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(DIR) Post #AsQJBTSZNwfFXiufY0 by Gnomeshatecheese@spinster.xyz
2025-03-25T19:53:41.386919Z
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Hey, knitters!Input needed! I'm trying this cast-on for a thing that needs to be very stretchy. But the stitches I made with this cast-on do not slip at all. It's like I have a series of knotted loops. However, when I unravelled the cast-on edge, they pulled through like regular knit stitches. Could someone else try the method shown in this video (!) and tell me if they also end up with non-slipping stitches? Because if these stitches are supposed to slip like normal stitches, I'm clearly doing something wrong. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G5IESzx5vLU
(DIR) Post #AsRLnptKpLRTBToPzs by Fullycaffeinated@spinster.xyz
2025-03-25T21:22:27.866268Z
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@Gnomeshatecheese Not quite sure what you mean. I tried a few, and aside from being a little awkward to keep evenly spaced, it seems okay.
(DIR) Post #AsRLnrA26kOR7YdGfA by Gnomeshatecheese@spinster.xyz
2025-03-26T07:57:41.595054Z
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@Fullycaffeinated I mean that when I go to knit the first actual round, the cast-on stitches don't "open up" almost at all, when I try to put the point of the other needle through.
(DIR) Post #AsRM4eS6bwOSd45trM by ba18b6545357cff8e531accfe1d609a41ef3023fba071db1cbf5a67448c19046@mostr.pub
2025-03-26T01:16:48.000Z
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For a stretchy cast on, a great trick is to cast on around both of your needles. Other than that, I think just practice it a few times. I used this cast on for socks and it worked great.
(DIR) Post #AsRM4fmLgABEk8Za3E by Gnomeshatecheese@spinster.xyz
2025-03-26T08:00:45.655816Z
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@ba18b6545357cff8e531accfe1d609a41ef3023fba071db1cbf5a67448c19046 I considered that, but that only makes for larger stitches, not stretchier cast-on itself. I noticed this cast-on makes the stitches stand further apart, instead of just making the loops bigger.But I still don't know if I'm doing something wrong and the stitches don't slip because of that, or whether the stitches in this cast-on just slip less than in normal methods. Obviously one solution is to cast-on with larger needles, then swap to regular needles prior to actual knitting, but I would like to know if I'm doing something wrong with this cast-on or not.
(DIR) Post #AsResG5VGoh8iZKHwW by Fullycaffeinated@spinster.xyz
2025-03-26T11:30:05.773744Z
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@Gnomeshatecheese I'll give it another try later and report back.
(DIR) Post #AsResHCz6UH0C3pmF6 by Gnomeshatecheese@spinster.xyz
2025-03-26T11:31:24.923548Z
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@Fullycaffeinated Cheers.I decided to try bigger needles and not tightening the yarn as much. It is possible that the yarn is also sticking, despite of appearing very smooth.