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Fingerless mitts
Hi everyone,
I've been knitting Fingerless mitts that have a thumb. I have to cast on three stitches after setting aside stitches for the thumb, and the pattern says to use a backwards loop cast on. I tried it, but got a not very nice hole. I switched to a cable cast on, and it looks better, but I still get a hole that needs to be sewn up. It looks fine, but I feel it could look better. Does anyone have any other method to cast on those three stitches? with thanks, Linda D. in B.C., Canada |
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Linda D. wrote:
Hi everyone, I've been knitting Fingerless mitts that have a thumb. I have to cast on three stitches after setting aside stitches for the thumb, and the pattern says to use a backwards loop cast on. I tried it, but got a not very nice hole. I switched to a cable cast on, and it looks better, but I still get a hole that needs to be sewn up. It looks fine, but I feel it could look better. Does anyone have any other method to cast on those three stitches? with thanks, Linda D. in B.C., Canada Try picking up a stitch on either side of the cast on sts, then dec on the next round. |
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I knit them , i mean k a stich turn right hand needle and move new st to left hand needle, knit 2nd st , move to left needle , k 3rd st . move to left needle, now go on knitting in the round mirjam |
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On Dec 9, 3:41*am, mirjam wrote:
I knit them , i mean k a stich turn right hand needle and move new st to left hand needle, knit 2nd st , move to left needle , k 3rd st . move to left needle, now go on knitting in the round mirjam Thanks Mirjam and Suzee, I think I did what you mean Mirjam, and used the Knit-on cast on as shown he http://www.knittinghelp.com/videos/cast-on It looks much better than either the backwards loop cast on or cable cast on. No hole at all! Thanks for the suggestions...Linda D. in B.C., Canada |
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Linda D. wrote:
On Dec 9, 3:41 am, mirjam wrote: I knit them , i mean k a stich turn right hand needle and move new st to left hand needle, knit 2nd st , move to left needle , k 3rd st . move to left needle, now go on knitting in the round mirjam Thanks Mirjam and Suzee, I think I did what you mean Mirjam, and used the Knit-on cast on as shown he http://www.knittinghelp.com/videos/cast-on It looks much better than either the backwards loop cast on or cable cast on. No hole at all! Thanks for the suggestions...Linda D. in B.C., Canada I like the knit cast on best for adding a few sts that you'll pick up again later. Cable is too thick and the loop is too loose and unpredictable. sue |
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I think I did what you mean Mirjam, and used the Knit-on cast on as shown hehttp://www.knittinghelp.com/videos/cast-on It looks much better than either the backwards loop cast on or cable cast on. *No hole at all! Thanks for the suggestions...Linda D. in B.C., Canada Hallo Linda i looked atn the video , and it isn`t like i do it , i really KNIT every new stich,,,, by this i gain a sort of nice start / edge if you can find a book called The Illustrated Dictionary of Knitting, by Rae, Compton, Interweave Press, 1988, page 53 picture 86 , she calls it The Two needle Chain edge method try to google it maybe you will find it on line as well . I do recommend having this book in you house !!!!! mirjam |
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On Dec 10, 12:52*am, mirjam wrote:
I think I did what you mean Mirjam, and used the Knit-on cast on as shown hehttp://www.knittinghelp.com/videos/cast-on It looks much better than either the backwards loop cast on or cable cast on. *No hole at all! Thanks for the suggestions...Linda D. in B.C., Canada Hallo Linda i looked atn the video , and it isn`t like i do it , i really KNIT every new stich,,,, by this i gain a sort of nice start / edge if you can find a book called The Illustrated Dictionary of Knitting, by Rae, Compton, Interweave Press, 1988, page 53 picture 86 , she calls it The Two needle Chain edge method try to google it maybe you will find it on line as well . I do recommend having this book in you house !!!!! mirjam Hi Mirjam, I haven't found the cast on you mention online yet, and I don't have the book. Is it what we call a Cable cast on, where you place your needle between the stitches on the left needle, knit a stitch, twist it, and transfer the stitch on to the left needle? As shown he http://www.knittinghelp.com/videos/cast-on I often use a Cable cast on, but it didn't look very good on the fingerless mitts, the knit on cast on worked out much better, and no hole was created. thanks, Linda D. in B.C., Canada |
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Linda D. wrote:
On Dec 10, 12:52 am, mirjam wrote: I think I did what you mean Mirjam, and used the Knit-on cast on as shown hehttp://www.knittinghelp.com/videos/cast-on It looks much better than either the backwards loop cast on or cable cast on. No hole at all! Thanks for the suggestions...Linda D. in B.C., Canada Hallo Linda i looked atn the video , and it isn`t like i do it , i really KNIT every new stich,,,, by this i gain a sort of nice start / edge if you can find a book called The Illustrated Dictionary of Knitting, by Rae, Compton, Interweave Press, 1988, page 53 picture 86 , she calls it The Two needle Chain edge method try to google it maybe you will find it on line as well . I do recommend having this book in you house !!!!! mirjam Hi Mirjam, I haven't found the cast on you mention online yet, and I don't have the book. Is it what we call a Cable cast on, where you place your needle between the stitches on the left needle, knit a stitch, twist it, and transfer the stitch on to the left needle? As shown he http://www.knittinghelp.com/videos/cast-on I often use a Cable cast on, but it didn't look very good on the fingerless mitts, the knit on cast on worked out much better, and no hole was created. thanks, Linda D. in B.C., Canada I found the 2 needle chain edge CO that Mirjam mentions - http://www.wonderhowto.com/how-to/vi...itting-208340/ It's kind of a twisted knit cast on, might make a little firmer edge than the standard knit CO. sue |
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I found the 2 needle chain edge CO that Mirjam mentions -http://www.wonderhowto.com/how-to/video/how-to-cast-on-using-the-two-... It's kind of a twisted knit cast on, might make a little firmer edge than the standard knit CO. sue- Hide quoted text - - Show quoted text - Sue the film shows indeed what i do , with one difference , once i slide the left needle into the new stitich iDO NOT take out the right needle since it is already in a `position` to knit the next stitch ,, saves loads of time and yiu knit=caston in a whippi mirjam |
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On Dec 11, 10:15*pm, mirjam wrote:
I found the 2 needle chain edge CO that Mirjam mentions -http://www.wonderhowto.com/how-to/video/how-to-cast-on-using-the-two-... It's kind of a twisted knit cast on, might make a little firmer edge than the standard knit CO. sue- Hide quoted text - - Show quoted text - Sue the film shows indeed what i do , with one difference , once i slide the left needle into the new stitich iDO NOT take out the right needle since it is already in a `position` to knit the next stitch ,, saves loads of time and yiu knit=caston in a whippi mirjam Hi Sue, Thanks for posting the link. If you compare it to the link I posted, which is this one http://www.knittinghelp.com/videos/cast-on and scroll down to Knitting-On it's the same cast on, and it's the one I used. It works great for casting on the stitches when doing the thumb. ....Linda D. in B.C., Canada |
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