On Jun 18, 1:24 pm, Melinda Meahan - take out TRASH to reply
wrote:
The instructions on this pattern say "Break yarn."

Do I just leave it loose? Do I tie a knot or something with the new
color I am starting with? ?????

I really did try to search the net and haven't found anything cut and
dried. I see things about joins, but it says *nothing* about a join in
the instructions, to wit: "Work 10[12, 14, 16, 18] rows in reverse
stockinette st, ending with a WS row; break yarn. Using MC, work 2 rows
in stockinette St."

So what do I do? My little blue jean cuff is getting lonely and wants
the rest of the leg to keep it company.

TIA!

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work with excellence.

"Break" is just old-school. Homespun yarns are often looser and can be
pulled apart rather than cut. A lot of sewing patterns still read
"break thread" when in fact you can cut it.

You can tie the new color on to the old one or not, depending on your
style. Personally, I rarely tie the new yarn to the old at the time of
changing skeins - I tie them at the end when I'm cleaning up all the
loose ends - but you can tie the new color on if you'd like.

Good luck!