color change like a boss

Raise your hand if you're not a fan of weaving in ends. ME: 🙋‍♀️

I hate weaving in ends so much that I used to avoid projects with lots of color changes. But those days are behind me, thanks to the Weaver's Knot.

Learning the weaver's knot changed my life. No more weaving in ends unless I want to!

What I love about the Weaver's knot:

1. Strong

   1. Won't unravel

   2. Gets even stronger under tension

2. Fast

   1. Only takes a few seconds once you get used to the process

   2. Way faster than weaving in ends

3. Keeps project tidy

   1. No loose threads hanging off

If you're weaver's-knot-curious, grab some yarn and follow along with this picture tutorial. Don't be intimidated. The tutorial looks long, but only because I've broken the steps down into ridiculously simple steps. I promise if you spend 5 minutes learning this technique, it'll save you HOURS of time down the road.

Trust me. Once you master this knot, you'll never look back!

Step 1 Cut Yarn

Work up to the point of the color change. This could be the end of a row or round, or it could be at any point in a row or round. You can use this technique anywhere!

Next, lay your project flat and cut the yarn about 1/2" or a finger's-width from the hook.

You'll need a small length of the old color for tying the weaver's knot. Remove your hook and unravel the last stitch or two. Drape the old color away from your project, as if it's still connected to your ball of yarn.

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Step 2 Tie first half of weaver's knot

Lay the new yarn parallel to the old, like train tracks, with the new yarn as the "top track."

If you get confused about which thread should be pointed which way, it's not just you! I struggled with the spatial arrangement too, until I made sense of it this way:

It helps me to imagine both pieces of yarn as one continuous thread, because, after all, they will be one continuous thread after you tie the weaver's knot. Think of it as the new yarn quite literally picking up where the old left off.

Now, take your finger and press down on the old yarn in the middle of the legth you unraveled. Your finger is an anchor.

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While you hold the old yarn in place with your finger, shift your project away from you to create a right angle in the old yarn (reverse "L" shape), as shown below. The upright part of the "L" should overlap the new yarn color, making a plus sign.

Next, using both hands, grasp the new color on both sides of your plus sign. Now, just tie a simple knot around the old color.

Half your weaver's knot is done!

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Step 3 Tie second half of weaver's knot

Without moving your project, flip the threads so now the old color on top. Press down on new yarn and make "L" shape so new color crosses over the old (this is the reverse of what you did in step 2).

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Step 4

Grasp yarn outside of two knots you just tied and pull outward until the knots slide together snugly.

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Step 5

Now, just trim the ends close to the knot. Don't worry; it won't come untied. And voila! You've completed your color change!

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Now you're ready to change colors like a pro with almost no weaving of loose ends. Enjoy!

What do you think? Do you like the weaver's knot? Think you'll try it out on your next project? Leave a comment and let me know how you feel about color changes in your crochet.