I’ve been crocheting for about 40 years. I love crocheting but sometimes I get tired of the same old same old. It’s always a pleasant experience for me when I learn something new.
The other night I was working on a project (gift for daughter) when I ran out of yarn. Now normally I tie a knot with the new skein and work over the knot. I tried this but the material is silk so the knot wouldn’t stay. Recently I read about a new way to join. I read a description of it and had no idea what they were talking about but I did a google search on it and found a YouTube video on how to do it.
I’ve been crocheting for a long time and sometimes I get in the mode of I know best and new stuff is not the “right” way of doing things. Reluctantly I tried this new join technique. I was thrilled with the result. The material around the join was slightly thicker but overall it was a better join than the way I’ve been joining material for the last 40 years. There were no tails to tuck in, the joins was smoother, firmer, and held better.
Now before I say I will use this join on all materials, I want to try it out more. It was definitely a wonderful way to join silk and have a smooth invisible join.
Here are a few links to how to do this:
The nice thing is you can use this for any yarn craft – crochet, knitting, or others. I’m looking forward to trying it with different materials.