I am not sure how to add a new skein of yarn when I run out of what I am using.
I tie the ends loosely together, knit a few rows, then rearrange and tighten the knot. There’s more suggestions on the Tips page for joining yarn.
Here is how I do it when I run out of one skein and have to join another; I knit one last complete row with the old skein or ball or whatever, and then at the turning, I drop the old skein (cut the end to a manageable length, say like 6-8 inches or something), I then pick up the new skein and just start knitting with that. Make sure that you leave a long enough tail from the new skein to weave it in later. You can weave in the ends into the selvedges or seams or even use them to seam up that part of the item, and then clip off the excess.
Suz’s method is a good one as well.
there are lots of ways!
[B]1[/B]–at edge (end of row) loosely tie new yarn to old (later undo knot and weave in tails
[B]2[/B]–in middle of row…over lap the two yarns and make 3 to 5 stitches with 2 strands (last few inches of old skein, first few inches of new.
(on next row, knit (or purl) into both strands… (they will be slightly thicker… but really, only you will see (and after a few rows, even you will have a hard time seeing!
[B]3 [/B]spit splice–for wool or wool like natural fibers (alpaca, etc)
over lap last inch or two (and first inch or two) in your hand.
SPIT> (yes, spit… sounds gross… but…) and then rub hands together vigorously. the two strands, with moisture (spit) and friction (heat) and movement, will felt together.
(NOTE plain water does not work as well as spit–the proteins in saliva make it work better than water.
[B]4[/B] russian splice. Use a tapestry needle to splice the two yarn together (google russian splice for details)
[B]5[/B] Other
there are lots of ways to join a new yarn…
what works best for you will depend on YOU!
but now you have a few ideas.