How to Finish Scarf When Knitting is Finished

If you’re new to knitting, it can be confusing to finish your first scarf! Some simple techniques below will help you do just that. First, you will need to extract the knitting stitches, then sew the excess yarn to hide the scarf to make the scarf neater and more organized. Finally, you can add tassels to the scarf for decoration.

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Extract towel

Finish the last row of knitting. You will need to knit the last row before you start stitching. Then, turn the scarf upside down to knit a new row. Hold the needle with stitches in the left hand and the needle without in the right hand.

Knit the first two stitches. Knit the first two sts of the new row as usual, taking care to only knit 2 sts. ^{[1] X Research Source}

Insert the first nose over the second. You will use the left hand knitting needle to lift the first stitch on the right needle and insert it through the second stitch, then slide this stitch off the right needle. ^{[2] X Research Source}

Knit 1 more stitch. You only need to knit one new stitch. ^{[3] X Research Sources}

Continue lifting the first stitch over the second. You will use the left hand needle to lift the first stitch on the right needle and insert it through the second, then slide the first stitch off the right needle. ^{[4] X Research Sources}

Repeat the towel extraction steps until the end of the row. You will continue to repeat the process of knitting a new stitch, lifting the previous stitch and inserting the new stitch until the end of the row. The edge of the towel when the extraction is finished will gradually lengthen as you continue to extract the nose. ^{[5] X Research Sources}

You can cut the scarf with a larger knitting needle so the stitches don’t get too tight. Over-tightening may cause the top of the towel to shrink.

Finish the last nose. When knitting to the last stitch you will only have one loop on the needle, cut the yarn and leave a few tens of centimeters. Then, pull the yarn through the circle, sew the hide into a few stitches in the body of the scarf, and cut the wool.

Remember to leave a piece of wool about 20cm or more long so that you can sew and hide it in the towel.

Sewing to hide the ends of wool yarn

Thread the excess wool onto a wool sewing needle. After extracting the towel, you will need to sew the ends of the yarn hidden. Thread the tip of the yarn to be hidden into the knitting needle, holding the end with your thumbs and forefingers so that the yarn won’t slip while you’re sewing.

Thread the knitting needle into the side stitches. Identify a nearby stitch to stitch the yarn in and thread the needle through. Then, insert the needle back into the next stitch.

Continue sewing up and down stitches along the edge of the scarf until the yarn is too short to sew.

Tie and cut the yarn. When you can’t stitch any more, pull the yarn away from the needle, fasten the end of the yarn to the last stitch, and cut the excess yarn about 1cm away from the stitch.

Add tassels

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Choose wool to make tassels. Adding decorative tassels will make the scarf more beautiful. You can add tassels of the same color as the scarf or use a different colored wool. Note that the wool used for tassels should be of the same quality as the wool used for knitting scarves.

For example, if you’re using medium-sized fleece to knit the scarf, use the same wool for the tassels.

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Cut a piece of cardboard the same size as the length of the tassel. Wrapping yarn around this piece of cardstock will keep the tassels the same length. You need to cut so that the piece of cardboard is about 1.5 cm wider than the length of the tassel. ^{[6] X Research Sources}

For example, if you want the tassel to be about 10 cm long, you should cut a piece of cardboard 11 cm wide.
Make sure the piece of cardboard is long enough to wrap a fair amount of yarn. The piece of cover should be at least 25 cm long.

Wrap the yarn around the piece of cardboard. You will take the end of the yarn and start wrapping it around the piece of cardboard as you would around a skein of yarn. Repeat until the yarn wraps from one end of the card to the other. Do not overlap wool in one place. ^{[7] X Research Sources}

Remember to wrap the yarn the width of the cardstock, that is, the same dimension as the tassel thread.

Cut along the bottom edge of the cover piece. Use sharp scissors to thread under the yarn at the bottom edge of the cardstock and cut the yarn in a straight line. Cut only the bottom edge, don’t cut the top edge too! ^{[8] X Research Sources}

Note that the yarns you just cut will be twice the length of the tassels you intend to make, that’s because you’ll be folding them in half when you tie them to the scarf.

Divide the wool into bundles of 2, 3 or 4 strands. You can divide the wool into bundles of 3 to 4 strands depending on the desired tassel thickness. Keep these bundles separate so they can be easily accessed when tied to a towel. ^{[9] X Research Source}

Using a crochet hook, pull the center of the bundle through a stitch on the scarf. You will take and fold a bundle of yarn in half, then insert a crochet needle into a knit stitch on the top of the scarf, hook the end of the needle into the center of the bundle, and pull ⅓ of the bundle through the stitch. ^{[10] X Research Source}

Do not pull the yarn past the stitch.
Use a crochet needle that is just the right size to easily pierce the stitch on the hem.

Pull the tail of the bundle through the circle. Hold the bundle on the crochet needle and use the hook end of the needle to hook the end of the bundle on the other side and pull through the circle on the needle. ^{[11] X Research Source}

Pull on the tail of the bundle to tighten the circle. To secure the tassels, tug on the ends of the yarns. This will tighten the wrap around the stitches and they won’t come off. ^{[12] X Research Source}

Repeat the above steps until all the knitting stitches are tasseled.

Trim the tassels if desired. If the ends of the tassels are uneven, you can spread the towel on a flat surface, straighten the tassels and use scissors to trim them. Be sure to trim just enough so that the tassels are of equal length. ^{[13] X Research Source}

Things you need

Extract towel

Knitting needles
Wool
Drag

Sew the yarn head

Wool sewing needles
Drag

Add tassels

Cardboard post
Ruler
Drag
crochet needle

Steps

Extract towel

Sewing to hide the ends of wool yarn

Add tassels

Things you need

Extract towel

Sew the yarn head

Add tassels

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