This simple instruction baffles me.
Does that mean it’s possible that I will have an end that if pulled will unravel?
Like my sock, I cast on with Long tail cast on, what do I do with the left over tail?
It’s a way to secure the end instead of making a knot. If you sew the end into some nearby sts, it won’t unravel. You can use a crochet hook too and pull it through the sts. So for your leftover tail, when you’re done with the sock, thread it through a few of the stitches. The video Duplicate Stitch Join on the Tips page under Joining a New Color Yarn shows how to weave in the ends.
Here’s another good page with info. I use this method rather than knitting it in because that seems to thick to me.
thank you both for the tips. I think I prefer the second option, weaving it in with the yarn needle.
And this is secure enough?
Now I can go hide all my tails - thanks again!
It is secure. You’re never at a risk of unraveling when you have tails hanging–you just have tails hanging, and that doesn’t work. If you cut them too short, [I]then[/I] you could unravel.
I tend to do more than some people suggest. I usually weave in (like in the link) for about 4 or 5 stitches, then I go back a couple stitches just under the purl and spit a few stitches before cutting.
Im going to try the 2nd link suggested by JanInCa,
http://www.knitty.com/ISSUEfall04/FEATfall04TT.html
I think it’s more up my alley.
I will be back hopefully with well hidden sock tails. 