How to Join New Yarn

The only time when you need to join new yarn is (a) when you need to change colours; or (b) when you run out of yarn. But when you’re just starting out with knitting, working your way through a whole skein seems like it will take ages, and the idea of changing colours is daunting at best!

I can tell you wonderful new knitters right now, those skeins of yarn will be knitted up before you know it, and changing colours is not only easy, it’s also a tonne of fun! So let’s toss those fears aside and learn how to join a new yarn to your knitting now.