and then when you are finishing, you'll weave the ends in. You can actually change balls of yarn anywhere in the work. If you aren't changing color, I find changing mid row easier and cleaner in the end product.

Really? I've usually found that changing at the end looks neater. When I change mid-row, the knot just looks too obvious.

Yep, I don't know why, but changing midrow works better. Especially if the edge is a finished one, like for a the sides of a halter top or something.

I think it's because when I weave the edges in, I can go in opposite directions and the edge itself remains pristine.

It depends on the needle size and the thickness of the yarn.

Excellent! That actually makes a lot of sense. I knew this was the right place to turn. And I should have known I'd also get a couple different opinions on how to do it because that also is the Buffista Way. I don't think it will matter much whether I do it mid-row or on the end this time. The blanket's got fairly thick yarn and I think the needles are 9 gage (is that the right word? I don't have the lingo down and now "gage" sounds wrong because isn't that for guns? doesn't seem like needles and guns should use the same measurements). Or maybe 10. It's not exactly a delicate fine weave so it's been pretty forgiving of my lack of skill so far. And the edges eventually will get a colored border that should hide whatever knot evidence there is if I do it on an edge.

I would say I'll report back when I accomplish the change but then you all would know just how slow of a knitter I am and how silly I am for asking this far in advance. At my current pace, I'll finish the blanket in time for my own kid's birth (meaning the far, far distant, don't-even-know-if-I'm-gonna-have-them future). And then I can do the little hat in time for my grand kids. Anyway, thanks so much for the help!

Elle, the needles are either 9s or 10s. No gage necessary.

A friend of mine was going to have a baby. I thought it would be nice to knit it a little sweater. Small needles, thin yarn. The child was around two when I unraveled the small amount of knitting I had endlessly worked on. Man, tiny stitches are a pain in the ribs. I made stoles and such for a while. Number 13 needles, etc. Actually finished some. I am not a knitter anymore tho.

If you are going to bind the edges, sounds like edge knotting is in your future!

I am a horrifyingly bad knitter, so I crochet instead. I decided to crochet a baby blanket for my niece (This was before she came to us from Russia.) I used a smallish hook because it resulted in such a nice, dense blanket. Of course, she just turned two and the blanket? Still not done. Getting there, but not done.

Ooh, maybe I'll work on it tonight.

Also, Out of Gas is one of the most beautifully crafted hours of television I have ever seen.

One of?

The Body is another. Gorgeous.