I know what you mean, I don't like doing that either. That's my least favorite thing to do in knitting, but I know it needs to be done. Good luck on your project!

It is the most hated part of any project for me, too. Have you ever seen a Granny's Daughter afghan? It has squares that are only an inch and a half wide. Over 300 to make an afghan! And I'm stupid enough to be making my second one ('cause they're just so darned cute!). But I try to make a couple dozen squares, then hide ends before I go on. That way I'm not weaving in ends for DAYS.

I don't like weaving in the ends or sewing all the squares together either! I'm sewing 30 squares together for a baby afghan, each night I do a bit, but I'm not enjoying it.

Once I made a pair of red, white and blue socks with so so many ends to weave in. It's just no fun at all!

It's a good practice to keep up with the weaving in and not leave it all to the last if possible.

I hear you Dances!! I hate weaving in ends too. In fact I just finished (not 5 min ago) weaving in a bunch of ends of a bolero that I finished(yea!!). What a PITA lol!!

Karen

OMG! I looked up the pattern. You have a gazillion ends.

I would love to see a picture of that afghan made from 300 squares! (hint hint)

Well, Catlover, the first one I made was about 10 years ago for a wedding present for a fellow I worked with. It happened that he was getting married in August and the County Fair was that month as well. I told him it was his misfortune that the fair came after his wedding and that he couldn't have the afghan until after his wedding, as I intended to enter it in the competition (I gave him a picture of it at the reception and everyone thought that was very funny). I took Best of Show and the first place ribbon. Then I gave the afghan to George. Somewhere I have that photo, though. I'll see if I can find it and post it here. If you've never seen a Grannie's Daughter, take a look at the link I've posted. My colors were similar to number 7. The one I am making now (in my spare time, LOL) is going to be suitable for a child's bed, I think. It's in crayola colors. The squares are bright yellow, red, and royal blue, and will be crocheted together with green. It's actually a good carry-along project. You can just pick up one skein of yarn, your hook, and a small pair of scissors and throw them in a baggie and off you go.

Here is a link that might be useful: Granny's Daughter

Donna, you are a better woman than I. I nearly fainted when I looked at the link and my mind seized on how many little ends there would be. ACK!

I know I should have been weaving them in as I went along *hanging head in shame*. I have only myself to blame, for putting it off ROFL.

Last year I made a whole pile of dishcloths as presents and just tossed them in a pile as I finished them. With ends hanging free. Like an idiot. So there I was, the night before Christmas Eve, frantically sewing in a gajillion cotton ends. And I crocheted those suckers TIGHT. I had a blister on my thumb for the whole holiday season. Yet, apparently, the lesson was not learned *snork*!

Dances, can't you use a lot of those ends in the process of sewing the pieces together?

I have a "Julia Roberts hat" like whe wore in Stepmom I have to finish and get in the mail for my daughter. All thats left to do is put the ends away. LOL

I think, that is a knitters and crocheters dilema. :)

Moni

Oh, I can sympathize. I'm making a sweater and I love how fast the blocks are created. I'm attempting to put it together and hide the ends as I go. Although that's mostly because the pattern is not at all specific on how many blocks to make or how to put them togther. Otherwise, I wait until the end too.

Here is a link that might be useful: Granny square sweater

I love making granny squares but hate to sew them together. Here is a Garden Path afghan I made several years ago I made one for DS when he married and another one for myself but hated it and gave it to someone who wanted it. I could see every bad join!!.

If I do a granny now it is just one huge square.
I have a bage of squares I intend to sew together to make a jacket but don't know if I'll finish it.

Here is a link that might be useful:

Minnie, that's beautiful. We are so much more critical of ourselves, aren't we? That's why I hardly ever make anything for myself.