Another really st*pid question

Don't try to break it - you'll never do that to a decent yarn. Cut it off (leave about four inches or so to weave in later) then start up again with the main color yarn, also leaving a decent tail to weave in at the proper time.

Olwyn Mary in New Orleans.

Have you read to the end of the pattern? At some point, probably under a section called "finishing" it should tell you what to do with all the ends.

Sounds like a Book in parts ,,,, or a Mystery in tv where they push a commercial just at that moment ,,,,, mirjam

I agree with Olwyn Mary, cut it. That is what it means. You will do fine. I have ran into that word used for cut before. Then, as Olwyn Mary stated, "continue with the other color".

We do not want to here about stupid questions, we all have questions to ask. If you don't, you are not challenging your self. Please check in often and leave a picture.

Hugs & God bless, Dennis & Gail

Not if you leave a decent tail. It wil loosen a little, but then you snug it up at the time you weave in or tie off the tail.

Now relax!! This is how we all do it. It works.

Olwyn Mary in New Orleans.

Just pull it to tighten the stitch. Weaving the end in when finishing will keep it tight.

The Other Kim kimagreenfieldatyahoodotcom

"Break" is just old-school. Homespun yarns are often looser and can be pulled apart rather than cut. A lot of sewing patterns still read "break thread" when in fact you can cut it.

You can tie the new color on to the old one or not, depending on your style. Personally, I rarely tie the new yarn to the old at the time of changing skeins - I tie them at the end when I'm cleaning up all the loose ends - but you can tie the new color on if you'd like.

Good luck!

Amen, and well said Dennis. I've always maintained that there is no such thing as a 'stupid' question. Some answers are just more obvious than others.

Bob

And then following a different definition, there are those questions that are not honest ones -- that is, the person who asks is not truly and sincerely wanting your answer, whatever it may be.

Yes, I've come across that way of operating too. Luckily, nobody that I've seen on this group has that kind of hidden agenda. We don't all agree all of the time but that is good for discussion and learning.

As with everything in life - it's easy if you know how! :-)

Leave a 4-inch tail and knit with the other color. You can tighten the last stitch when you work the ends in later.

If you prefer, you can knit a row or three and then stop and go back to work the ends in right away. That way, when you're done, some of the finishing work is done already.

Most people don't recommend tying an actual knot because it's hard to control where the knot ends up (outside or inside) and because in clothing it makes a hard little lump. On something like a hat for an adult, it's not a problem, but in baby clothes it could be uncomfortable.

=Tamar

I tie a knot (only temporarily.) Then when I'm weaving in the ends I undo the knot and weave in the ends (how repetitive!)

Alison

Nooo, repetitive would be leaving the knot *and* weaving in the ends....

sue

I've done that. (Shouldn't have admitted that, should I?) But I've learned. ;-)

Murielle

Wool yarn can be broken between the fists. Even wool sock yarn with a fair bit of spun nylon spun in. Acrylic yarn cannot be broken (as a general rule). (Another way to determine the nature of the bandless skein that appeared in the stash!)

"Break yarn" has become the standard way to say it. Ridiculous for years, but what can you do?

Cece