How to Finish Knit Headband Without Sewing
When you come to the end of a knit headband worked flat, the usual way to join the ends is by sewing them together with the yarn tail threaded through a darning needle. However, you can also join the ends with a crochet hook. Using a crochet hook to connect the ends requires only a slipstitch, which is an ideal introduction to crochet for knitters who want to learn. Slipstitches are also useful for joining knitted squares into an afghan.
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Instructions
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Cut the yarn tail after the last bind-off stitch, leaving 2 inches of tail for every stitch in the bind-off row. For example, if your headband is 10 stitches wide, leave a 20-inch tail.
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Fold the ends of the headband together, lining up the stitches. The yarn from the bind-off edge should hang from the left side.
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Insert the crochet hook through the first stitch of the cast-on edge, which should be on the right. The cast-on and bind-off edges will look like rows of Vs. The hook should go under both sides of the V.
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Insert the hook through the corresponding V on the bind-off edge.
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Wrap the yarn tail over the top of the hook, from right to left. This is the opposite of how you wrap a needle in knitting.
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Pull the wrap all the way through to the front of the cast-on edge. There will be one loop on the hook.
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Insert the hook under the next two Vs in the row and wrap it again.
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Pull the wrap to the front of the cast-on edge and through the loop on the hook to complete the first slipstitch.
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Work across the row with slipstitches. When you come to the end and have one loop left on the hook, pull the yarn tail all the way through the last stitch, as you would when finishing a knitting bind off.
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Use the crochet hook to weave any remaining yarn along the bottom edge of the headband. Pull the tail through to the front, and then pull it through the back of the next stitch. Continue in this manner until the tail is completely woven into the headband.
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