Yarn Shuffle: The Free Yarn Matching Game for When Your Hands Need a Break

Yarn Shuffle is a free match-three game where every piece on the board is a ball of yarn. Line up three of a color, watch them clear, and work your way from a tiny swatch all the way up to a blanket. You can play it right here on the blog.

This whole thing started on a day I wanted to play with yarn, but my hands needed a break. And what’s a better way to play with yarn than a game? One game turned into a bunch, and here we are.

Open Yarn Shuffle in the Briana K App!

I love playing games. They keep my mind active and my hands busy when I can’t actually play with yarn. I’m so excited to share all of this with you.

How to Play Yarn Shuffle

Step 1: Get to know the board

You start with a board packed with yarn in six colors: heather, teal, berry, clay, sage, and honey. On the side, you’ll see your score (Stash busted), your Moves, the project you’re working on, and your Biggest yet.

Step 2: Swap two balls

Drag a ball onto the one next to it, or tap a ball, then tap the ball you want to trade it with. The ball you tap gets a little box around it so you know you’ve picked it. A swap only sticks if it makes a line of three or more of the same color, across or down.

Step 3: Watch the stash drop

Once you make a line, those balls clear off the board and the ones above fall into the gap. If that makes another line, it clears too, and every link in the chain is worth more than the last.

Step 4: Go for bigger lines

The longer the line, the more yarn you bust:

• Three balls: 10 points
• Four balls: 30 points
• Five balls: 100 points

And it climbs from there.

Step 5: Fill the bar and finish your project

Every point you score fills the bar on your project card. Fill it all the way, and you’ve finished that project, so you cast on the next one.

Here’s the lineup, from first to last:

• Swatch
• Coaster
• Dishcloth
• Scarf
• Beanie
• Mittens
• Socks
• Sweater
• Cardigan
• Blanket

Every project you finish multiplies everything you score after it. Finish your Swatch and your Coaster scores at 2×. But each project takes more yarn than the last, so the Blanket is still a long way off. (Just like real life.)

Step 6: Stuck? Tap Hint

Can’t find a match? Tap Hint and the game lights up two balls you can swap.

Step 7: Make it yours

If some of the colors are hard to tell apart, tap Shapes. It adds a small symbol to each color so you can match by shape, too.

Tap the gear to pick your board: Standard, Roomy or Packed. Tap the speaker to pick your sound: Wooden, Chimes, Soft, or Off.

Good to Know

• There’s no timer. Take as long as you like.
• If you run out of moves, the stash winds itself into a fresh skein, so you can keep going.
• Your game saves itself. Close the page and pick up right where you left off.

It works on your phone too, so you can play wherever you are.

Did You See the Other New Games?

So many games, so little time! Yarn Shuffle has company. I just added 12 new games to the Briana K Stitch app, and they’re all free to play.

Match and Sort

Yarn Sort: Sort the yarn so every basket holds one colorway. Easier said than wound.

Shelf Life: Tidy up the craft room. Get three of a kind and the shelf clears.

Bag It: Pick out three of a kind before your project bag overflows.

Granny Grid: Fit every colorway into each row, column, and square once.

Shop Hop: Luna’s at the register and you fill the customers’ orders.

Puzzles

Pieced Together: Put your favorite patterns back together, one piece at a time.

Word Games

Word Stash: Guess the day’s crochet word in six tries.

Stitch Search: Find every word before your coffee goes cold.

Hook, Line & Letter: Guess the crochet term one letter at a time before you run out of tries.

Quick Plays

Runaway Yarn: Catch the strays, and don’t trip over your own tail.

Tails: Tuck in every loose end. No crossing and no gaps.

Slip Stitch: Slide each swatch out through the gate that matches its color.

Where to Play Them All

Every game lives in the Games tab of the Briana K Stitch app. Make a free account with your email and a password, and they’re all yours to play. There’s a leaderboard in there too, if you want to see how you stack up.

Once you’re signed in, here’s where to find them. On your phone, tap Games in the menu along the bottom of the screen.

On a computer or tablet, Games is in the menu on the left side of the screen.

Play all the games in the Briana K Stitch app →

Now go line up some yarn. Happy crocheting and cheers!

Briana

This game is one of 20 free games in my crochet app, right alongside my patterns, a row counter, and free crochet tools. No subscription required.

Yarn Shuffle FAQs

Is Yarn Shuffle free to play?

Yes. It’s one of 20 free games in the Briana K Stitch app, and you can play it right here on the blog too.

Do I need to know how to play match-three games?

No. You just swap two balls of yarn to line up three of the same color. If you get stuck, tap Hint and the game shows you a swap.

Is there a timer?

No, so take as long as you like. If you run out of moves, the stash winds itself into a fresh skein so you can keep going.

Can I play it on my phone?

Yes. It works on your phone, tablet or computer, so you can play wherever you are.

Do I need an account?

Not to play it here on the blog. To play it in the app with the rest of the games, you’ll need a free account with your email and a password.

Does my game save?

Yes. Your game saves itself, so you can close the page and pick right back up where you left off.

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