I can’t seem to get this right. Instead of ONE loop on the needle I’m ending up with 3 all the time. Has anyone tried this and now what I mean? :??
I think the problem is in scooping the yarn (blue in picture) and then dropping the pink one. No matter what I do I end up with 3 loops on needle. :rollseyes: :doh:
I tried this once for a sweater because the pattern said so and it was just to tedious for me to do it for the entire distance around, so I’m not proficient in it. How about trying it like the link with two colors so you can see what you’re doing better?
Yeah, I’ll try 2 colors. I think once you got the hang of it it wouldn’t be any slower than long tail… 
I’m just experimenting really. I don’t like the way long tail looks with ribbing. Would cable CO look better?
I’m not really sure. I always do long tail and accept that it’s supposed to look like that because it’s hand made. 
My cable cast on always comes out too loose. I like the evenness of the long tail.
Yeah, I like long tail and it’s really fast. I may just stick with it, but I figure a little extra learning is a good thing and may reinforce my love of long tail. :roflhard:
I took comfort in the fact that EZ said she used long tail for just about everything. However, the sweater that told me to use the German one was a pattern from her daughter, the rebel! :rofling:
jan - have you tried casting on in pattern? that way your ribbing is all the way to the edge of the piece.
I don’t know how to do that…how would I cast on in purl? :??
For a 1:1 rib, or practice, put a slipknot on your left needle. Purl into this slipknot and place new st from right needle onto left needle - now you have 2 sts. *Knit into new first st and place st from right needle onto left needle, now you have 3 st. Purl into new first st and place st from right needle onto left needle (now you have 4 st). Rep from * until you get number of sts you need. Obviously you’d make 2 knit st and then 2 purls, or whatever, if that’s your pattern.
If you’re better with visuals, [color=red]here’s[/color] a site with pix.
Oh I see! Thanks, I’ll give it a try!
New one on me, too! Thanks!
the other thing with that purl cast on is that you can use it to add stitches to your long tail cast on if you’ve shorted yourself and don’t have enough yarn to finish the required number of cast on stitches (always a fun situation to be in 
). you just turn your work so your tail and working yarns are on the tip of the left needle (like you would normally start to knit) and add your stitches on that end. it looks a tad different than the cast on, but if somebody’s that close to notice, they’re interested in something else besides your cast on!
Great idea! When I have hundreds of stitches to cast on, I usually use two balls of yarn; but if I’m short a few, that’s a good idea.
I didn’t think anything knittingwise was new to you! :shock: :roflhard:
but if somebody’s that close to notice, they’re interested in something else besides your cast on!
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I didn’t think anything knittingwise was new to you!
I learn new things every day!
Jan, you are scooping the “blue” yarn through the wrong loop. Scoop it through the loop right next to the needle - not the one next to your thumb.
I hope this helps…
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Hmmmm Looks like the same hole to me, but I sure will try it again. Thanks!
Last picture looks like “here” and “not here” are the same thing…
Here’s a better one. I hope this helps, it’s not hard but to me it’s easier to do it with the yarn on the right hand.
I think I got it! Off to test it…
IT WORKED! Thank you! :cheering:
I’d like to add that I know there are a dozen or more CO methods, but once I tried it and it didn’t work I just had to keep at it till I got it …even if I never use it. :roflhard: