KNITTING - joining yarn by piercing old strand with needle?

Question

Am currently working on a project using 100% mercurized cotton yarn and need to join a new ball of yarn. Felting is not possible as this is not wool yarn, and I am unhappy with the "joining yarn" methods I've used before (knots are ugly and when I stitch old/new yarns at same time I get a bulky knit that stands out). So, I searched the internet and found another method. Can anyone tell me if they're familiar with the following method and if it's any good? Also, if anyone is familiar with it, what kind of yarn is it best suited for?

With this method you join the yarn at begining of a row by using a needle with the new yarn attached. You pierce the old yarn tail and first loop with the needle and thread the new yarn through the old yarn.

What do the experts here think of this method? Any good? Would it work well with cotton?

Answer 1

I actually try to start with new yarn at the beginning of a row.

and either knot it later or weave it in.

Depending on the thickness of the yarn, a knot elsewhere is o.k. or doubling up as well.

I am not so sure that - particularly with slick yarn - the method

you are thinking of will remain in place in the long run.

You may try all of the options suggested and see what you like the best.

Have fun with your project.

Ingrid

Answer 2

Here's what I do.  Drop the old yarn when you have five or six inches left and just continue with new yarn leaving five or six inch tail. Keep track of the loops so one doesn't unknit.  After two or three rows go back to the back side and make one tie to cross the yarn tails then put each tail on a needle and weave it into the knitted fabric like you do when you end the piece.  Check your tension on the stitches because they will be loose. Tighten them up before you tie and weave.

Answer 3

Well, that's a form of splicing and I suspect it makes a thick spot in the knitting where the two yarns are joined together, which may be unacceptable in cotton.  My preferred method is to weave the new tail in and then the old for several stitches.  With cotton it is then best to separate the strands and weave parts of the very tail in in different directions so it isn't too thick.  It's more time consuming, but it does look nice.

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