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Lace knitting – joining yarn

8th Nov 2011 | 09:00
If yarn needs to be joined, either because the ball ran out, the yarn broke or there was a knot, whatever
the reason it is not always appropriate or desirable to join yarn at the end of a row. This is especially so
if the garment is a scarf with the row end being a selvedge. There are many ways of joining within a
row, such as unwinding and then twisting the yarns together, and splicing (shown about and to the
below).

If yarn needs to be joined, either because the ball ran out, the

yarn broke or there was a knot, whatever the reason it is not always appropriate or desirable to join yarn
at the end of a row. This is especially so if the garment is a scarf with the row end being a selvedge.
There are many ways of joining within a row, such as unwinding and then twisting the yarns together,
and splicing (shown about and to the below).

In this final entry in our lace knitting masterclass series we will look at theRussian join.
Thread a tapestry needle with the end of the yarn and manoeuvre the needle through the centre of the
same piece of yarn, making a loop.

Put the end of the new yarn through the loop, thread it into a tapestry needle, and manoeuvre it through

itself as for the first yarn end.

Gently pull on the ends to tighten the join. Continue knitting, taking care to leave the ends free.

Obviously this is no use if the yarn is a single ply.
When working with cobweb-weight yarn, I simply select the finest part of both ends and twist them
together and work with double thickness for a few stitches choosing the least ‘open’ part of the lace.
This is especially useful for disguising joins and darning in loose ends in solid areas such as nupps or
bobbles.
Whatever the method, I trim the ends to a few centimetres but never flush to the lace until after
dressing, just in case they pull out.