Fingerless mitts

Try picking up a stitch on either side of the cast on sts, then dec on the next round.

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 here:

looks much better than either the backwards loop cast on or cablecast 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

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 here:

often use a Cable cast on, but it didn't look very good on thefingerless mitts, the knit on cast on worked out much better, and nohole was created.

thanks, Linda D. in B.C., Canada

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> It's kind of a twisted knit cast on, might make a little firmer edge> than the standard knit CO.>

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

scroll down to Knitting-On it's the same cast on, and it's the oneI used.It works great for casting on the stitches when doing the thumb. ...Linda D. in B.C., Canada

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>>> It's kind of a twisted knit cast on, might make a little firmer edge>> than the standard knit CO.>>

After I tried it, I realized that's just the standard knit cast on. I don't take the needle out either when I do it this way. I've begun to put the new st on with the tips facing though, and that gives a different look to the edge.

sue

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>> 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>

After I did, I realize it is just the standard knit cast on. It's no different than the one shown at knitting help.

sue