While I realize this video is 5 years old, I am so incredibly thankful for this tutorial and had to say so! This will be my new favorite way to get a nice cast on edge for ribbing. Even the 2 x 2 rib. Thank you!
I don't even know if you read all of your comments but you have been my lifesaver. My family has a tradition of every new family member gets a hand-made Christmas stocking. Since I just got recently engaged to a man with a daughter, we need two more stockings. Unfortunately my grandma, who has made all of our stockings in the past, has gotten to the point where she can't remember how to knit. So I was asked if I could do it since I already know how to crochet. Basically, you have taught me everything I know about knitting so far and I am able to start making my new family some stockings. So thank you from the bottom of my heart!
So much easier if you insert the needle BEFORE tightening previous cast on stitch....and as an added bonus it keep a nice space between stitches for much more stretch. Hope this is helpful for beginners✌🏻💛
Agreed. It also tends to be well adjusted to the tension you use that way, especially if you are doing back to back knitting projects or did a reasonably substantial knitting guage swatch before starting.
This is genius for the beginner! My soul was jumping for joy skipping cast well sort of. YOu are still casting but adding in the stitches at the same time! Thank you for the tutorial, very easy to follow! Now if I could just stop making mistakes after the 20th row I'd be happy. Sick of starting over! I'm an advanced Crocheter so this is like learning a new language and trust me I am! America Sign Language! So much to remember, too small of a brain and memory bank! LOL Same with Knitting! I get so lost when I do knit purl, family starts talking and frustration sets in. Until now. I did not know what the stitches looked like in knit or purl. I've done nothing but garter stitch. Time to buckle down and stop dropping stitches. Crochet is much more forgiving than knit is! I don't know how my mother back in the 80's knitted as much as she did the English way! I tried Continental as well. That's a little challenging but the English way is much easier for me. Not to mention I've only poked my eye out 10 times before I got the hang of it. BUT! LOOK AT IT! LOL I did 20 rows! Be proud of me family! LOL
I found swapping the knit and purl stitches kind of tricky at first but the result is definitely worth the effort. Btw, my first attempt using this cast on for 1x1 ribbing led to the happy discovery that it is absolutely fantastic for seed stitch. .
This is the best video for this type of cast on! I love that you explained so clearly how the position of the yarn indicates whether a knit or purl is the next stitch when doing the cast on row. In the past, I always had trouble remembering what type of stitch I had just made! I am easily distracted!! Thanks so much!
Davina, guess what? I learned how to do the ribbing and made a scarf! Now, guess what? I'm cable knitting my first scarf!! Not bad for a crochet girl huh??! LOL! You make knitting so cool! Love watching and listening to your sweet voice! Thanks girly!
@@sheepandstitch I did I did! I had been wanting to learn cabling for such a long time, I can do it in crochet but I really love the knitting cable stitch, how it looks so I found an easy pattern and it's coming out really beautiful. I'm just a slow knitter right now hee hee, I'm much faster as a crocheter, but I'm having fun and that's important! :)
@@Kimmcdougalcrafter Yeah, the fun is super important! If a project looks like it'll be a blast to knit, I'll cast on in an instant! I actually have no idea how to crochet a cable, LOL. I've got to check it out!
I'm making my first cardigan and this video is exactly what I need. Very glad I watched until the end as I was trying to figure out how to apply this to a 2x2 rib cast on. Thanks so much for another clear and helpful tutorial!
I have watched several videos on this cast-on, but yours is the only one I could "see" what you were doing. Your explanations were spot-on! Thank you! I know this video is 6 years old, but I am so glad you have kept it on YT. I subscribed and hope you keep making videos! Happy Holidays!
Hello, Davina, I am so glad I took another look at your tutorial. Great one! Better than the one that I had to do a 3- row set up and leaves a loose join in those rows after I joined in the round. I was really having a hard time using the knitting needle for the cast-on row, but I found using a crochet hook does the trick and it became easier. Furthermore, I found your "ooopps moments" so daunting and treacherous for me so I looked for a way, too. Thus, I got a locking stitch marker, hook the purl stitch that you have to switch position, knit the next, return the hooked purl stitch to the left needle and continue purling. It was like doing a cable without actually using a cable needle. Yes, it added more steps for me but in the end so worth it rather than rattling up my nerves hahahahaha Thank you so much, Davina! You're always such a great teacher and fun, too! More power to your channel
Excellent and clearly explained. For the 2x2 rib I put the to be switched purl stitch temporarily on a third needle (just a short cable needle). After the 2nd knit stitch I purl from that cable needle. I experience that easier and faster to do.
Thank you ever so much for this video. I've done this cast on before but have had to rip it out many times because I lost track and couldn't tell which stitch came next. Now you've made it so clear by showing how to distinguish the knit and purl cast on stitches. So glad to have come across your vid 😁😁😁😁
I feel the very same way Helen A. It has prompted me to send this response; very clearly demonstrated and explained. My project at the time I was using a very dark yarn and not for the love of me could I get this thing right, but when I found Sheep&Stitch video and the clarity I now knew what to look for, so dark yarn or no, I could quickly cast on, and it looked really good, just like in the pattern. Was doing a hat for a 7 year old.... thanks so much Davina, you are awesome. Keep up the good work!!!
This cast on looks so easy and stretchy! I can't wait to try it! But I was wondering if you would post a video about "How to Cast Off" in the same alternating cable style? If that's hopefully a thing.
@@saxbabe KnitCafeMidori has a great video showing how to join in the round. The video demonstrates a regular cable cast-on, but the join works the same way for an alternating cable (at least in 1x1 rib - I've never tried this cast-on in 2x2, so not sure about that). Let me know if you have questions, as I just used her technique, and it worked beautifully! Here is the link: th-cam.com/video/PEW_65Vn97A/w-d-xo.html
@@liliabellafiori4790 That video shows the join before knitting a row while in your video you mention knitting a row flat before joining for the 2x2 rib. I was just curious if this is somehow different than the join she showed.
@@saxbabe yes, it is different. In this video, she says to knit your first round flat before joining in the round, because it is easier to see your stitches if you have knit the first row before joining in the round. In KnitCafeMidori's video, she joins in the round immediately after casting on, so her first row is knit in the round, not flat.
@@liliabellafiori4790 Right, that is what I said. So what I want to know is *how* is it different in what actions I have to take *at the moment of joining*. This is why me and the original commenter wanted to see it, rather than just mentioned in a note at the end of the video. Long story short, I want to see this cast on for 2x2 with the first row knit flat and then joined in the round. If it's different, I want to see the difference.
Thank you! So. Much. I am a knew knitter. My ribbing had so much gap. This tutorial nailed it! A bit tricky at first but after several attempts I got it. So worth this extra effort. My ribbing looks SO much nicer now ❤!
Best tutorial I have found for this - takes a few minutes to get used to switching the stitches but it's well worth the effort on the first row - after that my double rib looks lovely. Thanks!
Honestly, I would have watched a screen recording of minutes 4 to 6 about 200 times white I knitted my row of 144 cast of stitches. Really such a fabulous tutorial.
Update : I did it! The hardest part was my adhd making me not sure if I just completed a knit /Purl accurately 😅 Wait.. You did 18 stitches ending in a knit? Do you not count the first slipknot as a stitch? The image @1:38 shows 19 total stitches. I'm doing a pattern where I have to cast on 2x2 alternating rib of 40 stitches, so I'm not sure if I should do an extra stitch at the end like you did and end in a knit stitch.. Or if I should count the slip not and end in a purl stitch. Hmm I'll start over.. Good practice I guess
I just tried this for the first time, and it works beautifully! Thanks for a great instructional video. I look forward to watching more of your tutorials.
Wonderful thank you, you're a great teacher....I'm confident I can slaaaay my cast on like a pro now that I've fully understood it. What I appreciate the most is the way you've demonstrated how to recognise whether the last stitch completed on the needle was a knit or a purl cast. In a previous project I had so many restarts, when distracted for whatever reason, and the result....confusion followed by ripping out the stitches. Thanks again - skill upgraded!! 💪 👏
On the strength of this video alone I subscribed. Your explanations are very clear and I love the tip on how to differentiate between purls and knits. I’ve done this cast on before and was always confused. You cleared it up beautifully.
I needed understanding on why the knitting gymnastics is the method when it seems like instead you could cast on 2knits then cast 2 Purls? And you delivered. I love how the end to your video explains this in exactly my brains thinking. I've always been a "why" person. It's always easier for me to learn when I know the why!
For 2x2, I found it helpful to pop the shifting stitch on either a crochet hook or a double pointed needle. Then you can knit from the left needle, purl from the dpn, and continue as normal. A cable needle would also work really nicely
Thank you so much for this tutorial. I've watched probably ALL the videos that I can find on this one subject, and there are many. However, this is the first one that I have successfully followed and have actual 1x1 ribbing on my needle now thereby ending weeks of unsatisfactory, frustrating and futile efforts to start a hat.
I tried to figure out how to do a cast on in ribbing and couldn’t figure it out. I had a little bit of a learning curve with this, but now I’ve got it and this piece I making is going to look so much better than my last one, which had a knit-on edge. Casting off in ribbing is easy, but I just could not figure out the cast on. Thank you so much for the clear directions.
❤ Thank you for this tutorial. Great video. The tubular cast on was really hurting my arthritic finger and I was fighting it. My cuff with this alternate cable cast on for my mittens is so squishy nice, the stitches are great and it is visually impressive. Kinda professional looking. All the best, Joyce
These are awesome instructions but I have such a sensory aversion to wooden needles that watching this made my teeth hurt. LOL. But I managed to watch enough. So I'm going to go cast on! Thanks!
I'd love a cast-off recommendation for complimenting this. I knitted my first project, a leg warmer, using this cast-on (which I loved, thank you!), but then wasn't sure what the best cast-off would be to give a uniform look. I ended up using a "ribbed sewn cast off" that was pretty good but not identical. I'm about to start the second leg warmer!
Thank you so much for this! I absolutely love how it turned out - really appreciate the tutorial on how to do this. It was tricky, but well worth the effort.
This is the first tutorial by you that I have watched but it won't be the last because of the explanation at the end of WHY you have to do the stitch switcheroo. I was wondering!
I've done swap 2 as "knit the second stitch, leave it on the left needle, purl the first stitch, then slide them both off the left needle", voila! No need to worry about potentially losing a stitch along the way.
this is the first one i got stuck on but i just wanted to say that your videos have helped me so much!! i took up stitching during lockdown and honestly with your good explanations i progressed really quickly! thanks davina
13:36..ITS HARD...no its not... if you want to learn to knit well NOW That is hard...becuase it takes years of perseverance and tons of failed knits to finally get the hang of it properly. WELL not that many failed knits but enough trial and error(s) for sure. so don't start complaining. I've been knitting for 20 years and just learned this. To knit well you have to Study knitting (not in a school) but I mean study how the pattern moves, how the stitches move and twist to create certain patterns etc. Its only two stitches KNIT and PURL. have a great day. thanks for great instructions.
Thanks for the great video! I was struggling with magic loop but this was much easier for me to wrap my yarn around. For clarification, if I'm going to go round, I should cast on my required number of stitches, then knit/purl my 1x1 across a whole row, and then join at the beginning of the second set of knit/purls?
I’ve read advice re other methods that recommend doing what you asked. Then, with a darning needle, tidy it up at the end. This is how Winwick Mum starts her top down socks. There are probably videos showing how to tidy it up with a darning needle at the end.
I am new to knitting so sorry if this seems a silly question, but for the 2x2 rib, could you not just cast on 2 knit stitches then 2 purl stitches in order to avoid having to rearrange them?
You really need to learn the Invisible bind-off to complement this cast -on method. It has several names such as the tubular bind-off, the kitchener or grafted bind-off, the sewn bind-off etc. You use a darning needle to work the final row and it is the perfect, very stretchy finish to 1x1 rib. It literally flows from one side into the other. You will be so proud of having this finish on your knitting!
Correct - it becomes a Purl stitch on the way back. She's casting on 18 and she ends with a Knit. The journey out is SlipKnot, K, P, K, P, K, P, K, P, K, P, K, P, K, P, K, P, K, P, K. On the return trip, that Slip Knot becomes a Purl Stitch, whether doing 1x1 or 2x2. It's different from a Long-tail because you don't count the slip knots in longtail cast-ons. This one is counted and is integrated.
@@MontiLeeStormer But if you end with a P stitch, how can the first stitch on the next row be a K stitch as stated when beginning the row after cast on?
@@MontiLeeStormer I haven't knit in quite a while and used to do it diligently. I was wondering about that!! (I'm converting to circulars, so of course that's all I think.) Thanks so much for responding so quickly. I still think I have to wait until daylight since it's in black, and I also have a strand of mohair in with it . I guess I kind of asked for trouble - LOL! Thanks again.
I don't know if you still need help, but KnitCafeMidori has a great video showing how to join in the round. The video demonstrates a regular cable cast-on, but the join works the same way for an alternating cable (at least in 1x1 rib - I've never tried this cast-on in 2x2, so not sure about that). Let me know if you have questions, as I just used her technique, and it worked beautifully! Here is the link: th-cam.com/video/PEW_65Vn97A/w-d-xo.html
Thank you so much for your videos!!! You've made it super easy to learn to knit. I watched a couple videos before I watched the first video from you, and I just couldn't grasp it all. Same thing with the tubular cast on. I watched like five videos before this one, and I don't know why. I always come back to you because you teach it in a way I understand and this is no different. So again, thank you for making knitting easy enough to learn that I'm still excited to do it instead of giving up in frustration!!!
Kathy Sargenti Check out time stamp 13:18 at the end of the video. I was wondering the same thing. She shows a picture of how ugly and disjointed it looks if you K2P2.
When you start knitting, have you considered trying a modified knit purl right twist? Knit into the second stitch, then purl into the first stitch, then drop both stitches off the left needle.
I am also confused about this. If you K1, P1 K1, P1 until you have the correct amount of stitches (which is even), how can the first stitch on your next row be a knit stitch? If you start with K and end with P (making an even number), the last stitch will always be a P stitch. Help!
Has anyone figured out how she ends up on a knit cast on but somehow has an even number of stitches? If you have a slip knot, then do a knit cast on, then any even number of stitches will end with a purl cast on. But she says you need to end with a KNIT cast on. I know some others pointed this out, but I can't find a solution. What am I missing?
WOW!!! Thanks to you and this video I finally got it figured out!!! I was having a bit of a time at first because my needle point was a bit more rounded so I used a sharper needle in my right hand. I need to order some sharper dpns. Again a HUGE THANK YOU!
Thanks so much for this and all your other videos! I'm new to knitting and they've been super helpful. One thing that confuses me though is about the first slip knot "stitch" - does this count as the first cast on? And if so, when you knit into it, should you knit it or purl it?
So if I have an uneven number of stitches to cast on and want to start my first row of actual 1x1 ribbing with a knit stitch, I should consider my slip knot a knit stitch and cast on a purl first before going into the alternating cast on between the stitches, so that I end with a knit cast on, correct? And my pattern calls for twisted rib, where the knit stitches are knit into the back loop. Will this cast on work with that?
Beautiful tutorial, thank you! I wonder about the slip knot that starts off the cast-on row. Is it unknotted? Retained? Is it counted as a stitch? I'll be working on dpns and was going to add a stitch for joining purposes. Perhaps use the slip stitch?
Your videos have the clearest descriptions. You make everything so easy to follow. One thing that I am confused about in this is whether the knitting needle goes between the stitches differently for a knit or purl stitch. Does it go behind the needle for a knot and on top of the needle for a purl?
Thank you for this step by step video, very clear and easy to follow. One question, what happens with the slip knot at the beginning? Does the slip knot count as the first stitch.? If it does and you are doing a 1 x 1 rib, would it be a knit or a purl?
I don't know if you still need help, but KnitCafeMidori has a great video showing how to join in the round. The video demonstrates a regular cable cast-on, but the join works the same way for an alternating cable (at least in 1x1 rib - I've never tried this cast-on in 2x2, so not sure about that). Let me know if you have questions, as I just used her technique, and it worked beautifully! Here is the link: th-cam.com/video/PEW_65Vn97A/w-d-xo.html
While I realize this video is 5 years old, I am so incredibly thankful for this tutorial and had to say so! This will be my new favorite way to get a nice cast on edge for ribbing. Even the 2 x 2 rib. Thank you!
I’m glad it’s still helpful five years later!
I don't even know if you read all of your comments but you have been my lifesaver. My family has a tradition of every new family member gets a hand-made Christmas stocking. Since I just got recently engaged to a man with a daughter, we need two more stockings. Unfortunately my grandma, who has made all of our stockings in the past, has gotten to the point where she can't remember how to knit. So I was asked if I could do it since I already know how to crochet. Basically, you have taught me everything I know about knitting so far and I am able to start making my new family some stockings. So thank you from the bottom of my heart!
Oh wow! That’s so heartwarming! I’m so glad to help you along in your knitting journey so you can carry on your family tradition! 🤗
So much easier if you insert the needle BEFORE tightening previous cast on stitch....and as an added bonus it keep a nice space between stitches for much more stretch. Hope this is helpful for beginners✌🏻💛
Yes! A really nice tip. Thanks for mentioning it!
Thanks! This stitch is very hard to do if unless you leave your stitches nice and loose.
Agreed. It also tends to be well adjusted to the tension you use that way, especially if you are doing back to back knitting projects or did a reasonably substantial knitting guage swatch before starting.
Yes, I discovered this - it does make it easier
Weird question 4 years later, would it help to use a right needle that's a size bigger than the required size?
By far my favorite channel for knitting tutorials. Absolutely crystal clear every time. Thank you.
This is genius for the beginner! My soul was jumping for joy skipping cast well sort of. YOu are still casting but adding in the stitches at the same time! Thank you for the tutorial, very easy to follow! Now if I could just stop making mistakes after the 20th row I'd be happy. Sick of starting over! I'm an advanced Crocheter so this is like learning a new language and trust me I am! America Sign Language! So much to remember, too small of a brain and memory bank! LOL Same with Knitting! I get so lost when I do knit purl, family starts talking and frustration sets in. Until now. I did not know what the stitches looked like in knit or purl. I've done nothing but garter stitch. Time to buckle down and stop dropping stitches. Crochet is much more forgiving than knit is! I don't know how my mother back in the 80's knitted as much as she did the English way! I tried Continental as well. That's a little challenging but the English way is much easier for me. Not to mention I've only poked my eye out 10 times before I got the hang of it. BUT! LOOK AT IT! LOL I did 20 rows! Be proud of me family! LOL
I found swapping the knit and purl stitches kind of tricky at first but the result is definitely worth the effort. Btw, my first attempt using this cast on for 1x1 ribbing led to the happy discovery that it is absolutely fantastic for seed stitch. .
I found out the same thing by happy accident lol
This is the best video for this type of cast on! I love that you explained so clearly how the position of the yarn indicates whether a knit or purl is the next stitch when doing the cast on row. In the past, I always had trouble remembering what type of stitch I had just made! I am easily distracted!! Thanks so much!
I’m also easily distracted, so needed a way to help myself! 😝 I’m glad it also helped you. Happy casting on!
Davina, guess what? I learned how to do the ribbing and made a scarf! Now, guess what? I'm cable knitting my first scarf!! Not bad for a crochet girl huh??! LOL! You make knitting so cool! Love watching and listening to your sweet voice! Thanks girly!
Wow! Good for you!! You went from ribbing to cabling?! You're on fire! Thanks so much for your kind words and keep up the great knitting!
@@sheepandstitch I did I did! I had been wanting to learn cabling for such a long time, I can do it in crochet but I really love the knitting cable stitch, how it looks so I found an easy pattern and it's coming out really beautiful. I'm just a slow knitter right now hee hee, I'm much faster as a crocheter, but I'm having fun and that's important! :)
@@Kimmcdougalcrafter Yeah, the fun is super important! If a project looks like it'll be a blast to knit, I'll cast on in an instant! I actually have no idea how to crochet a cable, LOL. I've got to check it out!
@@sheepandstitch LOL! I hear ya girl! The knit cable, in my humble opinion LOL, looks much better than the crochet one :)
Oh, and best of all, no guessing at how much yarn to use at the start! Especially when casting on many many stitches.😄
You still got that brilliant sense of humor. Thank you for sharing your knowledge.
I prefer the way this 1x1 cast on looks over the tubular cast-on for the hat that I'm knitting. This is a brilliant explanation! Thank you!
I'm making my first cardigan and this video is exactly what I need. Very glad I watched until the end as I was trying to figure out how to apply this to a 2x2 rib cast on. Thanks so much for another clear and helpful tutorial!
I have watched several videos on this cast-on, but yours is the only one I could "see" what you were doing. Your explanations were spot-on! Thank you! I know this video is 6 years old, but I am so glad you have kept it on YT. I subscribed and hope you keep making videos! Happy Holidays!
Hello, Davina, I am so glad I took another look at your tutorial. Great one! Better than the one that I had to do a 3- row set up and leaves a loose join in those rows after I joined in the round. I was really having a hard time using the knitting needle for the cast-on row, but I found using a crochet hook does the trick and it became easier. Furthermore, I found your "ooopps moments" so daunting and treacherous for me so I looked for a way, too. Thus, I got a locking stitch marker, hook the purl stitch that you have to switch position, knit the next, return the hooked purl stitch to the left needle and continue purling. It was like doing a cable without actually using a cable needle. Yes, it added more steps for me but in the end so worth it rather than rattling up my nerves hahahahaha Thank you so much, Davina! You're always such a great teacher and fun, too! More power to your channel
Excellent and clearly explained. For the 2x2 rib I put the to be switched purl stitch temporarily on a third needle (just a short cable needle). After the 2nd knit stitch I purl from that cable needle. I experience that easier and faster to do.
Fantastic tip, thank you.
Thank you ever so much for this video. I've done this cast on before but have had to rip it out many times because I lost track and couldn't tell which stitch came next. Now you've made it so clear by showing how to distinguish the knit and purl cast on stitches. So glad to have come across your vid 😁😁😁😁
I ripped out well over 100 tries for that very reason!
I feel the very same way Helen A. It has prompted me to send this response; very clearly demonstrated and explained. My project at the time I was using a very dark yarn and not for the love of me could I get this thing right, but when I found Sheep&Stitch video and the clarity I now knew what to look for, so dark yarn or no, I could quickly cast on, and it looked really good, just like in the pattern. Was doing a hat for a 7 year old.... thanks so much Davina, you are awesome. Keep up the good work!!!
You videos are the best! Clear visuals, clear instruction, and fun :) You make it simple and enjoyable to follow along. Thank you!
This cast on looks so easy and stretchy! I can't wait to try it! But I was wondering if you would post a video about "How to Cast Off" in the same alternating cable style? If that's hopefully a thing.
I might be too late with this, but I would recommend looking at a tutorial for italian tubular bind off! Takes a while, but it's really worth it!
Wow. Such clear instruction. Perfect pace. Please show how to join in the round with this cast on!
Darn, wish you'd gotten a reply! Seeing the join for the round would have been very helpful!
@@saxbabe KnitCafeMidori has a great video showing how to join in the round. The video demonstrates a regular cable cast-on, but the join works the same way for an alternating cable (at least in 1x1 rib - I've never tried this cast-on in 2x2, so not sure about that). Let me know if you have questions, as I just used her technique, and it worked beautifully! Here is the link: th-cam.com/video/PEW_65Vn97A/w-d-xo.html
@@liliabellafiori4790 That video shows the join before knitting a row while in your video you mention knitting a row flat before joining for the 2x2 rib. I was just curious if this is somehow different than the join she showed.
@@saxbabe yes, it is different. In this video, she says to knit your first round flat before joining in the round, because it is easier to see your stitches if you have knit the first row before joining in the round. In KnitCafeMidori's video, she joins in the round immediately after casting on, so her first row is knit in the round, not flat.
@@liliabellafiori4790 Right, that is what I said. So what I want to know is *how* is it different in what actions I have to take *at the moment of joining*. This is why me and the original commenter wanted to see it, rather than just mentioned in a note at the end of the video. Long story short, I want to see this cast on for 2x2 with the first row knit flat and then joined in the round. If it's different, I want to see the difference.
Thank you! So. Much. I am a knew knitter. My ribbing had so much gap. This tutorial nailed it! A bit tricky at first but after several attempts I got it. So worth this extra effort. My ribbing looks SO much nicer now ❤!
Thank Davina for taking the time to go through all the stitches.
That little tip to figure out if you k or p was a HUGE help, thank you.
Best tutorial I have found for this - takes a few minutes to get used to switching the stitches but it's well worth the effort on the first row - after that my double rib looks lovely. Thanks!
Honestly, I would have watched a screen recording of minutes 4 to 6 about 200 times white I knitted my row of 144 cast of stitches. Really such a fabulous tutorial.
Update : I did it! The hardest part was my adhd making me not sure if I just completed a knit /Purl accurately 😅 Wait.. You did 18 stitches ending in a knit? Do you not count the first slipknot as a stitch? The image @1:38 shows 19 total stitches. I'm doing a pattern where I have to cast on 2x2 alternating rib of 40 stitches, so I'm not sure if I should do an extra stitch at the end like you did and end in a knit stitch.. Or if I should count the slip not and end in a purl stitch. Hmm I'll start over.. Good practice I guess
I just tried this for the first time, and it works beautifully! Thanks for a great instructional video. I look forward to watching more of your tutorials.
Wonderful thank you, you're a great teacher....I'm confident I can slaaaay my cast on like a pro now that I've fully understood it. What I appreciate the most is the way you've demonstrated how to recognise whether the last stitch completed on the needle was a knit or a purl cast. In a previous project I had so many restarts, when distracted for whatever reason, and the result....confusion followed by ripping out the stitches. Thanks again - skill upgraded!! 💪 👏
On the strength of this video alone I subscribed. Your explanations are very clear and I love the tip on how to differentiate between purls and knits. I’ve done this cast on before and was always confused. You cleared it up beautifully.
Wow! Thank you for the vote of confidence!
I needed understanding on why the knitting gymnastics is the method when it seems like instead you could cast on 2knits then cast 2 Purls? And you delivered. I love how the end to your video explains this in exactly my brains thinking. I've always been a "why" person. It's always easier for me to learn when I know the why!
Attempting a pattern that didn't explain this technique well at all. This video saved me, very clear and easy to understand, so thanks!
I gotta say I was skeptical of this technique until the very end when you did the Q&A !! 🤗 Marvelous, I couldn't be more pleased. 😍
why skeptical? I tried it and its seamless and a gorgeous way to start your work.
This is one of the best videos I've seen as a knitting tutorial! Very clear visuals, great explanations, fun and interesting.
Aww thank you so much!
This just made my day. I'm about to start my first sweater so this couldn't have come at a better time.
Awesome! I hope this cast on looks fabulous with the ribbing!
Years go by, but I want to send best wishes for your first sweater. Hope you really like it.
How is the first sweater going?
For 2x2, I found it helpful to pop the shifting stitch on either a crochet hook or a double pointed needle. Then you can knit from the left needle, purl from the dpn, and continue as normal. A cable needle would also work really nicely
Thank you so much for this tutorial. I've watched probably ALL the videos that I can find on this one subject, and there are many. However, this is the first one that I have successfully followed and have actual 1x1 ribbing on my needle now thereby ending weeks of unsatisfactory, frustrating and futile efforts to start a hat.
So glad it was helpful!
Honestly I’d given up hope of ever learning a cable cast on, but I already cast on knit stitches this way so this actually looks possible!! Thanks!
I tried to figure out how to do a cast on in ribbing and couldn’t figure it out. I had a little bit of a learning curve with this, but now I’ve got it and this piece I making is going to look so much better than my last one, which had a knit-on edge. Casting off in ribbing is easy, but I just could not figure out the cast on. Thank you so much for the clear directions.
❤ Thank you for this tutorial. Great video. The tubular cast on was really hurting my arthritic finger and I was fighting it. My cuff with this alternate cable cast on for my mittens is so squishy nice, the stitches are great and it is visually impressive. Kinda professional looking. All the best, Joyce
These are awesome instructions but I have such a sensory aversion to wooden needles that watching this made my teeth hurt. LOL.
But I managed to watch enough. So I'm going to go cast on! Thanks!
I agree - extremely good tutorial - very clear speaking and visuals. Thanks you!
All I can say is.....THANK YOU! Wasn’t ready to deal with the Italian cast on, this is a fabulous substitute.
Totally agree with you on the Italian cast on; why bother when this works so well?
Excellent! Great demonstration... took me a few times, but I followed you every step. Thanks!
You're a very good teacher! Thank you for you deliberate, calm nature...
Tried all of this, HIGHLY recommend ...will make your work look more professional...super nice. thanks.
I'd love a cast-off recommendation for complimenting this. I knitted my first project, a leg warmer, using this cast-on (which I loved, thank you!), but then wasn't sure what the best cast-off would be to give a uniform look. I ended up using a "ribbed sewn cast off" that was pretty good but not identical. I'm about to start the second leg warmer!
Thank you so much for this! I absolutely love how it turned out - really appreciate the tutorial on how to do this. It was tricky, but well worth the effort.
This is a super good video of an alternating cable cast on for 2X2 ribbing.
This is the first tutorial by you that I have watched but it won't be the last because of the explanation at the end of WHY you have to do the stitch switcheroo. I was wondering!
Pure Genius? So easy. Thanks so much for sharing!!
I've done swap 2 as "knit the second stitch, leave it on the left needle, purl the first stitch, then slide them both off the left needle", voila! No need to worry about potentially losing a stitch along the way.
Don’t you still have to swap them if your doing 2x2 rib?
You have made me learn how to knit thank you i love you❤❤❤
Happy to hear that! ❤️
this is the first one i got stuck on but i just wanted to say that your videos have helped me so much!! i took up stitching during lockdown and honestly with your good explanations i progressed really quickly! thanks davina
Geez that's gorgeous yarn 😛Thank you for an excellent, helpful video. I appreciate the clarity and am off to cast on!
This works really well on The Weekender sweater instead of the tubular cast on.
13:36..ITS HARD...no its not... if you want to learn to knit well NOW That is hard...becuase it takes years of perseverance and tons of failed knits to finally get the hang of it properly. WELL not that many failed knits but enough trial and error(s) for sure. so don't start complaining. I've been knitting for 20 years and just learned this. To knit well you have to Study knitting (not in a school) but I mean study how the pattern moves, how the stitches move and twist to create certain patterns etc. Its only two stitches KNIT and PURL. have a great day. thanks for great instructions.
Love this, thank you! Well explained and demonstrated, much appreciated......I'm so happy with the way that my border now looks..:)
Thanks for the great video! I was struggling with magic loop but this was much easier for me to wrap my yarn around.
For clarification, if I'm going to go round, I should cast on my required number of stitches, then knit/purl my 1x1 across a whole row, and then join at the beginning of the second set of knit/purls?
I’ve read advice re other methods that recommend doing what you asked. Then, with a darning needle, tidy it up at the end. This is how Winwick Mum starts her top down socks. There are probably videos showing how to tidy it up with a darning needle at the end.
Great video - thank you! What bind off do you recommend for a mirror edge (2x2 rib)?
I am new to knitting so sorry if this seems a silly question, but for the 2x2 rib, could you not just cast on 2 knit stitches then 2 purl stitches in order to avoid having to rearrange them?
Watching the video I had the exact same question! 😊 glad she answered it at the end of the tutorial, just like she read my mind! 😂
This is soooo much easier than tubular cast on! I don't have the emotional strength to cast on 316 stitches for tubular cast on!😆 thanks!!
Awesome tutorial! I learned something new today! 😊
this video is so helpful and soothing
Is there an equivalent cast (bind) off please?!
Great Video can’t wait to try it. QUESTION: do you have a corresponding cast off, that melts so beautifully into rib stitches?
yah! Watch the binding off in pattern video on her channel
You really need to learn the Invisible bind-off to complement this cast -on method. It has several names such as the tubular bind-off, the kitchener or grafted bind-off, the sewn bind-off etc. You use a darning needle to work the final row and it is the perfect, very stretchy finish to 1x1 rib. It literally flows from one side into the other. You will be so proud of having this finish on your knitting!
Ok, dumb question: can’t I simply cast on 2 knit and 2 purl and on, for a 2x2 rib? 🤔
@@nadia4372 she explains & demonstrates why you can't do that towards the end of this video.
So when you say to knit the first round flat and then join, you mean the row after cast on? Wouldn't that mess up the cool ribbing? I'm confused!
knit in the pattern that your project calls for, I believe that is what she meant
Thanks for these clear instructions!
so what happens to that very first slip knot stitch? does it become a purl on the return when you do the rib? i'm sure i'm overthinking this....
Correct - it becomes a Purl stitch on the way back. She's casting on 18 and she ends with a Knit. The journey out is SlipKnot, K, P, K, P, K, P, K, P, K, P, K, P, K, P, K, P, K, P, K. On the return trip, that Slip Knot becomes a Purl Stitch, whether doing 1x1 or 2x2.
It's different from a Long-tail because you don't count the slip knots in longtail cast-ons. This one is counted and is integrated.
@@MontiLeeStormer But if you end with a P stitch, how can the first stitch on the next row be a K stitch as stated when beginning the row after cast on?
@@cguilliams210 a purl stitch is the back side of a knit stitch and vice versa.
R1 - KPKPKP
R2 - PKPKPK
@@MontiLeeStormer I haven't knit in quite a while and used to do it diligently. I was wondering about that!! (I'm converting to circulars, so of course that's all I think.) Thanks so much for responding so quickly. I still think I have to wait until daylight since it's in black, and I also have a strand of mohair in with it . I guess I kind of asked for trouble - LOL! Thanks again.
I'm still confused. Why does she end the first (cast-on) row with a K stitch? I didn't hear her say that (maybe I missed it).
Still want to see you do join in the round 😳
I don't know if you still need help, but KnitCafeMidori has a great video showing how to join in the round. The video demonstrates a regular cable cast-on, but the join works the same way for an alternating cable (at least in 1x1 rib - I've never tried this cast-on in 2x2, so not sure about that). Let me know if you have questions, as I just used her technique, and it worked beautifully! Here is the link: th-cam.com/video/PEW_65Vn97A/w-d-xo.html
Thank you so much for your videos!!! You've made it super easy to learn to knit. I watched a couple videos before I watched the first video from you, and I just couldn't grasp it all. Same thing with the tubular cast on. I watched like five videos before this one, and I don't know why. I always come back to you because you teach it in a way I understand and this is no different. So again, thank you for making knitting easy enough to learn that I'm still excited to do it instead of giving up in frustration!!!
Why didn’t I see this tutorial before !! Thank you so much for this .
Is there any reason we couldn’t cast on 2 knits, 2 purls instead of doing the swap technique?
Kathy Sargenti Check out time stamp 13:18 at the end of the video. I was wondering the same thing. She shows a picture of how ugly and disjointed it looks if you K2P2.
Or timestamp 13:44 if you just want to see the picture of K2P2.
I was wondering that myself and it looked real ugly then I found this bit of the thread lol
Never even occured to me that casting on and off in pattern was possible
Just in time to cast on for a summer sSell. this cast on is perfect for the project. Thanks!
Excellent video! You are a very good teacher!
Man I wish i had come to you 3 hours ago. Not other tutorial compares.
When you start knitting, have you considered trying a modified knit purl right twist? Knit into the second stitch, then purl into the first stitch, then drop both stitches off the left needle.
Hi, this is a great tutorial. But what do your recommend for a 2/1 rib? Is it the same principal? Tnx for giving me your advice. Dona from Belgium
Question: you start with a knit stitch and cast on an even number of 18. But somehow you ended up with a knit stitch. How is that possible?
Sounds like she's counting that slip knot at the very beginning? I was wondering if that slip knot was counted, and this makes it sound like it is.
I am also confused about this. If you K1, P1 K1, P1 until you have the correct amount of stitches (which is even), how can the first stitch on your next row be a knit stitch? If you start with K and end with P (making an even number), the last stitch will always be a P stitch. Help!
Thanks a lot, 3 just knew the long - tail - cast - on! That's not so fine be knitting ribbings. I'm happy now!
Would like suggestions for a matching cast off.
6:39 Should I always end with a knit cast on or whatever I like?
Great video! Thanks so much for sharing 😊
I'm watching The Great season 2 while watching this so how fun to hear you say "Huzzah". Lol!
You had me at “Ha-zaaah!”
Has anyone figured out how she ends up on a knit cast on but somehow has an even number of stitches? If you have a slip knot, then do a knit cast on, then any even number of stitches will end with a purl cast on. But she says you need to end with a KNIT cast on. I know some others pointed this out, but I can't find a solution. What am I missing?
Wow. Really a wonderful clear helpful video. Thank you.
WOW!!! Thanks to you and this video I finally got it figured out!!! I was having a bit of a time at first because my needle point was a bit more rounded so I used a sharper needle in my right hand. I need to order some sharper dpns. Again a HUGE THANK YOU!
Could this work for a purl 3 knit 2 ribbing?
Thanks so much for this and all your other videos! I'm new to knitting and they've been super helpful. One thing that confuses me though is about the first slip knot "stitch" - does this count as the first cast on? And if so, when you knit into it, should you knit it or purl it?
Yes the first slip knot counts as your first cast on stitch. Whether you knit or purl into it depends on the stitch pattern you’re knitting!
@@sheepandstitch thank you!!
Came here for this. Thank you!
So if I have an uneven number of stitches to cast on and want to start my first row of actual 1x1 ribbing with a knit stitch, I should consider my slip knot a knit stitch and cast on a purl first before going into the alternating cast on between the stitches, so that I end with a knit cast on, correct? And my pattern calls for twisted rib, where the knit stitches are knit into the back loop. Will this cast on work with that?
Terrific tutorial. Thanks for this!
This is the best tutorial ever for me. Thank you so much !
Beautiful tutorial, thank you! I wonder about the slip knot that starts off the cast-on row. Is it unknotted? Retained? Is it counted as a stitch? I'll be working on dpns and was going to add a stitch for joining purposes. Perhaps use the slip stitch?
Your videos have the clearest descriptions. You make everything so easy to follow. One thing that I am confused about in this is whether the knitting needle goes between the stitches differently for a knit or purl stitch. Does it go behind the needle for a knot and on top of the needle for a purl?
Does this cast on method work with seed stitch pattern as well?
Thank you for this step by step video, very clear and easy to follow. One question, what happens with the slip knot at the beginning? Does the slip knot count as the first stitch.? If it does and you are doing a 1 x 1 rib, would it be a knit or a purl?
How do you pair this with circular knitting?
I don't know if you still need help, but KnitCafeMidori has a great video showing how to join in the round. The video demonstrates a regular cable cast-on, but the join works the same way for an alternating cable (at least in 1x1 rib - I've never tried this cast-on in 2x2, so not sure about that). Let me know if you have questions, as I just used her technique, and it worked beautifully! Here is the link: th-cam.com/video/PEW_65Vn97A/w-d-xo.html
Thank you, this was very helpful.
Great tutorial!! Fun and clear instruction!!!
Great video clear and concise. Thank you
What yarn are you using? It's beautiful!