Casting on to widen an already knitted section

How-to Questions
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I’m knitting a sweater where the sleeves are knit as one unit (with the narrower back section in the middle). I’ve knit the left sleeve which is 70 stitches, bound off 35 stitches and knit the remaining 35 stitches for 6 inches. That’s the back. Now I am supposed to Cast on 35 stitches at the end of the right side row (it’s in stockinette). I knitted the 35 stitches and have tried to CO another 35 stitches using the knitted cast on method. The problem is that the yarn connecting the already knitted section to the new cast on row is very short and it’s impossible to turn the knitting to purl the next row and continue on. Does anyone know what I’m doing wrong?

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Can’t picture what you mean; do you need to add another strand of yarn? :shrug:

3

I generally use the backwards loop method to cast on to lengthen.

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Sorry for the confusion! I am trying to cast on the additional 35 stitches to extend the width of the piece from 35 stitches to 70 stitches. Once the design is enlarged to 70 stiches, I will continue knitting for the length of the left sleeve. I am using the same ball of yarn that I used for the original section so I started casting on from the end of the row of the already knitted section. I thought that I had to keep the yarn a minimal length when connecting the two pieces or there would be too big a length of yarn when I started knitting the 70 stitches. In other words, there would be a gap between the already knitted section and the newly cast on part. If this is still unclear, I apologize, but appreciate your help.

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Hi, I have no idea how to fix your problem but I just realized I have the same problem on a sweater I’m knitting. I stopped at the place right after I CO the extra stitches and put it away thinking I would get back to it when I couls concentrate better. I hope someone has an answer soon. I would like to get back to that sweater.
Alyce

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Yes you CO with the yarn you have at the end of the row; turn and use knieted CO, then knit back over those new stitches. They’re `connected’ by knitting them as one row with the old stitches. Just follow the pattern step by step and don’t worry about where the yarn goes, it should work out alright.