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Master the Art of Perfect Color Changes in Crochet

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I stumbled upon a remarkable technique for color change after completing a row—an ingenious method that I’m thrilled to share with you today. This technique promises a flawlessly clean transition between colors, creating a sharp edge that is sure to elevate your projects, whether it’s a striped blanket, a cozy cushion, or a stylish color-block sweater. 

Instead of switching colors at the beginning of a new row, this tutorial teaches you to incorporate the new color seamlessly across the top of the current row you’re working on. By working around the loops in the new color, you’ll achieve a pristine line that enhances the overall aesthetic of your crochet piece.

This method is versatile and applicable to a wide range of crochet stitches, from the simplicity of single crochet to the elegance of treble crochet. The key lies in completing the final pull of the stitch with the new color, ensuring a seamless transition that maintains the integrity of your work.   

You can see the full tutorial along with detailed photos to guide you over on Blue Star Crochet.

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Years ago I did a post all about using Indian corn (or flint corn) in learning activities, but I don’t think I’ve ever done a post about regular corn learning activities, so let’s get into it. 

Print out this corn number recognition activity from I Heart Crafty Things and use yellow dot stickers for kids to match and cover the numbers from 2 to 12 that they get when rolling dice. Or do some corn kernel math with these ideas from Gift of Curiosity. Kids can guess how many kernels are in a cup or bowl, then count them, and learn about grouping 5 or 10 kernels together and using skip counting to count faster if they’re ready for that. 

I think the only language arts corn learning activity I found was this letter recognition activity from My Pre K Box. Print out the corn shape and use round stickers to match the letter on the kernel to the one on the sticker. 

I found a lot of printables that include the life cycle of corn and other activities, like this one from MomBrite, which includes a word search and other activities; or this 16-page Montessori inspired corn unit study that includes life cycle, labeling, three part cards and more from Only Passionate Curiosity; or the corn worksheets from Simple Everyday Mom, which includes writing practice, a letter identification maze and a label the parts of corn worksheet. 

Tina’s Dynamic Homeschool Plus has a free for subscribers printable life cycle foldout that is a fun way to present the information. They used it in a sensory bin but you can just use it as a part of teaching about corn if you’d rather. 

Dancing corn is a classic science activity done with baking soda and vinegar. Get the instructions from Fun Learning for Kids.

Kids Konnect has a set of printables and facts all about corn mazes, which is fun if going to a corn maze is part of your fall tradition. 

And you can craft a funny ear of corn with this printable from Craft Corner DIY.

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