Long Tail Cast On - How much????

I rarely use any other cast on. I like the edge it gives, and it's stretchy
enough to be stretchy (if you see what I mean) and firm enough not to
"undulate". But I guess it's horses for courses, as with so many other
things in yarncraft

Love & higs
Christine


"Shillelagh" wrote in message
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"Katherine" wrote in message
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Really, really long? g Seriously, though, I wrap once around the
needle for every stitch, and add about another 6 inches. That seems
to work, even though it is a pain sometimes.

Higs,
Katherine

Heh, I haven't used this cast-on, and after watching the women in our
knitting group and reading the comments here, I don't think I'll even
bother. It sounds like a PITA.(grin). But, different strokes for diff
folks.

Shelagh

Shillelagh wrote:
"Katherine" wrote in message
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Really, really long? g Seriously, though, I wrap once around the
needle for every stitch, and add about another 6 inches. That seems
to work, even though it is a pain sometimes.

Higs,
Katherine

Heh, I haven't used this cast-on, and after watching the women in our
knitting group and reading the comments here, I don't think I'll even
bother. It sounds like a PITA.(grin). But, different strokes for diff
folks.

I like it - it's only a pain if you're casting on more than about 150
stitches...

sue

On May 12, 11:46 am, "Shillelagh" wrote:
"Katherine" wrote in message

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Really, really long? g Seriously, though, I wrap once around the
needle for every stitch, and add about another 6 inches. That seems
to work, even though it is a pain sometimes.

Higs,
Katherine

Heh, I haven't used this cast-on, and after watching the women in our
knitting group and reading the comments here, I don't think I'll even
bother. It sounds like a PITA.(grin). But, different strokes for diff
folks.


What cast on do you use, Shelagh?

Higs,
Katherine

On May 11, 4:48 pm, Padishar Creel wrote:
I am pretty good at estimating short rows of knitting when I cast on.
However, I am not doing a sweater is there a rule of thumb for the
long tail cast on?

Cast on 244 with size 6 needles -- so how long should my tail be for
this?

Thanks for your help!

Padishar Creel

The "official" rule of thumb, which I have seen in more than one
knitting book and in a book of engineering and machining and more
standards, is "an inch a stitch."

Experience has taught me that this works for worsted yarn, with a cast-
on count of 20 to 150 stitches. But then, I do not measure the inches
exactly, just holding the yarn up to my person, extended fingertips to
just past the opposite shoulder for a yard. And if I rip out because
I didn't have enough and start over with just enough more yarn? I
always have a long bit left over!

Cece

"Katherine" wrote in message
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What cast on do you use, Shelagh?

Higs,
Katherine

Usually a cable cast on.

Shelagh

On May 12, 10:48 pm, "Shillelagh" wrote:
"Katherine" wrote in message

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What cast on do you use, Shelagh?

Higs,
Katherine

Usually a cable cast on.

Ah, yes, that is a good one. For years, the only one I used was
a knitted cast on. That eliminated the need for measuring as well.

Higs,
Katherine

On May 13, 5:25 am, Katherine wrote:
On May 12, 10:48 pm, "Shillelagh" wrote:

"Katherine" wrote in message

roups.com...

What cast on do you use, Shelagh?

Higs,
Katherine

Usually a cable cast on.

Ah, yes, that is a good one. For years, the only one I used was
a knitted cast on. That eliminated the need for measuring as well.

Higs,
Katherine
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Wow, I hadn't realized all the types of cast-on. I just knew of two
and I liked the looks of the long-tail cast on the best of those two
choices.

I understand that, according to the Lion Brand website, that there are
5 cast-ons that they mention.

the single-stitch cast-on,
the long-tail cast-on,
the cable cast-on,
the double-knitted cast-on and
the crochet edge cast-on.

As always, there is so much to learn and I guess that is why knitting
is so cool, eh?

Padishar Creel

Padishar Creel wrote:
On May 13, 5:25 am, Katherine wrote:
On May 12, 10:48 pm, "Shillelagh" wrote:

"Katherine" wrote in message
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What cast on do you use, Shelagh?
Higs,
Katherine
Usually a cable cast on.
Ah, yes, that is a good one. For years, the only one I used was
a knitted cast on. That eliminated the need for measuring as well.

Higs,
Katherine
-------------
Wow, I hadn't realized all the types of cast-on. I just knew of two
and I liked the looks of the long-tail cast on the best of those two
choices.

I understand that, according to the Lion Brand website, that there are
5 cast-ons that they mention.

the single-stitch cast-on,
the long-tail cast-on,
the cable cast-on,
the double-knitted cast-on and
the crochet edge cast-on.

As always, there is so much to learn and I guess that is why knitting
is so cool, eh?

Padishar Creel

There's a blog site which lists 30 some ways of casting on -
http://golden-apples.blogspot.com/20...ns-part-1.html
http://golden-apples.blogspot.com/20...ns-part-2.html
http://golden-apples.blogspot.com/20...used-cast.html
and a reference to sites where you can learn some of them -
http://golden-apples.blogspot.com/20...eferences.html
Some of them are variations, but there's a reason to use different ones
for different effects.
She also has an entry on different bind offs too -
http://golden-apples.blogspot.com/se...el/bind%20offs

sue

On May 15, 8:03 am, suzee wrote:
Padishar Creel wrote:
On May 13, 5:25 am, Katherine wrote:
On May 12, 10:48 pm, "Shillelagh" wrote:

"Katherine" wrote in message
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What cast on do you use, Shelagh?
Higs,
Katherine
Usually a cable cast on.
Ah, yes, that is a good one. For years, the only one I used was
a knitted cast on. That eliminated the need for measuring as well.

Higs,
Katherine
-------------
Wow, I hadn't realized all the types of cast-on. I just knew of two
and I liked the looks of the long-tail cast on the best of those two
choices.

I understand that, according to the Lion Brand website, that there are
5 cast-ons that they mention.

the single-stitch cast-on,
the long-tail cast-on,
the cable cast-on,
the double-knitted cast-on and
the crochet edge cast-on.

As always, there is so much to learn and I guess that is why knitting
is so cool, eh?

Padishar Creel

There's a blog site which lists 30 some ways of casting on -http://golden-apples.blogspot.com/2007/03/cast-ons-part-1.htmlhttp://golden-apples.blogspot.com/2007/03/cast-ons-part-2.htmlhttp://golden-apples.blogspot.com/2007/03/my-favorite-and-most-often-...
and a reference to sites where you can learn some of them -http://golden-apples.blogspot.com/2007/03/links-and-references.html
Some of them are variations, but there's a reason to use different ones
for different effects.
She also has an entry on different bind offs too -http://golden-apples.blogspot.com/search/label/bind%20offs

sue- Hide quoted text -

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30!!!!! Wow so much to learn so little time...thanks for the links...

Padishar Creel