I’m working on my first lace-type project: a scarf. I’m using Knitpicks’ Simply Cotton sport wt, working Turkish st as the base with garter ridges every couple inches and a single st garter selvedge.
Obviously it isn’t using a ton of yardage, but soon i will have to start a new skein, and do so at least once before i’m done.
so what’s the best way to connect new yarn as inconspicuously as possible in something like this, without adding extra bulk or sticking out like a sore thumb? (not working from a published pattern, so no hints there…) obviously on a scarf there’s no wrong side and with this pattern theres not much bulk to hide anything anywhere.
and for that matter, to weave in the ends at cast on and bind off?
(i’m considering small, tight knots, trimmed close, but i’m not totally thrilled by that idea and wondering if/hoping that there are better tricks i haven’t heard of.)
If you’re near the garter stitch rows, that would be an ideal place to weave in ends. In any case, you could split the plies and weave in two different directions, maybe on the diagonal.
It’s a very lovely pattern and will make a beautiful scarf.
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thanks! it’s going to be a b day gift for my mother.
hmm… splitting the plies before weaving in is def something i hadn’t thought of…
i agree that positioning the change in a garter row makes the most sense.
in researching a bit online i have found some other pretty cool methods of connecting yarns in general. i found this site interesting: https://yarnsub.com/articles/techniques/joining-yarn/
some of these are very ingenious!
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That’s a handy list! Yarn sub puts out the Yarn Geeks Newsletter from time to time and it often solves common problems. Thanks for the link, knitster.
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Update:
just thought i’d follow up quickly and show what i ended up doing. i was thinking of trying to hide a magic knot in the garter row but then i read some stuff about knots coming untied and got nervous. so i chickened out and instead overlapped the ends for a few sts and then split the plies and tied the ends to the work and trimmed the tied ends close. i figured this way, though there is a little added bulk, if the knots do ever come undone there’s enough length left in the ends to re-tie them for her without having to do major repairs. it’s not perfect but i can live with it and it feels like a safer bet in the end. here’s the overlapping section on the left side just below my thumb:
it’s coming along! tbh when i first started this thing i wondered if i’d lose my mind having to do so many k2tog’s but by now i think i’m getting the hang of it… 
That looks like a good solution. I agree with you about magic knot. I know a knitter who uses it but it’s just not for me.
It’s going to be a beautiful scarf, knitster.
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