Knitted Scalloped Edging

BlankHello everyone. I am making a pair of baby booties (soon to be a grandma in about a week!). The instructions call for a plain stockinette stitch for the cuff. Is there an easy way to make a shell or a pretty edging to dress up the cuff? These are for a baby girl so I wanted to fancy them up a bit. Thanks for any help.

Mary Ann

I have this great book called "All Stitched Up" by Jane Crowfoot, that is
all about finishing. She has an entire section on edgings that are really
sharp -- lace, bobbles, picots, scallops. I see several in here that I
think would look adorable on a little kids' sock. Most of them are done on
the cast-on, which if you're doing your socks from the cuff down, is what
you'd want. Some of the edgings depend on the number of stitches you are
casting on. If you can find this book in your library or bookstore, I'd
highly recommend it -- it has lots of pictures, diagrams, very good
instructions, and things like the edgings that I've never come across in
another book yet.

If you're doing them from the toe-up, she has a very simple picot-edging
that is done on the bind-off that I've used a lot: On the bind off row,
bind off six stitches, and move the stitch remaining on the right needle to
the left. Cast on three stitches. And then repeat the rest of the way.
The number of stitches bound off and cast-on can be modified to alter the
size of the picot.

Karen in MN



"Marsie" wrote in message
nk.net...
BlankHello everyone. I am making a pair of baby booties (soon to be a
grandma in about a week!). The instructions call for a plain stockinette
stitch for the cuff. Is there an easy way to make a shell or a pretty
edging to dress up the cuff? These are for a baby girl so I wanted to fancy
them up a bit. Thanks for any help.

Mary Ann

I usually use the cable cast on for most things. For something like the
picot where you're casting on knitting already in progress, I think you have
to use the cable cast-on.



"Marsie" wrote in message
news
Thanks, Karen! What kind of Cast On do you use? I am still trying to
visualize this before I try it so I don't mess it up. Thanks again.

Mary Ann


"Karen" wrote in message
.. .
I have this great book called "All Stitched Up" by Jane Crowfoot, that
is
all about finishing. She has an entire section on edgings that are
really
sharp -- lace, bobbles, picots, scallops. I see several in here that I
think would look adorable on a little kids' sock. Most of them are
done
on
the cast-on, which if you're doing your socks from the cuff down, is
what
you'd want. Some of the edgings depend on the number of stitches you
are
casting on. If you can find this book in your library or bookstore,
I'd
highly recommend it -- it has lots of pictures, diagrams, very good
instructions, and things like the edgings that I've never come across in
another book yet.

If you're doing them from the toe-up, she has a very simple picot-edging
that is done on the bind-off that I've used a lot: On the bind off row,
bind off six stitches, and move the stitch remaining on the right needle
to
the left. Cast on three stitches. And then repeat the rest of the way.
The number of stitches bound off and cast-on can be modified to alter
the
size of the picot.

Karen in MN



"Marsie" wrote in message
nk.net...
BlankHello everyone. I am making a pair of baby booties (soon to be a
grandma in about a week!). The instructions call for a plain
stockinette
stitch for the cuff. Is there an easy way to make a shell or a pretty
edging to dress up the cuff? These are for a baby girl so I wanted to
fancy
them up a bit. Thanks for any help.

Mary Ann

Marsie, I just came across another very simple frill edge that would look
cute on a kid's sock -- cast on 4 times the number of stitches you'd need
normally, minus 3 stitches. First row, K1, then *k2, slip the first stitch
over the second, and repeat from the *. Second row, P1, *p2tog and repeat
from * .

Okay, so now that I have this book out, I found a lace edging that I want to
use on the sleeves of a sweater I am making. This is a dangerous book to
me -- every time I get it out, I find something else I just have to try, and
end up with another WIP! There are SO many great ideas and techniques and
"how-to's" in here.

Karen in MN



"Karen" wrote in message
.. .
I usually use the cable cast on for most things. For something like the
picot where you're casting on knitting already in progress, I think you
have
to use the cable cast-on.



"Marsie" wrote in message
news
Thanks, Karen! What kind of Cast On do you use? I am still trying to
visualize this before I try it so I don't mess it up. Thanks again.

Mary Ann


"Karen" wrote in message
.. .
I have this great book called "All Stitched Up" by Jane Crowfoot, that
is
all about finishing. She has an entire section on edgings that are
really
sharp -- lace, bobbles, picots, scallops. I see several in here that
I
think would look adorable on a little kids' sock. Most of them are
done
on
the cast-on, which if you're doing your socks from the cuff down, is
what
you'd want. Some of the edgings depend on the number of stitches you
are
casting on. If you can find this book in your library or bookstore,
I'd
highly recommend it -- it has lots of pictures, diagrams, very good
instructions, and things like the edgings that I've never come across
in
another book yet.

If you're doing them from the toe-up, she has a very simple
picot-edging
that is done on the bind-off that I've used a lot: On the bind off
row,
bind off six stitches, and move the stitch remaining on the right
needle
to
the left. Cast on three stitches. And then repeat the rest of the
way.
The number of stitches bound off and cast-on can be modified to alter
the
size of the picot.

Karen in MN



"Marsie" wrote in message
nk.net...
BlankHello everyone. I am making a pair of baby booties (soon to be a
grandma in about a week!). The instructions call for a plain
stockinette
stitch for the cuff. Is there an easy way to make a shell or a pretty
edging to dress up the cuff? These are for a baby girl so I wanted to
fancy
them up a bit. Thanks for any help.

Mary Ann

-- Thank you Karen I'll try this frill edge!!

snipped:
This is a dangerous book to
me -- every time I get it out, I find something else I just have to try,
and
end up with another WIP!

LOL! I know how THAT works!
When I find a pattern on the net, I am normally
not interested unless there is a photo.
But I have gathered quite a few without..
and today I had to do a little "tidy up" in my patterns.
You cannot throw away something you don't know what is, can you?
And guess who has read and knitted freneticly
to see how the patterns came out, ALL the day!
And I have not decluttered A BIT!!
AUD :-))

Cable cast-on -- but I'm really not sure why! I have just gotten into the
habit of using that for some reason. But I don't see why another method
couldn't be used as well.


"Katherine Burgess" wrote in message
...
Thanks for posting this, Karen. I think that I will try it. What type of
cast-on do you use for this edging?
Katherine

"Karen" wrote in message
...
Marsie, I just came across another very simple frill edge that would
look
cute on a kid's sock -- cast on 4 times the number of stitches you'd
need
normally, minus 3 stitches. First row, K1, then *k2, slip the first
stitch
over the second, and repeat from the *. Second row, P1, *p2tog and
repeat
from * .

Okay, so now that I have this book out, I found a lace edging that I
want
to
use on the sleeves of a sweater I am making. This is a dangerous book
to
me -- every time I get it out, I find something else I just have to try,
and
end up with another WIP! There are SO many great ideas and techniques
and
"how-to's" in here.

Karen in MN



"Karen" wrote in message
.. .
I usually use the cable cast on for most things. For something like
the
picot where you're casting on knitting already in progress, I think
you
have
to use the cable cast-on.



"Marsie" wrote in message
news Thanks, Karen! What kind of Cast On do you use? I am still trying
to
visualize this before I try it so I don't mess it up. Thanks again.

Mary Ann


"Karen" wrote in message
.. .
I have this great book called "All Stitched Up" by Jane Crowfoot,
that
is
all about finishing. She has an entire section on edgings that
are
really
sharp -- lace, bobbles, picots, scallops. I see several in here
that
I
think would look adorable on a little kids' sock. Most of them
are
done
on
the cast-on, which if you're doing your socks from the cuff down,
is
what
you'd want. Some of the edgings depend on the number of stitches
you
are
casting on. If you can find this book in your library or
bookstore,
I'd
highly recommend it -- it has lots of pictures, diagrams, very
good
instructions, and things like the edgings that I've never come
across
in
another book yet.

If you're doing them from the toe-up, she has a very simple
picot-edging
that is done on the bind-off that I've used a lot: On the bind
off
row,
bind off six stitches, and move the stitch remaining on the right
needle
to
the left. Cast on three stitches. And then repeat the rest of
the
way.
The number of stitches bound off and cast-on can be modified to
alter
the
size of the picot.

Karen in MN



"Marsie" wrote in message
nk.net...
BlankHello everyone. I am making a pair of baby booties (soon to
be
a
grandma in about a week!). The instructions call for a plain
stockinette
stitch for the cuff. Is there an easy way to make a shell or a
pretty
edging to dress up the cuff? These are for a baby girl so I
wanted
to
fancy
them up a bit. Thanks for any help.

Mary Ann

Thanks again.
Katherine

"Karen" wrote in message
...
Cable cast-on -- but I'm really not sure why! I have just gotten into the
habit of using that for some reason. But I don't see why another method
couldn't be used as well.


"Katherine Burgess" wrote in message
...
Thanks for posting this, Karen. I think that I will try it. What type of
cast-on do you use for this edging?
Katherine

"Karen" wrote in message
...
Marsie, I just came across another very simple frill edge that would
look
cute on a kid's sock -- cast on 4 times the number of stitches you'd
need
normally, minus 3 stitches. First row, K1, then *k2, slip the first
stitch
over the second, and repeat from the *. Second row, P1, *p2tog and
repeat
from * .

Okay, so now that I have this book out, I found a lace edging that I
want
to
use on the sleeves of a sweater I am making. This is a dangerous
book
to
me -- every time I get it out, I find something else I just have to
try,
and
end up with another WIP! There are SO many great ideas and techniques
and
"how-to's" in here.

Karen in MN



"Karen" wrote in message
.. .
I usually use the cable cast on for most things. For something like
the
picot where you're casting on knitting already in progress, I think
you
have
to use the cable cast-on.



"Marsie" wrote in message
news Thanks, Karen! What kind of Cast On do you use? I am still
trying
to
visualize this before I try it so I don't mess it up. Thanks
again.

Mary Ann


"Karen" wrote in message
.. .
I have this great book called "All Stitched Up" by Jane
Crowfoot,
that
is
all about finishing. She has an entire section on edgings that
are
really
sharp -- lace, bobbles, picots, scallops. I see several in
here
that
I
think would look adorable on a little kids' sock. Most of them
are
done
on
the cast-on, which if you're doing your socks from the cuff
down,
is
what
you'd want. Some of the edgings depend on the number of
stitches
you
are
casting on. If you can find this book in your library or
bookstore,
I'd
highly recommend it -- it has lots of pictures, diagrams, very
good
instructions, and things like the edgings that I've never come
across
in
another book yet.

If you're doing them from the toe-up, she has a very simple
picot-edging
that is done on the bind-off that I've used a lot: On the bind
off
row,
bind off six stitches, and move the stitch remaining on the
right
needle
to
the left. Cast on three stitches. And then repeat the rest of
the
way.
The number of stitches bound off and cast-on can be modified to
alter
the
size of the picot.

Karen in MN



"Marsie" wrote in message
nk.net...
BlankHello everyone. I am making a pair of baby booties (soon
to
be
a
grandma in about a week!). The instructions call for a plain
stockinette
stitch for the cuff. Is there an easy way to make a shell or a
pretty
edging to dress up the cuff? These are for a baby girl so I
wanted
to
fancy
them up a bit. Thanks for any help.

Mary Ann