Hi Everyone. For toe up socks–using the magic loop-- and Judy’s magic cast on-- I keep getting a rib at the very base of the toe. As you can see from the picture of the two socks: the one on the top has no ridge and looks amazing (this one I did in a class). The second sock has a ridge but I just kept going.
For my second pair, on my first sock, I have pulled out six times, but no matter what, I keep getting this ridge at the base (this is the picture of just of the few rows). I am knitting in the back loop on that second row because I know that the stitches are twisted with this particular cast on. Thank you all for your help and your time!
I’m not currently in sock mode so I’m going from memory and can’t tell you step by step what to do. I have had this happen. The best I can suggest is to make sure the knit side is facing when you begin knitting the cast on stitches. As I recall it’s something to do with how the needles with the cast on get turned. It’s tedious and not always easy but if you could tink back to the existing cast on you might see how you got it turned wrong. I’d bet someone else has a better answer.
It may depend on how you wrap the yarn around the needles and how the sts are mounted. The video shows how to knit the first round, correcting sts that are mounted with the leading leg in back. It also shows the front and back of the knitting and cast on at the very end with no ridge. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1pmxRDZ-cwo
Thank you. Yes, I watched VeryPinkKnits’s video on this cast on and the first round (she does it in slow motion), like at least four times-- but I will try this video that you suggested. Clearly I miss it something.
Thank you. I’m wondering somehow if I’m getting the inside and the outside confused? I have I pulled it off my needles at least five times last night and two times the day before.
Very Pink’s video is a good one, the same trick of knitting the incorrectly mounted sts through the back loop.
I think GG’s post about the side facing is a good suggestion. When you knit the first round, the v’s of the knit sts should be facing you.
When you make the turn immediately after the cast on (Very Pink real time motion video 4:27m) pull out the front needle and knit across the back needle sts. These sts should be mounted correctly. If you need to knit these sts through the back loop, that will give you a ridge.
Thank you so much. So what you’re showing in the picture is what I’m looking for? Or, what you’re showing is not correct? Because if it is correct, I think that’s very similar to what I’ve been doing, but perhaps you’re showing me the incorrect?
Thank you so much for taking the time and your insights!
The photo is the mistake you want to avoid. You shouldn’t get that ridge. The outside should be all Vs as in your initial photo and the inside should be all purl sts.
The photo in post #7 was made by knitting sts on the wrong needle first, the needle with the sts mounted incorrectly (left leg in front). You want to knit the needle with the correctly mounted sts first, then the needle with sts to be knit through the back loop.
Look at the 4:00-4:27m point in this video and just check that you are making the turn correctly. It’s a possible source of the unwanted ridge. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GV9UaFgZ6Q0
Yes, her other video (not in slow motion) was more helpful. Especially as you were saying, the portion when it comes to working the magic loop opposite of what is normal…
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