused yarn along your stitches.

finished sc with new color

Now double crochet in the same stitch as the Grey Heather single crochet you just made.

how to change colors using the suzette stitch

Continue working the Suzette Stitch using the Grey Heather to the end of the row. Single crochet in the last stitch, chain one and turn your work.

Single crochet and double crochet in the same stitch the chain one comes from. Continue working pattern along the row until you get to the stitch just before the color change. Work an almost completed double crochet. Stop again.

how to change colors using the suzette stitch

Here, you are going to pick up the Tangerine and drop the Grey Heather. Don’t cut either strand unless instructed! YO with the Tangerine, letting the Grey Heather drop behind your work and draw the Tangerine through the two Grey Heather loops to complete the double crochet.

how to change colors using the suzette stitch

Skip the next stitch like you normally would when working the Suzette Stitch and then single crochet in the next stitch with the Tangerine yarn.

how to change colors using the suzette stitch

Double crochet in the same space you crocheted the single crochet.

how to change colors using the suzette stitch

Continue working the Suzette Stitch pattern to the end of the row. Single crochet in the last stitch. Chain one and turn your work.

Note: The color change line may look crooked or jagged at first, but that is because of the nature of the stitch. There is no way (that I know of) to get a completely straight line when changing colors with this stitch unless you make two separate swatch pieces and then stitch them together, but that’s a whole other tutorial.

Don’t worry. It looks great when you’re done. Just keep going!

Always stop in the stitch just before the color change like in this photo.

how to change colors using the suzette stitch

YO with the Grey Heather and drop the Tangerine behind your work. Draw the Tangerine through the two Grey Heather loops to complete the stitch.

Skip the next stitch as usual. Now single crochet with the Grey Heather in the next stitch.

how to change colors using the suzette stitch

Continue working the pattern and changing colors as needed or required.

Hopefully you found out that it really isn’t as hard as it seems to change the color of the yarn that you are working with. The worst part seems to be when your two strands begin to get tangled, but honestly all you have to do to fix that is take a minute and untangle them. No big deal.

finished swatch

I hope you enjoyed this photo tutorial on how to change colors using the Suzette stitch!

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6 thoughts on “How To Change Colors Using The Suzette Stitch

  1. Hello! I’d love to help you with this. Are you able to take a photo and send it to my email address? It’s difficult to say what’s happening without seeing it. So, if you can, send a photo to highlandhickorydesigns@gmail.com and I will get right back to you. Thank you!

  2. Hi!
    I’m not sure what I’m doing wrong. I’m following the Old Glory pattern.
    When I do the color change it almost seems like there’s a slight dip or a “V” happening at the color change spot. Hoping you can help me! Please and thank you!

  3. Hi Tracy! I’m so excited to hear that you love the pattern! I haven’t tried a chunky yarn for this blanket, but because of the size, I would recommend chaining until you have about 60″ of length. Just make sure you have an even number of chains. For the regular blanket, each stripe is 9 rows, so I would recommend only working 4, maybe 5 rows per color stripe. If you used the bulky yarn and followed the pattern exactly as written, it would come out enormous! Also, I’m not even going to guess how much yarn to get, because I’d hate to tell you the wrong amount. I know that those packages of the bulky yarn typically have less yardage than the worsted weight yarn, so I’m guessing your going to need quite a bit. I’d love to see how this comes out if you decide to make it!

  4. Hi Erica! I really love your pattern and want to make it for my grandson who is in the Navy in Bahrain. I would like to use Bernat Blanket yarn size 6. Have you tried a chunky yarn and if so, how much yarn did you use? Thank you,
    Tracy

  5. Hi Joanne! The other side looks exactly the same. When I flip it over in the pictures it shows it. I drop the yarn back behind and just leave it hang until I need it again. I don’t like carrying through because sometimes you can see the other color yarn peeking out. I hope this helps!

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