Pictures for Judy’s Magic Cast-on gone tubular

There are a couple of other pictures now on the original post as well.

I really like the rounded edge that this cast on gives to the garment — a hat in this case.

Tubular Cast-On using Judy’s Magic Cast-On

Oct. 26, 2009 edit:  added images

It is like magic! I’ve put some new links on the Techniques page including ones to Judy’s Magic Cast-0n and how it can be incorporated into a tubular cast-on. This makes a great cast -on for hats — beautiful edge, firm but with give and good resilience. It does not stretch the same amount as the 1×1 ribbing I’m using, though.

So, I’m experimenting with larger needles (first option) / varying stitch counts (if option 1 doesn’t work out) with this cast-on.

Currently I’m working with a baby/sport weight yarn (pink). I’m using 3.25mm [US3] needles for the ribbing and for my third try am using 4mm [US6] needles for the cast-on and first round only, then switching to the 3.25mm [US3]. I’ve only done about 5 rows of the ribbing, not quite enough yet to test and see if this is the magic combination!

ETA Sept 24.09: That combination of needle sizes worked great for this project!

Double Thumb Loop Long Tail Cast On

Here’s another elastic cast on.

In the sample pictured, the cast on row (considered the Right Side) was followed by a knit row which created the purl bumps directly above the cast on row on the Right Side.

When followed by stocking stitch as in this sample, the cast on will flare the knitted fabric at the cast on edge a little, but not as much as the Crossed Yarn Over LTCO.

There’s a full tutorial on the PurpleSage Designs website.

Crossed Yarn-Over Long Tail Cast On…2

This is a variation of the Crossed Yarn-over Long-tail Cast-on (CYO LTCO) that was in the last post. The last post had this cast-on worked on a patterned rib fabric.

Variation 1: First Row after Cast-on Knit

Here, the first row (a Wrong Side row) is worked as a knit row, creating the purl bumps you see on the Right Side just above the loops from the cast on.

Since this is a very elastic cast on, you can see that when the remaining fabric is worked in stocking stitch (knit Right Side, purl Wrong Side), the bottom edge flares a bit.

Variation 2: Yarn Over Loop Knit Together with Cast-On Loop

In this variation, knit the Yarn Over loop together with each corresponding cast-on stitch.

This is still an elastic cast-on, but not as elastic as the above version. This version provides a slightly raised edge but a less “loopy” finish;  the edge still flares if stocking stitch is used as the main fabric stitch but not as much as Version 1 above.

Crossed Yarn-Over Long Tail Cast On

Crossed Yarn-Over LongTail Cast-On Not Blocked

A unique new cast-on — “unvented”, I’m sure

It’s a cast-on that creates a looped, very elastic cast-on edge perfect for this pleated skirt pattern.

In the first photo, the cast-on loops were not blocked {– pinning 224+ loops isn’t for everyone! }

Crossed Yarn-Over LongTail Cast-On Blocked

In the second photo, the loops have been blocked open {read that as each pinned individually}.

The knitting pattern shown here is the hem of the PurpleSage Vintage Child: Accordion design, a girl’s skirt.

The full tutorial on this elastic cast-on is on the PurpleSage website and there’s a downloadable pdf for you as well (just scroll to the bottom of the tutorial page.)