Monday evening at our knitting group we discussed the various cast-on techniques and realized that we all used different methods. One member who uses a very decorative cast-on could not tell us what it's called.....I looked in all my knitting reference books and searched online but have not had any success in identifying it. I did however learn that there is allot of confusion regarding names of techniques.....three youtube videos of the same exact technique were called by three different names.  So here is a scan of the cast-on method I learned on Monday and would be interested to know if anyone recognizes it and what it's called in their neck of the woods. The cast-on is done in 2 steps...the first resembling the long-tail cast-on (although one reference book calls it the German cast-on) the second part is somewhat similar but reversed......

That sure looks like a long-tail cast on done in purl and knit. I've started to do all of my long-tail cast ons in purl so that the first row looks better.

I don't know that many people know how to do long-tail in purl--it took me a long time of googling before I found others talking about it. (I'd actually figured it out on my own.)

I agree with Kat , It looks like a long tail Rib cast on. I love this cast on for beginning sweaters and mittens.

Hi Kat,
Thanks for the info! I googled and found some tutorials such as this one http://www.pieknits.com/blog/2006/08/purl_long_tail_caston.html Although it looks allot like it the technique my friend uses is not quite the same. Perhaps it's a variation...I don't know....will definitely be adding both to my repertoire!
Wendy

You said it is done in two ssteps.. After the long tail cast on.. what is the next step??

Penny

I don't remember what it looks like but by the description it sounds like the one my mother does and she calls it a knitted cast on.

I just recently saw a different cast on where the yarn iwrapped twice round the thumb and then the two loops are knitted together with two needles.This is what I think this cast on method pictured, is. I usually do the cable, two needle cast on myself. But that does not look like this one.

with love:-?

Hi Penny,
The second part is somewhat like the first but in reverse...the yarn is wrapped in the other direction....think I'll try to take pics of the steps and post them...perhaps that will help.
Wendy

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