[NFB-Krafters-Korner] Invisible cast-on

[Tracy Carcione]

Hi Ramona.
I usually use the invisible cast-on for sleeveless things like vests or
tank tops.  I have sometimes picked up stitches to make a sleeve, but it
can be a bit tricky getting the shaping right so it doesn't bag out or
inhibit free movement.
If I'm going to do something with sleeves, I usually use a pattern
template from "Knitting From the Top" for a top-down raglan, which cuilds
out from the back of the neck.
Tracy

> Tracy, if you are making a sweater, do you pick up stitches around the
> armhole and knit the sleeve from the top down?  I have thought about that,
> but have thought it better to knit sleeves separately, so I'm not working
> on
> such a large item.
> Ramona
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> Hi Annette.
> It depends what I'm doing.  If I'm starting a sock toe-up, I work in the
> round on both sides of the cast-on.
> If I'm making a top, and the invisible cast-on is a seamless shoulder
> "seam", I put one set of loops on a holder, work the other set for a down
> to where I'll want to join the back and front, then put that on a holder,
> go back and work the other side down to the join point, join and pick up
> the stitches off the holder, and start working in the round.
> As you may have guessed, I prefer to work in the round and be as seamless
> as possible.  I haven't sewed a seam in an age, at least not in my
> knitting.
> Tracy
>
>> Tracy,
>>
>> This figure 8 method is what I use for a provisional cast on.  After you
>> cast on, how do you use it?  Do you only work the loops on one needle
>> and
>> leave the other needle alone?
>>
>> Annette
>>
>>
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>> Cc: Tracy Carcione <carcione at access.net>
>> Subject: [NFB-Krafters-Korner] Invisible cast-on
>>
>> There are a few invisible cast-ons, but the one I use is the
>> figure-eight.
>> Tie a slip-knot near the end of your yarn.
>> Put the loop on one needle.
>> Hold the 2 needles parallel and close together, as close as you can and
>> still slip the yarn between.
>> Bring the yarn around the other needle, through between the needles, and
>> around the other needle, back between, ...
>> You're making figure-eights, with the yarn crossing between the 2
>> needles.
>> It doesn't matter which way you go around the 2 needles, so long as
>> you're
>> consistent.
>> Tracy
>>
>>> Hi Tracy, would you please explain the Invisible Cast On mmeth? I will
>>> google it, but I don't know if they will explain it in a way that a
>>> blind/visually impaired person will understand it.
>>> thanks.
>>>
>>
>>
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