The hardest puzzle I've done yet

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[@liamkearns363]

You did it, Karen!! Congrats on solving the puzzle from hell. It was super interesting to see your approach to solving it compared to my approach. I think I pretty exclusively went by the grid pattern as there are a few different line types that make up the grid. I oriented the pieces (as you suggested earlier in the video) to match the final image. This kind of helped, coupled with looking for specific pieces that have a specific line type running through an "out" or "in" at a specific angle. But wowza, it was a tough puzzle for sure. The sheer variety of piece shapes (some were so tiny and some were so big!) definitely did my head in at times. Again, congrats! And apologies for any headaches introducing this puzzle into your world brought. ;)

[@KarenPuzzles]

I definitely used the grid image a bit (being like, ok I need an out with a darker brown line right on the edge of it). I like that there are different approaches you could take!

[@liamkearns363]

@@KarenPuzzles Right? As soon as I opened the box, I had a strong feeling you'd want to get your hands on it, given how bizarre the image is along with the insane puzzle shapes. Again, congrats on solving. I feel like we need medals...or at the very least some badges/pins. ;)

[@gagandeepkaur6546]

A couple of Puzzle nerds is what you guys are...... Insane

[@soxnation1000]

here are medals for you both! 🏅🏅This puzzle looks insane!

[@liamkearns363]

@@soxnation1000 Awe, shucks!

[@reddwarfhead]

I love reading editing-Karen's thoughts while watching Karen speak 😂

[@KarenPuzzles]

I've been inspired by Trixie Mattel's editor lately 😂

[@eurydice5890]

@@KarenPuzzles icons inspiring icons

[@oscarkamala]

@@KarenPuzzles iconic, she has the best editor

[@yesterdaydream]

@@KarenPuzzles heck yes!!

[@RileyGein]

Need a Trixie x Karen collab

[@goncalobastos2728]

Honestly I can spend 10 hours on a puzzle with a very “easy” image so the fact that you finished this one in this amount of time is mind blowing to me haha. I would have wasted at least 2 weeks of my life to get it done. But the satisfaction of finishing a difficult puzzle is always worth it

[@ilovecheese803]

Exactly! Same here.

[@ColorwaveCraftsCo]

I was thinking the same

[@teijaflink2226]

Same and then suddenly confused why there are grey hairs on my head, I suppose there are worse things to waste your life on.

[@jenniferk4336]

Karen. GIRL. Don’t you know us regular folk spend 10 hours on a normal (aka easy) puzzle?! Your experience here is how we often feel with any puzzle! It can take a good while but we keep going because puzzles are fabulous and we like to see a task well done.

[@PokhrajRoy.]

Liam is an unintentional evil genius for sending the puzzle.

[@DJcyberslash]

Ken

[@delaneykeller1389]

@@DJcyberslash nah Ken sent the first one

[@josh34578]

Even with hard puzzles you never lose any progress, so even if it takes an hour to put a single piece in, that's still progress and you'll get there eventually. I did a 1000 piece photomosaic puzzle and it took me over a month. It was helpful to remind myself that even minimal progress was still progress and I got there in the end. Grid.

[@thomashenden71]

So you are actually saying that with analog backup, there is no need for batteries or power to keep the backup? Incredible! 😄

[@victory6924]

I truly needed to be reminded of that. Thank you 🥰

[@andyiswonderful]

But it isn't fun.

[@dianemarcina4871]

@@andyiswonderful We each have to decide what we consider fun :-) If you're not enjoying a puzzle, by all means, put it away

[@spiikkeefan1808]

A poem….. for Karen Puzzling the puzzles that make you go mad Will this one be fun? Will this one be bad? Sifting and sorting, you laugh, then you cry When you realise. Oh no! And you just wonder why Why did you start this puzzle today? Why were you born to love puzzles this way? You love them, you hate them. You just can’t pretend Why does this stupid puzzle just never end? How long will it last? Why won’t it stop? Where is the piece on the floor that you dropped? You sit and you wonder. But never give up. Because puzzles are something that you just………..always love.

[@Z123z]

I rate this poem a 5 puzzles pieces outta 5

[@rebesway]

I loved this!

[@kileyslife7541]

I want to see this written out and made into a 5,000 piece puzzle

[@LDinoise]

@@kileyslife7541 Would be so nice!

[@KarenPuzzles]

This video was all over the place 😂 Don't worry, I'll be doing an easier and more fun puzzle next week! Would you have finished the Jigsaw Puzzle jigsaw puzzle?

[@Matty_0917]

I would do even worser I think 😅

[@stefanierice9267]

I love your beautiful shirt.

[@Ibird4]

I won't be able to do it

[@rgs8970]

I wouldn't do it for a video, but I can see myself working on it for weeks just to prove something to myself 🤦🏻

[@joeholloway4112]

Video was fine , I would have tried my best to finish. Probably would have taken longer than 10 hours though lol

[@dobetterwithchristian4472]

This is definitely the type of puzzle that would sit on the table for months and people would stare at, try a couple pieces, then walk away until we eventually get sick of looking at it and put it back in the box. Not for casual puzzling, but you made it happen! 👏🏾👏🏾👏🏾

[@RachelSimmet]

The amount of videos Karen makes that start with "This shouldn't be too hard" and end with "I was wrong" is hilarious to me. 🤣

[@everest7719]

I love puzzles, but I love easy puzzles. This kinda stuff is honestly a whole different hobby. I'd go crazy trying to put this together

[@ryanmichaeldumas621]

This type of puzzle honestly reminds me of my favourite puzzles - Hello Fish makes gorgeous wooden puzzles, and I have several from their planetary series. They are so well-done and high quality, but also the shapes are weird and difficult. They're a lot of fun, and take me, someone who doesn't puzzle much, about 10 hours per 75 pieces. It's so rewarding though, moreso than a cardboard puzzle imo. I def recommend trying the moon puzzle, if you csn

[@stevievaughan5096]

i want to give a moment to appreciate how much research karen did to find out as much as she could with the second puzzle

[@bellbastos1]

After being subscribed for months I finally found the courage to do my first puzzle. A super easy 500 pieces puzzle that took me days, but I did it! Super proud of myself haha

[@bobair2]

I like your enthusiasm as that is why I subscribed to your channel,Karen. I do not do puzzles but dig your doing them instead as the vibe you give off is just so nice and kind-of a switch from so much that is negative in this world! Keep it up and stay positive as that is how to live!

[@VreniEni]

To anyone who loves random piece shapes but doesn't want to go crazy due to a repetitive image I'd recommend Eurographics' Wassily Kandinsky puzzle. I've only done one so far but it was sooo much fun. I love doing art puzzles lately because it really makes you appreciate the art so much more and this one is so colorful and full of variety.

[@dianemarcina4871]

The color study of squares? I did that one and adored it :-)

[@katejudson2252]

I can't believe you finished this! This grid was insane, you're so good at what you do!

[@quiltingtelegraph]

I appreciate all the information you seek out and share about these vintage puzzles. They're so interesting to learn more about!

[@nette5773]

I'm retired for 1 1/2 yrs. My daughter brought me back to puzzling after MANY years. I was lucky to find you. You are so easy & fun to watch. I love my 300-500 large piece puzzles. I'm living through you. You are amazing!!! Keep up the great work.

[@kimberlee9608]

Ok but how COOL are those vintage puzzle boxes?! Looking forward to Karen unintentionally teaching me resilience in this video! 😂

[@kimberlee9608]

30:56 the moment when I thought Karen’s laughs were about to turn into cries… GRID

[@ShinjiSixteen]

That Eaton puzzle is gorgeous! Having the pieces in the art be giant, the cut be full of weird/atypical pieces... such a great idea!

[@20erzet00]

I really love that you include the puzzling sounds now in the timelapses!

[@Alicehad3cats]

What a challenging grid! A challenge I almost gave up on is my PhD. A year ago I was considering quitting & getting a masters instead. But I did some soul searching & decided to stick with it. My graduation is in April!!! So, soon I’ll have doctorate in microbiology and all it took is 5 years of not giving up😅

[@danish_puzzler]

My husband laughs when I watch your videos. He says you sound like me saying "why do I do this to myself" - happens often when I'm doing 300-400 pieces of black night sky. I love that grid puzzle. The shapes are awesome. I think I may have a puzzle by that brand in my stash - the image you showed top left of the castle!! I will have to pull out that box when I get home tomorrow.

[@Zusie]

This seems like the kind of puzzle that is a good training for a competition because you have to push through although you’re not into it and it’s really hard.

[@alchemyqueen2764]

This was a fun video! I enjoyed the history and the puzzles. Watching you piece together the Grid was so impressive!!

[@LJG7654]

This reminds me of a 1500 sepia toned, Wizard of Oz puzzle I did a couple years ago. Took me forever to do and literally just had to go piece by piece to finish. But it was super satisfying when I finished! I would definitely have had to work it by the grid pattern! Great job finishing!

[@emilieloveskiwi]

This year I found a new job in a foreign country (Japan) and found an apartment for myself! It was super difficult, but I did it and I'm so proud of myself!

[@caitlinbeck7281]

I often think with these kind of puzzles that once it is just all the same texture, if it is a busy texture, I would find it easier to find the shapes with the puzzle flipped over so that my eyes can focus on that one thing and not get distracted by the grid. Not that it can't also help, it feels like a tough call and obviously you can't easily switch half way through the puzzle. Congrats on persevering - I think your life choices are awesome, so long as you are also happy with them!

[@jess.9758]

My family and I got our grandmother a custom Ravensburger puzzle and we can't wait!

[@vanessaharvey15]

The 299 cats (and a dog) puzzle from Laurence King puzzle was quite an experience!!! The first time I tried it, I put it right back in the box, ready to sell it. Then I gave it another try cause it's such a different puzzle, and I probably spent 50 hours on it, on and off while doing other puzzles, but it was soooo addictive, and the handful of cats I would place everyday was so worth it! I finished it, and bought the 299 dogs and a cat and the 299 fish and a diver! Can't wait to start them!

[@soundtaste9475]

Congrats!! ...and thanks! I had so much fun watching this video.

[@lawrence703]

Great job Karen, well done on persevering. Sorting pieces by their shape is the way I always used to do puzzles and, for some strange reason, it had never occurred to me to sort by colours until I started watching your videos.

[@theother1s220]

Those clicking sounds of pieces being put where they belong in the puzzle are oh so satisfying to hear! And congratulations on puzzles well done!

[@aliaungst1174]

I loved the first puzzle Timelapse. It was a beautiful solve.

[@elli5079]

I just looooove that you are including the click Sounds in some shots of putting pieces in

[@jandaddamio8624]

Good for you for sticking to it and finishing the puzzle! I would definitely try the grid puzzle. I have two puzzles from the Another View line and they both have the same random piece cut. They are both 1000 pieces which made them even harder than a 500 piece one but both had pictures on them which helped some. One of them shows up in your screen shots (horse racing). I also had the sunflower one which was 500 pieces, but I sold it. I really appreciate the research you did on C. R. Gibson to see where the puzzles came from. You will have to compare the difficulty of the maze puzzle compared to the grid when you get around to the maze. That was the most difficult puzzle that I've done.

[@shawnmichaelis1609]

Thank you for the frequent uploads! ❤

[@TankBubbles]

Grid. Amazing job. Keep up the great job.

[@SaraS-jq1ln]

Just want to say thank you for the Puzzle You discount! I've never heard of this company but as soon as you showed your puzzle I had to pause and jump over to that site! I made one of my almost 2 year old son and I am SOOOO excited to get it and put it together. I am actually giddy with excitement. Thank you!

[@sherriduerr2215]

Love your videos and all the insite of puzzling. This one is way to tough for me. Can't wait until the next video. Puzzle on

[@lauramiller4791]

Thanks for the puzzleyou recommendation! I already ordered one!

[@theresac.3216]

Well done Karen, well done! 👏 love the "Grid" but love you tenacity to stick with it!

[@perryto7856]

Grid! Amazing. We knew you could do this. Amazing as always. Best regards!!

[@catmomjill]

I love rubbing puzzles after I finish them. They have cool textures.

[@jeannietrapnell1000]

Love your research into the origin of the puzzles! And as always love watching you solve puzzles and your commentary about the process! I did a puzzle once with those kind of random shapes and it was very hard and very frustrating! But it was not nearly as difficult of a design as the GRID Jigsaw Puzzle. But I finally got it done! And you did too! Congratulations! Loved your aside commentary!

[@icturner23]

I love all the videos with a history treasure hunt element, and it was very satisfying that you didn’t give up. So ‘seventies of them to make it beige and brown!

[@lindaoharris]

So proud that you never gave up. But after watching you for so long I knew you would not give up. ❤

[@megsewinginspiration5297]

Making and soldering jump ring are tedious and stressful but preserved and got better

[@brianaccf]

Karen, you're amazing! I kept cheering for you the whole video, wishing you to not give up, which you didn't! Keep on this incredible energy of yours! "Be always off of the Grid!" ;-) Cheers!!

[@cutestephie1313]

Yes! You did it. Congratulations! On finishing it and on 200,000 subscribers. I hoped you would still get to that in 2022! 🤗 Grid

[@malenagabrielli1132]

your editing is so satisfying!

[@disseria]

Wow! You really took us on an emotional/intellectual roller coaster with this video! It started out like a light and breezy little romcom, then a little documentary in the middle, then a dark comedy at the end, where it was funny for the viewers, but not for the "character" in the film. I don't know if there's another video of your where I laughed as much as I did with this one 😄

[@karenneill9109]

I’ve done that puzzle before!!! Sometime in the 80’s. Hated it. Drove me CRAZY!!! Ended up solving it by turning it over. It’s actually easier to do it blank green. There were a few with that same crazy piece shape with really tricky images, and they were easier upside down, too. There’s a pattern so ‘squiggly line’, regular cut, both horizontally and vertically, and turned a quarter turn. It’s actually easier to see the shapes on the back, as the grid doesn’t interfere.

[@XanderPearl]

Congrats Karen on the hard GRID puzzle! I would have given up, but I was able to persevere on my biggest challenge yet. My dissertation...Thanks for your wonderful content.

[@sarahrose4388]

So funny to see this video today since I ordered a puzzle from PuzzleYou just a day before you posted this video! Your stamp of approval makes me so much happier with my purchase.

[@KarenPuzzles]

I live to hear that! And you could try emailing them to find see if you could get the discount applied!

[@hollyfirefly1]

I just sorted a clients puzzle that she’s had out for two months. Just to help get her going. It made her so happy and she sent me a picture of it completed two days later😊 I love watching these videos ❤

[@catmomjill]

I have several Springbok puzzles. They are very nice.

[@evelynbarry5046]

The Eaton Puzzle was much better than I thought it would be. It's so nice.

[@SharkyOverlord]

Omg I love that black and white sweater SO MUCH AAA it’s adorable!

[@I_am_Irisarc]

When it comes to something like this puzzle, you just have to find a strategy and get stuck in. You also have to be flexible enough to abandon your strategy of it's not working and find a better one. _And be patient_ . This one was fun and educational. Thanks, Karen!

[@jazzireearmas498]

Can you PLEASE do a Dollar Store series? I love puzzles but I can only afford cheap ones. I’m interested in the comparisons. Thanks, and love your videos!

[@diethylmalonate]

I vaguely remember seeing a video on it many years back, it had brands like Puzzlebug. Also keep a lookout for thrift stores, some of them have basically dollar store prices. I found a Krypt for $2 just last week.

[@YukeWeiss]

That thunk noise of the pieces locking into place is very satisfying.

[@tonyalawson4348]

Congratulations! That’s impressive!

[@renville68]

Well done Karen for sticking with it!!👏👏👏

[@jessicaostrom8460]

You’re my favorite puzzle geek ever!! ❤️💯

[@alicetheneko7529]

I usually do puzzles without looking at the picture on the box. It’s just as fun

[@dontknowdocare]

There used to be by a line by MB called "world's craziest puzzles" or similar in the 90s. Their hardest puzzle IMO was a Dalmatian puzzle that had the same image printed on the back side but rotated by 90°. That one was a nightmare, maybe you could find it! I loved some of their puzzles that were more like logic puzzles! You had to first put together all the elements (windows, crossings in a park) and then put together the puzzle based on the clues! Super fun! There's also a line I'm surprised I have never seen on your channel called Wazgij, where you have one scene on the box but the picture on the puzzle is what happens afterwards (e.g. a robber about to enter a store on the box and the robbery is the puzzle image). You should try to find those, they're so different from normal puzzles. Lot's of fun 😀

[@DanaPAH]

I have that Dalmatian puzzle and gave up on it within a week, lol. I've kept it on the very off chance that I'd like to attempt it again. It's one of a series from Buffalo Games puzzles called the "World's Most Difficult Jigsaw Puzzle."

[@JSanime]

One I noticed is that the piece orientation seemed to be on a diagonal from the 'grid' so that was probably another element in making this one extremely challenging... But at least it wasn't the Heinz all red puzzle. Lol

[@kvstar100]

this was so satisfying to watch!

[@AEvans36977]

Congrats on 200k subscribers🎉👏

[@oversharing101]

congrats on 200k!

[@ShannonNeveah]

I’ve found a copy of the tennis one on eBay and it came in today! Very excited!

[@matthewpreston7761]

Always good to see more of Karen's puzzle-based detective work. 👍☺️

[@christinegreywolf]

Congrats! You did it!

[@cindyderosier]

Congrats! Amazing job. I wouldn't have stuck out that grid puzzle. Life is too short for puzzles that aren't fun and I wouldn't have enjoyed that one at all. Thank you for the puzzleYOU code. I'm getting one with the grandkids on it for my dad for Christmas.

[@wowzieee]

Hey Karen, I am a slow puzzler. I come watch your videos to pick your brain. I learn your tecnique, so I can maybe improve on my game plan for puzzling. Keep inspiring.

[@alannewman85]

Brilliant editing!

[@jmg999]

I can't believe that you stuck it out. That took some incredible will-power to say to yourself that you weren't going to give up. I commend you!

[@karengrosz1231]

The grid was crazy. I would not have finished the puzzle. I have only quit one puzzle before but when I am not having fun, then why? So glad you finished it. Loved all the info you found about the puzzle.

[@chrislambert9903]

Congratulations on 200K

[@madaian369]

I definitely would have sorted those pieces aligned with the grid like you first thought, pattern alignment my go-to when I'm stuck on large "plain" areas like out-of-focus grass 😄 And those wacky piece shapes would definitely keep me engaged too! The most frustrating puzzle I've done was actually a fairly regular 1000-piece photo of some courtyard/castle, but it was from the 80s and printed on cardboard that was as thick as maybe 3 sheets of printer paper, and the pieces did NOT want to stay together. Every little accidental nudge just destroyed the image. But I was adamant on finishing it, the puzzle had haunted me since I was a kid, and eventually I did it!

[@KarenPuzzles]

That's the worst, when it's the quality of the pieces that stands in your way!

[@courtneykappel370]

Way to bear and grid it with that Jigsaw Puzzle puzzle. I always appreciate the research and history you do on puzzles!

[@leslieherring381]

LOL, Grid and Bear It would have been a great title for this video 😅.

[@SecretSquirrelFun]

P.s Such a beautiful puzzle design 🙂 I really love this first one. The grid puzzle is bonkers.

[@staceysarasin8018]

You did it! Not sure I would have persevered. Proud of you. Very satisfying watching the video. That GRID did not stop you.

[@therightkindofpen]

Wow! Bravo! Congratulations! Grid!

[@LucieBoleDuChomont]

It's so nice having a discount that I can actually use in my country (France)! I watch a ton of American/Canadian content creators and often feel left out of discounts, giveaways etc. Thank you :)

[@KarenPuzzles]

I was so happy when they sent me such a long list of countries!

[@itsmephil2255]

This is why KZbin can be awesome The fun and enjoyment and passion for jigsaws is something i never thought id ever watch...buy here we are 🇬🇧🇺🇸

[@camkind4377]

The Eaton puzzle looks like fun!

[@Iggystar71]

The dramatic score!!! ❤❤❤

[@caterinaml]

Grid, the Karen Puzzel way! Congratulations, we watched you persevere and become victorious over that triple hard puzzle. Thanks for doing it alone, and never backing off. You are awesome! Where there’s a will, there’s a way! Thanks for filming this magic moment ending!🙋‍♀️😺💕🧩🎄🇺🇸💕

[@honestcitizen1983]

Your Great. Love all your video's. Wish I could cheer you on live. NEVER GIVE UP! LOVE.

[@hammeroferis9805]

Grid. You make my heart happy.

[@wymanmartin1947]

Good job on the Grid Puzzle! Some of us mere mortals easily spend 10 hours on a puzzle. It is nice to see your thought process and how you go about solving this one.

[@kvstar100]

loved this

[@Rlduncan1]

I knew you could do it Karen!! ❤️❤️❤️. I’m proud of you 👏🏽 👏🏽👏🏽👏🏽👏🏽👏🏽👏🏽👏🏽. I love hard challenging puzzles 🧩. I had one awhile ago and I had to take a break a few times to tackle it. But in the end, it’s worth all that hard fun labor. I try so hard not to give up. You need a glass of wine 🍷 afterwards. Congratulations 🍾

[@deborahhurley]

GRID! Congrats on completing this difficult puzzle. Thank you for another great video and for all you do in the puzzling world. The most difficult puzzle I've done was a 1,000 piece puzzle called Black Cat by Sunsout. It features two green eyes with blue mouth, nose and whiskers on a black background. The pieces were cut into random shapes and sizes. Sometimes when I thought I was looking for a piece, it was 2 or 3 pieces together that made up that one piece. It took me 6 weeks to complete but I did complete it. In hindsight, I wish I had turned the puzzle over and divided it into sections so I could assign and write a number or letter on each piece of section to make it easier to complete the next time I decide to complete this puzzle.

[@fred5784]

I sympathize with you and your grid. I am currently doing a 1000 piece random cut puzzle called “Quiet Forest”. By far, the hardest puzzle I can remember doing. It’s been on my kitchen table for at least 1 month now. I’m about 2/3 done. On a lighter note, after a two week delay, your puzzle was finally delivered.

[@KarenPuzzles]

Thank you for getting one!

[@scottkeehn3141]

GRID!!! Totally maddening, but an awesome job nonetheless. Well done, Karen!

[@sydneyfairbairn3773]

I love your top!

[@joeholloway4112]

Congratulations on the grid jigsaw puzzle. I have done probably 100 puzzles nothing quite that difficult looking. Had to stop for a while have 4 I need to open and do. You did a great job in nationals looked like a lot of fun.