How to Add a New Ball of Yarn - Five Ways

This is a step-by-step tutorial that explains five ways to join a new ball of yarn in a knitting project. These ways work great for attaching a new ball of yarn of the same colour when you ran out of yarn, and for attaching yarn in a different colour to work in a colourwork pattern.

[jenniebaker]

I ABSOLUTELY love your Is so easy to understand & follow. Thank You

[diyangeluk]

Thank you as always my dear friend! 🥰 I personally have always used the 1st method and I do not have a gap because I hide away the tails. I do this by:- Every time that I want to make a stitch I then wrap the actual tail once around the long bit of yarn that is coming from my actual ball and then I just make another stitch as usual and I keep on doing this until the tail vanishes. It is a truly superb method!🥰🥰

[jessedavidschell]

I knit many socks so this is about knitting in the round. When adding another ball of yarn, I always weave-in the new yarn for about 8 stitches and then weave-out the old yarn for another 8 stitches. Then, on the next row, I weave in each tail for about 8 stitches each.. Then, everything this is tidy and secure. This works for ribbing as well as plain garter stitch. This is the same technique I use when doing stranded knitting (Fair Isle).

[ShelbyDevaud]

Thank you so much! Used method #4 to join a new ball of the same colour in a scarf with a looser knit, and it seems very secure. First time having to do so, so it was quite nerve wracking, but your instructions were clear, and made me feel confident enough to just give it a go and trust it would work out! :)

[battymaria]

I was just looking for this! Thank you for posting such informative easy to follow videos. 💕

[YvonneWilson]

Thank you so much for this tutorial - very helpful!

[theastewart]

Great tutorial Maryna! I have trouble when I’m adding a néw yarn when knitting in the round. I’ve taken to putting in a knot and taking it out when I weave in my ends. I’ll have to try these other methods too. Thanks for sharing. Have a wonderful weekend!🌸🌺

[citizeneye]

Than you very useful to know different ways.

[carolr]

One way of reducing bulk when you use 2 strands of yarn is to open up the ply on both for about 2 inches and remove half the plies, making each strand half as thick as it was.

[chrisdarry-roseelrod]

Another great Tutorial, Maryna. I sometimes will alternate the long tail with the working yarn when making new stitches with a new yarn. It cuts down on the bulk on the side of the project.

[annat]

Hi thanks so much for this! What do you do with the loose tails after you are done. I am making a blanket and I have a loose tails from method 4 in the middle and the end of my piece. Thanks !

[peaches]

Hello
I'm going to need to add new skien of yarn soon. My first stitch is a slip knit wise. Do I add new yarn on the 2nd stitch ?
Thank you for your help and time with my question!!

[baderfamily]

Hi Maryna, can I ask what is YOUR personal favourite? I've been struggling with choosing one way for the last year (when I started knitting). Just can't make up my mind.

[wausimutungi]

If I already made a knot between the two yarns, how can I make it more secure. Knitting is complete but I haven’t cut of the loose ends.

[joeynelson]

I have a Be aware, I am a beginner knitter. Can you attach a new ball of yarn in the middle of the row or should you always do it at the beginning of the row? By the way, thanks for your videos.... I am learning a lot.

[KittenBowl]

It was easy to follow thank god. I just hate English style knitting tutorials and all I saw was English style knittings before this. I couldn’t follow those..I mean they don’t know their style of knitting is actually the minority in the world. But it’s probably because it’s done mostly by American and British knitters. But to be honest the rest of the world (majority of the people) knit in continental. I live in Japan and no one here knits in English style. I also have friends in Europe and they also knit in continental. My grandma would laugh at me if I knit in that awkward English knitting style. I mean have you seen how they knit? It’s like arthritis promoting style or something. Horrific actually.
I just connect the yarn at the edge or second stitch as you have done #2 and they don’t come unraveling if you properly wave in the ends splitting the yarn. I’m not fond of tying into a knot no matter how secure they are. Tied knots don’t look nice and without weaving in, they do often come unraveling. Weaving in the ends properly is the way to go.