Does anyone know how to do a Butterfly Cast-on? I am starting a scarf in the Brioche Stitch and the pattern says to use the Butterfly cast-on? If you have worked with the Brioche stitch, do you think the Super stretchy cast-on that was talked about on Knitty. com would be good?
I’ve never heard of a butterfly CO either, unless that’s another name for long tail cast on, which is sometimes called the ‘slingshot’ CO. I suppose it does kind of make a ‘butterfly’ in how you warp the yarn around your fingers and thumb.
Thanks Jan and Sue. I don’t have a link as I received that pattern when I bought the yarn at a shop in Big Bear. I have Butterfly cast on several times and haven’t found anything. I think I will have to try and contact the store and see if they can tell me.
I appreciate your help.
I did find a reference that I think equates it to the long tail cast on. So that would be my final answer (do I get a million $?) Try it out and see how it looks; I’ve used LT to cast on fisherman’s rib which is similar to Brioche and it works.
Further news - I found a reference to butterfly CO also called the ‘figure 8’ cast on.