Step 1: Once you’ve finished the last stitch of your project, cut the yarn using a pair of sharp scissors. Leave a long tail around 6-8” long to weave in.
Step 2: Thread the yarn tail through the eye of your chosen tapestry needle. If you’re struggling, try using a needle threader.
Step 3: Decide which is the wrong side (WS) of your fabric. (If your stitches are reversible, just choose the side you don’t want to look at as much.)
Insert your needle horizontally into a few stitches in the previous row, and pull the yarn through. Make sure the yarn is pulled snug, but not too tight, as this can change the tension and cause the fabric to pucker.
<img decoding="async" width="1200" height="1200" src="https://makeanddocrew.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/how-to-weave-in-ends-crochet-14.jpg" alt="" class="wp-image-44475" style="width:720px;height:auto" srcset="https://makeanddocrew.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/how-to-weave-in-ends-crochet-14.jpg 1200w, https://makeanddocrew.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/how-to-weave-in-ends-crochet-14-500x500.jpg 500w, https://makeanddocrew.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/how-to-weave-in-ends-crochet-14-400x400.jpg 400w, https://makeanddocrew.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/how-to-weave-in-ends-crochet-14-720x720.jpg 720w, https://makeanddocrew.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/how-to-weave-in-ends-crochet-14-360x360.jpg 360w, https://makeanddocrew.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/how-to-weave-in-ends-crochet-14-180x180.jpg 180w" sizes="(max-width: 1200px) 100vw, 1200px" />Begin by weaving horizontally through the stitches in the previous row.
Step 4: Change direction. Weave the needle vertically through a column of stitches and pull the yarn end through.
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Step 5: Then, change direction again and weave the yarn horizontally in the opposite direction (towards the edge of the fabric).
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Step 6: Weave the yarn through the same horizontal stitches, but skip the first strand before inserting the needle so you don’t pull out what you just threaded through!
<img decoding="async" width="1200" height="1200" src="https://makeanddocrew.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/how-to-weave-in-ends-crochet-17.jpg" alt="" class="wp-image-44478" srcset="https://makeanddocrew.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/how-to-weave-in-ends-crochet-17.jpg 1200w, https://makeanddocrew.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/how-to-weave-in-ends-crochet-17-500x500.jpg 500w, https://makeanddocrew.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/how-to-weave-in-ends-crochet-17-400x400.jpg 400w, https://makeanddocrew.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/how-to-weave-in-ends-crochet-17-720x720.jpg 720w, https://makeanddocrew.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/how-to-weave-in-ends-crochet-17-360x360.jpg 360w, https://makeanddocrew.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/how-to-weave-in-ends-crochet-17-180x180.jpg 180w" sizes="(max-width: 1200px) 100vw, 1200px" />Skip a strand and change direction, weaving back along the horizontal stitches.
Step 7: Again, skip a strand and change direction, weaving horizontally along the same row of stitches towards the edge of the fabric. (This will be the third time in this row.)
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