The Easiest Way to Join Yarn Ends: Russian Join Tutorial for Crochet & Knitting

[@mayharmon6948]

I can't call it "easy" compared to a knot, but it is very professional and beautiful. Thank you for the tutorial.

[@5877user]

You are right!!!

[@00zarzu00]

yes i tried many times but couldn’t get it.

[@iflowmagazine]

​@@5877user Yep, it is definitely much neater than having knots showing throughout the project or risking the ends unraveling.

[@karliaza]

Same here. I tried but failed 🥲

[@lindagraves3117]

I am 64 yrs old! My grandma taught me to crochet at 12 years old and I have been crocheting for 52 yrs! How have I never even heard of this join? I can not thank you enough for this 6 minute video that is an absolute game changer for me. It takes a bit of time, but a whole lot more fun than joining my way and then to weave in ends. Well worth doing it this way instead. Thank you, thank you, thank you!!! You have literally taught an old dog a new trick. ❤

[@munkustrap2]

You & me...60 years old with decades & decades of crocheting under my belt & this is completely new to me. I'm so excited to do this!

[@SheKnitsAndCrochets]

64 - 12 = 52 You've been crocheting for 52 years not 54.

[@judyjohnson9610]

it's the best thing that I have learned in the last year

[@snookstheoriginal]

Been a hooker for almost 40 years, this is a first and I dig it! Still stuff to learn!

[@Sappho-]

Please be my grandma, you seem so cool!!

[@Alyss93]

I don't know why the KZbin algorithm decided to recommend this to me today, but this is exactly the kind of beautiful sense I needed in this world to make the day better. Thank you 😊

[@Yarndrasil]

This made my day. Thank you ☺️

[@Goldensunrise-8]

Yaaay same here , so pleased to find this, I’ve just come back to crotchet & these tips are invaluable to help create really professional looking work .

[@CarMaBear]

Same! 6 months later ❤

[@mayteos]

Me too !! Is not funny ??? 😄 maybe they are reading minds 😅😅

[@Lalahardy19]

Same here I was thinking it last night, “how do I do this yarn join I forgot “ and opening KZbin this is the first thing I see❤

[@richardcurl1346]

Wow, I have been crocheting since 2014 and I never saw such an easy way to join yarn together. I have always tied a knot and yes, I hated it. This will really help in my Amigurumi. Thanks so much, I always look for something that I haven't done. I always love learning something new. Thank you for sharing.

[@Raina6465]

I'm 79 and my grandmommy taught me to crochet as soon as I could be trusted with the hook (which means I wouldn't lose it.) I have a friend from Ukraine, and neither of us had ever heard of this. (Not that she is talking to many Russians these days.)

[@kimhohlmayer7018]

I’m 65 and have been crocheting since around age seven and this is new to me too.

[@consuelo891]

Impresionante, genial!!!!!

[@janetkincade1735]

​@@Raina6465😊

[@janetkincade1735]

​@@kimhohlmayer7018😊

[@vixwolf2037]

This explains why great grandma's work never showed any signs of beginning or ending thank you so much for sharing

[@SarcasmicGlory]

This is called a splice 😊👌 working on boats you get very used to tieing your ropes like this for permanent fixtures 😁✌️

[@pamhughes8952]

Same with trucking...splicing ropes & fixing tarp ropes.

[@francesb250]

Is this more secure than magic knot? Does it hold up well? Thanks

[@Appellonia]

Oh my god....its happened 😮...ITS FINALLY..HAPPENED!!! 56 different youtube technique videos....of what people consider "invisible joins"... and three years time searching have been to no avail....UNTIL NOW. I FINALLY CAME ACROSS THE ONLY "INVISIBLE +JOIN" THAT IS ACTUALLY BOTH OF THOSE THINGS! One would assume, this would be a pretty simple and straight forward task...oh...but one would be wrong. Lol. Because three years of watching 56 other people do all kinds of wacky techniques in what at BEST could only be described as a subpar "HEY Y'ALL, LOOK AT THIS STRING I JUST TIED" videos 😂. I do realize I am making a very big deal out of this... and that is because it is... in all actuality.. A BIG FING DEAL!!!! So I had to come to the comment section and just take a moment to tell the creator thank you, and how much I appreciate them/this video. THANK YOU! & I APPRECIATE IT!🙏🏻 You have no idea how much this helped me! I think you just made my year. IM SO HAPPY, IM DAMN NEAR IN TEARS!!!! ( and laughter ) 😂!😭😭🤣IM ALL OVER THE PLACE !!!! OH, THE IRONY...OF A KNOT...being what FINALLY led to my mental unraveling. 😂😂😂👏🏻😂Yeah thats actually hilarious.👏🏻👏🏻 😂 🤣

[@meme6314]

😂❤

[@parkersnowe]

🤣❤

[@lovesrilanka2010]

You just elaborated my mind set so nicely... 🎉❤

[@mcoates111]

🎉❤🎉

[@ladygray4]

I've used the Russian join for years with boucle type yarns, but with a slight change. Rather than sewing the old yarn back through itself, I thread it into the new yarn, and the tail of the new yarn back into the old yarn. I think it gives a smoother finish and a less abrupt change in the yarn.

[@cristinadetwiler4036]

Would that make a solid join? Or would it be easy to just pull them apart?

[@ladygray4]

@@cristinadetwiler4036 yes, I always tug on it to make sure it's not going to come apart, plus I go about 2 inches on each side, so it's always worked well for me.

[@BrassyBrunette]

​@@ladygray4right, once it's made into a stitch it's not going to come apart. Esp with wool yarns.

[@hollyhamilton9648]

This makes so much more sense to me. I thought of doing that as well.

[@harmony2057]

Amazing!

[@wupku_unus]

I don’t usually feel the need to comment on videos, but this way of tying ends together is so genius that I just had to. I’m currently working on an embroidery project and I thought that this would never work on embroidery thread, but it did and I’m so happy to not have to waste a ton of thread by restarting the whole project! thank you so much! ❤️❤️

[@rhymesandvibes]

I was wondering if it would work with embroider floss, thankyou for the insight!

[@rebeccascott3551]

WHAT I didn’t even think of using this for embroidery that’s a game changer

[@tamirew9247]

Thank you for posting this comment @wupku_unus because I was about to ask if this technique works for embroidery thread.

[@wupku_unus]

@@tamirew9247 you’re welcome!

[@зов_стрелки]

Я человек простой, вижу "Russian" - захожу посмотреть 👀😂 (У вас замечательный туториал и милый голос)

[@Miko_24Y]

ПХАХАХА жиза

[@Timsturbs]

агв. удивлен что нас тут так мало.

[@susannaude8514]

My goodness, I learned this method from my aunt when I was 6years old. She had the patience to teach me to knit and crochet, simply to keep me out of mischief when visiting them on the farm. Thank you!

[@munkustrap2]

60 years old & I've been crocheting for about 50 years...I've never heard of this & now I'm so excited to practice something new! I haven't been this excited to crochet since I mastered the Bullion Stitch 😁

[@helenhunter4540]

Great! Kudos to the women who discovered this by thinking and experimenting.

[@pikitat]

This is super nice! I'm working with a slightly thicker ply of yarn and I find that the typical double knot technique for adding yarn leaves a really noticeable bump even in the stitch, but this makes the transition so seamless. I'll definitely be using this technique again in the future! Thank you for sharing how to do it!

[@Yarndrasil]

I agree!! It’s worth the extra work to get that seamless transition. So happy that you found it helpful 🥰

[@ginac733]

@@Yarndrasil that was awesome!!! Thank you so much! I have 2 tons of yarn. Great tutorial! 🙋✝️💙🇺🇲

[@citsme1]

I've watched a few videos on the Russian join and it seemed complicated so I never tried it but your video actually makes it seem easier. I can't wait to try it. Thanks!

[@Yarndrasil]

Awesome! 🙌 Let me know how it goes!

[@oldmomma56]

I am looking forward to trying this for the first time to repair a couple of afghans I made long ago that were put away because they had come “undone”! This should be just the thing to repair them and get them back to being used!

[@likeyournails]

That takes way too long

[@khawkgirl]

You just saved a project I'm working on! I had to join some yarn that would not hold any kind of knot at all. This was the only method that actually worked!

[@brittanyking4243]

What kind of yarn were you using?

[@happyhome41]

Impressed with your dexterity and the nails. This video is a NEAT technique not seen elsewhere. Keep up the good work, and all the best to you. [I don’t understand the disparity between 1.5M views here, and far fewer subscribers - come on folks].

[@roberttryon2023]

Those nails! I closed a car door yesterday and three of my brittle nails broke. I can't get em longer than 1/4". 😂

[@jfulton-ak]

You just saved me with this technique. I am using a knitting machine making a sock and was about to the toe and came across a factory knot in the skein 😢 Firstly I never trust factory knots, secondly you don't want a knot in a sock. I hate darning in the ends with fingering weight sock yarn because my huge hands have a hard time with the tiny stitches. Now I had to use a small sharp tapestry needle to get into that fingering weight yarn, but it worked perfectly and it fed great through my Singer SK360 flatbed machine. Now to kitchner stitch the toe up and my wife has a new pair of wool socks!

[@beckypetersen2680]

Looks great. I suppose the hardest part might be getting the spot placed perfectly in your piece. Nice video - well done.

[@makaylaalexis4596]

I was just thinking this! I guess even with such a helpful hack we still have to struggle a tiny bit to make the end product even more satisfying haha

[@lhegyi1]

I think it would work best for joining two yarns of the same color, perhaps when you need to start a new skein.

[@ASentientPlant]

You are correct! I tried to place it right but was joining black to orange.. did it a wee too far down, so too much orange. I am just going to use a sharpie to color the little dot of orange, black. 🤣

[@jupiter1217]

I LOVE THIS! I hate weaving ends. This technique might take a little more time than weaving in ends, but it is so much more clean! Great way to change colors. Such a firm division, with no mixing of colors.

[@phagmidachoudhury4909]

A beginner knitter here and I couldn't stand the knots I had to do to combine different coloured threads of wool. This video was music to my ears and super satisfied that I came across this amazing video. Thank you so much for sharing this amazing tip!

[@mysticmoth1111]

Your knitting should never have knots. I hope your knitting journey is going well!

[@nanwuamitofo]

Yes, except the 'music' is a bit, er, off... ;-)

[@pai009]

I used the Russian join for the first time just now and figured out a trick for figuring out what side is the tail and what side is either going to the project at a glance. After you get the tail out of the center of the yarn and have the loop, you can tie a knot in the tail and either just leave the needle there (if you have another one you can use) or knot that end after you remove the needle. That way you know the end with with the knot weather it has the needle on it or not you know to cut there. My first attempt was successful, but I accidentally cut the piece going to my new ball instead of that tail, that's why I tried this and it made it so much easier to tell which is which. I had this problem because I had a bit longer tails, and the ball was down to my side so I wasn't completely sure which was which.

[@bentnkoda]

Thanks for the added tip

[@pai009]

No problem, glad I could help a bit more with this tip.@@bentnkoda

[@karencreighton7939]

This is so cool. Ditto on the comments about sewing for decades and never having seen this before

[@tashablack8720]

I really didn’t think this would work on the yarn I’m currently using but it did! It’s a super fine (1) weight and it’s a 75% merino wool and 25% nylon blend. It worked beautifully. Thank you for making this easy to understand and follow.

[@sophiacosta9463]

russian joins always seemed really intimidating to me but this was super easy to follow!

[@КатяТрусова-и8м]

Я так понимаю вас всё русское пугает 😂😂😂

[@CCcccYHc]

This is amazing! Beginner-friendly! After watching so many methods and ending up weird or ugly... This is not the easiest way to join yarns together but definitely the best, it's neat, pretty, seamless outlook. Thank you so much!🤩

[@roberttryon2023]

Excellent video, not overly long, easy to understand audio, easy to speed up without missing anything. Thanks!

[@lenalossev1839]

Finally a clear tutorial on this technique! I was ready to give up...but now I managed a smooth joining of yarn ends! Thank you so much 🤗🕊️

[@Yarndrasil]

So happy to hear this!! You’re very welcome 💗

[@christinachen6829]

This is INGENIOUS. 🤯 It's been a minute since I've worked with yarn but this concept is so interesting and I love that it uses the properties of the yarn itself to tie them together!

[@brandysmith-n3g]

I've been crocheting for about 50 years and I've never seen this until recently. It may take a little time to join but it comes out so neatly and you don't have to weave in the yarn. That's the best thing about it.

[@KendyJane67]

I wish my grandmother was here to see this. Thanks for this technique.

[@ananonymousalienkitten1399]

I'm surprised no one ever taught me this technique sooner. It's such a better alternative to knotting!

[@ashleydonica2336]

Wow, thank you so much! I have been crocheting for over 26 years, and I have never seen this method before. This is so game-changing! Thank you, thank you, thank you! 🎉🎉🎉

[@AnnetteAlexeeva]

OMG, I didn't believe BUT(!!) it really works!!!❤❤ Thank you so much😊

[@karenmorgan1708]

This join may take a little bit of time, but it’s the most reliable I’ve seen. I’ll be using it from now on. Thank you 🥰

[@bigal6924]

This is some sorcery!! Lol thank you for sharing this!! I can’t believe this is not used more often! First time I’ve ever come across it in my 15 years of crocheting, too!! Thank you thank you thank you!!!❤

[@elizabethbendik5559]

I am liking and I am subscribing. This 1 video just changed the entire crocheting game for me.🤯

[@Yarndrasil]

Love it!! Welcome 💗

[@kymberlypease3020]

I’ve been joining with a spit slice, but the yarn I’m working with right now is 40% cotton so I can’t do my typical join. I love this and am so glad I can still have seamless joins with no tails to weave. Thank you so much!

[@s13rr4buf3]

Can you explain what the difference is?

[@dallaswaxler453]

I have been using the Russian join since I learned it a couple of years ago and then I had a brilliant idea of combining both the Russian and the spit (aha!!) join. That join isn't going anywhere!!!

[@JustMeELC]

I wish I knew this 30 years ago! BRILLIANT! Thank You

[@immebegone1128]

I love you so much for making the video informative and easy to follow! Thank you for the help!!

[@CraigsOverijse]

a little bit time consuming but saves all the sewing in thanks for the share

[@lolahatter0912]

I do not knit but I watched all of this because it was magical! Incredible!

[@carladean0317]

This is the perfect explanation for me to understand. Thank you!!

[@enigma.0z]

I’m literally working towards the end of a ball of yarn for a perfect today and have been dreading the knot in the middle of my project- this could not have shown up at a more opportune time!!

[@fayesenkbeil5689]

Crocheting for 60 years, knots, weaving and hated results the entire time. So thankful for this method and can't wait to put it to work!

[@witatter1]

An excellent tutorial for someone looking for instructions on this join. I have used this for years and can confirm it does hold well.

[@nancyleader6967]

❤👍Thank you very much for uploading this perfectly clear and valuable lesson in joining yarn. I am 74 and delighted to learn this new technique. I always worried my knots would come undone in the wash. Plus the knots made a little bump. God bless you.🍀🇨🇦🌺

[@caroletarussa]

I cant tell you how happy this video made me. I hate the knots even the "invisible" versions and this is not only a perfect result but also a beautiful way to do it. Love your voice and explaining too!

[@KasandraHope]

Im working on my first afghan to sell and this is AWESOME. I feel so much better about the quality of work ill be handing over ❤️ Thank You!

[@MaryAnnNytowl]

Decades playing at crochet, and this is hands-down the best joining I've ever tried! And I've even got multiple needles so it'll be a bit simpler, yet! 😊 This will definitely be in my toolbox of tricks from now on. Thanks! ❤❤

[@carlit7903]

this is the difference between home made and hand crafted! Love this! Thanks!

[@IfahRofifah]

gurl whatttt how do you even come up with this knot??!! genius. thank you girlyyyy

[@Jenlow95]

I’ve never seen anything like this before! And this video is so easy to follow! Thank you for sharing 🫶🏽

[@AmpBeazy]

Ahh this is called splicing, we did this to rope in Boy Scouts!! Great vid

[@emmaxxaqissha]

i ❤ this trick. imagine all left over yarn we can do this join. then we get a new long yarn. thank u for teaching us this trick ❤❤

[@joshuaanothereraseddad]

I don't crochet, and I have no idea why this popped up on my feed, but this video was fantastic! I now have a Sudden urge to take up crocheting. 😁👍

[@HeatherDiMarco]

Brilliant. I just finished a project and have many, many ends to weave in. Wish I had seen this earlier. Moving fwd. Thx

[@RavenClaw-js1mt]

KZbin finally grants me Jewel 💎 thank you for this video! I’ve been doing the Russian join wrong for years hating how it looked. I’ll be using this method for sure moving forward. 🎉🎉🎉🎉

[@HOKUINHI]

Finally found you! Thank you KZbin! Only took about a year to come across my search and feed!

[@karonchambers2219]

This is awesome! I have been crocheting for over 50 years and have never seen this method. I will certainly be using this in my next project. Thank you for sharing ❤️

[@updownstate]

After 50 years of yarn work I finally find the best method of all. Thank you. Music not too loud either.

[@madhattersoriginal6258]

You popped up, and BAM, my life just changed after 40 years of end weaving horror! TYFS. I subscribed, of course...Hugs Kate in New York 😊

[@tarashelton493]

😮, where have you been all my life with this genius way!!!!!! Thank you🙏🙏🙏🙏

[@joannem8405]

Certainly not the easiest way. Definitely the most effective, fool proof and invisable way. Thanks for sharing!

[@barbarafrangella796]

WOW Thank you soooo much I have been crocheting for 50+ years - what a revelation - Best thing ever :)

[@Tam-iv8cg]

Can't wait to try. It will sure be nicer and no more string ends coming out of visible. 🎉

[@c0rti_s0l]

By far the best yarn-joining method I have seen

[@anstriagreenwood3365]

So much better. I have no clue why I never thought of going this in all he decades I have been knitting, I unravel two inches of both old and new yaran and twist them around and it's ok but but not as good and seamless as this method. Thanks!

[@nyaphillips9144]

This popped up today for me and put a smile on my face. I am making a sweater with MANY color changes and you just made the rest of it SO MUCH easier for me. TYSM!!! 💜💜💜

[@pyro-millie5533]

Literally friction fitting yarn together. So cool!! Thank you!!

[@stefflores]

I'm so excited to try this! So seamless and no ends to weave in, genius! 😃

[@littleemochick13]

Incredible!! My mom taught me how to crochet about 18 years or so ago and I've never seen a join that looks as nice as this! Having done macrame too, this has a similar premise to one of the fastening knots used in that hobby that I loved for being so secure! I love this and can't wait to try it out! Thank you!

[@teriwise1009]

Excellent tutorial, easy to follow without any unnecessary talking. I will definitely try this soon. Thank you.

[@mapledrivesthings]

I want to scream this is so simple and amazing. I need to use this!!

[@CherylDavison-j8k]

Amazing! Where have you been all my life! I'm going to use this for all my yarn crafts. Thank you so much!

[@number1angel66]

This is an excellent method for joining! Thanks so much for sharing! Blessings of love and light to all!

[@juneoeserserio2314]

I was taught this by Pam YEARS ago and so appreciate her lesson...

[@tuesdayaddams666]

😂😂❤❤❤ thank you so much for sharing this tip to join two years! I love it and it looks perfect 👍😊💕.

[@marthabenner6528]

I have seen some very cool things today. This is the coolest.

[@thewunder-lusters9644]

Heavent to Murgatriod!!! That's sheer genuis! I've been crocheting for, well, more decades than I care to remember, and I've never seen anything like this. Bravo! 😄 👏

[@Vicky_C87]

I hate weaving in ends so anything that reduces the amount of ends to weave is a yes for me. I'm definitely going to try this! Thanks 😊

[@fionabarrie9697]

I've been trying to figure out how to do this for ages! Knew it ought to be simple but just couldn't work my way around it. Thank you so so very much. I'm going to share this to others and spread the joy! Thanks again.

[@petragonzalez-xi6ff]

What a great idea. Such patience.

[@ma.kisshaannb.ravago1512]

Finally found a method that doesnt show any obvious signs ive knot the two yarns! Thank uu

[@starseed2793]

Couldn’t have been suggested this at a better time. Thankyou! Mind blown honestly

[@cynthiaaiken2424]

I’ve done similar things like this to rope, but I never thought of using it on yarn. Brilliant! Thank you.

[@hannahcamp1194]

This is so cool! Thank you for showing it and doing it nice and slow so it’s easier to follow along!

[@Milena_makeit]

I’m Russian and I’ve never heard of this method before) thank you

[@deborahfernando5528]

This is the second video I watched on doing the Russian join, but this is explained so well! Thanks so much for posting and helping along my crochet journey! 🧶

[@cosmophire]

you’re an absolute legend for sharing this! will be sure to use it in the future

[@ashleyramdass8085]

You've a really nice, soothing voice. I'm glad this is a thing, I wasn't particularly looking but always hoped thered be a better way to join without knots! Thank you 💕

[@kvbouch]

Where have you been all my life?😯😍🤯 I'm so excites to tackle my next blanket!

[@imaswt1]

You made this very clear and easy to understand! I look forward to trying this! Thank you for sharing!!!

[@mgenst234]

Thank you so much. I'm working on my first ever project and I thought I was using the center pull of my yarn, but I am now noticing that there's a knot joining two strands together about halfway through my project. 😢 I'm very new to this so seeing that terrified me. This knot seems really secure and I'm going to try it out right away! Thank you so much!

[@ritabrassfield4296]

I’ve been crocheting since I was 10 years old I’m almost 70 ! Never saw this before. I Love this way of joining ends

[@samiraroseblood455]

For something like Plastic canvas this would be perfect, a lot of extra work for my projects all in all thank you for sharing something new to me

[@catherinefleming3112]

Extremely Excellent .makes a difference to.joined threads ,no ugly knots or lumps. Thanks a trillion!!!

[@cj6337]

This is brilliant. Your tutorial was well delivered. Thank you for sharing.

[@BigChungus-t2v]

This is so so helpful. Thank you so much, I’m very happy this video found its way into my algorithm!

[@jcofortco]

🤔😲🥴 Anybody else feel silly for never thinking of this on our own?? It's ingenius!! Can't thank u enuf for sharing this simple game-changing method! My weaving will definitely benefit from this. 😊