How to Join the loose ends of yarn

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How to Join the loose ends of yarn

Postby Rhiannon » Wed Feb 06, 2013 2:44 pm

Hoping to join the loose ends as I go along rather than having to do a large number at the end.
What method would be the best
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Re: How to Join the loose ends of yarn

Postby Minkeyswife » Wed Feb 06, 2013 4:07 pm

If it's a short distance between colors, I'm just carrying them up. Otherwise, I'm weaving in loose ends whenever I'm finished for the day so that I don't have a ga-zillion at the end to weave in.
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Re: How to Join the loose ends of yarn

Postby grannypat99 » Thu Feb 07, 2013 12:10 am

Doing two rows a day, all of the yarn ends will be on the same side of the scarf. Do you think this will make the scarf look lopsided?
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Re: How to Join the loose ends of yarn

Postby JClaire » Thu Feb 07, 2013 9:22 am

grannypat99 wrote:Doing two rows a day, all of the yarn ends will be on the same side of the scarf. Do you think this will make the scarf look lopsided?


I knit all the way through January the way the pattern is written, and it did end up a bit wonky on that side. It was very stiff and heavy where all the ends were woven in. So, I ripped it all out and decided to knit a tube in the round, instead.
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Re: How to Join the loose ends of yarn

Postby Shandeh » Thu Feb 07, 2013 3:00 pm

Rhiannon wrote:Hoping to join the loose ends as I go along rather than having to do a large number at the end.
What method would be the best


Bernat has posted some tutorials that might help.
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Re: How to Join the loose ends of yarn

Postby vermonter » Thu Feb 07, 2013 3:19 pm

I was wondering the same thing so I think I will knit 3 rows of each to alternate the tails. As far as I am concerned a scarf can't be too long when it is cold outside.
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Re: How to Join the loose ends of yarn

Postby JustJessi16 » Sat Feb 09, 2013 3:21 pm

I'm hoping the crochet border I add to the edges when i'm done will help disguise the woven in ends side. I'm also doing it in stages to avoid being overwhelmed. About three weeks worth at a time.
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Re: How to Join the loose ends of yarn

Postby rianerocks » Mon Feb 11, 2013 9:15 am

JustJessi16 wrote:I'm hoping the crochet border I add to the edges when i'm done will help disguise the woven in ends side. I'm also doing it in stages to avoid being overwhelmed. About three weeks worth at a time.


I think thats what I'm going to do. I tested it on one side with my border color and I felt it really pulled my scarf together! I'm going to wait until I'm completely finished and do a border all the way around! I can't wait to see how yours comes out!
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Re: How to Join the loose ends of yarn

Postby SlugBugRach » Sat Feb 23, 2013 12:53 pm

I'm doing 3 rows of my end of month color so that the ends will alternate which side they are on. I'm hoping this will avoid it being lopsided and then my border will help conceal as well.
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Re: How to Join the loose ends of yarn

Postby Sexymayo » Wed Mar 06, 2013 7:44 am

I'm making a tube scarf just so I can avoid the loose ends. I'm carrying yarn up inside the tube until there is a long period when I don't use a colour anymore. Then I'll cut the end inside and anchor it. It's "fun" keeping the 5 strands of yarn from getting tangled, but I'd rather do that than weave in all the ends (!). I'm very happy with the way it looks so far.
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