Turkish: where is the end of the round

#1

Ok so i am trying out my first pair of toe up socks and i understand the Turkish cast on…I have wrapped my yarn 5 times to get a total of 10 stitches. Now where does the round end? Is it after the first 5 stitches on my needle or is it after i have flipped the stitches and knit the 5 stitches that were first on my cable needle? the following is the link to the tutorial that I was using to learn how to do the Turkish cast on:
http://misocrafty.squarespace.com/journal/2006/1/30/turkish-cast-on-tutorial.html
thanks in advance for your help!

#2

When you have the 10 sts cast on and ready to do the first round, that’s the beginning/end of it. Mark it with a piece of yarn or safety pin until you get a couple rounds done then you can put a regular marker on it.

#3

ok so the directions say…CO 10 stitches, Setup Round: knit, round 1: KFB the first and last stitch on each needle, Row 2: knit… Repeat rows 1 & 2 until there are 26 stitches on each needle
Does this mean I am increasing 4 times total? Because if there are already 5 stitches on the needle to begin with thats an increase of 21 stitches on each needle…the math doesn’t add up. Maybe I am overthinking this but here is a link to the pattern: http://www.ravelry.com/patterns/library/uzumaki-socks#
thanks in advance AGAIN

#4

Yeah, it doesn’t make sense, especially since the pattern says it’s written for 2 circs or ML which uses one needle. I would contact the designer at the email on the bottom of the pattern and ask for clarification or correction.

#5

Sue,
I sent an e-mail to the designer and I also researched other sock patterns, from what I can tell (i have never knit socks before so I may be WRONG) I think I am supposed to have 25 stitched total. Alas I have moved on to a more simpler pattern for my first pair of socks from Wendy Knits in which she writes out in excrutiating details exactly what to do! Thank you for responding!

#6

For your first socks you definitely want detailed instructions. Good luck with 'em. Maybe you can come back to this one later, and the Turkish CO is a good one to use.