Here are a matching cast-on and bind-off that are worth knowing. They are easy enough to execute and they give an elegant edge to your ribbing. I highly recommend that you try them sometime soon. Like do a swatch. This week sometime. Consider it playing with yarn. And you do love to play with yarn, don’t you? So go ahead and do it. With abandon. With curiosity. With no ulterior motive other than enjoyment. It’s very freeing.
The Tubular Cast-On
The Tubular Bind-Off
I like to learn new things. Thanks for your patience.
I want to try this tubular cast on with a hat. Should I join the waste yarn in the round and then proceed with my hat yarn as you show in the video?
Yes. Try it.
Thank you for your skills and patience..You have the perfect knitting personality and talent to teach.
Cheryl,
Thank you for your videos! They are making my knitting look better with each piece I do. I have a question about the tubular cast off. My rows begin with a purl because of the original set up by the pattern. Since it is a 1 x 1 ribbing, you mentioned in your video to slip the stitch. In this case, would I slip the first and second stitch before I begin? I have looked at many videos and am becoming more confused than finding clarification. I thank you again!
Have you tried turning your work around and working from the back side?
Cheryl, would the tubular cast on, count as row 1 in a pattern? Also would you use the exact same method and half of needed stitches for magic loop and in the round knitting? I would like to use this on my first attempt at top down socks using either a 9″ circ or magic loop, haven’t decided which yet, do you have a recommendation since I am new to knitting? Thanks in advance for any help!
Dear Cheryl
Thank you for all your wonderful videos – I love seeing them, besides I always learn something valuable from them, even if I already knew (of) a technique.
Maybe someone can benefit from my way of doing tubular bind-off in the round for 1×1 ribbong, e.g. for socks (I will try my best describing what I do albeit English is NOT my mother tongue): skip the two set-up stitches, but instead mark the first two knitted stitches of the round with stitch markers and then start doing the bind off right away. After the round, finish off by connecting the marked stitches to the last stitches of the round, simply continuing the needle actions as you have been doing it during the round. Thus you connect the first to the last stitches in the round. Works for me..
Kind regards from Switzerland
Daniela
Thank you for your kind comment Daniela and for sharing your method. Your English is very good, by the way. 😀
Thank you Cheryl got this lesson. I am eager to try it.
I most often use 2×2 ribbing. I there a tubular bind off for 2×2 ribbing?
There is but I don’t have a video on it and don’t know when I could get to making one. Lots to do before that.
Thank you so much for your videos on tubular bind on and cast off. Have just finished a textured cowl on circular needles and used them very successfully. 216 stitches so I was a bit ambitious for a first try but thrilled with the result. Both sides of the cowl look wonderful.
Look forward to applying same technique to socks and jumpers. Regards from Australia
Mary
Would you ever use the tubular cast on for anything besides a ribbed edge? Just curious…
I don’t know. I haven’t tried it. Experiment and see what happens and then I would be curious to hear what you discover.
Thanks so much Cheryl for the matching vdeos of tubular cast on and tubular bind off. You are so wonderful about putting things like this in your newsletter and keeping me organized. It all makes my projects so much more sucessful, fun and enjoyable as well as giving me the courage to tweek patterns here and there to make them – in my estimation – just a bit more elegant and professional.
Thanks again and best wishes from Cologne, Germany once again.
You are so welcome Hillary and thank you once again for your kindness. I’m delighted you’re making small improvements . . . those are the best. And best wishes back to Köln.
Wow, another great lesson learned. I will use the cast on when I make socks as well as when I start the ribbing on a sweater. Thanks so much for sharing your knowledge.
Have a great day, from Canada!
You are so welcome Carole and yes. These work well for socks either top down or toe up.