Like most knitters, I don’t enjoy weaving in yarn tails. Whenever possible, I try to take care of them as I go, so there’s nothing to weave in later.
Right now I’m knitting one of my Cubicle Socks. This pattern uses three colors of yarn which are basically worked as stripes. I’m going to carry all the colors up the inside of the sock to minimize the number of tails to be woven in and I’ll demonstrate that technique in another video.
But, as I start knitting the foot, I have to attach the new colors of yarn somehow. So today, I’ll be demonstrating how to use a variation of the Russian join to do just that. You’ll need a blunt yarn needle and your new color of yarn.
Episode Notes
Introduction - 0:00
Attaching a New Color - 1:06
Final Notes - 6:51
Pattern: Cubicle Socks Trio
Needles: Skacel by addi FlexiFlips Bamboo
Notions: blunt yarn or tapestry needle
Additional Videos
Yarn, Needle, Notion Support
Thanks Ewe Ewe Yarns for providing yarn and to Skacel for providing the addi needles used in this tutorial. The needles are available locally at many yarn shops and online at Makers' Mercantile.
