How to Knit - Rib Cable Cast on Method

[anteabuel]

Thank you, this is what I was hoping to invent or to find already tested. I had several ways to do it as ribbing is my preferred stitch and I invented an easy way to rib, in fact easier,faster that stockinet, knit or purl. So any stitches demanding jumping from knit to purl and more are my choice. Too bad I do not know how to make a video. So thank you again. I will keep in touch. Your voice is great too.

[jqx2]

I love this cast on. Do you have a cast off/ bind off method that gives the same lovely results?

[ChocoboKyaa]

Thank you so much! I've always wanted to learn how to knit this pattern =D

[tooplus2rsevn]

i noticed you casted on as if the project would be k1 p1... would you alternate the way you casted on if your project was k2 p2 or k3 p4 etc...?

[cheezymouseful]

wow this is a really interesting way to do this! i would have never thought about this. thanks!

[Mimilicious84]

Do you know how to add a knit rib to a crochet hat?

[christianlover1ful]

ur going way to fast on the second part

[crc532]

I will look for more of your videos. So clear and concise!  Thanks and this will make a world of difference in my knitting. Much more professional looking too.

[njnick979]

What great video tutorials, they are a great help to me and so easy to understand. Im having great trouble learning how to cable or rib cast off, do you think you will get time to show how to cast off in either of these.

Thanks so much for taking the time to do these for everyone.

[astramasdemilady]

Great tutorial! Very usefull. Thanks to share.

[Norton276]

love your nails.

[csdurch]

I've found that if you knit one more row and then continue to knit the ribbing that it has a nice rolled touch on the edge which looks very nice.  I make the side that has the 2 knitted rows be the right side of the fabric. I used to have knitting machines and this is basically the same technique that I used on the machine. I just couldn't figure out how to do it when hand-knitting. Thank-you so very much! I love it!

[wordonthestreet]

Could you use this same cast on for a double (K2,P2) rib?

[kawaiichie]

loveee this one!!! but how would we cast off using this method :(

[jmomma2003]

would this sort of cast-on, say on the edge of a scarf, prevent the work from curling onto/into itself???

[one2557]

Is there a complementary bind off that's this straightforward and easy?

[one2557]

Is there a complementary bind off?

[kawaiichie]

@one2557 sorry to bother you but did you ever find out about the bind off method when using this cast on one :o lol

[ARGUSA008]

alguien me puede decir donde encontrar este punto pero mejor explicado !!! Somebody can tell me where I can find this knit more better .

[accy87]

this is so hard to follow. :(

[flissflo]

Really helpful clear video - no more lumpy edges for me. Thank you for taking the time to put it up on show. Fliss, Devon, UK



[kesinbos]

How would you adapt this to do 2x2 ribbing?

[flissflo]

@kesinbos You'd just do 2 of each. Be careful that you are going to end with the one that you want to start the next row with though. If your total number of stitches can be divided by two but not by four, you'll probably be starting and ending with two knit stitches. Practise on a small swatch

[xerocada1]

excellent video and very helpful. Using this method as opposed to the traditional casting on avoids not having allowed enough yarn to cast on. Thanks.

[RagingQuietFury]

Great video! Very clear and easy to understand. Thank-you for making it. Now I can confidently start that ribbed beanie my husband asked for :o)

[moonsyndra]

i enjoy your tutorials very much . compared to the others you explain things simply and use a good contrasing yarn for easy visablity i am just learing to knit and watched your vidios to learn the stiches and you made it easy and enjoyable :D keep em coming <3

[dancinggiraffe]

Excellent instruction! If I hadn't done so much already, I'd redo my current project this way.

[lagos23]

Great tutorial! Thanks!

[dodders5]

FINALLY SOMEONE WHO CASTS ON LIKE ME

everyone does that hand thing and i dont like it.

XD

[WestEndCal]

One problem:surely the set-up loop counts as the first knit stitch, so wouldnt it be better to start with the purl cast on stitch, otherwise it will look like k2 p1 k1 p1 etc and will messup th 2nd row?

[drdr48]

no, because as you see at the end of the video, you start at the other end of the row so the set up loop is a purl at the end of the row. And even if you're knitting in the round, if you end on an even number, which will be a knit stitch, it will connect to the set-up loop and still be knit purl knit.

[WestEndCal]

OK

Have just cast on,as i just said, one as if to knit, the next as if to purl, and it has turned out thee same as yours, with some stitches kinda slated etc.

It would have been much much clearer had you simply said instead of casting on all stitches as if to knit, cast every other one as if to purl, instead of all this 'go between the two stitches' malarkey, with a back view which confuses even more.

Having said that it does look a lot neater

Thanks :-)

[WestEndCal]

when you sy go between the two stitches for the second cast on stitch, how? in actual fact do you mean put the needle through the stitch you just cast on as if you are going to purl?Thats the only way i can see of going betwween the stitches and actually being able to cast it on.

[Skizzet21]

I love your video but I have a request, can you show us how to do a p2 k2 cast on, pretty please?

[WestEndCal]

Skizzet21 you would just instead of casting on one as if to knit, the one as if to purl, make it cast on one as if to knit (because the first,'set-up' loop counts as the fist knit stitch), then cast on 2 as if to purl, the 2 as if to knit and so on.

[jaiemz9]

wow! do you know any other patterns that we could do?

[farbinjudder]

Thank you for a great and easy to understand tutorial. Plus I could listen to your voice all day, very soothing. :-)

[goddessofevil9]

how do you do a two ribbing pattern? for example instead of knit one purl one, how do you start knit 2 purl 2?

[lxavian]

This is the best and clearest cast on for rib that I have found. I hope you have other videos! Thank you elsteffo :)

[kingm56]

do u have to cast on this way?

[elsteffo]

Not at all! This is just one of the many cast on methods available. This particular cast on is used for the beginning of ribbed fabrics.

[kingm56]

i meant could u do start with a rib stich without casting on this way

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[elsteffo]

Sure, most cast on methods will be fine for ribbing. The advantage of using this cast on method with ribbing is that the cast on edge is somewhat camouflaged.

[twixxbars]

you ended kind of fast, and the begining was somewhat confusing. i understood just a bit. thank you anyways.

[melmarmaz]

Thank you! How easy and smart!

[bimblerluvsgrub]

Great tutorial and I can now do a lovely cast on for socks - thank you!

[Jenas17]

its too fast, i'm beginner hehehe

[webkinzrule06]

how are u getting those on the right hand needle?

[elsteffo]

Hi there, thanks for your question. I'm not quite sure what you mean, so I'll take a guess that you would like to know how to make the next row of knitting, which moves the stitches from the left-hand needle to the right-hand one. I have some videos about making the knit stitch and the purl stitch that you can have a look at for some more help. If you still don't find what you're looking for, then please write again and I'll do my best to help. Happy knitting!