Fasten off

    When you’ve finished the last stitch, patterns will often tell you to “fasten off leaving a long tail.” A long yarn tail is usually at least 8 inches long, or if you’re sewing the piece onto something else, at least the length of the current piece’s edge. Fastening off keeps the piece together. Fastening off in crochet is a simple process.

 HOW TO FASTEN OFF IN CROCHET (STEP-BY-STEP WITH PHOTOS)

Q&A

WHAT DOES FASTEN OFF IN CROCHET MEAN?
 Fastening off in crochet is an essential technique when finishing a project. It’s a way of drawing the loose yarn tails through the loop on your hook, then removing the hook and pulling on the tails to tighten so they don’t unravel and ruin all your hard work.
HOW MUCH YARN SHOULD YOU LEAVE?
 It depends:
 If you’re planning to hide the yarn tail, which is called weaving in the yarn tail, leave enough so you can comfortably thread a needle and weave in the tail.
 If you’re going to join this piece to another, leave enough yarn to do that and weave in the remaining tail. The way you weave in the yarn tail depends on if you're finishing a flat piece, or a round closed piece.