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1. Introduction: [MUSIC] Hi, I'm Chelsea and I'm a
digital artist and crafter. When I first became
interested in mosaic crochet, I immediately went
looking for patterns. Instead of finding the written patterns
that I was used to, I was finding a lot of charts. Charts are a way of presenting mosaic crochet
patterns in a visual form. At first they can be
very intimidating. This class will teach you how to read mosaic crochet charts so that you can have
the confidence to tackle other mosaic
crochet projects. This class is for people who have a little bit of
crochet experience. I will be teaching you all of the stitches that
you need to know, but not in a lot
of great detail. There'll be a whole
video on the stitches and you can refer to
it whenever necessary. If you would like more
detailed instructions on how to do mosaic crochet, you can check out
my other class, beginner's guide
to Mosaic crochet. In that class, I walk
you through a lot of the basic steps of mosaic
crochet and a lot more detail. In this class we will be using a very basic chart to learn how to read it and to
get used to the process. We will be using that
chart to make a pillow. You can find this chart
in the resources section. By the time you've
finished with this class, you will understand
the basics of mosaic crochet and
you'll be able to understand other mosaic crochet patterns
that interest you.
2. Your Project: [MUSIC] In this class, we will
be making pillows. This will give you a lot of
repetitive practice with reading the chart so that by
the time you are finished, you'll be very comfortable
with the process. Because pillows are two-sided, you will also have the opportunity to practice
reading your work, which is counting how many stitches and
rows that you have already done so
that you can make that second side
identical to the first. You will also have the
option of finishing your pillow by hiding all
the tails on the inside, or by incorporating them as a feature and adding
a fun french. [MUSIC] In the next video, we will talk about
everything that you will need to get started.
3. What You'll Need: [MUSIC] The first thing we're going to talk
about is yarn. You'll need two colors. You want there to be
enough contrast in the colors that your pattern
will be easily visible. I chose a yellow and gray, and you can very easily
see the pattern. For this project, I am using a medium or
worsted weight acrylic. You can see the
yarn weight there. You can also check your yarn for the recommended hook size. This yarn recommends a size
J10, or six-millimeter hook. You can see that
my hook is an H8, five millimeter, which
is two sizes smaller. I suggest using a hook one or two sizes smaller than
what your yarn recommends. You have a lot of
choices for yarn color. One fun option is to use
a self striping yarn. You can see how it
changes colors as you go. I paired it with a dark
blue for a lot of contrast. This is what's
left of that yarn. It transitions from purple all the way to
fluorescent yellow. I chose a dark blue to let
the colors really pop. This particular yarn is called fruity stripe
by Red Heart. Another great option is to use a dark and light version
of the same color. Here's a maroon and light pink, which gives a striking
monochrome look. This project also works particularly well
with a bulky yarns. I used this fuzzy yarn
in purple and green, which will make a
really soft pillow. That's another option
for you as well. Since we're crocheting
two squares and sewing them together
to form the pillow. Another fun way to play with color is to make a
reversible pillow. For this pillow, I
use the light blue on one side and light
pink on the other. The cream background color
ties both sides together, but you could choose to use four entirely different
colors if you'd like. You'll need at least
two skins of yarn, a crochet hook, a pair of
scissors, and a yarn needle. It should have a blunt
tip and a wide eye. Of course, we're making pillows, so we'll need pillow stuffing. I'm using polyester fiber
fill, which works great. But if you'd prefer to use something else, that's fine too. Let's get started.
In the next video, I'll show you how to do
all of the stitches. [MUSIC]
4. The Stitches: Let's learn the stitches we'll
be using for this project. The first thing we're going to learn is how to make a slipknot. To do this, you want to
make a loop in your yarn, then you're just going to
reach through the loop from back to front and pull up
one of the yarn tails. You can then pull the ends
to make the loops smaller. Another way to do this knot is to lay
your loop on the table. Fold the loop down over
the long end of the yarn, then grab the yarn in
the middle of the loop, hold onto both ends and pull. It's the same knot but maybe a little bit of
an easier way to make it. Once you have your slipknot, go ahead and put
it on your hook. Let's take a second
to talk about how to hold your hook and yarn. The two most common ways
are the pencil grip, where you hold your hook
like you're writing, and the knife grip, pretend like you're
cutting some veggies. I personally use the knife grip, but you should use whatever
is most comfortable for you. There are also no rules
for holding your yarn. I like to wrap it around my pinky and drape it
over my index finger. This allows me to control
the tension coming out of the skin and control the tension by my hook while
I'm making the stitches. I use my thumb and middle
finger to hold onto my project. Once you find
something that feels comfortable, stick with it. The chain stitch is a
foundational stitch. It's used as the basis of the project as well
as other stitches. All you need to do
is put your hook under the yarn and pull
it through the loop, it can help to pull
down on the yarn a little to give your hook
more space to pass through. You can do a bunch of these
in a row to make a chain, hence the name chain stitch. Next, is the single crochet. A normal crochet, you would find the next
stitch in your project, these little V shapes and
go under both loops that form the V. Mosaic crochet
is different though. In mosaic crochet, we'll work our single
crochet stitches only through the back loop, that's the one that's
farther away from us. Put your hook down
through the center of the V and out the back, now you pull your yarn
through just the first loop, now we have these two loops, so we're going to pull the
yarn through both of them. That's a mosaic single crochet. You can see the back loop
that we worked into is pulled up and the front
loop is left untouched. This will be very
important later. To repeat, go through the center of the V
into the back loop, pull the yarn through
the first loop, then pull it through two loops. Another name for mosaic
crochet is overlay crochet. That's because the
double crochet stitches actually lay on top of other stitches to create the pattern.
Here's how you do it. You're going to
put the yarn over your hook before you
go into the stitch. Now, this is the
interesting part. Remember how we
leave the front loop behind when doing
a single crochet? I'm going to overlay this gray line and
go all the way down to this other
yellow line down below. Here's the front loop that
was left behind in that row. This is where I wanted
to put my hook. I have the yarn wrapped
around my hook, and I go up through
this yellow front loop. Now, I'll pull the yarn
through that loop. This time I have three
loops on my hook. I'm going to pull through
just the first two loops. Now, I'm going to pull through those last two loops so now
there's just the one left. To repeat, put the
yarn over your hook, then find the front loop
from the row below, put your hook up and under, then pull the yarn
through the first loop, you should have three
loops on your hook. Pull through the first two, then pull through the last two. That's a mosaic double
crochet stitch. If you look at the
back, you can see how this gray stitch is
completely skipped, that's exactly what we want. Each row will begin
with a border stitch, here's how to do the
opening border stitch. You'll start each row
with a new color, so hold your yarn firmly against the back of the project, then find the first stitch and insert your hook under
both loops this time. You're going to pull the yarn through so you have
a loop on your hook, then do a chain stitch. Next, you're going to put your hook back through
that same stitch, both loops, and do
a single crochet. Pull it through once, then pull it through both loops. That's your opening
border stitch, and it will be the same for every single row
of your project. Finally, let's learn the closing border stitch or
ending border stitch. It's the opposite of the
opening border stitch. When you get to the
last stitch of the row, you'll go under both loops
and do a single crochet, then you can cut your yarn. Finally, you'll do
a chain stitch. By keep pulling until the end of the yarn comes
all the way through, pull it tight to form a knot, that's how you'll end every row. You can see that the
border stitches give you a nice edge to your project that's separate
from the pattern. On the right, it has these loops and on the
left, there are knots. We'll use these borders
to create the scene when we saw the front and
back of the pillow together. In the next video, we'll
learn how to read the chart.
5. How To Read The Chart: Here's what a mosaic
crochet chart looks like. It can look
intimidating at first, but once you understand
how to read it, you'll find that it's
a very convenient way to use a pattern. First off, you'll see that the colors in these
boxes alternate. These represent your
two yarn colors. Blue is color A and white
is color B. I find it helpful to write
in the colors of yarn that I'm using so
I don't get confused. For me, I'm going to
start with yellow. So I'll just write that here. Everywhere that's white for
me is going to be gray. Now I can remember,
blue is yellow, white is gray, alternating
rows all the way up. We will read the pattern
from right to left because that is the
direction we crochet. If you are left-handed, you would read the pattern
from left to right. We start with the foundation
row represented in this pattern by an F. I
will do this row in yellow. Then we'll go to row one, which for me will be gray, then yellow for row
two, and so on. These numbers
represent the rows. There are seven listed here, plus the foundation row. Along the top is the
number of stitches. Each box is one stitch. Let's look at this
dark bordered outline. This is the part of the
pattern that will be repeated. Each row, we'll start
with a border stitch, then you will repeat these eight stitches until
you get the length you want, then close with a border stitch. You'll continue that for
each row until you get to row seven and then you repeat
the whole thing again. When you take this outlined
section and repeat it, that's what gives
you your pattern. Here's an example of
what it looks like. The section keeps getting repeated until you get
the size you want. The colored blocks show you what the pattern
will look like. For me, blue is yellow. This will look like
a yellow square with a yellow line to the left
and these gray sections. This is the part
shown on the chart. We'll repeat that a gazillion
times to make the pillow. Empty boxes represent
a single crochet and the X's represent
a double crochet. Whenever you come to an X, you're going to
double crochet over the previous row down into the corresponding
row of that color. That's why this white color
stretches all the way down and covers up the
stitch from the blue row. This whole row would
be done in yellow, but this gray double crochet would come down and cover it up. Here's an example of a
more complicated chart. This is a pattern
that I purchased. It is one section of a blanket, but you can see that
it works the same way. This pattern has a bunch
of diamond shapes. The colors show you
what the pattern will look like when
it's completed. Each X is a double crochet. Here are the row numbers. This pattern author used symbols
for the border stitches, but they're completed
the same way. We don't look at the
color of the boxes. Only whether they have
an X in them or not. The colors just show us
what our project will look like once we've
completed the rows. On this pattern, the repeat
extends up the whole chart. You do this section. Then this section repeats. When you get to the
end of the blanket, you do this part and that finishes off this
side of the blanket. So this is a very
complex pattern. The one that we'll be
using is very simple. But by the time you're finished, you'll be able to
tackle just about any mosaic crochet
pattern you can find. In the next video, we'll grab
our yarn and get started. [MUSIC]
6. Starting The Chart: If we take a look at our chart, we can see that the very first
row is the foundation row. Get your color A. For me, it's yellow. To
start the foundation row, we need to make a
row of chains that's as long as we want
our project to be. Let's take a look at
the pattern again. We can see that the repeat
is eight stitches long. We want to choose the
number of stitches for our project that is
a multiple of eight. I'm going to do eight
times seven, which is 56. Let's start with a
slipknot on our hook. Will chain eight to start. One,two,
three,four,five,six,seven,eight. Here are eight stitches, which is enough to do one
repeat of the pattern. Continue making chains until you reach the length
you decided on. Now I have 56 chains stitches. Looking at the pattern, we know that besides just
the 56 patterns stitches, we're also going to
need an extra stitch at each end for the
border stitches. Let's add two more to the
end of our chain.One,two. Here is our full chain. To complete the foundation row, we're going to do a row of single crochets into each
of these chains stitches. This is the only time we
won't be cutting the yarn. Here's our very
last chain stitch. I'll do one more chain stitch. Then put my hook into this
stitch that I'm marking. We're working into
the back loop. Put your hook right
in the middle of the V,and just to work this
loop that is at the top. That's a single crochet. Pull it through once,pull
it through twice. Now we can see that
the stitch we just did has opened up and our
yarn is going through it. Let's move on to the next
stitch, single crochet. We'll continue doing this all the way until we get
to the other side. Now I'm at the end and I have two stitches left
before the slipknot. There is no border
stitch for this row, just single crochet
the whole way. [MUSIC] Now, let's cut the yarn
and just pull it through. This is our completed
foundation row. We have a multiple
of eight plus two. [LAUGHTER] Looks like we're going to have a visitor
today. This is Nemo. He was lost for the last four days and we
just found him last night. He's sticking extra close today. I'm going to try
to move his tail. After the foundation row, we'll look at the chart and
get started with Row 1. This is color B, which
is great for me. We have a border stitch and then a whole row of empty boxes, which means single crochet. Remember that it doesn't
matter what color the box is. You're only looking at whether
it has an X in it or not. Hold your foundation row with
the tails off to the left. You want this nice fat row
of V's to be on the top. If you look at the bottom, it looks just like a line. That's not very nice. We want to work into all
of these nice stitches. If you look at it from the top, find the V at the very end. Put your hook through
both of those loops. We're going to do the
opening borders stitch. Grab your yarn and hold onto it firmly on the
back of your project. Pull the yarn through,
then do a chain stitch. Now, go back into the same stitch again
and do a single crochet. [MUSIC] For Row 1, we're going to single
crochet through the back loop for the
entire rest of the row. There are no double
crochets in this row. We're going to stop when
we get to the last stitch. [MUSIC] You can see that the very last stitch
has a big gap under it. That's where our
border stitch will go. Put your hook under both loops. It can be tricky on this
row, but do your best. Do a single crochet. [MUSIC] Cut your yarn, leaving a few inches of
tail and do a chain stitch, pulling the end all
the way through. Tightened gently,
and you're done. In the next video,
we'll get started with the repeat section
of the pattern. [MUSIC]
7. Starting The Pattern Section: Row 2: [MUSIC] Let's take
a look at row two. We're going to switch
back to color a, so yellow for me. We have a border
stitch and look, we have some x's
here. Let's see. We have 1, 2, 3, 4, 5 single crochet stitches. Then we have two double crochet, then one single crochet. Then that repeats
again and again. At the end of a row, we have a border stitch. I'll leave the chart right
here so we can see it. Let's start with
the border stitch. Put it through both loops. I'll grab my yellow yarn, pull it through, chain, go through both stitches
and single crochet. Now we have 1, 2, 3, 4, 5 single crochet. One, I'll zoom in
just a little bit, 2, 3, 4, 5. Now, two double crochet. We yarn over and instead
of going into this stitch, we'll go down into this stitch. If you're not completely sure
which stitch to go into, you can count the loops in
this row to make sure you get the right one, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, and then number six
is where you want to go. Yarn over, go into that
stitch and double crochet. If you look behind
this double crochet, you can see the gray
stitch is empty. We're not working into it. Our next stitch is
also a double crochet, so we won't work into the
next gray stitch either. The next double crochet goes right next to
this first one. We have two empty
stitches back here. Our next stitch on the
pattern is a single crochet. When we look at the front again, we want to make sure we
keep those two stitches open and work into the
next stitch in the line. It will be just to the left
of those double crochets. There is one repetition
of our pattern. Five singles, two
doubles, one single. Now we're going to start over
again and do five singles, two doubles, one single, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5. Now there are two doubles. Again, feel free
to count if you're not sure which loop to go into. Remember that for
double crochets, you're always going down a row to the same color as
the yarn you're using. When we look at our project, we can see that there are 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6 loops. This is because we have the five single crochets at the beginning and
one at the end. Between one set of double
crochets and the next, there will be a total
of six single crochets. Keep following the pattern until you come to
the end of a row. I'm at the end of the row now. I'll do my two double crochets. Then my one single crochet will go into this last
stitch right here. All that's left is
my border stitch. Go under both loops,
single crochet. [MUSIC] Then cut the yarn and do a chain stitch on the
tail all the way through. In the next video, we'll continue working
the pattern row by row. [MUSIC]
8. Working The Repeat (Part 1: Rows 3 and 4): [MUSIC] Now let's take a look at row 3. We have the border stitch, 1, 2, 3, 4 single crochets, a double, two single crochets,
and a double. I'll pick up my B color, which is gray, and do
the border stitch. [MUSIC] Start with 1, 2, 3, 4 single crochets. Now we have a double crochet, so it's going to go into this stitch next to the double
crochet from the last row. It's a little
tight. There we go. Now these two single
crochet stitches will go right on top of the double crochets
from the last row. Then we have a double
crochet on the other side. so you can see that these gray double crochets frame the yellow double
crochet stitches. Now, we'll start back at the beginning with the
four single crochets. [MUSIC] Double crochet, two singles, and one double on
the other side. Continue doing that for
the rest of the rope. Here's my last repeat. Double crochet, two singles, and this last double
crochet is going to go into this lonely
little gray loop down here. Finally, finish off
with a border stitch. That is row Number 3. [MUSIC] If you're having trouble keeping track of the row you're on, you can use a piece of paper or a sticky note to cover up
some of the other rows. Now we'll do row Number 4. We have a double crochet, two singles, double crochet, then four single crochets, it's the reverse
of the last row. [MUSIC] Border stitch. Now we'll
start with a double, so it immediately
into this first loop. Then two singles. and the double goes into this last available
loop down here. Now we have four
single crochets. [MUSIC] Keep repeating until
the end of the row. Let's finish up
with four singles. [MUSIC] There is row 4. Finish with your border stitch. [MUSIC] We'll keep going with
this in the next video. [MUSIC]
9. Working The Repeat (Part 2: Rows 5-7): [MUSIC] Let's get started with row Number 5. We have a single, two doubles, then 1, 2, 3, 4, 5 singles. This is the reverse of Row
2 that we started out with. As always, start with
the border stitch , then there's a single. The two doubles go into
these two loops right here. It's the only place
that they can go, so that makes it easy. Then we have five
single crochets. [MUSIC] Now, just to keep going. We'll finish up with our single crochets all
the way to the end. Then finish with the
closing border stitch. Let's look at Row 6. Border stitch, double, single, single, double
then four singles. By this point, you
should be getting pretty comfortable
with the process. You'll also be able
to start knowing what comes next just by
looking at your project. Eventually, you might
not even need to look at the pattern
except for reference. [MUSIC] You can see that we have
closed off this square. The pattern is really starting
to come together now. [MUSIC] Finish off your row with the last four single crochets
and the border stitch. Finally, we're on Row 7. This is the last row
of the repeat section. We have 1, 2, 3, 4 single crochets, double,
single, single, double. This is exactly
the same as Row 3, but it's going to form the bottom half of the gray
box instead of the top half. Work this row the
same as you've been doing all the way to the end. Here is one completed
repeat of our pattern. Here is Row 1-7 plus
the foundation row. Now, you're going to
go back to Row 2, since that's what's
inside the box, and start all over again. You'll keep repeating Rows 2-7 until you get
the size you want. In the next video, I'll show you what to do if you realize you've made a mistake. [MUSIC]
10. Correcting Mistakes: [MUSIC] One of the great things about mosaic crochet is
that each row is separate. If you make a mistake and
don't realize it right away, all you have to do is untie
the knots at the end of the row and pull it out until you get to where
the mistake happened. If your mistake was several
rows down, it's no problem. Just keep undoing the knots and pulling out the stitches
until you get there. Then, you just go row by row and re-crochet the stitches until
it's all put back together. It's that simple.
11. The Final Row: [MUSIC] If you want your
project to be square, you can obviously measure
your sides to make sure your project is
as tall as it is wide. But I never have
a ruler with me, so instead of getting up, I just quickly fold it over into a triangle and see if
the sides line up, or are at least pretty close. [MUSIC] Now that your project
is the size you want, let's see how to finish it off. If we look at the pattern, you can see that there
is an empty row up here. You might measure your project and find that it is a square after row 3 and you don't
want to add four more rows. You don't have to finish
the entire repeat. If you want to stop in
the middle of the repeat, wherever you decide to stop, that's totally fine, all you need to do is
add another row of single crochet and the color of your choice and you
can be finished. [MUSIC] However, if you want to make it
symmetrical, here's how. You can see at the bottom, we have this jagged
row of gray and these yellow double crochets
plus the foundation row, which is also yellow. I'm going to try to
replicate that at the top. Here's my jagged row of gray, so I'll go ahead and
add another row of yellow and fill in
these double crochets. [MUSIC] Then I'll add in another row of single crochet in yellow to mirror
the foundation row. [MUSIC] This will give you a symmetrical
look to your project. [MUSIC] In the next video, we'll talk about getting
started with and completing the second
side of your color.
12. Tips For The Second Side: [MUSIC] We finished one
side of the pillow. Now, we need to do
it all over again. If I look at the chart, I
can see that I should have a yellow square and a line forming one
repeat of the pattern. If I go into my project and look at the first yellow square, I'll just count how
many there are. 1,2,3,4,5,6,7. I have seven repeats. Each repeat is eight stitches. I know I need to chain
56 stitches plus 2 for the border stitches [MUSIC]. Everything about
the second side of the pillow is the
same as the first. As you're getting
closer to the end, you want to make
sure that you have the same number of rows. Rather than counting
each row individually, it's really easy to
line them up and see exactly how much
more you need to do. Fold it so that
you have a row of boxes lined up along the edge. Then you'll just lay it on
top of the finished side, lining up the squares
next to each other. Now you can easily see that I have 1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8,9, all of my gray squares line up. I have this gray
section right here, that lines up with this. I know I still have a
couple more rows to go. Once you've finished
your second side, join me in the next video and we will learn how to
put it all together. [MUSIC]
13. Putting It Together: [MUSIC] Now we have both sides of our pillow and we need to put
them together. We're going to look at
the size with the loops. Make sure that both
sides of our pillow are oriented in the same direction
that we worked on them. We'll take the top
one and flip it over so the right sides are
now facing each other, the patterns are on the inside. We're going to start in
this bottom right corner. [MUSIC] Make a slipknot and the color that you used
for your foundation row, put it on your
hook, and now we're going to pick up
the top piece and go into this space between
the first two rows of color. [MUSIC] I have a yellow
stitch on my hook. [MUSIC] Now, I'll pick up the other side and try to
get between the rows again. You should have the same
color on your hook, again. I have two yellow
stitches on my hook. Now we're going to
do a slip stitch. All that means is that when
you pull through the loops, you're going to go
through all the loops, including the one that's
already on your hook. That's it. Now, I'll
go on to the next row. The last time I had yellow
stitches on my hook. This time I want to get
Grey stitches on my hook. It can get confusing to try
to keep track of the rows, but if you go by the colors
that are on your hook, this will help you
to keep it even. [MUSIC] I have to
grays on my hook, going to do a flip stitch pulling the yarn
through all the loops. I'm going to keep
going this way, all the way up the side. [MUSIC] Do your best to keep
those tails out of the way. The slip stitches will give me a little row of stitches
along the side here. Remember to only be
working into the very end, these are our rows of border stitches and
that's why they're here. They're here to
give us this scene. Once you've made your
way all the way upside, you want to line up the
stitches along the top. Go through both loops of the
first stitch on this side, then through both loops of the first stitch on
the second side. [MUSIC] Keep slip stitching
all the way along the top, doing your best to keep
the stitches lined up. [MUSIC] You'll go all the way across, then back down on this side, the same way you did
for the first side. Here's what it looks like seemed up on the front and the back. Go up, across, back, down. Then stop when you
get to this corner. In the next video, I'll show you how to stop it
and close it up. [MUSIC]
14. Stuffing The Pillow: [MUSIC] [LAUGHTER] Oh my
gosh [LAUGHTER]. You're so cute.
You are in my way. [MUSIC]. All right, we're almost done. When you've sewn
all three sides, make sure you leave
yourself plenty of yarn and then cut it off. Then pull it through
and pull it tight. Now, we can flip the pillow right side out [MUSIC]. The open scene will be the
bottom of your pillow. If you have any places where
the tails came through, just hold onto it with one hand and flip the
pillow to the inside. Give the tail a little
tug until you can locate it on the inside and then
pull it back through. Now, we're ready to stuff. Grab your fiber fill or
whatever you're using. Take a handful and pull it
apart a little bit to get rid of any lumps [MUSIC]. Then start in the
corners and keep going. Remember that it's a pillow
so you don't want to stuff it so much that it's
really fat in the middle. You still want it to be kind of flat but full enough
to hold its shape. Just keep going
until you're happy. I like to add a little more at the opening so that
once it's closed, it will fill the
entire pillow [MUSIC]. Find the same part of the
pattern on both sides, line them up, and then clip it. For this step, I
find it helpful to have some kind of clip or pin. I use whatever I happen
to have laying around. I've used clothes pins, safety pins, bobby pins, sewing pins, chip clips, these sewing clips,
whatever is available. It just helps keep you on track. This will keep your
stitches even. Now, we'll take our
yarn and thread it onto our needle [MUSIC]. There are all kinds of
ways to sow a scene. For this one, I went to maintain the look
of the stitches, so I'm just going back and
forth under these top loops, doing my best to keep the
stitches lined up [MUSIC]. When you get to the end,
make sure everything is tight and secure [MUSIC]. Then go through the
last stitch again and make a knot [MUSIC]. Then you can put your needle near the knot and poke it down through the pillow [MUSIC]. Pull it out, making sure not to pull too tight and
crumble your corner. Cut the yarn close
to the fabric. This will hide the tail
inside the pillow, so you don't have
to leave it in. Your pillow is finished. Great job [MUSIC].
15. BONUS: Adding Fringe: [MUSIC] In mosaic crochet, we always have these tails. Sometimes we want to
take advantage of that fact and finish our
project with a fun fringe. To do that, when you
see in your pillow, instead of putting the
two right sides together, you're going to put them wrong
sides together like this. The pattern will be on the
outsides, stripes inside. Then just seam all the way around exactly the
same as we did before. But instead of stuffing
it right away, this is when you want
to work on the fringe. You could just cut
all of these tails to the same length and
that would look great. That's one option. If you want a fuller look, you'll need to add some tassels, which is what I'm going
to show you how to do. Take your two colors
of yarn and cut a length a bit longer than you think you might
want the fringe to be. This doesn't have to be exact. You just want to try not
to make them too short. To get started, we're
going to do our best to keep these
tails lined up. I'll have these two
yellow tails on the left and then a yellow
and gray on the right. I want to put my hook through these stitches
in the middle. This can get a little tough
to find the right place. It doesn't have to be perfect. Just get as close as you can. Now, take your
pieces of yarn and pull them partly
through leaving a loop. Here's where it can get hard
to keep everything straight. We have the four strands
from the loop we just pulled through the two yellows on the left and the gray
and yellow on the right. We want to go up
through the loop. You can use your
fingers or the hook and grab all of these pieces
and pull them through it. Then gently pull on each of the strands to gradually
tighten the knot. You'll probably have to go through them each
a couple of times. There's one. Let's
do another one. Do your best to find
the next four tails. This time there's a yellow
and gray on each side. Take two new pieces of yarn and we'll go
in-between these tails. Then pull the yarn through
[MUSIC] [LAUGHTER] Too hard. Support the loop through, and figure out which
tails you're working on. Once you have them, pull them through and tighten it down. There we have two tassels. As you can see, definitely looks different than
leaving the tails as is. It's a lot fuller, but also a lot more work. I think it looks
really nice though. Once you've done them all, you can just trim them to
whatever length you want. You can do this on just
two sides of the pillow. Or if you want, you could do all the way around
the whole pillow. You'd have to do the
fourth side after the pillow has been
stuffed and seamed. For the top and bottom edges. You would also want to cut four pieces of yarn
instead of two for your tassel that has the same fullness as
the sides [MUSIC]
16. Thank You: [MUSIC] Thank you so much for
joining me in this class. I hope that you understand the basics of reading
a mosaic crochet chart so that you can continue to find patterns that inspire you. I also hope that you have made something beautiful
for your home. Please remember to post your
projects and your works in progress in the project section down below, happy crocheting. [MUSIC]