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

Skip weaving in ends and stop relying knots with this super easy, beginner friendly method of joining yarn together! The Russian join is one of the most secure ways to attach a new skein of yarn to your existing project.
Photo and written tutorial: yarndrasil.com/russian-join/
Have questions? Please comment below!
Enjoyed this video? Don't forget to like and subscribe!
My crochet blog: yarndrasil.com
Vintage Revival: yarndrasil.com/category/patte...
Pinterest: / yarndrasil
Instagram: / yarndrasil
Facebook: / yarndrasil
#crochet #beginnercrochet

[@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 ☺️

[@earthdakini]

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❤

[@lindagraves3117]

I am 64 yrs old! My grandma taught me to crochet at 12 years old and I have been crocheting for 54 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!!

[@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.

[@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😊

[@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!

[@Appellonia]

Oh my god....its happened 😮...ITS FINALLY..HAPPENED!!! It took 56 different techniques of what people consider "invisibke joins" and three years....all to no avail....UNTIL NOW. I FINALLY CANE ACROSS THE ONLY "INVISIBLE JOIN" THAT IS ACTUALLY BOTH OF THOSE THINGS! One would assume, this would be a pretty simple and straigh forward task...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 SUBPAR. 😂. 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 come to the comment section and just take a moment to tell the creator of this video. Just how much I appreciate this and to you I say thank you 🙏🏻At least a 100 times, which I will not make you all deal with seeing here.. so just know.. I've said it. Lol Thank you, thank you.. 🙏🏻etc. You have no idea how much this actually means to me. I think you just made my year. IM SO HAPPY, IM DAMN NEAR IN TEARS!!!! (Yes and laughter after) 😂!😭😭🤣IM ALL OVER THE PLACE !!!! OH THE IRONY...OF A KNOT...being what FINALLY led to my mental unraveling. 😂😂😂👏🏻😂Yeah thats actually hilarious.👏🏻👏🏻 😂 🤣

[@stizelswik3694]

At 71 1/2, and crocheting since I was a teen, I wish I had known this decades ago!!!!! oi vey!!! THANK YOU!!!

[@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! 🙋✝️💙🇺🇲

[@SarcasmicGlory]

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

[@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 😁

[@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!

[@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?

[@zov_strelki]

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.

[@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!

[@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.

[@Milena_makeit]

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

[@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

[@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.

[@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.

[@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 💗

[@helenhunter4540]

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

[@sophiacosta9463]

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

[@Stettafire]

Hello good lady. Thank you for the tutorial. If I have a humble request, it's could you make either the music a touch quieter or your voice a touch louder? As a lady with tinnitus it's very hard to hear you, and I wouldn't need subtitles if it wern't for the music being the same volume as your voice. Thank you

[@Yarndrasil]

That’s good feedback. I will try my best! 💗

[@Rita_unteathered]

Please, so many youtubers have music that is too loud or just plain annoying.. so subtlety would be appreciated!

[@moonbeamlucas2164]

Yes, music is terrible and unnecessary. However, the content is good. It requires confidence to resist adding trite music.

[@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!

[@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!

[@user-tq6ms4mk9x]

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.

[@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!!!❤

[@karencreighton7939]

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

[@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. 🎉🎉🎉🎉

[@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!

[@Jenlow95]

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

[@CraigsOverijse]

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

[@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?

[@TrishAnne4468]

Okay, so I just found this and will be using it with the shawl that I am working on now. 62 yrs old and never knew about this. Thank you.

[@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 ❤️

[@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.🍀🇨🇦🌺

[@joshuatzonfortheslaughter]

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. 😁👍

[@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!

[@lolahatter0912]

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

[@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!!! 💜💜💜

[@BrandyLewis]

This kinda blew my mind! 😅❤ I've been just knotting them together. I always hated how noticeable it can be. While I wouldn't call it easy, at least not the first time, it looks so much better. It's worth the little extra effort.

[@juneoeserserio2314]

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

[@JustMeELC]

I wish I knew this 30 years ago! BRILLIANT! 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! ❤❤

[@ThePriestization]

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

[@updownstate]

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

[@ananonymousalienkitten1399]

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

[@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

[@carlit7903]

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

[@KendyJane67]

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

[@alexkayy26]

I just picked up crocheting and this is the neatest trick to crocheting I’ve found!! As a beginner, it gets overwhelming as I’m crocheting and the ball has a big ugly knot in the middle, I almost never know what to do for a while 😂 This is going to make crocheting so much more fun for me!

[@pyro-millie5533]

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

[@marthabenner6528]

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

[@barbarafrangella796]

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

[@joannem8405]

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

[@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! 😄 👏

[@stefflores]

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

[@kimberlybordelonthompson2274]

I just joined two colors. At first I was pulling way too hard. Realized I had gone as far as I could & that I had completed the join. So much more efficient than the invisible knot. No snapping or breaking during this process. I'm sure this will change how my projects turn out. Thanks for sharing.

[@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 😊

[@fluffthecake]

Oh man I love this I never knew this could be done!

[@tarashelton493]

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

[@paulinechetty423]

Thank you for sharing. I will definitely try this join.

[@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.

[@user-em7kt2jk3s]

Fantastic join I love it. That's really 💯 awesome 👌 perfect join.Thanks a million I'm from South Africa 🇿🇦 😀 ❤😅🎉😂

[@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. 😊

[@mariejackson3212]

That's a pretty cool way to join ends, I never would have thought of that! I might try it!

[@barbarasunday3514]

I have been crocheting for 35 years and I can not believe I never learned this before! It's so much better than what I have been doing! I switched methods in the middle of an afghan and it looks so different!

[@LeandieWilliams]

Thank you for this tutorial. You have the most soothing voice😊

[@marymorissette3251]

I am so impressed with how you came up with this. Thank you

[@kubrosh]

I don’t have the patience and the gentleness for this. But it is great. Thanks for sharing

[@shellyroke]

That was a fantastic job! You showed all the parts simply, with the easy to follow video and spoken directions. I've never understood the Russian join until now, thank you!

[@farahdibastephanus8584]

Amazing! I love it! Definitely going to try it.

[@susanclaire1928]

I have seen this join before in old sweaters and didn't know what I was looking at! This is great.

[@dijek5511]

Wow, that's so smart and beautiful!

[@cosmophire]

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

[@HELENGodLoves]

I wonder if I am the only one that is a new sub because of this neat new hack you shared? 🧐🤔🤗

[@powderpuff10987]

Ty ty ty ty this is a life saver and actually works for me and believe me I have tried all other knots to join yarn yours or the Russian knot is number 1 now lol

[@linhchen3132]

Thanks so much for this video and tip! Was looking for a neater way to join my yarn in my projects. I'm definitely going to give this one a try.

[@gracegoodenough5895]

I learned to use the Russian Join while knitting. I 've been pretty much exclusively been crocheting for the past 5 years and for some reason forgot about using it. Thanks for jump starting my brain!!

[@cathymayfield2064]

Thank you so much for this video. This will come in very handy when working on my crochet, knitting, and loom knitting for sure.

[@carolynlaboy4901]

wow -- how have i never heard of this. thank YOU. I cant wait to try this!

[@deborahmiller3443]

❤never saw this kind of join before, thank you and now and now all my scrap yarn can be joined and used. ❤

[@GluttonyBiscuits]

This is amazing! I'm definitely going to try this on super bulky yarn, thank you for the tutorial! 🖤

[@traceyrose6099]

Thank you for sharing, truly amazing 👏 ❤️

[@JackieHall71]

That looks so much nicer. I am going to have to give this a try sometime. Thank you for sharing!

[@pamelagonzalez7684]

Oh wow!!! Beautiful job!! Thank you for this

[@spirituallyspeaking4595]

That is absolutely amazing. You are so good at explaining I joined, shred with friends & I am so ready to learn more from you

[@SBNRministry]

This is brilliant!!! Thanks so much for sharing this with us.💫💜

[@lauriemin8521]

WOW. This is all I can say. Like many crocheters/knitters who left their comments, I've never seen this amazing way of joining threads. I am definitely trying this the next time the need arises. Thank you for sharing😊😆😍🥰

[@denisehensley4208]

What an amazing technique. I can see why this is a more secure way to attach yarn. Thank you.

[@patphares6258]

Gosh! Thank you… will use this day and forevermore. ❤❤

[@Faylenbeckett]

Thank you for showing this! this method will make my crochet projects look soo much nicer!

[@lisawatson8474]

That is so good. Am going to use that method from now on. Thank you.

[@JB---]

Wow! Excellent! I'm definitely going to try this. Thank you so much!

[@Rubiegarden]

Thank you for sharing this incredible technique!

[@XXPiggyzXX652544]

So tempted to make this my new joining method omg its so perfect

[@starseed2793]

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