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Weaving in Intarsia Ends & Tips for Finishing

October 9, 2018 2 Comments

This tutorial is part of our Read Along Knit Along series & is brought to you by LoveKnitting, Eucalan & Knitter’s Pride. Learn about our sponsors and enter to win the RALKAL prize pack here. 

Many people find weaving in ends to be one of the most frustrating parts of intarsia knitting. Click through for a video tutorial that walks you through how to weave in all of those pesky ends, specifically for intarsia colorwork.
Intarsia can be an intimidating knitting technique. If you’re here, you might be finding yourself in this boat: You’ve mastered the technique and are SO excited because you’re almost done with your project… And then you remember how many ends you’ve got to weave in. So many folks find weaving in ends to be one of the most frustrating parts of the skill, and with all colorwork, ends are a necessary part of the process. Let’s walk you through how to weave in all of those pesky ends, specifically for intarsia colorwork.

How to Weave in Intarsia Ends + Tips for Intarsia Finishing

Concepts Covered:

  • weaving ends into intarsia joins
  • duplicate stitch for weaving in ends
  • dry blocking
  • wet blocking

Many people find weaving in ends to be one of the most frustrating parts of intarsia knitting. Click through for a video tutorial that walks you through how to weave in all of those pesky ends, specifically for intarsia colorwork.

This tutorial is part of our Read Along Knit Along series & is brought to you by LoveKnitting, Eucalan & Knitter’s Pride. Learn about our sponsors and enter to win the RALKAL prize pack here. 

Filed Under: Knit Along, Knitting Tagged With: intarsia, intarsia mountain, ralkal, read along knit along, weaving in ends

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Heidi Gustad is a craft book author, designer & creator specializing in yarn crafts like knitting, crochet, latch hook & macramé. Her first book, Latch Hook: 12 Projects for the Modern Maker, is out now.

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  1. Melinda

    June 11, 2019 at 11:58 pm

    Thanks for the helpful videos – you’re a life saver! I just finished my Intarsia Mountains blanket and I’m at the daunting point of weaving in ends. Can you clarify what you would do with all the little tails? More specifically- after you weave in the ends and have maybe 1 or 2 inches left on the tail, do you simply cut those short? Or do you weave until you can’t weave any further? Thanks!

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    • Heidi

      June 12, 2019 at 8:56 am

      Great questions! I weave them in, ideally in the intarsia joins because it’s faster in my opinion and adds less bulk than duplicate stitch. I like to weave in at least 2-4 inches and leave the little tails on until after I’ve blocked a finished piece. Then if the ends shift during blocking, you’ve got some wiggle room there. Then I trim my tails as the very last step. :)

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