I use the cabled cast on most often. But will use provision if called for, and for toe up socks, you cannot beat magic cast on.
Recently I made a pair of gloves and I used long tail.
it had been years and years since I had used long tail, and I forgot
why I moved away from it. Well, it was soon obvious.
The 1st row on the glove made a little tourniquet that was very annoying to pull over my hand. It was OK when on, but didn’t have nearly as much stretch as I was used to. So I used cabled cast on for the other glove and it was like night and day… Completely flexible and stretchable. I cut the cuff off the 1st one, and reknitted the cuff , grafting it to the 1st row of stocking stitches. It was worth it. That non-stretchy first row was really annoying.
I cut the cuff off because my cast offs are too tight. Anyone have a great strechy cast off to share??
Whats the one that ends up looking like a braded rope?
Right now, Long Tail is it because it’s the only one I can manage without having to look up the steps. I didn’t realize there were so many different ways to CO though, so I’m going to have to expand my knowledge base now.
Norwegian Cast On
I just found this great cast on. I am definitely trying it on socks next time. It is said to be much more stretchy than long tail.
There is a lady at my LYS who has just discovered that there are many different cast-ons. I knew it because of a book I bought on knitting. She is learning them and teaching them to other ladies in the group.
Which book might it be? I have several and there are several cast ons listed in each book, but mostly it boils down to just the ones mentioned here. I would like to have such a book.
Thanks
I only know the long tail cast on :???:
Longtail is my general use cast on, but I know a couple of provisionals that I use for toe-up socks, and, (because despite the prevailing notion that longtail is a stretchy cast on, mine isn’t really that stretchy… I knit too tight) backwards loop for socks. The major advantage of backwards loop is that it is physically impossible for me to cast on too tightly when I use it.
I use the long tail usually but when I need to use another I use what I think will give me a pretty edge.
The only cast on in the list that I don’t use is the long tail. I never learned how. And I never have seen a reason to learn.
The first cast on I learned was the backwards loop (or single) cast on – which I still prefer for most projects. Plus if you work a backwards loop cast on and then knit a row, you get something that looks just like a long-tail cast on – without the worry of running out of yarn most of the way through.
I like the cable cast on for necklines and the knitted cast on for lace projects.
I only know how to do the long tail cast on at this point. But I find it very easy to do, my fingers got the rhythm of it right away. I imagine I’ll learn other cast on methods as my knitting skills improve.