Weaving in ends is essential for knitting projects because it hides those
loose ends of yarn and keeps everything nice and finished so you can use the finished project.
If you're good with needlework, try crochet garlands using the basic granny square pattern, or knit some multi-coloured flags with
odd ends of yarn.
Wrap a piece of tape around one
end of your yarn, make it at least a foot long so your child has plenty to go around the mitten with.
Put a knot in one
end of the yarn.
Thread your tapestry needle using
this end of yarn and weave it into the work so that it can not be seen.
The easiest way to do this, and the way that is most often recommended to new knitters, is simply to stop knitting with the old yarn when you get to the end of a row and near to
the end of that yarn ball, then just start knitting with the new ball on the next row, leaving a tail of a few inches on each ball to weave in later.
Thread your tapestry needle with
this end of yarn and weave it into the scarf.
I started by wrapping sections with yarn — tie
the ends of the yarn together to secure.
Slip a jingle bell through
the end of the yarn.
Next, hold
the end of your yarn at the place where the craft sticks meet.
Wrap the yarn 3 times around the sticks, then turn the cross and wrap 3 more times, forming an X. Remember to work from
the end of the yarn attached to the ball.
Step 5: Thread the yarn through the top of the beanie with
both ends of the yarn and tie it tight.
Tie
the end of your yarn onto the inner hoop.
Once I had the portion of the cinnamon broom covered, I tied off
the end of the yarn and tucked it in on the back of the broom.
Then roll the ball of yarn to a student without letting go of
the end of the yarn.
Sara's comment towards
the end of the yarn about the importance of Kim letting her know what is not appropriate, not just focusing on what is appropriate - this really stood out to me.
Tie one
end of the yarn to the door handle and the other to the top of a bookshelf.
Hold
the end of the yarn against the cardboard and wrap it around the cardboard 30 times.
Stick the needle through the middle of each pom pom, slide the pom pom toward
the end of the yarn (I spaced mine randomly), and repeat until you're done.
We used hot glue to secure the beginning and
end of the yarn, and after that, it was all about adding the embellishments...
I took a white foam wreath form and wrapped it in winter blue yarn — I used a small finishing nail and lots of tacky glue to secure
each end of the yarn.