What is a stretchy cast off?
In knitting when you've finished knitting you cast off to stop them from unraveling. The stretchy cast off is another way of casting off your knitting which makes the cast off edge stretchy but also bounces back to its shape eg. neckbands will stretch as much as the stretchy cast off gives but will bounce back to its shape.
The stretchy cast off is perfect for:
- Sock cuffs
- Neck bands on jumpers
- Leg warmers
- Cuffs on jumper
- Those who cast off too tightly (like me)
How to do a stretchy cast off?
This stretchy cast off is done by knitting two stitches together and slipping the stitch back to the needle you knitted it from (if your left handed this is the right needle and if your right handed this is the left hand needle). Then it is knitted again with another stitch so each stitch ends up by being knitted twice except the last stitch on the needle. It sounds complicated but it's not, here are the steps:
1. Knit two stitches together.
2. Slip the stitch back on to the left hand needle.
3. The stitch should look like this once it has been slipped back onto the left hand needle.
4. Repeat step 1-3 until all stitches have been cast off, please note the last stitch does not get knitted twice.
5.Cut the yarn and thread through the remaining stitches and the stretchy cast off edge should look like this:
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Have fun knitting and learning how to do a stretchy cast off, if you have any questions feel free to ask in our community Cozy Woodland Cottage Knits Place or by emailing help@cozywoodlandcottageknits.com
2 comments:
Is this a good cast off to use for a shawl? Thanks so much!
Hi Cynthia,
Yes you could use this for a shawl, if you cast off tightly it would be quite good to use to make sure the edging isn't too tight.
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