How to know before buying if a varieg yarn ball will pool correctly.

[Chatterpatter]

With my first skein of yarn i used for my first time giving it a go at yarn pooling (Peaches & Creme color Yuletide), I find that this yarn does not pool correctly, and yep, my tension is consistent.

BECAUSE OF THAT, here is my question:

How can I know BEFORE BUYING THE YARN if it will pool correctly?

[Granny Square]

Great question, I try to avoid variegated for that reason.  

 

I don't think there's a right or wrong yarn for pooling as an absolute thing (as in, yarn x is always good or bad for pooling, for any pattern), it's a matter of matching the yarn with a pattern that it works well with for pooling in a way that you want it to.   Your yarn may pool in a way that appeals to you, with some other pattern.

 

patterns written with pooling in mind; the last one is a tutorial, I haven't tried it but it may help you:

http://naztazia.com/patterns/crochet/techniques/planned-pooling/crochet-planned-pooling.html

http://www.stringwithstyle.com/2016/10/planned-pooling-argyle-dishcloths.html

http://www.myhobbyiscrochet.com/2016/11/planned-color-pooling-with-long-color.html

http://www.glamour-4-you.com/blog/planned-pooling-with-crochet-made-easy-4-simple-steps

[redrosesdz]

I have a love-hate relationship with variegated yarn.  I love seeing it in the yarn shops.  It always looks so lovely when they have a pleasing mix of colors.  I usually pair it with a few solids to tone down the pooling.  I hate doing the matching with solids.  It can take me hours. 

 

With that being said, I never pay attention to the pooling.  Although, as GS gave you, there are some excellent tutorials on it.  I just never got it to work for me.  I treat it exactly the same as the solids.  I find that in the end, it looks like it's supposed to most of the time.  It takes finishing the project to actually see how it will look. 

 

When you're at the store pull out a length of the variegated yarn.  Some change colors abruptly and some change subtly.  The length of the colors matter the most.  If each section of color is short, they will look more muddy, no matter how you want it to pool.  If each section of color is really long, you'll get a striping effect.  The number of colors (2 - 6) make a difference, too.

 

My best advice about variegated is to get a variety of brands with a variety of color changes and play with them.  Then you'll figure out what you like and don't like with your tension.  If it drives you nuts, stick to solids or patterns with multiple colors and pair it with solids.

[ReniC]

Red Heart yarns has a article on pooling that may help. Down further in the article are sources about Color Pooling.

Repeat Crafter Me has a scarf pattern with detailed info on pooling.

Last, but not least, Crochet Crowd has a tutorial also.

[Chatterpatter]

Thank you red roses

[Chatterpatter]

Red roses

Thank you

[Chatterpatter]

Renic

Thank you for the resources

I appreciate good resources and will check them out.

[Chatterpatter]

Red roses

I posted thank you twice lol

I thought that first one didn't go through.