I’m knitting baby socks and I need a stretchy cast on for toe down socks on 2 circulars. I used the long tail cast on but I don’t think its stretchy enough.
Looking for a Stretchy Cast on for Socks
I’ve run into that problem with the long-tail cast-on if I cast on too tightly; loosen it a little and it should be fine. You can also check out Amy’s videos of different types of cast-ons to see if one seems more suited to your needs.
http://www.piecefulstitches.com/GermanCastOnVideo.html
German twisted long tail cast on
Try this, I used it for my mitts and really liked it because I hate anything tight on my wrist.
I’m a fan of the twisted German cast on as well.
Joe
twisted (aka norwegian or german twisted) is stretchier.
so i a tubular,
so is a channel island cast on.
there are many cast on’s, (i know 30 some odd cast on’s depending on how you count!)
here is the start to a 4 part tutorial about cast ons, each page links to the next, (page 5 is about cast off’s)
page 4 is a collection of links and reference books for learning cast on’s.