Knitted or Overlap Join

• 1). Stop knitting when you have about 8 inches of yarn left on the current ball.
  
  
• 2). Pull the end from the new ball and hold the strand parallel to the strand from the current ball that's about to run out.
  
  
• 3). Knit three to five stitches with both strands held together.
  
  
• 4). Drop the strand of yarn from the old ball and continue knitting with the strand from new ball only.
  
  
• 5). Cut the strand of old yarn so it leaves a tail 6 inches long for weaving in later.
  
  

Felted or Spit Join

• 1). Stop knitting when you see the end of the ball approaching.
  
  
• 2). Pull 1/2 an inch to an inch of the fibers on the end of the current yarn apart with your fingers to fray the plies of yarn. Do the same with the end of the new yarn.
  
  
• 3). Dip the frayed ends in water, or wet them in your mouth (hence the name "spit join") until they are damp.
  
  
• 4). Point the frayed ends toward each other and overlap them.
  
  
• 5). Hold the overlapped section across the palm of your hand, then briskly rub your palms together until you feel friction and heat generated around the fibers.
  
  
• 6). Check the join after several seconds of rubbing and you should find it completely felted and secure. Continue knitting as normal.