How to Make an Invisible Join – Crochet Finishing Technique

This is a photo tutorial showing how to work an invisible join to give your crocheted pieces a clean, finished look!

I have shown how to do an invisible join in many of the patterns I have shared over the years. While working on a crochet pattern for a pair of earrings I will be sharing this weekend, I found myself editing photos again for how to work the invisible join. I thought it was high time it got it’s own post.

What is an Invisible Join?

You work an invisible join in place of working a slip stitch join. It is a way of replicating the look of a stitch, as opposed to a visible join. It requires fastening off, and working with a tapestry needle.

Some makers use an invisible join when working projects that are flat, worked in the round – like a mandala, so there isn’t a visible seam. I like to use it when finishing projects (the last stitch).

Materials:

I am showing this technique with Artiste Cotton Crochet Thread in the Cloudy [Gray] colorway, and a #20 tapestry needle, but this technique works with any yarn weight/type.

You can even do it with chunky/super bulky yarn, and a small crochet hook in place of the tapestry needle.

Tutorial:

Fasten off with a long tail. Pull on your tail end so it is no longer a loop and thread it through a needle.

Insert the needle under both loops of the first stitch. (First leg created)

Then bring the needle down into the top V of the last stitch worked. (Second leg created)

Turn to the wrong side, and weave in tail end making sure not to pull too tight as you don’t want the stitch to disappear and/or bunch.

It should now look just like a stitch!

I am not reinventing the wheel here with this technique, but I did take the time to photograph, and write up this post in my own words. Please feel free to make and sell your own projects made using this tutorial. DO NOT re-publish my photos as your own. Please link to this tutorial so others can learn how to make an invisible join too!

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