Yarn Loop level guide
Yarn Loop Level 949 Walkthrough
An orange creature with long plum hair under a red bandana, its pink face and big eyes hidden behind a blue curtain locked at 50 that lifts only as red stitches come off the bandana.
Verified Board Notes
- Initial Layout Geometry
- An orange creature fills the board: long plum hair with brown flecks on the left, a red bandana with dark red shading on top, and a blue curtain with a lock marked 50 covering its face. A white patch with yellow sits at the lower left over a small maroon patch, and a black outlined shape sits above a black, yellow and red strip at the bottom, with peach patches beside it. Four supply columns show peach 10, pink 20, maroon 10 and brown 10 on top, then yellow 10, white 20, dark red 20 and orange 20, then red 20, plum 20, black 10 and red 20. Link bars join pink 20 to maroon 10 and orange 20 to black 10. Storage and the track are empty.
- Goal / Target Area
- Clear the red bandana to lift the curtain while working the plum hair, dark red shading, white patch and black outlines; the pink face, the eyes and the lower orange body go last.
- Opening Moves
- The linked pink 20 and maroon 10 (columns two and three), the dark red 20 (column three) and the peach 10 (column one) go first; the pair comes back unchanged and parks. Then brown 10, the orange 20 linked to black 10, and column four's red 20, which starts the curtain lock counting down.
- Danger Zone
- Mid-level the pink 20 and maroon 0 pair and a pink 10 and orange 0 pair hold four slots, and storage turns red with one free place on the track. Single white, dark red, black and brown leftovers then fill the fifth slot briefly; re-send each one at once.
- Unique Mechanics
- A blue curtain marked 50 covers the face. Its lock drops by one for each red stitch removed and opens at 0, showing a pink face with big white eyes and black pupils. Link bars join pink 20 to maroon 10, orange 20 to black 10, the orange 20s to pink 10s, pink 10s to white 10s, white 10s to black 10s and a late red 10 to an orange 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 949
- Column four's red 20 is the key to the curtain. The lock marked 50 drops by one for every red stitch removed, so send red early and re-send any red leftover straight away.
- Column two's pink 20, linked to column three's maroon 10, has almost nothing to pull while the pink face is covered. Let it park early; maroon uses up its 10 on later laps.
- Column one's orange 20s ride with the pink 10s in column two. Keep two storage slots for a parked pink and orange pair, which loops many times once the face is open.
How to Solve Yarn Loop Level 949 — Full Solution
- Send column two's pink 20 and column three's maroon 10 together; a link bar joins them. Follow with column three's dark red 20 and column one's peach 10. The pink and maroon pair comes back with both counts unchanged, because the pink face is still behind the curtain; let it park.
- Send column four's brown 10, then column four's orange 20 with the black 10 it is linked to in column three. Next send column four's red 20 onto the bandana; each red stitch it removes takes one off the curtain lock. It comes back smaller several times; re-send it each time, and when it empties the lock reads 30.
- The orange and black pair returns as orange 0 and black 4 and parks beside the pink and maroon pair. Re-send it when the black outline sits near the track, and work the hair and the white patch with the plum 20s and white 20s that surface.
- Column one's yellow 10 has little to pull: it comes back small, and a yellow leftover parks for a stretch. Send it anyway to open column one, and keep the dark red 20s and brown 10s working the shading and hairline while the lock waits at 30.
- Re-send the pink 20 and maroon 10 pair whenever two places are free. Maroon runs down to 0 over a few laps, but pink stays at 20 until the curtain opens, so after that the pair can simply wait in storage.
- Column one's orange 20s are linked to the pink 10s in column two. One pair comes back with orange at 0 and parks next to the pink 20 pair, and storage turns red (see Danger Zone). Single leftovers then drop into the fifth slot for a moment; re-send each one at once.
- Send column one's red 20 after it reaches the front, once the track has room; it takes the lock from 30 to 10 in one lap. Then send the orange 20 under it, and re-send the pink and orange pair to clear room in storage.
- Send the next red 20 from column one. When 10 more red stitches are gone the lock reaches 0 and the curtain lifts, showing a pink face with big white eyes and black pupils.
- Now re-send the pink and orange pairs every time they come back; pink drops only a little per lap. Send the white 10s for the eyes, some linked to pink 10s and some to the black 10s for the pupils.
- Late in the level column two offers a red 10 linked to an orange 20, and the columns fill with orange 20s for the lower body. Send the red and orange pair for the last bandana stitches, then the orange 20s.
- The pink 20 and maroon pair finally works the face and comes back with a little pink gone. Re-send it, then send the last three supply bobbins, a 10 and two orange 20s; the pink pair takes the last pink stitches.
Colors in this level:
Orange, Red, Dark red, Plum, Maroon, Pink, Peach, Brown, White, Yellow, Black
Common Mistakes to Avoid
- Waiting for the curtain to open by itself; the lock only moves while red thread is pulled, so it holds at 30 until column one's red 20 is sent.
- Leaving a single leftover in the fifth slot while the pink 20 pair and a pink 10 pair sit in storage; re-send it at once, since those two pairs alone already turn storage red.
- Expecting the pink 20 to empty early; the pink face is behind the curtain, so the pair keeps returning with pink still at 20.
Frequently Asked Questions
How do I open the blue curtain with the lock marked 50 in Yarn Loop Level 949?
Pull red thread off the bandana. The lock drops by one per red stitch: column four's red 20 brings it to 30, column one's first red 20 to 10, and the next red 20 opens it, revealing a pink face with big eyes.
Why does the linked pink 20 and maroon 10 keep coming back full in Level 949?
Almost all of the pink is the face hidden behind the curtain. Maroon uses up its 10 on the small maroon patch over several laps, but pink stays at 20 until the curtain lifts, so park the pair and bring it back near the end.
What should I do with column one's yellow 10 in Level 949?
There is very little yellow on the board, so it comes back small and a yellow 2 parks for a while. Send it anyway: it is in the way of column one's dark red 20 and the red 20s that open the curtain.