Yarn Loop level guide
Yarn Loop Level 942 Walkthrough
Salmon canopy edged in black, like an umbrella, over a pink body with green drips; the sky, the canopy and everything under it come off while two crates marked 3 hand out bobbins and the scissors in the body cut open an olive panel in the sky.
Verified Board Notes
- Initial Layout Geometry
- A tilted salmon canopy edged in black, like an umbrella on a black pole at the left, fills the middle of the board. Its dark purple underside is lined with green and pink drips over a pink body with magenta patches and a pair of scissors in its center. Red, yellow and orange patches fill the lower right, the sky is blue with white clouds, the sides are purple, and an olive panel covers part of the sky at the upper right. Four supply columns show orange 20 linked to blue 30, pink 20 over a crate marked 3, purple 10 over a crate marked 3, and black 10 linked to blue 20; storage has five empty slots and the track is empty.
- Goal / Target Area
- Clear the blue sky, white clouds and purple sides, the red, yellow and orange patches at the lower right, the pink and magenta body with its green drips, the dark purple underside and black edge, the pink patch behind the olive panel, and finally the salmon canopy.
- Opening Moves
- Column four's black 10 and blue 20 pair, then column one's orange 20 and blue 30 pair; both blues and the orange empty quickly while black keeps coming back small. Column one's white 10 follows, then its red 10 and magenta 10 pair, which parks with magenta still at 10.
- Danger Zone
- Storage fills all five slots twice early while the track is empty; the second time it holds the red 0 and magenta 10 pair, white 5, pink 16 and purple 1, and storage turns red. Re-send a parked piece before taking anything new from supply.
- Unique Mechanics
- Columns two and three each have a crate marked 3 that holds three bobbins and passes the next one up each time the bobbin in front of it is sent: column two's gives red 10, black 20 and yellow 10, column three's purple 20, yellow 20 and white 10. A pair of scissors sits in the pink body; when the last pink stitch beside it is gone it flies up and cuts open the olive panel, revealing a pink patch. Many bobbins are linked pairs, such as black 10 and blue 20, orange 20 and blue 30, red 10 and magenta 10, white 10 and black 20, green 10 and black 20, and purple 10 and green 20.
Storage: the five slots where returning bobbins park until their color is reachable again. Linked: bobbins joined by a bar leave together and take one track place each.
Quick Tips for Level 942
- Column one's red 10 is linked to a magenta 10 that has nothing to pull at first. Red empties at once, so the pair sits in storage with magenta 10. Column four's pink 20 is at the front from the first move; send it, and column two's red 10, once storage has room, because magenta starts shrinking only after those two have worked the body.
- The crates marked 3 in columns two and three each hold three bobbins and pass one up every time the bobbin in front of them is sent. Sending column two's pink 20 and column three's purple 10 early gets both crates working.
- Column three's dark purple 30 has almost nothing to pull while green and pink drips still cover the canopy's underside. Leave it parked, keep the other slots for short returns, and re-send it once those drips are thin.
How to Solve Yarn Loop Level 942 — Full Solution
- Send column four's black 10 and blue 20 pair, then column one's orange 20 and blue 30 pair. Both blues empty on the sky and orange empties on the orange patch at the lower right. Black has little to pull and keeps coming back with a small count; re-send it whenever a place opens.
- Send column one's white 10 for the clouds, then its red 10, which is linked to a magenta 10. Red empties at once, but magenta stays at 10 because the magenta stitches are still covered, so the pair parks in storage and holds two slots.
- Send column two's pink 20 onto the pink body and column three's purple 10 onto the purple sides. Each crate below them now hands out its next bobbin; keep sending what surfaces, such as column three's purple 20 and yellow 20 for the purple sides and the yellow patches.
- Early on storage fills all five slots twice while the track is empty (see Danger Zone). Take nothing new from supply then; re-send small parked leftovers one at a time. Column four's pink 20 waits at the front from the first move; once storage has room, send it and column two's red 10, and the parked red and magenta pair starts to shrink.
- Keep re-sending the red and magenta pair as it returns with a smaller magenta count until magenta reaches 0. Then send column four's purple 10 and the purple 20 linked under it for the purple sides.
- Send column two's black 20 for the black edge of the canopy. It empties column two's crate, which gives a yellow 10 for the yellow patches. Under it sits a purple 10 linked to column three's blue 20; send that pair when two places are free.
- The scissors in the pink body are held by pink stitches. Keep re-sending the pink leftovers; when a pink leftover takes the last pink stitch beside them, the scissors fly up and cut open the olive panel in the sky, showing a pink patch. Then send column four's green 10 and the purple 20 linked to it for the green drips.
- Send column four's dark purple 10s and the pink 10 linked to one of them for the dark purple underside of the canopy. That pair returns as pink 0 with a smaller dark purple count; re-send it each time. Column three's dark purple 30 pulls almost nothing at first and comes back untouched; leave it until the green and pink drips are thin.
- Column two's white 10 is linked to column three's black 20, and column two's green 10 to another black 20 in column three. Send them for the black canopy edge and the green drips. The green and black pair settles in storage with some black left until the black near the pole is exposed.
- Once the green and pink drips are thin, re-send the parked dark purple 30 onto the underside. Then send column one's salmon 20 and the salmon 10s onto the salmon canopy, and column two's blue 20 for the sky.
- Column one then offers a pink 20 linked to an orange 10 and a magenta 20 linked to a purple 20, with one unlinked bobbin between them. Send each pair when two places are free, and the bobbin between them; they take the last pink, orange, yellow and magenta pixels and the purple edges.
- Supply ends with a blue 30, a black 10 and one last salmon 20. Send blue 30 for the last sky and black 10 for the last black edge, then send the salmon 20 last; it takes the final salmon stitches on the canopy.
Colors in this level:
Blue, White, Salmon, Black, Dark purple, Green, Pink, Magenta, Purple, Red, Yellow, Orange
Common Mistakes to Avoid
- Taking new bobbins from supply while all five storage slots are full, instead of re-sending a parked piece first.
- Re-sending the red and magenta pair again and again before column four's pink 20 and column two's red 10 have gone out; magenta stays at 10 and the pair only cycles back to storage.
- Sending column three's dark purple 30 while the green and pink drips still cover the canopy's underside; it pulls almost nothing and takes a storage slot.
Frequently Asked Questions
What do the crates marked 3 do in Yarn Loop Level 942?
Each holds three bobbins and passes the next one up whenever you send the bobbin in front of it. Column two's crate gives red 10, black 20 and yellow 10; column three's gives purple 20, yellow 20 and white 10.
How do I open the olive panel in the sky in Level 942?
You don't send anything at it. Clear the pink stitches around the scissors in the pink body; when the last one beside them is gone, the scissors fly up, cut the olive panel open and show a pink patch to clear.
Why does the red 10 and magenta 10 pair keep coming back in Level 942?
Magenta has nothing to pull at first while red empties at once, so the pair parks with magenta 10. Magenta starts shrinking once column four's pink 20 and column two's red 10 have worked the body; after that the pair shrinks on each re-send.