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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 ... "Katherine" wrote in message ups.com... 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 |
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Long Tail Cast On - How much????
Shillelagh wrote:
"Katherine" wrote in message ups.com... 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 |
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Long Tail Cast On - How much????
On May 12, 11:46 am, "Shillelagh" wrote:
"Katherine" wrote in message ups.com... 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 |
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Long Tail Cast On - How much????
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 |
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"Katherine" wrote in message oups.com... What cast on do you use, Shelagh? Higs, Katherine Usually a cable cast on. Shelagh |
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On May 12, 10:48 pm, "Shillelagh" wrote:
"Katherine" wrote in message oups.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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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 ------------- 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 |
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Long Tail Cast On - How much????
Padishar Creel wrote:
On May 13, 5:25 am, Katherine wrote: On May 12, 10:48 pm, "Shillelagh" wrote: "Katherine" wrote in message oups.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 ------------- 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 |
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Long Tail Cast On - How much????
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 egroups.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 ------------- 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 - - Show quoted text - 30!!!!! Wow so much to learn so little time...thanks for the links... Padishar Creel |
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