Quick Tips: Joining a Round Invisibly
Mary Beth TempleHave you ever noticed the little bump that is created when you make a slip stitch join in the last round of a project? This annoying little bump can be completely be avoided, leaving a perfectly smooth edge. In this video, Mary Beth Temple demonstrates how to work this completely seamless, invisible join at the end of a project.
The Mini Meadow Washcloth Set is the perfect project to try out this technique! You can find the free pattern and video tutorial here!
Sometimes when we join a round in crochet for the final round, the same way that we did earlier when we were making rounds, you get a little bump from where you used your slip stitch. So I'm gonna show you how to make a more invisible join in crochet in any kind of stitch that you're doing. Instead of joining with a slip stitch that I would do if I was going to keep going, I'm gonna cut my yarn and pull it through. Now I'm going to thread that yarn on to a yarn needle. Now, I want you to look and see where the yarn is coming out.
I have two choices here. I can work into the chain three at the beginning of my round. Uh But oftentimes what I like to do is skip that chain three and go to the first technical stitch and that can you, you'll see what works best for you. I'm gonna bring my yarn through there and now I'm going to take the yarn back down exactly where it came up. And now all I have to do is weave in my ends because that little stitch that I made with my yarn needle blends in perfectly with the stitches on either side, making an almost invisible join when working in the round.
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