Changing colors of yarn while crocheting?

Question

What is the proper way to do it? I've been just tieing knots but I know that's not right.

Answer 1

Knots aren't a very good way of changing color, because they can come untied and leave a bump in the middle of your work!

What you actually want to do is start a stitch with your first color, then complete it with the second and continue working over the tails of the 2 colors of yarn.

Here are a few photo tutorials:

http://www.stitchdiva.com/custom.aspx?id...

http://crochet.about.com/library/weekly/...

http://crochet.about.com/library/weekly/...

Answer 2

Yeah that's right! Just tie a knot linking the two colors together and your good to go! Have fun! :)