/r/Planned_Pooling

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Planned pooling is a crochet and knitting technique that uses a single strand of variegated yarn to form geometric patterns.

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/r/Planned_Pooling

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127

I think this counts?

I make a lot of cat bear beanies like this one with any multicolored yarn I can find and they usually have some sort of pattern like this but this one turned out particularly nice looking and I think it counts as pooling?

5 Comments
2024/07/12
21:13 UTC

134

Turning out really cool!

About 1/3 of the way through. Going to add a few different borders to add length and width to make it an adult size blanket. And of course need to weave in the tails

Yarn is Caron Jumbo in Folliage. I used the planned pooling websites to figure out the stitch counts.

3 Comments
2024/07/10
21:01 UTC

4

Attempting to knit planned pooling

I have never done planned pooling before. I'm a better crochet-er than knitter but I wanted to make a flat piece into a shirt, so I'm going to do knitting instead. Any recommendations for cast on style or does it not matter? And if I give up trying to knit this, what crochet stitches would you recommend for clothing? Something not see through but also not too tight. I'm using mainstays (Walmart brand). I think it's either DK or worsted, I lost the label lol

2 Comments
2024/07/01
20:45 UTC

342

Definitely working

But didn’t realise how massive I made it! Will have to buy more wool! 🤦‍♀️ got my feet in the photo for perspective. I’m going to have a bad neck after this! 🤣

16 Comments
2024/06/16
20:28 UTC

34

l used two yarn cakes starting at different colors in each cake(I used up the first color change on one cake). I needed two sets of 8 squares and when I made the second set of 8 squares, the color cycle perfectly matched up with the first 8 squares :))

This is going to be for a shrug sweater and now the front and back can match so it’s going to look so perfect! I used Caron Cotton Ripple Cakes 07010 Wildflowers

0 Comments
2024/06/16
20:16 UTC

930

Almost gave up

17 Comments
2024/06/14
22:38 UTC

173

A top my mom is crocheting

I really like what she has done unknowingly! And the pooling around the boobs will be mesmerizing lol

Also, she is asking, what solid color would you choose for the back? I like the darkest green, her boyfriend likes the lightest green, she likes them all!

6 Comments
2024/06/14
20:48 UTC

107

WIP

I swear I started, frogged and restarted 8 times and just was not getting it. I said “this is it last time and I’m done”… Clearly I got it and now I’m obsessed and just ordering more yarn. So fun!!!

6 Comments
2024/06/03
11:31 UTC

13

Neon stripes != bright stripe

Been working up a swatch in preparation to make my own Neon Stripes blanket. After getting frustrated at the different-than-expected color cycles and wondering why they didn’t look like others on this thread, I realized I bought Bright Stripes instead of Neon Stripes lol 🤦‍♀️

So if anyone has any planned pooling projects they’ve done with BRIGHT stripes, I’d love to see your projects as inspiration 😂

3 Comments
2024/05/29
16:00 UTC

346

Oh yeah, it's all coming together

I can finally say I've finished one of the 5 skeins for my lapghan using the RH All-in-One Granny Square yarn in Black Dove color way. So far, it's got a nice weight to it, and it works up rather quickly with the mini bean stitch. I already got the second skein attached to continue it.

I will say, though, that this is a real test of your tension. Some bits I had to loosen up or tighten up to make sure the color change happened where needed.

Thanks everyone for inspiring me to do this!

P.S.: the package says it makes 14 granny squares, but it definitely has enough color cycles for 15.

25 Comments
2024/05/26
06:08 UTC

74

Infant blanket

3 Comments
2024/05/22
19:26 UTC

36

What the?!

Just had to say I’ve never heard of this before. I have been doing various yarn and needle crafts for 25+ years. I am mesmerized!

3 Comments
2024/05/16
15:11 UTC

416

Red Heart Granny Square Yarn

Mini Bean (Elizabeth) stitch Full sequence

48 Comments
2024/05/15
16:35 UTC

164

First time trying

Bernat handicrafter; I've had a few issues but nothing super terrible (other than only getting about 4 stitches with a colour that one time 😑) If there's any other Canadians in here, what's your go-to pooling yarn thats available in stores?

4 Comments
2024/05/14
18:58 UTC

57

Think it’s going to work!

First time try and It’s taken me ages and a bit of frogging but think I’ve worked it out - got the diagonal 1 stitch step on the 3rd row so feeling hopeful Using cygnet baby pure - bit of bleeding noticed between colours but once it’s worked up I don’t think you’ll notice it

9 Comments
2024/05/13
09:30 UTC

83

After a long time of trying

10 Comments
2024/05/11
17:03 UTC

168

Nearing the end!

Finally got around to finishing this blanket and decided to use an envelope border.

For the border, do you guys think the blue is too much? Should I just leave it black? Thanks for the help!

7 Comments
2024/05/11
03:00 UTC

119

Unsure if this counts, but so happy with how the body of this legwarmer turned out!!!

First time trying pooling and had to do soooooo much frogging! This was a great way to practice tension consistency, I'm hooked!

Yarn: Paint Party (I Love This Yarn) Pattern: https://www.ravelry.com/patterns/library/willow-leg-warmers

3 Comments
2024/05/09
13:56 UTC

72

Planned pooling class UPDATE

Yarn store owner got some Lion Brand Bundle of Love yarn that holds up much better, so I made a purse with two different pooling results.

0 Comments
2024/05/05
20:56 UTC

12

Trying this for the first time soon

I've been following this sub for a while and I've been so interested!!

A few days ago I took the first steps and bought 3 skeins of the RH All-in-One Granny Square yarn in Black Dove. I've been trying to do some research on good stitches to use, since the lengths of color in these are longer than other variegated yarns, and have seen mentions of granny stitch being used. I've looked at some tutorials on how to granny stitch, and I keep getting 2 different ways to start: ch 3+1 or ch 4+6. And in addition to that 2 different ways to do the actual stitch: 3 DC clusters + ch 2 or 3 DC clusters in between previous cluster spaces.

Just kind of wanted to get my bearings before I start making a gauge to see how many stitches I can get per color and put that in the calculator. ☺️

12 Comments
2024/05/05
07:04 UTC

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