Freeform Crochet Basics: The Two Color Spiral
In this series on freeform crochet basics I’m showing you different techniques to get you started.
Don’t miss out on my introduction to freeform crochet or the basic freeform crochet spiral tutorial before you continue.
Today we’re making a two-color spiral in double crochet. You can use this technique to add more colors, too!
With yarn A make a Magic Circle.
Chain 1, 1 single crochet, 1 half double crochet, 2 double crochet. Pull the loop bigger and remove the hook.
Attach yarn B, chain 1, 1 single crochet, 1 half double crochet, 2 double crochet.
Pull Magic Circle tight.
Continue with B, 2 double crochet into single crochet (A), hold down the loop of yarn A to keep it from getting tangled in the hook …
… and do 2 double crochet into next 3 stitches.
Pull the loop bigger and insert hook into loop of yarn A. Work 2 double crochet into single crochet (B), continue this way to the last stitch of yarn B.
Fasten off yarn A.
With yarn B work 2 double crochet into each of next 8 stitches. Fasten off.
Additional colors can be added at the beginning. Each color is worked in the same way as shown here.
~Marina
Related posts:
– Freeform Crochet Basics: The Spiral
– Freeform Crochet Basics Part 4
– Freeform Crochet Basics 4b: Bigger Spirals
– Freeform Crochet Basics, Part 5. The Nautilus Shell
– Freeform Crochet Spiral Scrumble
– Freeform Crochet: Single Crochet Spiral
– Hump Stitch in Freeform Crochet
– Freeform Crochet World Let’s meet on Facebook!
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Thank you so much for this detailed spiral!!! Blessings always!!!
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THANK YOU!!! I was so wanting to learn this! Oh thank you so much for sharing and teaching!
Thank you, Glenda! If you’re interested in Freeform Crochet and want to learn more, do join our new page and the new group on Facebook! You can read about it here on my blog http://snovej.com/archives/freeform-crochet-world
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Thank you for sharing.Made my first two coloured spiral successfully.Please share how to make use of the spirals in a praject. Thanks again.
The spiral is part of freeform crochet, where you make small pieces called scrumbles using different crochet patterns. These pieces are attached to make a big fabric for basically anything you can imagine.
The spiral on its own can be an applique or part of a granny square on a bag or pillow or anything, or it can be made bigger to become the whole pillow or a potholder or a round table cloth … =)
Thank you for sharing. You are very creative.
So I have a slight problem. I am following all of the instructions but my project won’t lay flat. It has ripples once I finish the fourth row. I want to make it big enough to make a slouchy hat.
If it has ripples you have too many sts per round.
Are you following the instructions on my other post about making the spiral bigger?
http://snovej.com/archives/freeform-crochet-basics-part-4b-bigger-spirals
Oh em gee; this looks so difficult, LOL. I only glanced, thank goodness, so there’s hope for me. Joining, pinning, blah – blah.
Thank you so much, Ms. Marina.
Lyric
A new freeform crocheter working on her first project
http://www.sewandcro.com/freeform-crochet-lace-top/
Hi Lyric! It looks difficult, but it’s not! Once you’ve made one, you’ll want to make more …
Your freeform lace top looks good! Keep crocheting, pinning and joining! =)
Thank you for teaching this to us! love it!
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Thank you SO much. SO helpful. 🙂
merci pour cette explication claire et en français comprehensible
OH MY GOSH – finally a SPIRAL pattern I can understand! My ADD Self has such a hard time reading patterns… but THIS is totally understandable! YOU SO MUCH!
Lol was looking for inspiration, and found you again, just browsing images, and liked your style, didn’t know it was you, Marina!
[…] these links to find my patterns for the two color spiral pattern that I used for the cover, the one color spiral would look awesome using the hump stitch, and so […]
Bravo et merci, thank you, où est la traduction française,please ? M
Merci! Je suis désolé, mais je sais seulement un peu de français. Pas assez pour traduire …
If you are working a 3 colour spiral can you explain the beginning bit? In a two colour Spiral you carry on with Colour B so in a 3 colour one do you carry on with Colour C all the way round to Colour A or do you stop when you reach B? Lol! I hope that makes sense. Please if you can help I would be very grateful! Thank you for ur excellent explanation 🙂 x
The third color is worked with the same amount of stitches as the other two. I wrote about it here:
http://snovej.com/archives/freeform-crochet-basics-part-4
🙂
Thank you so much Je suis Française. It’s excelleent this spiral!
Merci! 🙂
Hi 🙂 I have just began to make a blanket in a free form style so your spirals etc have come in handy, thanks so much for your clear instructions! I have also asked to join your fb group, looking forward to catching up with you there soon, thanks, Irene
Welcome to the group! Hope you will post photos of your blanket there … =D
I was wondering how to turn the two color spiral into a granny square so i can make a blanket. Do yiu know how to do this?
First you can turn the spiral into a circle. Here’s how:
http://snovej.com/archives/freeform-crochet-basics-part-4
Then count your stitches and divide them in four parts to determine how many stitches there will be between the corners. Make taller stitches in the corners, as well as 3 sts plus 3 chain plus 3 sts in the corner stitch.
Hope this helps you to figure it out! =)
Hi, just wanted to say how happy I was with this tutorial. I am making mine into a throw. I did have some trouble though when I started increasing it wouldn’t lay flat. There were ripples all over the place. I played around with it and learned that adding a row with one dc in each stitch (no increase) after three rows of increases solved this problem. Moving along with it and very pleased with the results. Thanks again.
exactly what I was looking for. Thank you so much
Thank you spoon much!!! I’ve been stumped for ages on how to get this right.
[…] because of the swirl- I’ve explained it in colour-coded text, but if you need a visual aid, http://snovej.com/archives/freeform-crochet-basics-the-two-color-spiral provides a wonderful photo tutorial upon which I made modifications. Patterns […]
I’m new to freeform crochet. When I looked at these I thought it would be so complicated. You broke it down into easy to follow steps and made it easy. Thank you so much!
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Thank you for the detailed tutorial. To make the spirals bigger what is the best way to do so?
Thank you! This post is about bigger spirals:
http://snovej.com/archives/freeform-crochet-basics-part-4b-bigger-spirals
Thank you, Marina! This is so clear!
Do you have a spiral hat pattern?
Sorry, no, I don’t have one.