Ever get sick of those little bumps that you get when fastening off a piece you've crocheted in the round? Through trial and error, I've found a way to join that last round invisibly.
Note: this works best if you're joining each round with a slip stitch throughout the piece. If you're working in a continuous spiral, it's tough to get a completely invisible join. I've found that it helps me to place a marker in the first stitch of each round to avoid accidentally adding or dropping stitches along the way.
1. Work the last round of your piece. Do not join with a slip stitch.
2. Fasten off by pulling the tail end of the working yarn through your last stitch.
3. Using a yarn needle, thread the tail through the first stitch of the last round, from back to front.
4. Here's what your piece will look like when you've pulled the entire tail through the first stitch.
5. Using your yarn needle, thread the tail back through the center of the last stitch (the one you fastened off).
6. Pull to secure, but not too tight. When done right, your join will look exactly like any other stitch on your outside round.
7. Weave in the tail end on the back of the piece, and - voila - you have a completely invisible join!
Thanks for visiting...hope you found this helpful!
'Til next time,
OCB
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