How do you join yarns with DK shawl knitting?

[skNYC]

It's not as loose as lace, but it's loose enough. If you join the yarn the regular way (pick up new end, then weave in), would it slip out? Do I tie a knot?

Help!

[knitqueen]

You could try the Russian join - there's a video here somewhere but I apologize I don't have time to find it right now. It's a really good snug join that would probably be perfect for your shawl.

[Holly]

After reading "The Sweater Workshop," I learned a way to join yarn that I wasn't doing before (this may be the normal way, and I just didn't realize it!) : on the stitch where you are joining the old and new yarn, pick up both the old and new yarn to complete the knit stitch. This leaves 2 loops on your needle (instead of 1). On the next round, knit those two loops together.

This has been working great for me on the sweater I'm making -- creating a nice, tight join of the new yarn without any knots. I do use a stitch marker to keep track of where I need to K2tog, and it is a little loose until you K2tog, but then it is a snug join.

[knitqueen]

Here's the Russian join.

[skNYC]

Thanks !