Today I'm taking on the most difficult puzzle in the world...as of 1964 😂 What is the most difficult jigsaw puzzle you've ever done?

@avonknof9021

4 жыл бұрын

Karen Puzzles the pencil puzzle by white mountain

@Jeffrey-wx2hz

4 жыл бұрын

The Krypt puzzles by Ravensburger

@SuperDeut4

4 жыл бұрын

Avon Knof I did one like that but it was French fries! I had to practically lay out pieces in categories on do by process of elimination (trying out one by one)!😩😂

@avonknof9021

4 жыл бұрын

SuperDeut4 lol

@dianapenzes9055

4 жыл бұрын

World 😊 My favourite the single color Gold Krypt puzzle from Ravensburger however at the start I thought I never gonna finish it 😅😅😅 and yes I did use the answer key, but even with that it is a hard work to complete. However the most difficult for me was a 500 piece impossible mini puzzle with a colourful sprinkles image

Living in a World with Covid, it's comforting knowing Karen is there, puzzling away.

@hannah101_lover

4 жыл бұрын

YASS

@Junitunes

3 жыл бұрын

This warmed my heart

@Junitunes

3 жыл бұрын

I was litterally just thinking. Wtf do I watch this. I dont even puzzle and I just didnt want to admit it haha.

@clocke13

3 жыл бұрын

Rightttt I love Karen’s vibe so much and don’t say that often hahah but fr I love this channel so much.

I’m working my way through your videos, not particularly in order, and it’s so funny to see one’s like this where you talk about specific puzzles like the Red Riding Hood that you didn’t know about then but now have in your collection. It’s like, just wait, Karen of then! There’s a whole world of vintage puzzles coming at you, I’ve seen your future!

Me: never does puzzles and would probably struggle with a children's puzzle. Also me: 'It's only 340 pieces and it's supposed to be the world's hardest puzzle?"

Karen: "Definitely not by far the most difficult puzzle..." Me: "Not all of us are world-class puzzlers, Karen."

@221b-Maker-Street

7 ай бұрын

Doesn't that just mean she's tackled others - more difficult ones - than this before? I don't think she's saying it's necessarily easy or not difficult! DIfficult is also kind of subjective, I suppose. 😃

My daughter walked in while I was watching this and you now have another little fan. She was waving at you and trying to talk to you.

It was really fun for me to watch you do a puzzle that is part of my mother's family lore! I'm honestly surprised there are so few pieces, given the way my uncles and aunts talked about the difficulty (tales and memories tend to grow over the years). Your video gives my mom some vindication, though, in her constant assertion that the Pollack puzzle wasn't as hard as everyone thought. :D One thing that did occur to me, regarding difficulty level back then vs today: at the time, Pollack's work was really considered impenetrable and dizzying. It was so different and required such a radical shift in how one gazes upon artwork, that some of the "most difficult" title could have been the psychologically daunting aspect of the puzzle. We look back at the art a bit more easily now, with eyes that are more used to the onslaught of bright colors and raucous lines, and with a denser cultural understanding that helps us situate and make it meaningful. WORLD

@kf10147

2 жыл бұрын

I hope you've sent this to your mom's family! I think they'd enjoy a reminder of this memory.

I think the most difficult puzzle would be a 5000 piece version of the color changing puzzle

@stellavraduy

4 жыл бұрын

"For now" lol

@kroutonjr

3 жыл бұрын

Na... a 40k piece "ketchup" puzzle would be the most difficult lol

@woolypuffin392

3 жыл бұрын

Or the clear one.

@danielafilippini

3 жыл бұрын

There's a KZread channel with a guy doing a 42.000 piece puzzle

I love the way you speak smilingly and your enthusiasm is contagious. You are the cutest puzzler in the world! Thank you for your great videos!

😂😂 I was 7yrs old and I remember that puzzle. I was soooo easy I remember my mother was pissed. We made it in a few hours. We did many more that were so much harder. I've been doing Puzzles a long time. I have to force myself to slow down and stop. I can't vafford to be making 1000 pc in a few hours

I got my mom the 1,000 piece Pollock puzzle a few years ago for Christmas and she’s working on it now. It’s very difficult!

My "most difficult puzzle in the world " was a round puzzle of a top view of a bowl of popcorn. I completed it back in my youth.

@marissaaiyana9381

4 жыл бұрын

Omg. That sounds so hard.

This puzzle is so beautiful. It's really a piece of art, from it's looks, the piece shapes, the vintage factor. Stunning. Thumbs up for the 1000 pieces Pollock puzzle 👍

I call Crochet Challenge by Cobble Hill my demon puzzle. The first time I tried it I gave up and put it away. I recently ran out of new puzzles to do, so decided to give it another go. It took me about three times longer to do than I’d normally spend on a 1000 pc puzzle. The puzzle is a picture of a crochet sampler with all white crochet on a blue background. The pieces include odd shapes and don’t lock together tightly. If you try to move sections, they fall apart, and the picture on the box is small enough that it’s difficult to use as a reference. I did manage to finish it this time, but there was a lot of cursing in my world 🤷‍♀️😂

I did the 1000-piece Convergence puzzle by Pomegranate. It was hard but, as someone who loves Pollock's work, I enjoyed it very much.

Springbok puzzles are some of my favorite puzzles to do in the world. I just love their quality, and for many of them, the unique shapes of the pieces. That Jackson Pollock puzzle looked like it was fun to do. Lots of busyness.

Girl I'm obsessed with your videos and I don't even like puzzles that much 😂 this is all just so satisfying to watch 👀 World ✨

When you were measuring the puzzle I was like, that’s actually pretty small, but then noticed (and you said it) that it was in inches... so I still don’t know anything.

@sleepygirl96

3 жыл бұрын

One inch is roughly 2,7 cm so it's roughly 32, 4 x 51,3 cm

@cogitoergoludo

3 жыл бұрын

@@sleepygirl96 actually one inch is exactly 2.54 cm, as imperial units are tied to the normal international units

@icturner23

3 жыл бұрын

@@cogitoergoludo Yes, it’s a strange contradiction, isn’t it? But anyway, for a good approximation it’s much easier to treat it as 2.5 c.m. as then the conversion is always pretty much automatic without having to really think about it.

I honestly don't even do puzzles, but it's so calming watching her videos?? I open a video and feel better automatically

My mom and I did this one in 1964, I was 12. I think at the time it was considered the most difficult puzzle in the "world". I've done the Pomagranate 1000 piece Jackson P puzzle. It was amazing. Nice video, Karen, I really enjoy your content:)

Oooh please do get that 1000 piece version of this painting! Would love to see the compare/contrast to the WORLD's most difficult puzzle. Salut from France!

I have been doing Springbok puzzles since the early 70s. They have always been nice to do. The quality is very good and sturdy. They still are well made.

I think some of the Wasgij are hard, but I think a Springbok Coca Cola one was pretty difficult because of all the red! You rock my World! Can't wait to see the Heinz puzzle!!!

@wenwake7584

4 жыл бұрын

I love Wasgij. Those puzzles were my gateway into serious puzzling and I still have to have the new ones (I've got nearly all). Since then, for non-Wasgij puzzles, I tend to only look at a picture for a minute, then put it away. It makes my puzzling last longer, so I don't over splurge on this beautiful hobby. And, that Coca Cola one is like doing a puzzle cross-eyed. Good call, Ariel.

You're passion for puzzles is contagious!! I really love your videos and I hope you have an awesome rest of your day. I'm very happy youtube recommended me your channel :D

I Love your Technique on puzzles...I'm doing a 1000 pc Thomas Kinkade puzzle his paint scheme's throw me off but I picked up pointers by seeing you do puzzles and it made a huge difference Thank You!!!!!

Loved the video - in fact i’d say you are my number one, most favorite puzzler in the entire world - no exaggeration! It was so interesting to hear your review of a true vintage puzzle, right down to the antique book scent - i love that scent, having come across many antique books over the years. I would consider gifting the puzzle to some puzzling friends as the sense of accomplishment will be tremendous for them. Thank you for making my world a little brighter today!!!!!!

I love Springbok puzzles, very high quality. The later and/or bigger ones are more likely to have false edge pieces. Some don't have corner pieces. In the WORLD of jigsaw, right now, the hardest is one that has probably 50% black. There are variants in shade, but difficult (not impossible though).

The most difficult puzzle I've ever done was one which had a background of red bricks, and a foreground of repeating copies of black and white cows wearing cowboy boots. What made it so difficult wasn't the pattern, although that was annoying, but the fact that the pieces fit so loosely that more than three together couldn't be breathed on heavily without disintegrating. I'm like to move the pieces around as I put the puzzle together, and that feature made it impossible for me. I never did finish it.

@cleopatracatra2097

4 жыл бұрын

I agree with you. Puzzles with pieces like that are no fun to do and not worth my time or effort (and I'm no slouch at doing difficult puzzles). I don't even consider them true jigsaw puzzles at all.

The most difficult puzzle I've ever done is the Ravensburger 9000 piece world map one. So so beautiful. I have also done the 9000 piece astrology one but the world map one was harder. I have since decided that I enjoy the 1000 - 2000 piece range a lot more so won't be doing such a large one again.

World :)) and by the way, I just found your channel Karen, and I can't stop watching all your videos while I do puzzles!! I never had imagined before that there could be puzzle channels,and your content is AMAZING🥰🥰🧩🧩

I'm working on the world's biggest puzzle! At least when I bought it :p the first Disney 40.000. so that's definitely the most difficult puzzle I'll ever be doing! :)

@KarenPuzzles

4 жыл бұрын

Wow! Good luck!!

@_SpreadingLove_

4 жыл бұрын

That's cool! How much did you pay for it?

@danielleking262

3 жыл бұрын

40,000 pieces ???????

@joseflabajo7739

3 жыл бұрын

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I love your videos Karen! Your videos are really entertaining and I have now gotten my own collection of puzzles from watching you!

I haven't watched some of your older videos so I wanted to check those out. It's funny how you brought up art history and difficult puzzles, because the most difficult puzzle I have done was a 1,000-piece Sistine Chapel puzzle. It is such a busy image that my husband and I almost gave up on it, but we finished it in the end. While not the most difficult puzzle in the "world", it was still extremely challenging. I totally agree with what you said about being able to spend more time with the artwork on another level because that is so true.

My daughter told me about your channel, so I'm catching up. I did Convergence back in 1966 or 1967. According to a list of Springbox puzzles you can find at The Puzzle Hobby Site, Little Red Riding Hood's Hood (which I also did back then) cam out the same year as Convergence. Convergence got me started on doing good puzzles. Springbok puzzles back then were the highest quality non-wood puzzles out there in stores. I don't remember Convergence as being very hard, but it was a lot harder than the simple Milton Bradley puzzles most people did.

This one reminds me of a Doctor Who puzzle my friends gave me. The picture is a painting of the TARDIS as if it was done by Van Gogh, with just tons of painterly textured brush strokes. It's the hardest puzzle I've done because after completing the recognizable areas of the image, all the remaining pieces are extremely similar random blue and golden brush strokes. I definitely had to brute force that one, sorting pieces by shape and just trying them one after another.

Yes! I mentioned this puzzle while watching another video!! It was soooooo difficult! But I did finish😊. One of my favorite puzzles was The Garden of Earthly Delights by Heironymus Bosch. The puzzle company is Eurographics Puzzles. There was so much detail in this piece of art and I don’t think I would have taken the time to study it for so long if I was looking at it in a museum.

I was 10 years old in 1964. I am sure that there are many puzzles in this world that are harder now for sure. Great job!

I think that puzzle is a treasure to have from 1964. Maybe not the hardest but definitely cool to own. Great video. Loving your puzzle “world”.

Most difficult was the Heye 8000 piece puzzle titled “2000 Years”. I started it when it first came out about 2000. I moved it in sections to 3 different houses over the next 15 years. I finally completed it in 2016. Sadly 6 pieces were lost during those years😭. When I reclaimed my dining room table, I took some final photos, broke up the puzzle and tossed it. As much as I truly loved the puzzle, I did not want to subject a puzzle lover to a challenging puzzle that had missing pieces. Enjoy all your shows and love to watch them all the way to the special word...WORLD!!!

@puzzletherapy4u

4 жыл бұрын

Please don't throw away puzzles. Donate them. I love doing puzzles and I buy puzzles at thrift stores so I can afford to do lots of different ones. It doesn't matter to me if there's missing pieces. Also puzzle pieces are used for art work in some amazing ways. This one artist uses them as mosaic pieces

I'm finishing up Galison’s ’The Great White Way’ by Michael Storrings. I'm new at puzzles and this is my third 2000 piece, and the most difficult of any I've done. And, like you said, connecting the pieces of someone’s artwork gives you a greater appreciation for it. It's like jumping into their WORLD. I'm enjoying your channel. Thanks for sharing!!!

Yay! Always happy to see a new puzzle video, Karen. I've been going through mine so fast and struggling to find new ones to buy online. Puzzles have been selling out like crazy.

When I was young, my favourite jigsaw in the world was The Laughing Cavalier by Franz Hals. Just as you mentioned, working on the puzzle meant I got a great insight into the painting techniques, & I noticed so many details I would have missed if I just looked at a picture of it.

I love the names & concepts of the monochrome puzzles

The most difficult puzzle I've ever done was the Ravenburger Krypt puzzle. That one is one of the most difficult in the WORLD! Love your videos. Greetings from Argentina

@KarenPuzzles

4 жыл бұрын

That's a tricky one!

My husband got me an McEscher puzzle for Christmas a couple years back and it is by far my favorite puzzle I've done so far, and I even framed it. I keep my eye out for more artist puzzles that are unique and not your typical thomas kincaid ones

Hello there. You are the kindest person of the world on youtube! Have came across your channel not long ago. So nice to see and listen to you talking about puzzels. And you have gotten me puzzeling! Never felt for it, but now i enjoy it and i have a new hobby. Thank you for sharing. You rock. Kind regards from the netherlands. Cisca

I would definitely love to do this puzzle. I think it is so great that it comes with a full print too!! I love Jackson Pollocks art so it would be a lot of fun to experience it in this way.

My mother decided that the WORLD's most difficult puzzle was the ,1000 piece Narinjas puzzle by Gallison (Mudpuppy.) All the pieces were the same shape and you couldn't really tell what piece went to what bird or orange. It took us over a week to do it.

i love your analysis about what makes something/a puzzle difficult. i enjoy hearing stuff like that lol.

Jakson Pollock would be proud:)) Nice job Karen! The most difficult puzzle I've done to date is a panoramic of Wrigley Field. I'd say approx. 80% of the puzzle was crowd. WORLD

@KarenPuzzles

4 жыл бұрын

That sounds so difficult!

@NuttyBerry

4 жыл бұрын

I did that puzzle too! It was an absolute nightmare. I kept putting off doing because it looked disgusting but it got to the point where that was the only puzzle left in the house

What a WORLD of puzzles you have at home Karen. We love your videos and now I go to get one of mine to begin.

World! I love your videos. I also love jigsaw puzzle and always make sure to look at new jigsaw puzzles to buy whenever I go to the malls. I now have 10 jigsaw puzzles, 1 completed, 1 in progress and 8 unopened. 500-1,500 pieces :)

World of thanks for your entertaining and knowledgeable videos.

I actually bought the human anatomy puzzle from your video of two weeks ago. And let me tell you I STRUGGLED. But it was a really fun puzzle to do.

@KarenPuzzles

4 жыл бұрын

Amazing!

It's a beautiful puzzle! even if it's not the most difficult one in the WORLD. loved the video. I would definitely try it if Icould buy it here in the Netherlands. the most difficult one I have done was my 18.000 pieces. only because of the sheer size of it an large patches of the same colors.

Yay! I'm so glad you did that one! I wonder if it was popular when "As the World Turns" was a hit TV show? I'd love to see you try the 1000 piece version.

I'm working on the 51,300-piece Kodak "World's Largest Puzzle" right now... and though the individual pictures within the puzzle are "easier" than something like the Krypt or whatnot, the sheer number of pieces makes it feel like it's quite a daunting task to get the whole thing done. With quarantine, I'm hitting about 2 weeks (puzzling on weekends and after work) per 1900-piece image. I think it'll be incredible when put together. Other than that, I think the most difficult puzzle I've ever done to this point was the Wrebbit Puzz 3-D 3,141-piece New York City jigsaw. It took me a full month to complete and stands as my all-time favorite puzzle.

You are the most fun puzzle channel in the world!

Seems like the difficulty claim of this jigsaw was a load of Pollock’s.

I agree, the single color puzzle looks much harder than the most difficult puzzle in the “world.” Loved the video! This puzzle still looks gorgeous! I wonder how many of us understood instantly that old book smell you described! ❤️

You are the coolest! We all need a little nice in this world 🌎! My kids and I enjoy puzzling so much. Thanks

Fabulous work Karen, love your videos. I'm always waiting for your next one, so entertaining, thanks so much !!! 👏🙋😍

I have the 1000 piece Pomegranate version of this and I'm still trying to pluck up the courage to do it. Don't know what in the WORLD made me buy it - I must have banged my head. Would love to see you have a go at that version.

Springbok, my absolute favorite puzzle company!

Your videos mean the world to me! So relaxing and exciting at the same time. Can't wait to see which one you do next!

i like that comparison at the beginning- a gymnast who likes puzzles

You make solving jigsaw puzzles an exciting adventure, thanks for that! 👍

I am so happy this is the puzzle you chose! Keep up your good work! love ya

Yay another video! And thanks for the video about that puzzle app, comes in handy for the next few days. But as soon as I get home, i have a world map puzzle waiting for me. Or a globe actually. Second sphere puzzle I have!

Got this one on order, but the Pomegranate version IIRC. Good to see a vintage puzzle being done and reviewed.

Your videos always make me happy 💜

Small note: gymnasts in the 1960s were dealing with floors that were barely sprung, developing healthcare, variant levels of nutrition, and outfits that weren't made with the best materials in the best ways. Now, everything is catered to creating the best performance possible. The money that gets poured into training, the technology that goes into clothing, the education regarding nutrition and training, so much of this is manufactured to create better athletes. That isn't to say that what gymnasts were doing in the 1960s was "nothing" compared to today rather, they were dealing with unevolved materials. I love your channel, just thought I'd pop this in, in incase someone wondered why gymnasts did more dancing than flipping.

I love your channel. The word was: world. Yes I watch the entire content of your videos. Thanks for your channel.

You should definitely get the new Pollock sometime and compare! ☺️

You are super cute and adorable and I love all your “puzzle” comments! You make doing puzzles look super fun and your comments are all positive and thoughtful. Thanks for making puzzles “cool”. I always feel nerdy when I admit to loving a good jigsaw puzzle. Most members of my family roll their eyes and don’t want to work it with me. I think working together is good family bonding, but my family says puzzles are too boring and frustrating

I've only ever done one real puzzle but i still enjoy this channel so much! The "world" of puzzles is weirdly soothing!

Hello lovely Karen, world... I really like all of Pollack's paintings. I never knew that this puzzle existed. I'm in the process of ordering it right. It's going to be a great wall hanger. Love your videos.

*World* thanks a million for sharing this x

Thank you for your delightful videos

I feel like "world's hardest puzzle" is the 1960's version of clickbait

I have some tips to pass on that makes putting puzzles easier...for me anyway. 1. Lay all the pieces in rows. When your looking for a certain piece you just run your finger along the rows and look for it instead of searching a big blob of puzzle pieces. 2. Some puzzles have a "grain" in the paper. If you hold the piece so the the light reflects on it you will see the grain. (usually up or down or side to side. Then lay all the pieces out so the grain goes the same way. You have just cut out 50% of the guessing that way on multiple same colored pieces or puzzles that have the same small repetitive picture. 3. some pieces fit together but wont lock together. Use a small piece of painters tape to hold them together until you find the locking pieces around it. 4. When you take pieces from your rows, move the outer pieces in to fill their spots. This keeps the area you are searching in tight and smaller each time. 5. Take a break from a difficult puzzle and do a easy one. You will find when you come back to the hard one you will do much better. Hope this helps.:)

I think in the world of puzzles if I would have to pick one that I would absolutely love to do is that Jackson Pollock painting is beautiful and I think doing that original puzzle would be amazing

Yay finally a new video! I hv been waiting for this!!

@KarenPuzzles

4 жыл бұрын

Thank you for watching!

Being the analyst that I am, I would be interested in seeing how your “average per puzzle piece” changes with each new puzzle. That might be a more objective way to determine difficulty level.

Hi Karen! You HAVE to check out the Clementoni “Art Gradient” puzzle! I think is right out of your ally! Love your videos, they’re the best in the WORLD!

Growing up, we had a springbok puzzle called “The Puzzler” at the cottage. It’s is a circular puzzle of a puzzle. The image is of saturated magenta, red, orange, yellow, green, and blue puzzle pieces.... but the puzzle isn’t cut on the piece lines in the image. Each piece could have a bunch of different colors on it. It blew my mind as a kid and is now long gone. Now that I’m delving more into the puzzle *world* I’ll try to track one down. I bought and loved the Keyway clear puzzle on your recommendation - SO glad I didn’t watch the spoilers!

Since I am new to doing puzzles, my most difficult puzzle in my 'world' is the puzzle I am working on now. It is my most difficult only because it is my first puzzle that consists of 1000 pieces. I don't think I would want to do that Jackson Pollock puzzle, although I love the fact that it smells like old books, and I was around in 1964 (I was 13 then). I would prefer the more modern puzzle you showed us with the brighter colors. As always, a great video!

The most difficult puzzle I've seen, is a double sided puzzle with the same picture of a bunch of dalmatians. There are 529 pieces. That seems like it would be one of the *world* 's most difficult puzzles

@danielleking262

3 жыл бұрын

Holy crap, double sided?? That's totally unfair, lol

@woman4220

3 жыл бұрын

@@danielleking262 yeah

@WhitneyHouston4eva1

3 жыл бұрын

I did one of those in the summer of cats. It didn't take as long as I thought it would. I joked with my sister who bought me the puzzle as a birthday gift that it would take months to do.

@danettebloomfield7326

3 жыл бұрын

I also did one of those double sided puzzles with the picture turned 90 degrees. It turned out to be pretty easy when I uncovered the secret to doing it.

I always appreciate your videos Karen, and I’m glad you tackled this Jackson Pollock one. Something a bit different! 🌍

What a world record time! WOW! Definitely a dated concept, but Jackson Pollock is timeless. Springbok had it going on back then.

You have the most interesting puzzle channel in the world!

Vintage Springbok puzzles are the best.

The most difficult puzzle I’ve ever done was a 1000 piece puzzle my friend sent me. He didn’t tell me what the puzzle was, and when I opened the box, It was a picture of my brother at a wine bar from this past Christmas. It was hilarious. Most of the puzzle was solid black or grey. I didn’t tell my brother and planned on giving it to him with no context, without the box and image. But, instead, I went out of town and he house sat for me, and I left the puzzle out, completed, on my dining room table. He didn’t like it Hahahahahahaha. KAREN, this is an official challenge. I will send you this puzzle, and you can see the struggle I went through to complete it.

@weswolf7075

4 жыл бұрын

Billybob..my most difficult puzzle was a top view of a tray of a dozen candy apples. NO border pieces--i did not know how to start- all the pieces looked the same. I finally found something that was unique to all and proceeded from there. Tedious, but I finally finished it. Week, ten days? I don't remember.

Currently working on the most challenging one I have done. Sweet Tooth - 1000 pieces mostly 2 in 2out standard pieces- picture of a pile of peppermints.

Your videos randomly came across my KZread feed at first I was like “what?” But then figured since i have been doing puzzles during this pandemic too lol so I puzzle along with you

3:00 - I remember that little slip. It was the first time I'd ever seen the word "stymied"!

The Ravensburger gold Krypt was the most difficult puzzle for me. I think I’d want to try the springbok puzzle just to complete the world’s most difficult puzzle and also for the vintage factor!

yaay! i "voted" to see this puzzle in the next video. Glad to see it here :). The most difficult puzzle I ever did was a 300 piece matrix puzzle... It was almost all dark pieces which didn't even fit properly, so I gave up quickly.... like it was the end of the world.

I'm impressed. I like your narrating style too. :)

I liked your gymnastics comparison for this World's most difficult puzzle video.