If you want a nicely finished edge – or to make less obvious joins when working in rounds and changing colours – this is the joining technique you will want to try. I’ve included a link to a video I have demonstrated the technique in at the end of the post. The video begins right at the Invisible Join spot – so you won’t have to scroll to find it 🙂
Invisible Finish / Invisible Join Technique
Step 1: After you complete the last stitch of the round, cut the yarn (leaving a 6″ – 8″ tail). Then with your hook, pull up on the last loop on your hook until the end pulls all the way through.
Step 2: Thread your yarn through a yarn needle. Insert your needle under both loops of the stitch, 2 stitches to the left of your last worked stitch.
Step 3: Pull through
Step 4: Insert the needle in between the 2 loops of the last stitch crocheted.
Step 5: Pull through.
See how the stitch now looks like all the others?
It has replaced the one it was worked over top of – so if you were to work another round – you would actually work into this stitch, not the one it is hiding.
Step 6: weave in all ends
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Thank you for the wonderful tutorials. I look forward to crocheting lots of your patterns.
This is just SO smart! Thank you for sharing your time and talents. I truly appreciate you.
Thank you for the tutorials and patterns you share! Love your site.
Perfect! Thank you for your kindness in teaching all these marvelous!
Hi Karen, I believe I responded by email to you (I forget when I respond in gmail it doesn’t post on here too!). I prefer the 2 stitches because the invisible finish will replace the middle stitch (the one you skipped over). This way when I work the next round it is completely invisible instead of having the extra nub formed by working into the stitch immediately beside it. I believe when you work into the one immediately to the left of your stitch you have an extra joining bump left over from the join method. If I am mistaken please let me know 🙂 All the best, Rhondda
If you use one stitch to the left you will be creating one extra loop in between the 2 stitches. If you work 2 stitches to the left you will replacing the middle stitch and working the stitch you create instead of the middle stitch which is hiding beneath it for a truly invisible finish 🙂 Both work – the one stitch to the left will give you 1 extra joining stitch. Hope this helps! Rhondda
Hi, I have seen this technique used but only using one stitch to the left.
Which works better? The one stitch way or your two stitch way? xo
I printed the photo tutor for invisible join last week. I used this technique on a cowl I made. It’s great. Thank you for this post.
Hi Kris, Thank you 🙂 I’m happy you found it helpful! Rhondda (Happy New Year to You and Yours too!)
Absolutely FANTASTIC!!! I have been crocheting (daily) for approximately 18 months or so. I learn new things every day online. This is by far my favorite technique for finishing!!! Thank you thank you thank you for sharing!!!
Happy New Year and blessings to you and yours!!
Kris
Hi Lisa! Thank you so very much for your lovely message 🙂 I’m so happy my tutorials have been helpful! I hope you and your family have a Merry Christmas too! Hugs! Rhondda
Dear Rhondda,
this is another precious hint – thank you. I cannot miss this opportunity to tell you, how grateful I am – you were the first crochet teacher I found on fb and I followed so many of your lessons, that I am now able to follow most of your patterns. Your explanations are clear, your tutiorials just perfect. I wish you and all your loved ones a Merry Christmas and a good start into the new year and will happily be one of your followers also in future. Sincere regards from your Viennese fan Lisa
Thank you so much Connie 🙂 I’m happy you find my website helpful!! Have a lovely weekend, Rhondda
Hi Barb, Thank you! I’m happy you were able to find some helpful posts on my site 🙂 All the best, Rhondda
I have looked high and low for a way to finish my stitch’s on many project’s. I must say congrats to you, this leaves a beautiful ending and it works wonderfully on any project I have finished! Your website has so many useful patterns and helpful tutorial’s that all I have to do, is to search here and enjoy. Please keep it coming!
Can’t wait to try your new technique. Enjoy your website and looking forward to make the little purse for my grand daughter and the gift bag for me, thank you, Barb