Thank you for the note! You're doing the technique just as I would recommend - weave in the end, then give the work a tug. If you find a little pokey end that you're not happy with, just trim it a bit more. If you're using wool, that little end will eventually "stick". If you're using a non-animal fiber, I recommend tying a knot, and trimming it very short. (You can watch my Weaving in Cotton Ends video for more info on that.) Good luck!
This was so helpful to me, I wanted to write a thank you message. I have been working on a shawl for my cousin to wear for outdoor photos for her winter wedding in just 15 days, and I just finished knitting and now to the dreaded weaving in... I learned to knit over 10 years ago, but never really learned to weave in ends properly. This was perfect, and so simple, I don't know why I was stressed about it. Thank you so much for this clear, concise video!
Thank you for this really good video. You did such a good job that I was able to follow what you actually did in the beginning instead of what you said...you started with a smile and went through a smile directly above rather than an umbrella to the right...and that made it all work! Thank you again.
Really awesome! I love garter stitch because it lays flat and needs no border or edge for most projects and this technique is really invisible. Very good video! Thanks!
Ha - that's a good question. Some of the little samples (I call them "piece outs") are unraveled after shooting, because they are too specific to use for anything else. But I save many of them in a plastic bin, and I'm often able to use them in other videos, or in local classes. The swatch I use in this video was initially used in my Learn to Knit a Log Cabin tutorial, for example. :)
Oh my god, thank you for being you. I'm mostly self taught for knitting and a lot of videos are super confusing. Yours are super clear and helpful! Thank you for making it easy and fun for me to continue to learn to knit!
Wow that is so neat. I bookemarked it so I will not forget. Just amazing tutorial. I often have trouble weaving in ends because I do not know hwhat to do. Thanks so much and happy knitting.
Katie - it depends. I you're using a "sticky" yarn like 100% wool or wool blend, you can just weave in the end for an inch or two, then cut it short. The yarn will stick to itself, securing the end. If you're using something smoother with no stick to it, then you want to secure it further, especially if you're making something to be machine washed/dried. I have a video called "Knitting Help - Weaving in Cotton Ends" that explains how to secure the ends further.
Thank you for posting this video!! I'm a newbie knitter and was having a difficult time weaving the ends in and having them blend in... Now that I'm doing it correctly, my knitting has improved!!
awesome, now I can get weave in all the tails left on my scarfs, and I have also found the use for that needle. It always come with my needle set, but I never know what it's used for.
I am so grateful for your videos! Your help is invaluable and I look for you every time I need to know something about knitting. As a very new knitter, I have made only dishcloths. Garter discloths. Would you kindly tell me if this works for dish cloths? A dear knitter friend who has helped me immensely tells me that weaving will come out after repeated washings. I look forward to you advice. Many thanks!
Thank you so much for this tutorial! I am embarking on a temperature blanket and am curious how this works when I've only got one ridge (two rows) of a single color occasionally? Thanks again!
Mysteryglo - my videos are viewable on mobile devices, including iPad. If you're having trouble viewing RUclips videos on your iPad, you may need to update your RUclips app. Hope that helps!
I just want to clarify-- when you first start weaving in the end, you say to put the yarn through a smile and then an umbrella (up and to the right), but you actually put it through two smiles instead. Does it matter which way?
Great video showing how to weave in tails...but it would be nice to see the process all the way through. Showing when and where you cut the yarn. How far do you weave in before you cut? Do you use any glue or fray check. Why or why not? Thanks! Love your videos!!!
+VeryPink Knits Thanks for such a quick reply! I've just finished weaving in all my ends on a 100% mercerized cotton and they look great. Them seem like they will stay put. I hope so.
Oh - you're right, but no - it doesn't really matter. As long as you get yourself into position for the next step (to follow the umbrella around), you're good.
Awesome video as always! I have a question though, when i weave the ends with this technic and cut the yarn, i always stretch the knitted piece a bit, as it would be once worn, and i always have the tip of yarn i just cut sticking out a little bit... which bothers me as it doesn't feel "professionnal" and completely secure! Any tip for that? Thanks in advance!
Very helpful video. I'm knitting a Doctor Who scarf, which is 13 feet long and entirely in garter stitch. I'll end up having over 100 ends, and I've been concerned about how I was going to weave them all in without altering the appearance. Thank you! Definitely favoriting this video!
so wonderful how you explain this, I could not get this for years now and just been winging it; i have a tunic sweater of a zillion stripes so this is what I have been hoping to find, I don't want to blow the sweater. It is st st but of course I am weaving it on back so I would follow this format, is that correct? thanx for all your wondrous video teachings.
Great tutorial. I'm using Woolfolk Luft and Far yarns which is a net tube of cotton with wool blown in the tube. I'm finding it is hard to hide the ends once they are cut. Any hints for this yarn and weaving in. One scarf is garter, the other is mock fisherman's rib.Thank you.
+beatrice lim Usually 5-8 'rows' (repeats) will work fine. Knots aren't necessary if you weave in like this, as long as your yarn is acrylic, wool or cotton based. If you work with slippery yarn, like something heavy in silk or mercerized cotton, you'll need to use a different technique, or use a tiny dab of fabric glue on the end after weaving, or knot.
I was so excited to find this video because I've always had a problem weaving in the ends of my work. I followed the instructions to a tee and they were truly invisible. I loved the way it looked. However, when I washed the blanket all the ends stuck out and I had to clip them. Am I not doing enough stitches, I think I did about 10, or am I doing something wrong? Any hints would be greatly appreciated.
Are you weaving in the ends on the ws or rs? I know garter is the same on both sides but with colorwork I have a wrong side and the right side. Thanks!
I am a newbie knitter and was confused with the very beginning of the steps. You mention to go up in a smile and then up through an umbrella. You went up through another smile, right?
Is there a way to get rid of loopy ends from casting off too loosely? I did not notice the issue from the beginning of my cast off until I had come full circle on an infinity scarf 🙁
@@verypinkknits probably true to get it perfect, but I got it pretty good by using the weaving in method to tighten it. I knit it for my 9 year old niece so I doubt she will notice or that the scarf will last as long as I would like. Thanks anyways.
Cara Elizabeth you don’t need fabric glue with acrylic. I’ve woven in literally thousands of ends in acrylic (tiny granny square blanket) and they don’t come out. Just do a few inches like in the video and cut!
I don't have a video for reverse stockinette - you want to weave in the end on the knit side? I recommend this technique: ruclips.net/video/ohtv2fyd_lY/видео.html
Thank you very much. The “umbrellas and smiles” are more helpful than any other explanation I’ve heard or seen. Thank you!
Thank you for the note! You're doing the technique just as I would recommend - weave in the end, then give the work a tug. If you find a little pokey end that you're not happy with, just trim it a bit more. If you're using wool, that little end will eventually "stick". If you're using a non-animal fiber, I recommend tying a knot, and trimming it very short. (You can watch my Weaving in Cotton Ends video for more info on that.) Good luck!
This was so helpful to me, I wanted to write a thank you message. I have been working on a shawl for my cousin to wear for outdoor photos for her winter wedding in just 15 days, and I just finished knitting and now to the dreaded weaving in... I learned to knit over 10 years ago, but never really learned to weave in ends properly. This was perfect, and so simple, I don't know why I was stressed about it. Thank you so much for this clear, concise video!
Thank you for this really good video. You did such a good job that I was able to follow what you actually did in the beginning instead of what you said...you started with a smile and went through a smile directly above rather than an umbrella to the right...and that made it all work! Thank you again.
Really awesome! I love garter stitch because it lays flat and needs no border or edge for most projects and this technique is really invisible. Very good video! Thanks!
I absolutely love your videos. Short, meaningful, clear, subtitled and fresh. Thank you so so so much indeed!
Ur 100% my fav online knitting instructor
These video tutorials are so helpful; simple and easy to follow. Amazing that you really can't see where the ends are woven into the garment!
Ha - that's a good question. Some of the little samples (I call them "piece outs") are unraveled after shooting, because they are too specific to use for anything else. But I save many of them in a plastic bin, and I'm often able to use them in other videos, or in local classes. The swatch I use in this video was initially used in my Learn to Knit a Log Cabin tutorial, for example. :)
Oh my god, thank you for being you. I'm mostly self taught for knitting and a lot of videos are super confusing. Yours are super clear and helpful! Thank you for making it easy and fun for me to continue to learn to knit!
Wow that is so neat.
I bookemarked it so I will not forget.
Just amazing tutorial.
I often have trouble weaving in ends because I do not know hwhat to do.
Thanks so much and happy knitting.
This is totally what I am doing, too! This video saved my rear end with the multitude of ends in my Doctor Who scarf!!
Great video! Easiest explanation I could follow and it is virtually invisible. Thank you!
LOVE this. I am always sloppy at weaving in and seaming, and this makes weaving in sooo easy
Katie - it depends. I you're using a "sticky" yarn like 100% wool or wool blend, you can just weave in the end for an inch or two, then cut it short. The yarn will stick to itself, securing the end. If you're using something smoother with no stick to it, then you want to secure it further, especially if you're making something to be machine washed/dried. I have a video called "Knitting Help - Weaving in Cotton Ends" that explains how to secure the ends further.
Thank you for posting this video!! I'm a newbie knitter and was having a difficult time weaving the ends in and having them blend in... Now that I'm doing it correctly, my knitting has improved!!
Thank you for this. My ends do seem to stay in pretty well, but I like this technique a lot more.
Your tips and tricks are invaluable. Thanks for being such a great resource!
Thank you so much for this video. Weaving in ends wasn’t clicking for me until this!!
Thank you for this easy to follow and straight to the point tutorial!
awesome, now I can get weave in all the tails left on my scarfs, and I have also found the use for that needle. It always come with my needle set, but I never know what it's used for.
You are a wizard!!! Thank you so much, you've made my evening so spectacularly😊
this is such an easy and helpful video. Thank you so much!
Your videos are like THE BEST! i really enjoy watching them! Highfive to you!!
I am so grateful for your videos! Your help is invaluable and I look for you every time I need to know something about knitting.
As a very new knitter, I have made only dishcloths. Garter discloths. Would you kindly tell me if this works for dish cloths? A dear knitter friend who has helped me immensely tells me that weaving will come out after repeated washings.
I look forward to you advice. Many thanks!
This is a really good video! Great quality and easy to understand! Thank you so much!
Thank you so much for this tutorial! I am embarking on a temperature blanket and am curious how this works when I've only got one ridge (two rows) of a single color occasionally? Thanks again!
Mysteryglo - my videos are viewable on mobile devices, including iPad. If you're having trouble viewing RUclips videos on your iPad, you may need to update your RUclips app. Hope that helps!
I just want to clarify-- when you first start weaving in the end, you say to put the yarn through a smile and then an umbrella (up and to the right), but you actually put it through two smiles instead. Does it matter which way?
yeah it's actually through two smiles I think it's just a mistake what she said
I'm so glad you made this comment. Thought I was going nuts! Yes, she started off by going through two smiles.
I would love it if you could do a video on weaving in ends with floats from fair isle!
Great video showing how to weave in tails...but it would be nice to see the process all the way through. Showing when and where you cut the yarn. How far do you weave in before you cut? Do you use any glue or fray check. Why or why not? Thanks! Love your videos!!!
Just weave it in an inch or two, more if the yarn is slick, less if the yarn is "sticky", then cut it short.
+VeryPink Knits Thanks for such a quick reply! I've just finished weaving in all my ends on a 100% mercerized cotton and they look great. Them seem like they will stay put. I hope so.
Oh - you're right, but no - it doesn't really matter. As long as you get yourself into position for the next step (to follow the umbrella around), you're good.
Awesome video as always! I have a question though, when i weave the ends with this technic and cut the yarn, i always stretch the knitted piece a bit, as it would be once worn, and i always have the tip of yarn i just cut sticking out a little bit... which bothers me as it doesn't feel "professionnal" and completely secure! Any tip for that? Thanks in advance!
What about the actual end of the thread? Won’t it pop out once you cut it?
Excellent instruction!! I can always count on you, thank you.
Very helpful video. I'm knitting a Doctor Who scarf, which is 13 feet long and entirely in garter stitch. I'll end up having over 100 ends, and I've been concerned about how I was going to weave them all in without altering the appearance. Thank you! Definitely favoriting this video!
so wonderful how you explain this, I could not get this for years now and just been winging it; i have a tunic sweater of a zillion stripes so this is what I have been hoping to find, I don't want to blow the sweater. It is st st but of course I am weaving it on back so I would follow this format, is that correct? thanx for all your wondrous video teachings.
Great tutorial. I'm using Woolfolk Luft and Far yarns which is a net tube of cotton with wool blown in the tube. I'm finding it is hard to hide the ends once they are cut. Any hints for this yarn and weaving in. One scarf is garter, the other is mock fisherman's rib.Thank you.
Thanks for this wonderful video🥰
Great video and...this jacket is so gorgeous! What yarn and pattern please?
This was so helpful, thank you!
So, this was very helpful, however, I have color changes in the shawl. How do I hide a color that has to be woven with another color of yarn?
The sweater behind you ❤❤❤ is that a free pattern ?
Hi Staci , out of curiosity- what do you end up doing with all your little swatches and samples, unravel them or make a big blanket? :)
After you have done the weaving do you anchor the yarn somehow or do you just cut it off?
Do you cut the ends after you weave them through?
How many rows do you have to do and do you need to knot the yarn before cutting to make it secure?
+beatrice lim Usually 5-8 'rows' (repeats) will work fine. Knots aren't necessary if you weave in like this, as long as your yarn is acrylic, wool or cotton based. If you work with slippery yarn, like something heavy in silk or mercerized cotton, you'll need to use a different technique, or use a tiny dab of fabric glue on the end after weaving, or knot.
this was great thanks but how do you end it? Just cut the yarn when you feel like it?
Just weave in the end for an inch or two (more for slippery yarn, less for "sticky" yarn), then cut the end short.
+VeryPink Knits thanks
I was so excited to find this video because I've always had a problem weaving in the ends of my work. I followed the instructions to a tee and they were truly invisible. I loved the way it looked. However, when I washed the blanket all the ends stuck out and I had to clip them. Am I not doing enough stitches, I think I did about 10, or am I doing something wrong? Any hints would be greatly appreciated.
Are you weaving in the ends on the ws or rs? I know garter is the same on both sides but with colorwork I have a wrong side and the right side. Thanks!
I'm weaving in on the wrong side.
I am a newbie knitter and was confused with the very beginning of the steps. You mention to go up in a smile and then up through an umbrella. You went up through another smile, right?
Yes, I must have misspoken.
And then once you’ve done it are you meant to tie somewhere to secure it?
No, after you've woven in the end you can just cut it short.
VeryPink Knits brilliant, thanks for the quick reply 😊
Thanks! great job!
Is there a way to get rid of loopy ends from casting off too loosely? I did not notice the issue from the beginning of my cast off until I had come full circle on an infinity scarf 🙁
Nothing other than re-doing the CO, sorry.
@@verypinkknits probably true to get it perfect, but I got it pretty good by using the weaving in method to tighten it. I knit it for my 9 year old niece so I doubt she will notice or that the scarf will last as long as I would like. Thanks anyways.
What kind of needle is that?
Oh this is the wrong video too. Do you have a video for weaving the ends that we cast on and cast off
So how do I end the weaving? I get to a point where my yarn needle doesn’t have enough yarn to go through. Do I just cut it off? I don’t get it.
It depends on the yarn you're using...do it enough so you believe it's secure. Wool yarn will only take 1-2 inches.
VeryPink Knits It’s acrylic, so maybe I’ll go with the fabric glue at the end. But I’ll keep it in mind for the future. Thanks.
Cara Elizabeth you don’t need fabric glue with acrylic. I’ve woven in literally thousands of ends in acrylic (tiny granny square blanket) and they don’t come out. Just do a few inches like in the video and cut!
Wow, brilliant! Thank you so much :)
Hi, I cannot find your video on Weaving ends in reverse stockinette stitch. Was it taken down?
I don't have a video for reverse stockinette - you want to weave in the end on the knit side? I recommend this technique: ruclips.net/video/ohtv2fyd_lY/видео.html
What's that needle-like tool you used in the video?
+Neel P - just a tapestry needle, used for weaving in ends and seaming in knitting.
+VeryPink Knits Thanks :-)
Neel P chibi needles come in little tubes with a screw on cap. the needles are bent like that. they're in the knitting section at the store.
Oh shit! 🤦🏼♀️ I will get this!
Thanks for the help
On your weaving in ends video, I thought it was making the ends disappear by weaving them. So I made a mistake on that video.
Yea the doctor who scarf has so many color changes you have to sew the end in as you go
Very helpful, thanks
Wonderful! Thank you :)
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Very helpful, thank you