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The Easiest Way to Make Fringe

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August 20, 2018 Ashlea 1 Comment

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To fringe, or not to fringe? This is often a question when crocheting shawls, scarfs, or cardigans. What should not be a question, however, is how to make fringe. Making fringe can be super easy and super fast. I do not remember when I started making fringe this way, but it sure has saved me a LOT of time over the years!

How to Make Fringe

After deciding to add fringe to a crocheted or knitted shawl, scarf, or cardigan, you’ll need to decide how densely the fringe should be. Will you put a lot of fringe, or just a little to add some pizzazz? I typically do every other stitch when adding fringe to my shawls, but sometimes I like to go a little further, like on my Blanket Cardigan where I went every five stitches.

How to make fringe fast

The fast way to make fringe is by using something I hope you already have on hand – a hard cover book. Choose a book that is TWICE as tall as you want the fringe to be long. For example, if you want to have 5″ long fringe, you will need a hard over book that is about 10″ tall.  The taller the book, the longer the fringe.

How to make fringe fast

1. Place yarn end at the back of the book and hold in place.

How to make fringe

2. Wrap yarn around and around the book over and over. Continue wrapping until you’ve got a nice, thick chunk of yarn.

fringe tutorial

tutorial for fringe

3. When you think you have enough (you can always make more if you run out) lay the book flat on the counter or table.

tutorial for making fringe

4. Push down firmly on the book to make sure the yarn doesn’t go anywhere and cut along the top end of the book.

making fringe with yarn

5. Turn (keep constant pressure on the yarn to hold it in place!) and cut the yarn at the other end of the book.

Fringe making tutorial

quick and easy fringe

Voila! You’ve got a pile of perfect, evenly cut fringe just waiting to be attached! Isn’t that just the most simple thing ever? It is so simple, in fact, that I wasn’t going to do a tutorial on it at all. But then I remembered the first time I tried to make fringe and it took me two hours to cut the strands individually – face palm –  and if I didn’t know then, then I KNOW someone else out there is spending way too much time to make fringe now, too.

fringe tutorial for crochet

If you’re not sure how to attach your fringe, I do have a video tutorial (the one for the It’s Shawl Good cardigan pattern) and I have queued to the part where I do the fringe here. I hope you find it helpful!

The Fastest Way to make Fringe

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  1. Alice says

    November 12, 2020 at 4:15 pm

    I had to make fringe for a shawl I had crocheted, and it was taking FOREVER to measure out each piece and cut it. Thanks for thinking up a faster way!
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