I am an instructor at my LYS and I am running a class on planned pooling next month. I have already done one class and we made pillows, but I want to do a different project this time. That being said, I am having trouble finding a pattern that is teachable within 4 hours (4 week class), summer friendly, and something that won’t stress out the yarn much because all we carry that I’ve found will pool is Premier Ever Soft. If you’re not sure what that’s like, think Caron Simply Soft.

A bag won’t hold up too well with the yarn, a blanket is too big, and all of the other patterns I can think of are more wintery and we live in Georgia, so it won’t get cold again until like November, so hats, fingerless gloves, and scarves are a no-go.

We do have some Ever Soft solids in coordinating colors, so projects where you have the pooling section in the middle and use the solid to “shape” the piece, but my mind is just drawing a blank for summer friendly patterns.

Thanks in advance! Picture of pillows for attention.

had a small bit of christmas yarn i wasnt going to do anything with but fit the criteria for this so i thought id give it a shot!

i have no idea what the name of this yarn is (i didnt even realize they had names until i found this sub…) but it was about 5 white, 9 red, 5 white, 9 green! is my stitching off or is it the yarn? any and all input appreciated!

i think its ok for my first piece :) very excited to be able to execute it at all!!! ive not been crocheting for too long so this was a fun new project for me!

Not my intention but it’s actually so pretty and cool looking to me. Idk if it counts but I’m still happy with the unexpected spirally pattern.

I found a gorgeous yarn by Big Twist called Plush in the color Varg Green. I have been messing with it for a while and I think I got it to work? Except it is much harder to tell the color changes because of the fuzzy texture of the yarn. Is it possible to use this yarn and I'm doing something wrong, or is it just the texture of the yarn making it difficult to see the pattern.

I was also wondering how to set up the color sequence. The colors pattern dark green, medium green, light green, white, light green, medium green, dark green. Should I stop after the second medium green since it, technically, is the end of the sequence and restarts at dark green? Or should I wait for the pattern to finish on the dark green, so it is symmetrical?

Also, I am using the moss stitch, the color changes aren't long enough for granny stitches.

I have successfully plan pooled with Caron Jumbo in (I think -->) Rosewood Varg. I really like the softness of blanket yarn and how fast it works up so any help is much appreciated! ( :

I found two balls of this yarn in my stash and realized that it probably pools. Problem is, I only around 200yds worth and I’m not trying buy any more yarn at the moment. Could anyone suggest a project that’s not a dish cloth or a super skinny scarf???

this is my first color pooling attempt i did in February! i really enjoyed it, but i don’t like pink or bright colors, for my personal projects. any recommendations for purple/cool/earth toned color pooling yarns? i saw the list in the pinned comment, but there was so many links i got overwhelmed, plz delete if not allowed!

I recently came across Mud Punch which is self striping yarn. The colourways are really pretty and would love to know if the yarn works for planned pooling!

Planned pooling Scarf with fringe & a beanie. OMG it took forever. I have been crocheting for, at least 30 yrs. and this was frustrating but I am done Yay! Now winter is over lol.

It took numerous attempts in both sc and moss stitch with at least 4 hook sizes but I’m rather pleased with the result.

I wanted to make a small washcloth for my toddler, but the color sequence was too long. I thought I would try using half of the color sequence for my foundation chain, and what do you know it worked out! It's probably old news to most of you, but I was so excited!

Is there a name for this, when you only get a zigzag instead of the argyle?

(I think my math was wrong in the first couple rows, so they ended up wider. I got the hang of it after that but didn't feel like frogging my work all the way back to the foundation in order to correct the issue. Pretty good for a first try with the half color sequence!)