Yarn Loop level guide
Yarn Loop Level 914 Walkthrough
A yellow crescent moon with olive shading rests on a white cloud against a dark gray night sky, framed by navy bars on the left, right and bottom edges, while four crates marked 5 feed new bobbins into the supply.
Verified Board Notes
- Initial Layout Geometry
- A yellow crescent moon with olive shading along its outer left edge and the top of its upper arm rests on a white cloud with light gray shading, outlined in black on a dark gray night sky. Navy bars line the left, right and bottom edges, each with a small pink tag at one end. Four supply columns show navy 30, dark gray 50, dark gray 40 and light gray 20 on top, with a crate marked 5 under each and dark gray 50, black 30, olive 20 and white 50 below the crates; storage is empty and the track is empty.
- Goal / Target Area
- Clear the dark gray sky and the navy bars on three edges first, then the white and light gray cloud, the black outline and the yellow body of the moon, and last the olive strip on the moon's outer left edge and the final yellow stitches.
- Opening Moves
- Navy 30 (column one), dark gray 50 (column two) and dark gray 40 (column three). The crates push out an olive 10 in column two and a white 20 in column three, and the first navy 30 comes back untouched and parks; re-send it at once and it starts on the bottom navy bar.
- Danger Zone
- The track is full many times. Mid-level an olive 17 parks in storage until near the end; storage never holds more than two pieces and never turns red. Re-send the second leftover at once.
- Unique Mechanics
- Each crate marked 5 sits under a column's top bobbin, pushes out a new bobbin with every send from that column and breaks when its count runs out. Navy bars on three edges of the board are removed only by navy bobbins. No link bars, '?' bobbins or metal bobbins appear.
Storage: the five slots where returning bobbins park until their color is reachable again.
Quick Tips for Level 914
- Each crate marked 5 sits under a column's top bobbin and pushes out a new bobbin every time you send from that column. Its number drops by one per send, and when it runs out the crate breaks and the bobbins behind it move up.
- Column one's navy 30 makes a full lap without pulling anything the first time and comes back untouched. It parks; re-send it straight away. On the second pass it starts on the bottom navy bar, and only navy bobbins remove the three bars.
- One olive bobbin comes back with most of its count and parks in storage for most of the second half. Leave it there until near the end; the last olive in the picture is a one-stitch strip on the moon's outer left edge.
How to Solve Yarn Loop Level 914 — Full Solution
- Send column one's navy 30 for the navy bars, then column two's dark gray 50 and column three's dark gray 40 for the night sky. Each send makes the crate under that column push out a new bobbin and drop to 4.
- Column two's crate pushes out an olive 10 and column three's a white 20. The first navy 30 comes back untouched and parks; re-send it straight away while the track is empty, and this time it pulls the bottom bar.
- Keep sending from column one: a second navy 30, then the dark gray and olive bobbins that come out of its crate. When its count runs out the crate breaks and dark gray 50s and a navy 20 move up.
- Send the dark gray 50s on the sky around the moon and the navy 20 on the bottom bar. With column one's crate broken, send column four's light gray 20 for the cloud shading. The track fills often from here; when it is full, wait for a bobbin to empty before you send again.
- Send the olive 10 and olive 20s for the olive shading along the moon's outer left edge and the top of its upper arm, and the white 20s for the cloud. Re-send the small white, light gray and navy leftovers as soon as a place opens.
- Column one's yellow 50 can wait while the sky is still thick. Send the yellow 30s that surface in columns two and four first for the yellow body of the moon, and the black 30s for the outline.
- An olive leftover parks in storage mid-level with most of its count (see Danger Zone). Leave it there: the last olive is a one-stitch strip on the moon's outer left edge, and it has little to pull until near the end.
- Send the navy 20s as the left bar opens, and the yellow 40 from column four with the yellow 30s. Feed the white 20s and light gray 20s to finish the cloud while the black 20s and dark gray 50s work the sky.
- Supply narrows to column one's yellow 50, a black 20 and the last dark gray 50s. Send the dark gray 50s and black 20 for the last sky and outline beside the moon.
- Near the end, re-send the parked olive for the last olive strip on the moon's outer left edge, then send yellow 50 from column one as the final send; it pulls the last yellow stitches of the moon.
Colors in this level:
Yellow, Olive, White, Light gray, Dark gray, Black, Navy
Common Mistakes to Avoid
- Leaving the first navy 30 in storage after it comes back untouched; it pulls the bottom navy bar as soon as it is re-sent, and the bars only go with navy.
- Counting on the parked olive to clear olive mid-level; the last olive is a one-stitch strip on the moon's outer left edge, and it is taken only in the last few sends.
- Treating the crates as locked; they are not, and every send from a crate's column brings out its next bobbin.
Frequently Asked Questions
What do the crates marked 5 do in Yarn Loop Level 914?
Each crate pushes a new bobbin to the top of its column every time you send from that column, and its number drops by one. When it reaches zero the crate breaks and the bobbins behind it move up.
Why does column one's navy 30 come back untouched in Level 914?
On its first lap it pulls nothing and returns with its full 30. It parks; re-send it straight away. On the second pass it starts clearing the bottom navy bar.
When should I re-send the olive that parks in storage in Level 914?
Leave it parked until near the end. The last olive in the picture is a one-stitch strip on the moon's outer left edge, beside the dark gray sky; re-send the olive just before the final yellow 50.