Weaving in ends in garter stitch

[damned_colonial]

Hey, how do you all weave in your ends when working in garter stitch, when there's no right or wrong side? In stocking stitch, I just work on the bumpy side, and nothing shows on the smooth side. In garter stitch, I'm not so sure what to do.

ETA: while we're at it, how about lace?

Comments

[theraveledskein]

I agree with rainkatt - in garter stitch, I just pick my wrong side and weave in as usual.

When knitting lace (or anything, for that matter), if I'm working in an animal fiber, I usually just spit-splice (a great tutorial, if you've never tried it). So much easier and neater than weaving in ends - and I find it feels sturdier, too. When working with silk or superwash wool or something non-spliceable in lace, I just weave in along the wrong side of a somewhat-solid area of the lace pattern, and just try my best to avoid running the end being woven across a lot of yarn-overs.

[marginalia]

agree (1)

also, if it's a non-animal fiber, but plied, i split the end in two and weave them in different directions.

[fourzoas]

This is pretty much what I do too; spit-splicing is the best thing ever.

[quiara]

I use a Russian join when I can't spit splice. Achieves the same basic effect, just a little more complicated to perform. Really keeps the ends from hanging out all over, though, and gives a neater finish, imo.