# [Place deliberate color changes](https://threadcabin.com/explore/228/place-deliberate-color-changes)

> For many basic stitches, completing the last pull-through with the next color prepares the next stitch. Confirm the pattern’s method and secure both ends.

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- Published: 2026-09-25T17:26:34.0620437+00:00
- Updated: 2026-09-25T17:26:39.0889040+00:00
- Craft: Crochet
- Primary image: [Illustration: A two-color crochet panel with a crisp vertical color boundary, a carried strand inside a row, and separate small bobbins for an intarsia section.](https://threadcabin.com/images/explore/focused/crochet-color.jpg)

For many basic stitches, completing the last pull-through with the next color prepares the next stitch. Confirm the pattern’s method and secure both ends.

## Before you start

Confirm whether the instructions use US or UK terms. On a smooth-yarn sample, mark the first and last stitch and note whether the turning chain counts.

## Try this example

On a ten-stitch row, change color at the completion of stitch five. Inspect whether stitch six starts cleanly in the new color before repeating on a visible panel.

## Check your result

- Count stitch tops separately from chain spaces and compare successive row or round totals. Lay the sample down without stretching it to inspect the shape.
- A symbol or familiar stitch name does not supply a complete construction. Use the project’s own counts, turning rules and joining instructions.

## Sources

- [www.craftyarncouncil.com: crochet abbreviations](https://www.craftyarncouncil.com/standards/crochet-abbreviations)
- [media.craftyarncouncil.com: CYC_CIP_Crochet_Program_2017.pdf](https://media.craftyarncouncil.com/files/CIP/CYC_CIP_Crochet_Program_2017.pdf)

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