Tag Archives: Casting on

Working: Casting On

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FINALLY!!!

Now that I know I have plenty of yarn, even to do some A-line shaping on the body, and that the places where I’ll change colorways are set, I am ready to cast on.

As soon as I learned the crochet CO, it became my go-to for all projects, even those that start with ribbing. Apparently I Goldilocks my crochet CO (not too loose, not too tight, but just right), because it is as nearly stretchy as the fabric that springs from it. Well, stretchy enough, even when the initial fabric is ribbing. Continue reading...

Am I Working the Right Side or Wrong Side of My Reversible Fabric?

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Ribbing, garter stitch, and seed stitch (and a whole host of other knitted fabrics) are reversible: they look the same on both sides.

But suppose you have to do something (shaping, for example) only when working right-side rows. What do you do if you lose track of whether you’re working a right-side or wrong-side row? How can you tell where you are?

Answer a Different Question First

Where was the cast-on tail when you finished casting on and were about to start the first row?

The cast-on tail can only have been in one of two places: it was either right below where you were about to work the very first stitch, or it was at the far end of the cast-on, below the very last stitch you worked on the first row.

Tail Location of Different Cast-On Methods Continue reading...