Great Ways to Weave in Ends

I confess I’m not great at weaving in ends. Sometimes it’s hard to decide exactly where to put them, or it can get tricky in colorwork knitting to hide them in the right places. And I suffer from end creep. A lot.

Jane Richmond is clearly much better at weaving in ends than I am, and she shared her tips and tricks at Very Shannon as part of her summer sweater knitalong.

You should click through and check out all her tips, but her hidden ends are basically worked in duplicate stitch, which is a great way to do it.

She shows how to work in ends on both the knit side and the purl side, using contrasting and matching yarn, so you can see how to do it and also see how much you can’t really see it when it’s done.

In addition she has a great visible way of weaving in ends that gets them out of the way but makes them really easy to pull out if you find you need to rip up the knitting at some point.

How do you weave in ends? I do sometimes do the duplicate stitch method but have never gotten into the habit of doing it all the time. Maybe I need to try harder!

[Photo via Very Shannon.]

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The felted slipper craze that began last year doesn’t seem like it’s fading away. The Sailor Slippers, often striped knit and felted slippers made with super bulky yarn, because the project of the moment late last year (check out more knit slipper options in this post all about sailor slippers) and they’re still consistently popular with knitters.

Which makes sense because they are fun and fast to knit, and seeing them go from this giant thing to something that actually fits a foot feels a little magical.

I have always loved felting (in fact my first book was about felting knitting) and it’s always fun for me to see people rediscover this technique.

If you’ve knit enough plain slippers to fit all the feet you know, maybe it’s time to stitch up some tabi style slippers instead.

Maymade Knits has designed these cute tabi ballerina slippers, made with bulky yarn and felted. They’re worked flat at first and then in rounds, and are available in 10 EU sizes (the Internet tells me add 31 to your American shoe size to get your EU size). The designer says the slippers are meant to have a close fit and you should choose a size a little smaller than your foot for the ideal fit.

The pattern includes a video tutorial along with the written pattern.

You can grab this pattern on Ravelry. The same designer has her own version of the striped felted slipper as well, called Sarah’s Striped Slippers. These are worked in super bulky yarn and have a contrasting foot and a striped body. These are knit flat and seamed and there are 7 size options available. Check that pattern out here if you’re looking for a more traditional slipper shape. They also look roomier so you can wear them with socks if you like.

[Photo: Maymade Knits]

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