How much yarn are you willing to waste to change skeins at the end of a row?

tunanuna

I am crocheting a blanket and trying to decide if I should cut the yarn and switch skeins at the end of a row, while turning, or to just use it up.  How much more difficult is it to deal with the end in the middle of a row.  I'm talking about weaving them in and finishing the project.  TIA, I'm not a very sophisticated crocheter.

jennyann28

I just use it up.  I actually kind of think it's easier to weave in in the middle, rather than the end.  Unless you'll do a border around the edge.  Ends are pretty easy to hide in there too.

charlatti

Agreed with PP -- I try not to waste much and I think it's easier to weave in ends in the middle. But now that I learned Russian join, I use that for everything. No ends to weave in = happiness. Here are instructions http://www.knittinganyway.com/freethings/russianjoin.htm and you can google for a ton of video demonstrations.

Dr.Loretta

I'm willing to waste quite a bit.

Reinedumonde

I use it up.  I don't mind doing a bit of finishing at the end if it means less waste, especially if I'm cutting it close for having enough yarn to finish the project--that's happened...a few times.

Rock-n-Voll

In crochet, I pretty much use it up.  To some extent it depends on the pattern though and how well I can hide the ends in the middle of the row, but the majority of the time this isn't an issue.

Since I last crocheted I've learned the Russian join and the felted join and both are very useful for clean joins if you prefer.  Instructions for both are on the KnittingHelp website.