Yarn Loop level guide
Yarn Loop Level 838 Walkthrough
Unravel the ringed planet and its star field, ending with navy cleanup and the stored white 9.
Verified Board Notes
- Initial Layout Geometry
- A salmon ringed planet crosses a purple star field with a lavender diagonal band, curved pink base and yellow lower corners. C1–C4 begin yellow 30, beige 30, hot pink 30 and salmon 40.
- Goal / Target Area
- Clear the planet and every star fragment; the final stored white 9 finishes after navy exposes the dark background.
- Opening Moves
- Linked C2 beige 30/C3 hot pink 30 → C2 lavender 30 → connected C2 yellow 30/C3 white 20/C4 salmon 40.
- Danger Zone
- The first triple retains salmon 0 and yellow 0 around white 18. Later two distinct triples return as white 0/beige remainder/lavender 0 and pink 0/salmon remainder/violet 0, each requiring three track positions.
- Unique Mechanics
- Violet removes the saturated field while lavender opens the planet band. The late yellow 2/lavender 0 link waits for a star; independent beige 3 can finish separately.
Quick Tips for Level 838
- Keep the initial salmon 0/white 18/yellow 0 trio intact until its white stitches open.
- Distinguish the vertical white/beige/lavender trio from the pink/salmon/violet trio when alternating returns.
- Save white 9 for the final stars after navy 30 removes the last dark patches.
How to Solve Yarn Loop Level 838 — Full Solution
- Number the four supply columns C1–C4. Send linked C2 beige 30/C3 hot pink 30, then C2 lavender 30. Replay beige 25/hot pink 15 through beige 21/hot pink 0. Lavender waits at 30 behind the outer colors.
- Send connected C2 yellow 30/C3 white 20/C4 salmon 40 near 36 seconds. Yellow reaches 0 first; salmon falls through 27, 15 and 4 to 0, leaving white 18. Alternate with beige/hot pink through beige 18, 14, 8 and 4.
- Take C1 yellow 30 near 70 seconds and replay its 3 to clear the lower yellow section. Reuse lavender 30 and beige 3, 2 and 1 until the beige/hot-pink pair disappears.
- Take C1 violet 50 near 84 seconds. Send C4 pink 30 and hot pink 30 near 96–98 seconds. Replay pink 24, 21, 12, 4 and 1 and hot pink 12, 10 and 4; the older lavender remains 30.
- Replay the original salmon 0/white 18/yellow 0 trio until white drops to 11. Take C1 navy 30 near 122 seconds, then linked C1 salmon 40/C2 violet 50. Navy falls through 29, 6 and 5; the pair becomes salmon 14/violet 0.
- Take C3 beige 30 near 136 seconds. Replay beige 19, 11 and 6 with salmon 3/violet 0. The older lavender drops through 27, 24, 21 and 18. Return the original white trio through white 5 until it clears near 156 seconds.
- Take C3 lavender 30 and yellow 30 near 158 seconds. Reuse yellow 10 and 1 and both lavender remainders. Take C1 hot pink 30, C2 navy 30 and C1 pink 30 near 166–168 seconds.
- Replay hot pink 21, 10 and 1, pink 24, 20 and 4, navy 30, 11 and 2, beige 6 and lavender 13 and 7. Select linked C2 salmon 40/C3 violet 50 near 178 seconds.
- Replay that pair through salmon 21/violet 49, 21/21, 5/3 and 3/0. Beige reaches 5 and 4, navy reaches 1 and pink finishes. Clear this link before the next large group, retaining the older lavender 27.
- Send C4's vertical white 20/beige 20/lavender 30 trio near 200 seconds. White falls through 19 and 9 to 1, beige returns at 16 and lavender at 26. Take C3 navy 30 near 208 and C4 yellow 20 near 210 seconds.
- Replay navy 29, 19, 17, 8, 6 and 2 until it clears, and yellow 15, 6 and 1 until it finishes. Rotate the vertical trio through white 0/beige 13/lavender 10 and then 0/10/7. Keep the separate lavender 18 stored.
- Send linked C2 pink 20/C3 salmon 40/C4 violet 50 near 248 seconds. Alternate its pink 7/salmon 19/violet 4 return with the vertical trio at white 0/beige 4/lavender 0. The pink trio reaches 0/1/0; finish both intact groups.
- Take C3 pink 20 near 272 seconds, then linked C3 hot pink 30/C4 navy 30 near 274. Replay pink 13, 12, 7 and 3 with the old lavender 18. The pair becomes hot pink 0/navy 10 and then 0/5.
- Take C3 white 10 near 284 seconds and violet 40 near 286. Replay white 9, violet 31 and 8, lavender 9 and 5, and the small pink/navy remainders until they clear.
- Send linked C1 white 10/C2 hot pink 30 near 294 seconds. Take C4 salmon 40 and C1 beige 30 near 296–298. Reuse salmon 25 and 24, beige 25 and 13, and the pair at white 2/hot pink 14 and then 2/3.
- Take C4 pink 20 near 302 seconds. Replay pink 11 and 8 with salmon 18, 6 and 4. The white/hot-pink pair becomes 2/0 and clears. Take C1 lavender 30 and C2 white 10 near 312 seconds.
- Take C2 beige 30, then linked C1 yellow 20/C2 lavender 20 near 314–316 seconds. Beige returns near 19, the link reaches yellow 3/lavender 9, and the independent lavender is 12. Save white 9 for the end.
- Take C1 violet 50 near 322 seconds. Replay violet 42 and 27, independent lavender 9 and 6, beige 16 and 14, and the yellow/lavender link at 2/4. Send C2 salmon 40 near 330 seconds.
- Replay salmon 35, 12 and 11, beige 12, 9, 4 and 3, violet 23, 14 and 6 and the lavender returns. Take C4 salmon 30 near 344 seconds and reuse its 14, 10, 7 and 1 to remove the final salmon fragments.
- Take C1 navy 30 near 356 seconds and replay independent lavender 1. Navy drops through 24, 17, 9, 5 and 1, exposing the stars. Reuse yellow 2/lavender 0 until yellow 1 clears. Send stored white 9; it reaches 5, 2 and 1 and removes the last white stitch from the right side near 360 seconds.
Colors in this level:
Yellow, Beige, Hot pink, Pink, Salmon, White, Lavender, Violet, Navy
Common Mistakes to Avoid
- Treating the initial salmon 0/white 18/yellow 0 trio as finished because two members read zero.
- Mixing the surviving beige in the vertical trio with the surviving salmon in the later pink trio.
- Leaving white 9 stored after the final navy cleanup and expecting the dark bobbin to remove white star fragments.
Frequently Asked Questions
Why does lavender 30 return unchanged at the start?
The diagonal lavender band is still behind outer colors. Advance the yellow, violet and pink supplies, then return lavender when its stitches become exposed.
Which triple links must be kept separate?
The C4 vertical white/beige/lavender trio can remain at 0/4/0 while the later pink/salmon/violet trio reaches 0/1/0. Replay each intact group for its surviving color.
What is the last action in Level 838?
After the final navy 30 reveals the star fragments, return stored white 9. Its last white unit clears the board after the yellow/lavender pair finishes.