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THE INVISIBLE FINISH
OFF
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THE INVISIBLE FINISH OFF (IFO)
c2005 Sandra Petit,
http://www.crochetcabana.com
When you finish off a piece, particularly at the end of a granny square round, it seems there is always a little hump or small piece where you can tell where it's joined. Well, I have discovered a way to get rid of that and I am going to share. :-) I first read about this method in a wonderful book "200 Crochet Blocks" by Jan Eaton, though this my own explanation of the method. I have since seen it other places as well. I end nearly all my pieces in this manner now.
Here's a video demonstration.
Here are the instructions.
1) after completing your last st, with right side facing you, pull yarn through and cut at least 6" from end
2) thread a large eye needle with the strand you just cut, insert needle under top 2 strands of stitch to left of beginning ch-3, (some enter from front, some from back), pull yarn through
3) Entering from front, insert needle into the middle (back loop) of the last stitch completed. In this case you will insert needle in your last ch-1, between the front and back loops.
4) Pull through to back and weave ends in on the wrong side as normal.
 Figure A 1) after completing your last ch-1, with right side facing you, pull yarn through and cut at least 6" from end (see hints for reasons you need to leave a long end)
extra note: If you are using this method a granny square, your last stitch would probably be a chain
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 Figure B 2) thread a large eye needle with the strand you just cut, insert needle under top 2 strands of stitch to left of beginning ch-3, (some enter from front, some from back), pull yarn through
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 Figure C 3) Entering from front, insert needle into the middle (back loop) of the last stitch completed. In this case you will insert needle in your last ch-1, between the front and back loops.
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 Figure D 4) Pull through to back and weave ends in on the wrong side as normal.
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These are the same instructions, with different pictures.
1) If you are making a granny, ch 1 and cut yarn about 6"
from end
2) draw strand through |
3) thread with large eye needle, insert needle under both
loops in stitch to left of first stitch |
 4) insert
needle from
front through back loop of last stitch worked, in this case the ch-1
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 5) pull strand through and weave end in on back side as normal |
completed square
08/06/11
