
If you do want to learn about yarn with stripes, check out this post about gradient yarn. That is to say, the colors will mix and match throughout the project in a random way (this should become very clear when you start to see the patterns in this list!) Instead, variegated yarn is “varied” in appearance. If you buy it hoping for stripes, you will be sorely disappointed. Variegated yarn does NOT work up into stripes. It is very popular among crocheters – but you want to know what you’re getting into before buying it! You’ve probably seen loads of this kind of yarn on the shelves at Michaels or Joanns. It is yarn that is dyed with more than one color in a specific way. Variegated yarn is also known as multi-color yarn.

As an Amazon affiliate, I earn from qualifying purchases. That’s why I decided to create this roundup of 20 gorgeous variegated yarn crochet patterns!ĭisclosure. One way to have a better experience with variegated yarn is to use crochet patterns that are specifically DESIGNED for it. If that’s you, but you have some of this yarn in your stash that just needs to get used up, I practically wrote this post for you! Varigated yarn always looks so beautiful on the shelf, but there have been times where I’ve tried to crochet with it and I just end up disappointed because the colors don’t play out as I anticipated. Have you ever had a bad experience with varigated yarn before? I know I have.
