How to keep chenille yarn from unraveling in a project

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Hi,
I’ve been knitting a baby blanket out of Bernat Baby Blanket Yarn. I’ve used it before, and loved it, but most of what I’ve made has been stuffed animals, where I can hide any knots inside with the stuffing. This time, it’s a flat piece of fabric, with nowhere to hide them, and with chenille that can be dangerous. I made two pieces of my blanket and sewed them together. Everything was fine, because almost all of the loose ends are on the opposite edges from where I sewed. But, when I went to weave in the edges and attach the third piece the ends kept unraveling, some well into the fabric. This is going to be a baby blanket, so it’s probably gonna get a good bit of abuse.

I’m using a pattern I’ve devised myself, on a small knitting loom. (Though the pattern is simple enough to change to needles without much difficulty.) It has color changes for stripes every few rows and a lot of loose ends.Can anyone tell me a good way to keep it from unraveling and destroying the blanket?
Thanks in advance :heart:

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Could you anchor you knot and end in with a piece of color-coordinating thread?

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I’m not sure, because most of the ends are where I change color (white & lilac), and either color thread would show pretty clearly if it wound up around the other color yarn. I have some clear, but it’s more difficult than the yarn. I think I’m just going to tie the knots & stitch around them and the ends when I sew two pieces together. I might use some kind of anti-fray glue to keep them from unraveling later on. (I’m not sure if it’ll fall apart through a knot like it does through knitting.) I guess I just have to be careful that it doesn’t dry with sharp edges. Thanks, Rochester. <3