Tuesday, December 21, 2010

Knitting tips and techniques

Knitting Tips and TechniquesCast-on
Cast-off
  • Sewn Cast-off: stretchy and good for toe-up socks.
  • Tubular cast-off: my favorite for toe-up socks, particularly good for 1x1 rib
  • Before cutting the yarn and threading the darning needle, I set up the tubular cast-off by knitting 2 full rounds of tubular knitting. Round 1, part A: *k1, sl1 wyif* all the way around, p last st Round 1, part B: *sl1 wyib, p1* all the way around Round 2, part A: *k1, sl1 wyif* all the way around, p last st Round 2, part B: *sl1 wyib, p1* all the way around

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