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Casting On

Because of its elasticity, brioche
knitting requires fewer stitches but
more rows. Keep in mind that, given
the elasticity of brioche, you should
cast on and bind off very loosely. After
casting on, it takes 5-6 worked rows
before pattern can be recognized.

Long Tail cast on
Long tail cast on is basically an ‘e’
cast on with one row worked. If you
were to unravel the ‘e’ part of a long
tail cast on you would have the same
effect as if you worked an Italian cast
on and then twisted every other stitch
in the first row.
For adequate ease and looseness,
when using a long-tail cast on, cast
onto two needles held together or a
needle larger than the one with which
you plan to knit the rest of the piece.
Of course, after casting on, pull out
one needle to continue.

long tail cast on

Long tail CO over larger needle

e cast on

“e” CO or Single CO

german cast on

German or Estonian CO - this is
used quite regularly in the magazine
Sandra. Carla Meijsen, a great Dutch
knitter, shows you how on her site:
http://www.lifenknitting.net/
then scroll to Estonian Cast-On
italian cast on

personal favorite

The Italian Cast On

italian cast on

This cast on looks great with brioche
stitching. After you have cast on, you
will be able to see which stitches want
to be knit and which want to be purled.
Work them accordingly.
Allowing a strand of yarn 3 times that
of the desired cast on, wrap it around
your thumb and index finger of left
hand as shown in figure 1, twist it to
make a loop like that in figure 2. This
is the first stitch.

Knit st: steer the needle in front and
under your thumb yarn, then over
and behind index finger strand. Catch
index finger strand on needle tip and
bring it back under the thumb strand,
returning to original position. Figures 3
and 4.
Purl st: move the needle around and
under the index finger strand and all
the way around under thumb strand
picking up a loop of the thumb yarn.
Bring it back under index finger strand
and return to original position. Figures
5 and 6.

Repeat the knit and purl steps until the
desired number of stitches are hanging
on the needle less one. The last stitch
should be a half-hitch made by looping
the yarn around the needle like figure 7.

After the cast on, it is best to work the
first and last stitch in the first prep row,
meaning, don’t slip them. According to
whether you have an even or uneven
number of stitches or using a selvedge
stitch, either knit or purl the first and
last stitch. I generally work the last
stitch twisted.

The Italian cast on, Alternating cast
on, Tubular cast on with and without a
waste yarn and Kitchener’s Rib cast on
- in the end - pretty much the same;
getting there is different. If you first
make a provisional crocheted chain
or a provisional long tail cast on from
waste yarn, after the waste yarn is
removed, what is left is an Italian cast
on. The waste stitches might help you
control it somewhat but can leave the
cast on somewhat loose.
The Tubular cast on is defined mainly
by the 2 to 4 rows of k1, sl1 wyif
worked after casting on.

Instructions for the other cast ons can
be found in books or on line
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/
Casting_on_(knitting)

Tubular Cast On and Bind-off
http://www.math.unl.edu/~
gmeisters1/papers/Knitting/techniques.html

tubular cast on

Tubular CO

provisional cast on

Provisional Crochet CO

 
italian cast on





 
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