Joining new yarn when knitting in the round

For many years I have joined yarn by just knitting a few stitches in the middle of the round with both new and old yarn, and then dropping the old. Weave ends in later. It is very secure, no knots, no lumps, nothing showing.

Georgia

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I do the same! (But I remember once I worked with a very "sleek" yarn, it was difficult to weave it, because the ends would easily slip out. This was a "steeked" sweater. I Then I put "double stitches" in the "steek stitch" and the stitch at each side . The machine seam helped to "keep the yarn at right place". But I'm not sure this was nessesary) OH MY!!! this was difficult to explain! I'm sure this sounded kind of stupid!Did you understand!LOL!

Aud ;-)

I think joining it where the steek will be cut would work best, since that's going to be a 'broken yarn' anyway. Also, since it's going to be cut, I think I'd just tie a knot.

Otherwise, I just join yarns the same way regardless of whether I'm knitting in the round or flat. I like the Russian join but usually I just knit a few stitches with both yarns and then work the tails in later.

=Tamar

Me too, Georgia, long before I saw Zimmerman's recommendation in Knitting Without Tears. As she worked with wool, one stitch was sufficient; as I work with acrylic mostly, I do three. No matter whether I'm working in the round, or flat. As Zimmerman pointed out, "the books" don't know everything; I decided very soon after beginning to knit that the books insistence on joining only at the edge and tying a knot was as wrong as it could be.

Cece

I think I'm like the Princess and the Pea--I can feel the least little knot in a garment, so I avoid them. Also seams--knit most things from the top down. Good thing I don't mind picking up stitches!

Georgia

Cece , i knit almost 60 years was taught , to knit [ or crochet ] 3-4 stitches with both yarns[ old and new] and later weave in the short ends. Knots NEVER ,,,,, mirjam

Ah. I learned in 1970, from the Learn-How book, and several books after that. And every one of those books wanted a knot tied at the edge. Shudder!

Have you read Elizabeth Zimmerman's _Knitting Without Tears_? Available at bookstores, like Barnes and Noble. Quite sensible, and very funny. "Good heavens, a KNOT?"

Cece

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My mother knitted , everybody knitted around us , it was a neccessity , bought sweaters weren`t availale here and if they were one couldn`t afford it. Also people enlarged clothes , unravelled old sweater and reknitted the wool. I have read the first Knitting without Tears and even Wrote Mrs Zimmermnan a letter and got an answer ,,, Have not read the second one. I became a different knitter than my mother , because i used to ask WHY about every instruction, i was given. I learned more later bt trying things out ,,, mirjam