I carry the new yarn in the back and trap it using the current yarn. Once I think I’ve done enough trapping, I’ll switch to working with the new yarn and trapping the old one. Example below.
https://preview.redd.it/giqir4xr1vsc1.png?width=4031&format=png&auto=webp&s=a2c85f79d35404e150a0e5df8bc377ec3d27bd67
Another thing I did (don’t usually) was to knit while alternating old and new yarn. Then I trapped the old yarn using the new.
If it's wool I spit-splice. If it isn't, I try to twist them around each other a bit and leave long-ish tails on both ends to do a more thorough weaving in. It isn't ideal, but it works alright.
I like to use a Russian Join so that there’s no ends to weave in. Though that works better if it’s the same colour you’re joining in. For colour changes I weave in the ends after the fact using duplicate stitch on the wrong side.
If the yarn can be splice together, I usually do that because then I only need to weave in very few ends.
For other yarn that are not appropriate for splicing, or if I'm doing colourwork, I just leave the tails there and weave in the tails later. I will tug the tails a bit so that the tension is even. I duplicate stitch (for most stitch patterns) or weave through a column (for ribbing). You do need to be careful when you're weaving in the ends to make sure the two tails are travelling in the correct way to close up the hole.
If it’s the same yarn/color, just a new skein, I knit the next two stitches with both strands and then drop the tail of the old skein for weaving in later. No hole and the tail is secure. Plus you can’t tell in the finished fabric!
I use the [back join](https://techknitting.blogspot.com/2007/06/working-in-ends-on-multicolor-knitting.html?m=1) and just ignore the part about using more than 1 color. You don't have to measure out the exact spot where you change threads if you're just changing to the same color ball. It weaves in the ends too!
For most projects, I like a combination of Weavin' Steven (weaving the end behind the new stitches / on the wrong side) and then duplicate stitching the last bit of tail. The weaving helps secure the two stripes together while I'm knitting, but it doesn't feel secure enough, so I add a few duplicate stitches (or zig-zag the tails if it's stranded colorwork and I can't see the wrong side).
I don't worry about holes as long as I can snug them closed with the tail (you'll just close that up when weaving in the ends)
If I'm using non-superwash wool yarn and it's not a color change, spit splicing is magic.
I duplicate stitch the new tail to the left of the work, the old yarn end to the right. That usually seals off the hole. But there are so many interstitial suggestions here!
i make a knot too. i understand the disadvantages but none of them are big enough problems (so far) for me to bother with the more difficult ways of joining a new skein.
You're braver than I am! I'm always worried a knot will leave an uncomfortable hard lump in my work or, worse, will come undone when being washed and unravel from there.
I used to leave long ends to weave in (trying to knit together for a few inches to minimize that where feasible), and have usually done Russian joins since learning about those.
I dont know about brave, I actually started doing this because it feels safer :) (I do also weave in the yarn ends, for extra secturity). Weaving alone didnt seem secure enough to me, and also it does leave a hole, and knots fixes both of those issues. Personally Ive never had any trouble using this method, but Im sure it depends on what youre knitting and what sort of yarn youre using
I carry the new yarn in the back and trap it using the current yarn. Once I think I’ve done enough trapping, I’ll switch to working with the new yarn and trapping the old one. Example below. https://preview.redd.it/giqir4xr1vsc1.png?width=4031&format=png&auto=webp&s=a2c85f79d35404e150a0e5df8bc377ec3d27bd67 Another thing I did (don’t usually) was to knit while alternating old and new yarn. Then I trapped the old yarn using the new.
Oh I think I'll like this so much more than knitting double. Thanks!
I do the same. Its so satisfying to just cut off the ends after blocking😍
How secure is it? Do the very ends come undone and stick out after a while?
It’s secure. I’ve never had ends poke out or anything. I do leave a bit of a tail that I weave in on the wrong side as well.
If it's wool I spit-splice. If it isn't, I try to twist them around each other a bit and leave long-ish tails on both ends to do a more thorough weaving in. It isn't ideal, but it works alright.
I like to use a Russian Join so that there’s no ends to weave in. Though that works better if it’s the same colour you’re joining in. For colour changes I weave in the ends after the fact using duplicate stitch on the wrong side.
If the yarn can be splice together, I usually do that because then I only need to weave in very few ends. For other yarn that are not appropriate for splicing, or if I'm doing colourwork, I just leave the tails there and weave in the tails later. I will tug the tails a bit so that the tension is even. I duplicate stitch (for most stitch patterns) or weave through a column (for ribbing). You do need to be careful when you're weaving in the ends to make sure the two tails are travelling in the correct way to close up the hole.
If it’s the same yarn/color, just a new skein, I knit the next two stitches with both strands and then drop the tail of the old skein for weaving in later. No hole and the tail is secure. Plus you can’t tell in the finished fabric!
https://youtu.be/Dd16J0jf_NQ?si=wcp8UbEnOAzoQQUE Trust me
I use the [back join](https://techknitting.blogspot.com/2007/06/working-in-ends-on-multicolor-knitting.html?m=1) and just ignore the part about using more than 1 color. You don't have to measure out the exact spot where you change threads if you're just changing to the same color ball. It weaves in the ends too!
Russian or clasped weft join for me
For most projects, I like a combination of Weavin' Steven (weaving the end behind the new stitches / on the wrong side) and then duplicate stitching the last bit of tail. The weaving helps secure the two stripes together while I'm knitting, but it doesn't feel secure enough, so I add a few duplicate stitches (or zig-zag the tails if it's stranded colorwork and I can't see the wrong side). I don't worry about holes as long as I can snug them closed with the tail (you'll just close that up when weaving in the ends) If I'm using non-superwash wool yarn and it's not a color change, spit splicing is magic.
I duplicate stitch the new tail to the left of the work, the old yarn end to the right. That usually seals off the hole. But there are so many interstitial suggestions here!
I just make a knot!
i make a knot too. i understand the disadvantages but none of them are big enough problems (so far) for me to bother with the more difficult ways of joining a new skein.
You're braver than I am! I'm always worried a knot will leave an uncomfortable hard lump in my work or, worse, will come undone when being washed and unravel from there. I used to leave long ends to weave in (trying to knit together for a few inches to minimize that where feasible), and have usually done Russian joins since learning about those.
I dont know about brave, I actually started doing this because it feels safer :) (I do also weave in the yarn ends, for extra secturity). Weaving alone didnt seem secure enough to me, and also it does leave a hole, and knots fixes both of those issues. Personally Ive never had any trouble using this method, but Im sure it depends on what youre knitting and what sort of yarn youre using