Is this vintage puzzle truly impossible?

[@KarenPuzzles]

Would you take on a solid colored puzzle like this? What color would you most want to look at for hours and hours?

[@melsmith1316]

That's a no from me!

[@BreckH]

A medium blue or green would be nice to look at for that long. …maybe😏

[@carleyxo]

The Ravensburger Krypt solid colour puzzles are my favourite, there's a mint green one now too

[@stefanierice9267]

no

[@sssaara]

I did the pink Krypt puzzle and it was a great puzzle! Very challenging and satisfying to solve.

[@emmalinekim9822]

I'd like to see Pantone release a color of the year puzzle every year! They could do a white border with the color name/number too. I wouldn't be able to solve it bc I'm pretty bad at puzzles, but it would be cool!

[@kukachoo42]

they would make a grip

[@snowrs1]

For awhile you could get a Ravensburger Krypt in any color.

[@E5va]

gotta love how the old springbok puzzle stay solidly together. never fails to impress me

[@KarenPuzzles]

They are truly the peak puzzles.

[@crochetingcanuck]

Yes! I am in a puzzle group on Facebook and there are always complaints that newer Springboks are not as good quality and don't stay together well. I don't know first hand as I haven't tried one yet. But such a shame.

[@LovelyRitaholic]

@@crochetingcanuck oh wow! I've only tried new springbok puzzles and haven't had that issue. They've both stayed together remarkably well

[@bennydreamly]

Wow it says copyright hallmark cards inc!

[@Dan-ji4db]

The production value for this 1 person puzzle channel is off the rails. Nice job on big yella.

[@mimilee789]

I actually owned this puzzle when I was around 20 years old! A dear friend ( who is now my husband) bought it for me, knowing I loved puzzles. Anytime I talk to people about puzzles, I bring up the Flat Banana because it took me four months to build, although in my defense I was a full-time student with a busy social life at that time. At the end, I glued it all together because I never wanted to rebuild it again. Such a fond memory. Thanks, Karen, for reminding us how fun and therapeutic puzzling is.

[@sofiamikaela9667]

vintage springbok puzzles look like an absolute joy to put together because of how thick the pieces are, it must be so satisfying being able to pick up large sections and not have them fall apart even if you were just staring at a whole block of YELLOW for quite some time 😂

[@icturner23]

I’ll happily watch Karen solving a solid black jigsaw, a solid white jigsaw, a red one, yellow, lilac, turquoise, beige, puce…

[@progect3548]

I’ve heard of those colours but what’s puce? Edit: looked it up and it’s reddish brown

[@froyosteiner4068]

I love how she's always smiling, excited and very happy because of puzzles.

[@moni-chan3004]

About company puzzles: I think a Milka purple cowprint puzzle instead of the solid Yellow, would be so cute.

[@IamGhengisKhan]

It was a happy childhood memory. I would have been 7 or 8 in 1979/80 when I helped my parents assemble this puzzle in the living room. A year later, they divorced. I remember doing the red sticker part, probably the 2nd time it was put together. I didn't know it was a bragging rights thing. I wish I could say I did it as a child, but I probably didn't do it alone. If I could go back, I would. I'd do it all over again.

[@kcleo-]

I need a company to release a rainbow collection of solid color puzzles with identical cuts - just so I can see what cool timelapses you make with them :)

[@samrichardson5971]

Cadbury’s patented their signature purple, think that would work! Could even do a corner in chocolate brown as if you were peeling back a wrapper!

[@bluji1250]

I laughed out loud when you were tossing the puzzle around to show how sturdy it is and accidentally hit the camera and had some of the pieces crumble out. Never change, Karen, never change :D

[@alexandracatomio7217]

Karen, the amount of affort you take to make the few seconds of stop- motion puzzling at 17:19 is insane and unmatched! Chapeau🫡 best wishes from Austria, Europe

[@ConsciousAtoms]

When I was in London a couple of years back I bought a 1000 piece puzzle of the London Underground map as a souvenir. Little did I realize that, after all the tube lines and station names were in place, I'd end up with about 250 flat white pieces. Those pieces took far longer to put in place than the entire rest of the puzzle...

[@thingsilike638]

A light green puzzle with the Duolingo owl face in one of the corners would be so cute!

[@AuraSight24]

I remember you mentioning this puzzle for, like, 2 seconds in your "Puzzles I Hate" video! "There was this one puzzle that's literally just Yellow - I don't think that would be very fun!" Really cool to see you having a good time and enjoying completing it now! 💛

[@KarenPuzzles]

My opinions have changed a bit since then!

[@ryanchoate9366]

I hope to run across this puzzle one day -- I have a huge soft spot for difficult Springboks. Amazing camera work! It really brings out the vibrant colors (well, one color, mostly) in the puzzle, and watching it being assembled is satisfying in so many ways. Yellow!

[@kalemarnica32]

As an Australian, I would love to see a Vegemite puzzle! The logo and base colour is very similar too!

[@elif-no1vm]

I discovered your channel when i started doing jigsaw puzzles about 3 years ago. This summer i have this huuuge exam that will determine which college i am going to and i have been studying for a year beacuse of that. therefore i didnt have the time for jigsaw puzzles and i really miss doing puzzles... but watching your videos in my free time always cheered me up so thank you very much 💛 and sorry this was too long 😅

[@RoundSeal]

This had me solidly craving some 💛 yellow 💛 banana candy throughout! Also, I always appreciate that if something is problematic about an element of a puzzle in some way, you try to take a moment to mention it. Thanks for doing that. 👍 As for a logo colour puzzle -- I'd kind of want to see a Doc Marten one, with the iconic yellow stitching around the edge of a solid black puzzle!

[@jacquelinerwin6650]

Nice one!

[@grrfilter]

what is banana candy?

[@wolfieisacat13]

@@grrfilteri’d assume banana flavored candy.

[@shawnaj.3207]

Hi Karen I was fortunate enough to pick up this yellow flat banana puzzle at Goodwill a year ago. I found some good "tells" that helped me put it together and I don't think you mentioned them already. I was glad to see that I had sorted the puzzle pieces as you had. I went a small step beyond and sorted them also based on color variances. 1. You must keep in mind that this isn't just a picture of yellow. It's a picture of a yellow banana. Color variances are expected. If one would look at a real yellow banana before starting this puzzle it helps your eye to notice the subtle shade differences at random points. 2. When looking at a real and firm banana one notices that of course it is not flat. Now picture what it would look like if you flattened it in order to take a picture. A very obvious thing would come to light. The banana peel itself is not flat. It has edges that give the banana its stability and firmness. Now, go back to the yellow flat banana puzzle box and look for the banana's edge. It should pop out to you now and you'll wonder how in the world you missed it before. I first saw it when I was taking a picture of the cover to show a friend of mine what puzzle I was going to do. (If you still can't find the banana edge, it's located down the center of the picture from top to bottom. The color variance is a distinct wide line.) 3. Camera filters can really help find color variances in a solid color puzzle. The subtle differences can leap out at you once you know what you're looking for. Lastly, nice job with this puzzle. It's on my list of ones that were most difficult to put together. All the best to you.

[@rowboat8343]

I personally prefer an interesting picture or print over solid colours . Love your enthusiasm though so I could watch you complete any puzzle lol. Even plain yellow. I have just completed a 500 piece periodic table puzzle as a family effort. Usually I would do puzzles on my own but my son is obsessed with the periodic table right now so I suffered through sharing 🤣

[@celestinoiiicaneca5657]

Love how you brought up the issue about the Dole company. Awareness about these things is very important and I really respect you for that. I always love your videos!

[@ThisMindFreak]

Last year, I was gifted an old Ravensburger puzzle. I initially didn't want it because it was not an image I wanted to work on. But I was so happy I worked on it- the pieces were so very thick and even sections of two pieces didn't come apart. You could also lift it once finished. Pure joy- similar to this yellow puzzle. The sad thing is- they don't make them the same anymore.

[@awmyth]

YELLOW: You have an amazing memory for shapes. 😳 I won’t be surprised if you do a jigsaw blindfolded someday. Keep the puzzle cheer bubbling. 🖖🏼

[@KarenPuzzles]

I've thought about trying to do a puzzle without my glasses!

[@bettyc.6280]

Why don't you, Karen?!

[@naomipma123]

That would be a good video. 👍

[@shanira99]

@@KarenPuzzles yes!!

[@bettyc.6280]

Though it may not be a good idea because it may cause an awful headache.....

[@icturner23]

Right after seeing this premiere listed I’m rewatching a random old video (puzzles you hate) and in it you scoff at the idea of doing a certain solid yellow puzzle!

[@KarenPuzzles]

hahaha my opinions have definitely changed

[@SmartHobbies]

I learn so much by watching you sort.

[@marthaterhune2156]

Enjoyed watching this yellow puzzle video with my son. He's seven and definitely interested in puzzles. Thanks for making content that's family friendly

[@furonguy42]

"What other companies would you want on a puzzle like this?" Maybe a glass or window company could put their logo on an otherwise clear/transparent puzzle.

[@KarenPuzzles]

That would be so funny!

[@mmhz]

Wow, just downloaded loona and did one story. I have had hard anxiety lately and just did it to calm my mind. Thank you for the recommendation, found somerhing that works for me!

[@drskelebone]

@15:43 I love that you needed that one tiny piece, and then suddenly knew where the big island belonged. :D I rewound to try and see what it looked like the day before, and had to go back and forth a few times. Just one piece, and it all comes together. XD

[@viktoriastefancova6373]

I love those little animations you do when you finish the puzzle 😍

[@wesleyatkinson5589]

When I was in my early teens I would solve puzzles with the pictures side down to simulate this type of puzzle.

[@alexaja5115]

Yay!!! I agree, once you start getting to the end, that’s the best part! 😁

[@lexiekitty6917]

I had that puzzle in 1981 and I did it multiple times. I had to throw it out when some pieces got lost. I loved it!

[@brixgalvez1890]

what i like about her is you can see the consistency of videos when you compare the old ones into the newer ones

[@ShadowDenizen]

I love this! I'm a fan of these types of puzzles to start with, and yellow happens to be my favorite color!

[@lyn3233]

I love your quirky humor so much, it's so close to mine haha. Yellow is one of my favorite colors, but I doubt I'll be able to solve a solid color puzzle... yet 😁 thanks for brightening up my day!

[@Elfowl100]

I did the Flat Banana over the weekend and it took me about 17 1/2 hours. Prismatic took me around 12 hours last year.

[@henhonk]

OMG... I would LOVE a Tiffany blue puzzle. I know they have playing cards, a puzzle shouldn't be too far of a stretch for them, right? lol

[@JustBethTrying]

I find your videos as calming and relaxing as any sleep app could ever be.

[@camkind4377]

Working on a puzzle right now and decided to start with the solid blue sky... About 1/3 of the 1000 piece puzzle. Sorting the pieces (learned from you) helped soooo much!

[@earfgang]

this is such a fun yellow puzzle… but the minute you said there was a gradient i was like what the heck is she talking about 😭

[@hopegold883]

What a perfect video! My only weirdness was the whole Dole thing (definitely not a fave company here in Hawaii), but you even helped ease my mind about that. Thanks for mentioning it!

[@KarenPuzzles]

It's a shame that that's the company connected to such an interesting puzzle.

[@dimitravasdeki7456]

I really enjoy your videos Karen!Greetings from Greece 🤩

[@Roy-G-Biv]

Happy Easter!

[@dimitravasdeki7456]

@@Roy-G-Biv Happy Easter to you too!! 🐇🐥

[@moonpalace.mp3]

I can't believe there's a slight difference throughout it omg, it all just looks solid ~yellow~ to me

[@mrsoph28]

Karen’s enthusiasm really shines though in these videos, it’s what makes her one of my favourite content creators! She’s so wholesome!

[@TheTuussja]

Yellow! As I commented on live, I'm working on Anne Stokes collection now. Just love those pictures! I also have some Victoria Frances pictures, they are lovely. However those puzzles are made by different companies, Educa, Clementon, Ravensburge etc and the quality is from a to z. I puzzled when I was younger, butting together just nice pictures. Now few years ago I started again and it is the most relaxing and so therapeutic. I can just switch myself out of this world. At some point I found you Karen and I'm really happy! Love your channel, you, your videos and challenges! Thank you!😊

[@niennalonely85]

Oh, I love the Anne Stokes pictures! I bought the Winter guardian and it took me quite a lot of time to finish. One day I´m gonna try it again by daylight I´m sure it´ll be easier 🙂

[@TheTuussja]

@@niennalonely85 Oh yes! Lovely picture!! I have it on my shelf waiting to have enough time to finish current one. Good lighting is really helpful! I'm working on Anne Stokes "Desire" right now. Lot of dark pieces, my eyes are playing tricks ether it is really dark blue or black 😀

[@niennalonely85]

@@TheTuussja I can imagine... but the Desire picture is truly wonderful. The Guardian is all white and grey that will surely make a nice change after your blues and blacks ;-D I´m currently working on Winter morning by Castorland (1500 pieces) and I guess that will keep me busy for a while... My older daughter finished 104 pieced Frozen 2 puzzle recently and being proud on her accomplishment she wanted to help me with my ordeal, giving up as soon as she saw "the cornflakes" that my puzzle are. Asking why do I have such a stupid puzzle 😀

[@courtneykappel370]

Nice work putting those 500 yellow pieces in their place! I’d do agradient from aqua to turquoise but that’s as solid as I’d pursue! Great video, as always.

[@the_patrick_puppet]

You made me love puzzles thank you karen

[@TimwiTerby]

Yellow! You have another solid yellow puzzle in your collection - the BVG U-Bahn-Gelb from Ravensburger Germany! I actually think that one’s a much better fit for the concept than Dole, or even Starbucks or Lyft. I also happen to think that solid-color corporate branding is incredibly boring, but a subway car is *supposed* to be boring so it fits!

[@LJG7654]

I love when puzzles connect so solidly. I just finished a White Mountain one where it fit together so well you could pick it up just like this one. Very satisfying! I think this company missed an opportunity with the cut of the puzzle...they totally should have put a banana shape within the cut of the puzzle for a subtle hint to the fruit. I mean, a full yellow puzzle does shout "banana" but it also could be a pineapple too! lol!

[@KarenPuzzles]

They should have done that!

[@LJG7654]

@@KarenPuzzles Right?!

[@Rosebud7889]

White Mountain Puzzles are my favorite

[@vanessaharvey15]

14:09 You ended up with a US map for a second here!

[@KarenPuzzles]

I noticed that too!

[@Brennadelahunty]

Queen!!! An absolute legend!! Props to you, you make it look so easy, I love u Karen!! Ur vids are my fav🫶🏻🫶🏻

[@naomipma123]

I love the old Springbok puzzles. Today is not a very yellow day, more of a gray day here in Colorado.

[@MaybeitsmeJulia]

I am so glad I found your channel! Joy to watch :)

[@tsholo_magagula]

There is nothing more relaxing than a Karen Puzzles video on a Sunday evening 💯 more especially a Yellow 💛 one! (In South Africa 🇿🇦 the videos premiere at 18:00)

[@bodilnielsen9760]

This reminded me of the Heinz puzzle - this one is so much better!

[@Cincelia]

I think the gradient could be the sun bleaching the puzzle, someone finished the puzzle might finished the puzzle before and just left it as it is for some amound of time with sun exposure :O

[@pete5668]

Nice video on your yellow puzzle. Nice work Karen!

[@rishibeauty88]

I love the color yellow, so happy to see you complete this one. I would love to see you do a Blue Kazoo puzzle from their Sun, Moon, Earth line.

[@KarenPuzzles]

I did the Moon puzzle in my video called How to Do a Solid Colored Puzzle from last year, along with their solid red puzzle.

[@pvic6959]

this YELLOW puzzle is cool! But as for other companies, I think a red one for KZbin would be cool. Or a solid white one for google with their multi color G in the corner would look really clean!

[@VictoriaMarieScraps]

I am so tempted to try a puzzle like this! This is super cool!

[@fineweaver]

Wow! Getting all the edge pieces on a Springbok is incredible! I did one puzzle where I finally found the last edge piece with only about 25 pieces left of a 1000piece puzzle. Yellow.

[@MobiFlag]

Reminder is on Can't wait to see it👍

[@suzil7687]

Maybe whoever did it before you had it in the sun for a bit. Faded the pieces.

[@gopaytonman]

Great job . You always make it look so easy. Yellow

[@alaneiseman8151]

Yellow, Karen, good job. Interesting and well presented thanks from Orlando Florida.

[@ashopal5811]

i desperately want this puzzle now; don't care about the brand but this shade of YELLOW is my fave. i'd suffer through my first solid color puzzle to finish it!! ty for the vid!!

[@gailshaughnessey8914]

Yellow! I like your suggestions for solid colors. I might even try to assemble one that is Tiffany Blue.

[@wmaconick]

Since you are still struggling to describe puzzle pieces. Here is a quick nomenclature you could use that is fairly simple and can probably be extended to describe non standard pieces: - all outs would be 4/0 or simply 4s - all ins would be 0/4 or simply 0s - 3 outs, 1 ins (or castle as you call them) would be 3/1 - 3 ins, 1 out would be 1/3 - 2 outs, 2 ins regular shape puzzle pieces would be 1/2/1 (I guess 1/1/1/1 would be a more consistent description, but I think most people would have a better intuition as to what a 1/2/1 piece would be) - And the non regular 2 outs, 2 ins would be 2/2 from there you can expand to shape that have less or more than 4 ins/outs using the same type of patterns

[@emilyboggs9442]

Can't wait to see how this goes. And don't forget there's a new brand of puzzles called Pezel

[@jillmartin8255]

I love the colour YELLOW!!

[@mainevids3529]

this is so weird...I just made homemade Dole pineapple whip today... the cosmos are aligned lol. Another great video..!

[@almostelphaba]

I would love to see a video where you directly compare and contrast different puzzle companies! You’ve said a lot about various companies in your videos, but I don’t think you’ve done a video specifically dedicated to that.

[@leonarddickerson583]

Your sorting routine is impressive and key to your swift solving. Good skill demonstration. (Nice working music. YELLOW)

[@jazzcat320]

Yellow is such a happy color! My kitchen counters are yellow.

[@Irisarc1]

The comics on the back of the box are very "punny", but also very clever! I happen to like puns. They are actually often difficult to create, and they cause your brain to have to do a little flip to make sense of them. However, I would like to object to the epithet "boomer humor". I prefer to think of it as "dad joke" humor or little kid humor, because it's clean yet clever. Also, the cartoon style of each panel is still being used today. It's proment in the Red Bull ads, for example.

[@kellster2193]

Amazing job finishing the solid yellow puzzle Karen. I think Target would be cool. They could make a solid red puzzle.

[@Dimitar-T-Radev]

21:31 You don't need to talk to anyone. You can design it yourself and have it cut. Where I live every photo studio does that as well as mugs and calendars.

[@TreeStump-and-CheeseKetchupIT]

Costco Photo makes puzzles as well. I'm not promoting them, I just appreciate the quality of Costco products.

[@jcortese3300]

On your last video (the stats one), I ended up buying one that showed up -- the Sherlock Holmes one. It ended up being almost the exact opposite of this one: the pieces are all the standard 2in/2out shape, and there are a lot of false fits. The only trustworthy guide is the graphic, which is extremely detailed. I'm not sure how much I like it. All I can say is that if I weren't a Holmes fan, I might not even be finishing it. I definitely prefer something with an interesting graphic and shapes. I don't think I'd want to do a solid yellow puzzle, or any solid color ... unless it were fussy-cut. I'd love to see one that's solid red with springbok piece shapes, but included in there are pieces shaped like things that are red. Pieces shaped like hearts, poppies, apples, tomatoes, strawberries, a stop sign, etc.

[@TassieLorenzo]

"Pieces shaped like hearts, poppies, apples, tomatoes, strawberries, a stop sign, etc." That's clever!

[@ameliasparkles13]

You’re so creative with your timelapse edits ✨

[@jasonthomas1555]

I saw one years ago that was called "Deep Purple" IIRC, it was only purple on both sides. O_O

[@anski00]

I think the NIVEA Logo would be a really great puzzle, only white and blue - and also round! I used to work for the company and loved the simple logo!

[@bradfooks4485]

They call me "Mellow Yellow". I like this puzzle and how you are able to persevere and finish them

[@isabelledeshaies6970]

Colorblind here and I can assure you all yellows are the same hahaha Good job and keep puzzling!

[@HarryBoSweets]

I’m sensing that you’re now doing more premiere’s, and have opened up to Wednesday uploads too. Nice :)

[@vickstar1992]

Will definitely watch! I'm in Australia and this premieres at 2am here lol. Love your videos Karen they're great :)

[@kyematthew810]

I’m in Australia too, I think it’ll be a first thing in the morning video for me haha!

[@phedran]

Allegedly, we have a beans puzzle in the loft somewhere. Just a whole puzzle of beans. Torn on whether I should get that out to do or not.

[@KarenPuzzles]

Do it!

[@amandanorris8]

14:07 got the negative space looking like the u.s. map

[@VoidVerification]

Hey Karen, I would be curious to know how you think modern-day Springbok puzzles compare to the vintage ones in terms of piece shape, production quality, originality of their catalogue... would be a great video 😉

[@sarahmonster4936]

Happy Puzzling, Yellow!

[@miridium121]

Maybe it had been hanging on a wall for a bit, and has been faded from sunlight. Would make sense if the top part is slightly darker if so.

[@KarenPuzzles]

Maybe! I'm hoping someone else who has done this puzzle can weigh in.

[@icturner23]

I certainly wouldn’t do a Starbucks jigsaw but my favourite coffee chain (Prêt à Manger) is branded in my favourite colour (burgundy) so that would tempt me.

[@alissa6380]

around 14:06 the white space yet to be filled in suddenly started looking like a map of the continental U.S. for a brief moment

[@SuperHumanTrish]

Amazing x thanks for sharing 👍

[@somesunshinegirl5314]

I recently gifted a "Pick me up Puzzle" to my grandparents. Supposedly they also stay together when picked up and that's a selling point in its own right. 😁 Don't know if they are sold in the US also.

[@carleyxo]

Hi Karen, what's the length and width of your puzzle table? And would you ever do the 13200 piece Disney Orchestra puzzle? Working on it now and it's a lot of fun!

[@IDoNotFeelCreative]

at 12:17 I swear I expected her to say: Okay, that's it for today, look at the progress we've made and then she goes to say that it's been two hours?! I'm once again flabbergasted