How to Knit: 1x1 Rib Cable Cast On - Continental Style | Brooklyn Tweed

The 1x1 Rib Cable Cast On provides a sturdy, elastic edge to hats, sweater hems, and sleeve cuffs knitted in 1x1 ribbing and smoothly sets up your stitch pattern as you cast on. Learn how to work this handy cast on with our tutorial!
If you hold your working yarn Continental-style (in the left hand), be sure to bring the yarn around to the front for a purl stitch or around to the back for a knit stitch after placing the new stitch on the left needle and before inserting the right needle between stitches to make the next stitch.
0:21 Beginning with a Knit Stitch
Make a slip knot on L needle to begin.
Insert R needle purlwise into slip knot and purl a new stitch. Place new stitch on L needle.
*Insert R needle from the front between the first and second stitch on the L needle, wrap strand of yarn around R needle as you would for a knit stitch and pull through, place this new loop onto L needle, insert R needle from behind the L needle between the first and second stitch on the L needle, wrap strand of yarn around R needle as you would for a purl stitch and pull through, place this new loop onto L needle; repeat from * until required number of stitches have been cast on, ending with a knit stitch if casting on an odd number of stitches.
After last stitch has been cast on: If last stitch cast on was a knit stitch, slip last stitch purlwise to R needle, bring working yarn to front between needles, return last stitch to L needle and pull working yarn snugly. If last stitch cast on was a purl stitch, slip last stitch purlwise to R needle, bring working yarn to back between needles, return last stitch to L needle and pull working yarn snugly. Repositioning the working yarn in this way creates a cleaner edge at the end of your cast-on row.
If using this method to cast on stitches to a piece in progress, omit the slipknot and begin at *.
4:16 Beginning with a Purl Stitch
Make a slip knot on L needle to begin.
Insert R needle knitwise into slip knot and knit a new stitch. Place new stitch on L needle.
*Insert R needle from behind the L needle between the first and second stitch on the L needle, wrap strand of yarn around R needle as you would for a purl stitch and pull through, place this new loop onto L needle, insert R needle from the front between the first and second stitch on the L needle, wrap strand of yarn around R needle as you would for a knit stitch and pull through, place this new loop onto L needle; repeat from * until required number of stitches have been cast on, ending with a purl stitch if casting on an odd number of stitches.
After last stitch has been cast on: If last stitch cast on was a knit stitch, slip last stitch purlwise to R needle, bring working yarn to front between needles, return last stitch to L needle and pull working yarn snugly. If last stitch cast on was a purl stitch, slip last stitch purlwise to R needle, bring working yarn to back between needles, return last stitch to L needle and pull working yarn snugly. Repositioning the working yarn in this way creates a cleaner edge at the end of your cast-on row.
If using this method to cast on stitches to a piece in progress, omit the slipknot and begin at *.
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[@vapinggaming]

Thanks for this video... I DO hope you redo a newer version of it though. I found I was trying to "lean in" to try to see what you were doing most of the time! The angle is a little frustrating for the viewer. You have fixed that problem in your newer videos (thank you). As someone who used to do videos on a different topic- I understand the issues with a top down camera! Thanks again for all your hard work to help the rest of us learn!

[@BrooklynTweed_Official]

Thanks so much! Videos have been a learning process for sure!

[@DreamingOfAlaska]

Great tutorial, very clear and understandable, thank you

[@BrooklynTweed_Official]

Glad it was helpful!

[@NatalyaCherry]

How, if at all, would I change this co technique for a 3x3 rib? Is it possible to use it for 3x3?

[@BrooklynTweed_Official]

Great question! Here's a good discussion on various ways of casting on for a 3x3 rib: forum.knittinghelp.com/t/3x3-rib-cast-on-help/143452/4

[@NatalyaCherry]

@@BrooklynTweed_Official thanks!

[@EsmereldaPea]

At 5:01 you say you go from front to back to purl the stitch, but then you say you are going to purl the stitch by going from back to front. It's very confusing because I'm trying this for the first time and realizing that when I go from front to back, it makes a purl, contrary to the first tutorial I read. Now I'm even more confused.

[@BrooklynTweed_Official]

Hello! If you're starting your cast on with a knit stitch (meaning that your slip knot will act as the first knit stitch and the next stitch that you will work will be a purl), bring your yarn to the front, insert your needle into the slip knot purl wise (from back to front), purl your stitch, and place it back on the left needle. For your next stitch (a knit), bring your yarn to the back, insert your needle front to back between the two stitches, and knit.
If you're starting your cast on with a purl stitch (so your slipknot will be the first purl stitch and the next stitch you work will be a knit) as we show starting at 4:16 , bring your yarn to the back, insert your needle into the slipknot knit wise (from front to back), knit your stitch, and place it back on the left needle. For your next stitch (a purl), bring your yarn to the front, insert your needle back to front between the two stitches, and purl.
Here's another tutorial that you might find helpful: th-cam.com/video/dm8kCdQ4-L4/w-d-xo.html
Happy knitting!

[@EsmereldaPea]

​@BrooklynTweed_Official - unfortunately, that's not what you say in this video. At 5:01 you say "insert your needle from front to back to Purl the stitch." Give it a listen. Would be a good idea to take this video down, and re-record the audio so it's correct, then re-upload the corrected video.

[@BrooklynTweed_Official]

Thanks for catching that! We'll work on getting a corrected version up!