Weave in ends as you go, at the end, or not at all?

Dear community,
how do you handle this when crafting: Do you weave in all the ends right away so nothing comes undone, or do you wait until the end—or not at all? That way, you can create a new UFO. 

Oh yeah, I’d rather not weave in ends at all! Haha. Nah, it’s really no fun, and I haven’t found the perfect system yet. Right now, I think it’s better to weave in ends as you go so it’s not such a big job all at once. Unless you’re making a solid-color scarf from a thick skein—then there are only two strands anyway, so it doesn’t matter.

If I have a lot of ends, I weave them in as I go; otherwise, only at the end

Best regards, Inge

When I have loose threads, I try to work them into the project as I go.

I usually weave in the ends at the very end, too.

It depends. If I’m sure I won’t have to unravel anything, I find it more practical to weave in ends as I go, because then I don’t have so much of that tedious work to do all at once. But it’s also frustrating when you’ve woven in ends and then have to unravel something after all. That often becomes difficult and involves losing some yarn. 
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For me, it really depends on how I’m feeling that day. Sometimes I think, “Oh, I’d better just do it right away—then it’ll be out of the way and won’t take as long in the end.” And sometimes I actually put it off until the very end 😅

I try to weave the threads into the work as I knit or crochet. Alternatively, the Frankfurt knot often works too.

  But if there are loose ends to weave in, I don’t do it until I’m completely finished. Too often, my projects end up as UFOs and get unraveled at some point anyway. Then I would have done all that weaving-in work for nothing.

For this blanket, I once spent a 2.5-hour car ride just weaving in ends. I got a lot done that way. 

How can you make weaving in the ends easier?

Depending on the yarn and pattern, you can work the ends into the stitches as you go—then you don’t need to weave in the ends separately. But that doesn’t always work. Just like knots, it’s not possible with every type of yarn or in every pattern, but otherwise it’s pretty handy.

If possible, work the ends into the crochet or weave them in after a few rows.
With a bobble, always weave them in at the end—there are usually only two ends there.
For amigurumi, the ends are knotted when changing colors. The final end is then woven in.

 

I do it at the very end. If there are a lot of threads, it’s usually been a big project (or a pair of leftover socks 😂). I make myself a cup of tea and consciously take the time to weave in the ends. I think that’s a nice way to wrap up my work. By the way, I didn’t get that from my mom.  She often managed to lay a beautiful crocheted blanket on the table and just tuck the loose ends underneath.
Best regards, Marita 

With cross-stitch projects, there are various “tricks” or techniques for tucking the thread in immediately as you stitch—both when starting and when finishing the embroidery thread. This way, you have a neat back side from the very beginning and don’t have to weave in ends at the end. 
If you have to unpick (undo cross-stitches) because of a mistake, in my experience, the only thing that usually works is the rough method with scissors, because the embroidery thread is no longer usable afterward.

Actually, I tie off my threads as I go—not least because, with larger projects, I simply need a break to do something other than knitting or crocheting. Thanks to this variety, I very rarely end up with UFOs. 

Since I almost exclusively do patchwork knitting, I always weave in the ends right away—that way, I save myself the trouble of weaving them all in at the end 😅

I always do it all at once when I’m sewing everything together at the end. 

If there are a lot of ends, e.g. with colorful striped pieces, I weave them in as I go, too. 
I actually enjoy weaving in the ends a bit, because it gives the knitted/crocheted piece the finishing touch and that’s what makes it really beautiful.

 

Have you woven in any ends today?