Most people don’t like to weave in yarn ends in crochet or knitting. Here’s a way to avoid that. This is a tip that has been hugely popular on an old video, over a million views. With learning more about filming and editing all the time, I’m embarrassed by the quality of that video! Therefore it was time to create a new one.
I have a written explanation about how to proceed and the more detailed video is after that on the page.
How to join yarns
- Leave the last 30 cm (12 inches) for the joining
- Take the yarn end as well as the new yarn and cross them so there is 15 cm (6 in) left after the spot where you cross them
- Fold both yarns so that there is a join in the middle
Here is a photo for both crochet and knitting
- Hold on to the yarn end and begin to crochet or knit using both strands of yarn
- When you come to the join continue crocheting or knitting straight on to the new yarn held double
- After crocheting/ knitting to the end of the doubled yarns cut off the small yarn ends
Video: Fast yarn join in knitting and crochet
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Hej Tuula!
Tack för bra och pedagogiskt tips hur man gör en smidig övergång när garnet tar slut 🙂
Hälsningar Kerstin
Tack Kerstin 🙂
Thank you that is so much easier than the magic knot.
Lovely!
Thank you! As a beginner at crochet this is HUGE help, and it will be absolutely ‘locked in’.
Thank you for this very helpful hint! I really don’t like weaving the ends.
Lovely!
Doesn’t this make stitches too big
i thought if you did this then you are essentially doubling your yarn weight
Yes, it fdoes for that small part. That is why it only works when the yarn isn’t too thick. But no matter how you finish the yarn end, like if you weave it is, it doubles it where you put it.
(This answer actually to the original – the dashboard shows all comments in the same way!)
Yes, it fdoes for that small part. That is why it only works when the yarn isn’t too thick. But no matter how you finish the yarn end, like if you weave it is, it doubles it where you put it.
How do you time it to change at the end of the row and not in the middle Tula?
I find that you soon get used to guessing quite well when you need to change, how much yarn is required for whatever stitches you are using. But for a project where the yarn change needs to be exact and you change colours, this is not the best method. I mainly use this when the exact place doesn’t matter, especially after one ball is finished and you start a new one in the same colour.