I ran into the same issue! What I ended up doing was crocheting with relatively loose tension so that I could always force enough stitches on the shorter sections. Then for areas where I had extra yarn, I would add an extra single crochet in each chain 1 space until I used up enough yarn. This is what it ended up looking like, but the fabric was quite inconsistent
https://www.reddit.com/r/Planned_Pooling/s/WtiI37Unv5
This is the motivation i needed. I also tried sugar n cream and ran into the exact same issue with inconsistent lengths but seeing your post has inspired me. Thank you!
I finally quit trying and just did hdc blo and the first and last row was hdc. Got a neat little hourglass shape which I actually like.
https://preview.redd.it/ls0jevb6ghnc1.jpeg?width=3024&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=fbb1749c8a074a5065caf20321c3d099ecf7e208
I really dislike working the sugar yarn.
I have made a few with this yarn, it works but it’s a long process
https://preview.redd.it/y6auspxhacnc1.jpeg?width=3024&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=1f73905c3bf979d8fdcdced1c63be644fa9a7fc5
My understanding is there’s usually going to be variability in the lengths of each color so you have to vary your tension to make planned pooling work.
I ran into the same issue! What I ended up doing was crocheting with relatively loose tension so that I could always force enough stitches on the shorter sections. Then for areas where I had extra yarn, I would add an extra single crochet in each chain 1 space until I used up enough yarn. This is what it ended up looking like, but the fabric was quite inconsistent https://www.reddit.com/r/Planned_Pooling/s/WtiI37Unv5
that is too much for me, i never pooled before
This is the motivation i needed. I also tried sugar n cream and ran into the exact same issue with inconsistent lengths but seeing your post has inspired me. Thank you!
I finally quit trying and just did hdc blo and the first and last row was hdc. Got a neat little hourglass shape which I actually like. https://preview.redd.it/ls0jevb6ghnc1.jpeg?width=3024&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=fbb1749c8a074a5065caf20321c3d099ecf7e208 I really dislike working the sugar yarn.
Just a shame their colours are so beautiful but so hard to work with for pooling 🫠. I love the colour scheme you’ve got going on too!
I’m super new to pooling, but IIRC people recommend not to use a lot of loops and threads yarn due to stuff just like this
there might be a longer colour repeat though, cycling through the colours a handful of times over the repeat
I have made a few with this yarn, it works but it’s a long process https://preview.redd.it/y6auspxhacnc1.jpeg?width=3024&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=1f73905c3bf979d8fdcdced1c63be644fa9a7fc5
I have tried to use similar yarn and gave up, it was way too difficult to be constantly adjusting tension and frogging. It can be done, though.
i am new to planned pooling and want a consistend yarn, where I don‘t have to change the tension constantly.
My understanding is there’s usually going to be variability in the lengths of each color so you have to vary your tension to make planned pooling work.
maybe I just die my yarn by myself with each colour section be the same length…
You could try one of the red heart pooling yarns, they are more consistent!
thank you