I do love a knitting tip, don’t you? I am slowly emerging from hibernation, and definitely not yet ready for a full return to work, but I’ve been knitting, and I’ve been thinking about knitting, and today I’m going to share with you my latest knitting tip obsession: the clasped weft join.
Don’t let the name put you off! Remembering the name of this trick is much harder than actually doing it!
This join is perfect when you are working with a yarn that doesn’t felt. It’s quick and easy to do, and is almost invisible. You end up with two small ends that you can weave in later, or simply trim back, depending on how invisible you need the join to be.
Here is the video tutorial for you: Clasped Weft Join
If you are working with a feltable yarn (something with a high wool content that hasn’t been superwash treated for example), then I don’t think you can beat a spliced join, and we have a tutorial for that too: Splicing Yarns.
I used the clasped weft join extensively in my Briochevron Wrap which I recently finished (it was on my needles for 5 years on and off, so never say never on that hibernating project!!). This design is reversible, so needs to look good on both sides. And although it has a curled stocking stitch edging, there are so many colour changes, that I quickly realised that I wasn’t going to be able to hide them all in there. So I turned to the clasped weft join. It worked a treat and saved me hours of weaving in ends by hand.
I hope you find that video useful! Do let me know in the comments below which method is your favourite for joining in yarns.